From the monthly archives:
If you haven’t updated it in at least six months, you sure do. Industry buzz words, technology and jargon change all the time—and including the current lingo makes you seem more plugged in and appealing to recruiters, according to Monster.com. Luckily, finding the words your resume needs is easy: Simply study postings of related job openings to see which terms are repeated most often and include those that best match your background.
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January is a great time for music lovers thanks to American Idol’s season 9 premiere and the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Now you can have even more free musical fun by logging on and… [more…]
A recent study out of Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth Universities showed that folks who regularly received text messages reminding them that saving money can help them reach personal financial goals as well as offer other benefits—for instance, qualify them for a fee-free checking account—squirreled away nearly 16% more than folks who didn’t receive text message reminders. To start making your pennies add up, schedule text messages about the value of saving money and easy ways to save to be sent to your cell phone from saveeveryway.com. The service is free; usual text message charges apply.
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Simply pick a darker shade of lipstick or eye makeup. A new study in the journal Perception shows that women look more attractive when the color of their lips and eyes stand out from the color of their skin. Turns out, our brain is naturally wired to measure a face’s color contrast to help determine a person’s gender; a higher color contrast means a more feminine appearance, says study author Richard Russell, Ph.D.
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My dermatologist prescribed Clindamycin, a topical antiobiotic, to treat stubborn acne on my face, back and neck. While it did clear up the blemishes, I wasn’t happy with a) the high price (do health insurers cover anything anymore?) and b) smearing powerful antibiotics on my skin. Being a natural health writer, I decided to look for a more natural approach. So, you can imagine my surprise when I quickly came across a study [more…]
Want to pitch a new project to your boss or ask for a raise? Looking to convince the P.T.A. president to go along with your great idea for a fund raiser? Want your child’s teacher to pay more attention to her? You’ll have better luck getting the response you want if you bring up the subject in the lunchroom, parking lot, elevator or any place else other than where the person does her or his work. [more…]
Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Well, we don’t do it when we shop while we’re in especially upbeat or sad moods. In one study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, researchers found that shoppers in a good mood are [more…]
Have an abundance of onions, berries, tomatoes or another food item that you snagged thanks to a great sale at the supermarket or warehouse store? Before you and your family get bored with eating the same dish day after day—and you end up throwing away unused portions—check out websites for farms that grow the item or trade organizations that represent its producers. They usually have a wide selection of reliable recipes that use that ingredient, so you’ll have more creative and tasty ways to use every bit that you bought. Find recipes for… [more…]
After answering questions in a fun interactive personality test, hunch.com suggests which movies, credit card, computer, music, books, restaurants, pets, you name it would make you happiest.
Doctors aren’t trying to be mean to mothers-to-be by denying them something to eat or drink once they go into labor. They’re just afraid that if a Cesarean section is needed, you could potentially inhale particles if you vomited while under anesthesia, which could be fatal. Now a new study shows that this fear is largely unfounded for most healthy low-risk pregnant women. [more…]
According to new University of Western Ontario research, cranking up the volume of your favorite up-tempo work-out tunes makes exercise feel less strenuous, [more…]
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