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barbie effect

The Barbie Effect: How a doll has shaped young girls’ ambitions

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likeability trap

Pretending to play nice at work to be liked? Welcome to the likeability trap

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micro-influencer

Got 5K followers on Instagram? You can become a micro-influencer

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4 things I learnt (and unlearned) from watching the men in my life work

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body positivity

Flaunt your curves: 9 careers you can choose to promote body positivity

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camera confidence

An influencer’s tips to getting camera friendly for Instagram

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Letters to Kool Kanya: I keep falling in and out of love with my job

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How to become an influencer when you’re a textbook introvert

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women freelancing

Women freelancing: The first step towards the journey of entrepreneurship

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restorative practices

Restorative practices: finding the positive side to workplace conflict

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Letters to Kool Kanya: He calls me his work wife. I want a work-divorce

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queen bee phenomenon

The queen bee phenomenon: why we are taught not to help other women

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Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ makes me want to wear lipstick to work again

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tarot card reader

Alternative careers: how to become a tarot card reader in India

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startup jobs

5 things you need to consider before accepting a job offer at a startup

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workplace stereotypes

Men are from Mars, women from Venus? These workplace stereotypes need to go

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How to be a better feminist at work

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sisterhood and feminism

The sister code: what growing up with 5 sisters taught me about feminism

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feminist

Letters to Kool Kanya: Should I always agree with my female coworkers?

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5 signs your workplace is not empowering you the way it should be

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period positive

Bloody Positive: Here’s How You Can Make Your Workplace Period Positive

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careers in bengaluru

More Than Just IT: Top 5 Careers You Can Pursue In Bengaluru

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thrive at work

Rigid Rules In The Workplace? 6 Tips To Question Norms & Thrive At Work

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5 Signs Your Company’s Values Don’t Align With Your Own

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unique workplace practices

Work Hard, Play Hard: Unique Workplace Practices That Make Office Fun

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job pays

Know Your Worth: 4 Ways To Find Out What A Job Pays When Job Hunting

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KOOL KANYA'S SEASON OF SKILLS

Need The Practical Skills To Succeed At Work? Try Kool Kanya’s Season Of Skills

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Help! I’ve Become The Workaholic That Everyone Judges In Movies

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workplace bully

No Room For Toxicity: 6 Hacks To Deal With A Workplace Bully

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how to get into the film industry

How To Get Into The Film Industry: 3 Crew Jobs To Get You Started

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decline job offer politely

No Bridges Burnt: 4 Easy Ways To Politely Decline A Job Offer

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pandemic questions

How Interviews Have Changed Post COVID: 7 Pandemic-Specific Questions With Answers

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outdoor jobs for women

7 Ideal Jobs For Women Who Love The Outdoors

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feeling unappreciated at work

Feeling Unappreciated At Work? Here Are Some Ways To Deal With It

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How to become a screenwriter

How To Become A Screenwriter And Bring Your Stories To The Screen

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quit your job

Planning To Quit Your Job? Ask Yourself These 10 Questions First

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work from home

8 Furnishing Ideas To Create A Productive Work-From-Home Space

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Starting At A Start-Up: What I Learned Working At A Start-Up As A Fresher

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All You Need To Know About PowerPass: A New Learning Platform For Women

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how to become a cinematographer

How To Become A Cinematographer: All You Need To Know

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Just How Important Are Your 20s To A Successful Career?

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quit job

Is It Okay To Quit Your Job To Take Care Of Yourself?

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5 Things You Can Do To Turn Your Internship Into A Full-Time Job

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how to become a film producer

How To Become A Film Producer: Everything You Need To Know

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Switching Jobs During Burnout

Switching Jobs During Burnout: How I Coped (And You Can Too!)

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What My Girlfriends Have Taught Me About Self-Love And Success

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travel content creator

Things No One Tells You About Being A Travel Content Creator

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how to become a film director

How To Become A Film Director: Your Guide To A Career In Filmmaking

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cyber security

Love To Code? Here’s Why Cyber Security Is An Apt Career For You

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5 Ways To Find Out If A Potential Workplace Has A Good Work Culture

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why every woman should travel solo

Why Every Working Woman Must Travel Solo At Least Once In Her Life

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how to become a fashion writer

How To Become A Fashion Writer: 4 Things You Need To Know

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Everybody Has ‘Those’ Days: How To Accept Negative Feedback At Work

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how to become a fashion designer

How To Become A Fashion Designer In India: A Beginner’s Guide

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‘Guilty’ Pleasures At Work That You Should Indulge In, Guilt-Free

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how to make a graphic design portfolio

How To Make A Graphic Design Portfolio: All You Need To Know

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It’s Time We Celebrated Those Who Look ‘Different’ In The Workplace

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How I Transitioned From Being A Student To A Working Professional

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Top Careers You Can Pursue With A Journalism Background

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how to create a writing portfolio

Here’s How You Can Create A Writing Portfolio That Makes You Stand Out

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6 Jobs For People Who Love To Binge-Watch With A Passion

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5 Questions That Will Help You Set The Right Expectations From Your Job

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5 Careers That Will Allow You To Settle Abroad

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7 Useful Tips To Manage Your First Work-From-Home Internship

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Things I Wish I’d Known Before Taking Up A Career In Content Writing

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Tired Of The 9 To 5? Here Are 7 Careers That Have Flexible Work Hours

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How Companies Are Supporting Their Employees During The Second Wave

How Companies Are Supporting Their Employees During The Second Wave

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how to politely decline a meeting

Second Wave Blues: How To Decline A Meeting Politely And Avoid Fatigue

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5 Ways To Hold Your Manager Accountable In The Workplace

5 Ways To Hold Your Manager Accountable In The Workplace

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10 Things To Do When You’re On A Career Break

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Is It Okay If I’m Just Mediocre At What I Do?

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Feeling overwhelmed- take a breather

Feeling Overwhelmed With Work? Here Are 8 Ways To Take A Breather

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how to overcome writer's block

How To Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Tips That Work

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Discover The Best Resume Format For Experienced Professionals

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5 Content Writers To Follow For Some Writing Inspiration

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what is toxic productivity

Toxic Productivity: What It Is And How To Handle It

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how to deal with high-functioning anxiety

How I Took Back Control Of My Life With High-Functioning Anxiety

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how to write a cover letter

How To Write A Cover Letter For A Job The Right Way

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professional organiser India

Alternative Careers: How To Become A Professional Organiser In India

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Professional Introvert: Building A Brand On Social Media As An Introvert

Professional Introvert: Building A Brand On Social Media As An Introvert

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Organisation Hacks That Got Me A Promotion!

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10 Writing Tools That Will Take Your Content From ‘Good’ To ‘Great’

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Common mistakes to avoid in a resume and a woman with crumpled pages

Common Mistakes To Avoid In A Resume (& What To Do Instead)

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how to apply for leave when working from home

How To Apply For Leave When Working From Home

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The Ultimate Guide To Making A Living Through Blogging

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Your Guide To Making Impressive And Engaging Online Presentations

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how to mention career break in resume

Here’s How You Should Mention A Career Break In Your Resume

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tips to ace your job interview

Tips To Ace Your Job Interview

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acing an interview with confidence

The Secret To Acing An Online Interview: Confidence!

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How To Tell Your Family That You Don’t Want A Traditional Job

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9 tips to turn your passion project into a second career

9 Tips To Turn Your Passion Project Into A Second Career

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I Worked Remotely On My First Job For A Year – Here’s What I Learnt

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5 travel jobs for women

5 Perfect Jobs For Women Who Love To Travel

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Interview dress code guide

Interview Dress Code Guide : Dress To Impress

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Professional Introvert: An Introvert’s Guide To Being A Good Leader

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How to follow up after an interview

How To Follow Up After A Job Interview The Right Way

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5 Job Search Rules You Need To Break When Looking For A Job Today

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How To Launch A Successful Job Search In 24 Hours

How To Launch A Successful Job Search In 24 Hours

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25 common interview questions and how to answer them

25 Common Interview Questions You Should Prepare For In 2021

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what is a mock interview

What Is A Mock Interview And How To Prepare For One

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A group of candidates appearing for an interview sit together

Standing Out In A Group Interview: A Complete Guide

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What is panel interview and how to prepare for it

What Is A Panel Interview & How Best To Prepare For It

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How Much Honesty Is Too Much Honesty In The Workplace?

How Much Honesty Is ‘Too Much’ Honesty In The Workplace?

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A girl wondering what behavioural interview is?

What Is A Behavioural Interview & How You Can Ace It

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A woman excited about her interview

How To Ace A Video Interview: A Complete Guide

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volunteering good for career

6 Reasons Volunteering Will Make Your Job Profile Stronger

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A Guide To Acing The First 60 Days At Your New Job

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Start Your Job Hunt With These Online Work From Home Jobs In India, Sept’21

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How To Build Your Personal Brand On Instagram With Karishma Govil

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4 Secrets To Handling Difficult Conversations At Work Successfully

4 Secrets To Handling Difficult Conversations At Work Successfully

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bizarre startups

8 Bizarre Startups To Help You Find The Courage To Start Your Own

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What It Takes To Make It On Instagram: Quotes From Those Who Have!

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3 Steps To Building An Effective Social Media Content Strategy In 2021

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Why Do We Blame Women For Men’s Actions?

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8 Unusual Jobs That Might Be Perfect For Your Pandemic Portfolio

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High-Paying Careers In India Other Than IT And Business Management

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WomanLookingAtLaptop

5 Career Blogs To Turn To For Fresh, Free And Relevant Career Advice

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dipika singh

8 Ways You’re Keeping Yourself From Making A Great Work Impression

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How To Become A Storyteller

Alternative Careers: How To Become A Storyteller In India

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how to negotiate salary

Here Is How To Negotiate Your Salary After Getting A Job Offer

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10 Weird And Wacky Jobs That Just Might Be Your Calling

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4 Resume Rules To Break To Get Hired in 2021

4 Resume Rules To Break To Get Hired In 2021

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9 Things You Need To Do If You Want To Study Abroad In 2021

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How To Be An Online Creator Today And Still Remain Human

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varnika aggarwal

Alternative Careers: How To Become A Date Planner In India

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Get Recruiters To Notice You On LinkedIn With These 7 Techniques

Get Hired On LinkedIn With These 7 Techniques

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Aakanksha Gupta Has 5 Ways To Kickstart PR For Your Business

PR Yourself: 5 Ways To Promote Yourself Without An Agency

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Big Plans, Big Dreams: How To Fulfil Your Goals Using A Vision Board

Big Plans, Big Dreams: How To Fulfil Your Goals Using A Vision Board

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Alternative Careers: home chef

Alternative Careers: How To Become A Home Chef In India

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Productivity Challenge: We Tried To Organise Our Lives Using An App

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Aditi Handa

Aditi Handa of The Baker’s Dozen On How To Start Your Own Food Business

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What It Means To Be A Procrastinator With A Job (And How To Succeed!)

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How To Stay Confident Through The Roller-coaster We Call A Career

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How To Find An Internship In India: A Step-By-Step Guide

How To Find Internships In India: A Step-By-Step Guide

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These Are The Top 5 Qualities Recruiters Are Looking For Right Now

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a woman holds up a hanger with clothes on it in front of a clothes rack piled with clothes

Alternative Careers: How To Become A Thrift Shop Owner In India

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Why are we not happy

Why Do We Stick With Workplaces That Don’t Make Us Happy?

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Alternative Careers: How To Become An Expressive Arts Therapist In India

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Alternative Careers: How To Become A Make-up Consultant In India

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Why are women not visible in the cooking industry_

Why Are Women Not Visible In The Cooking Industry?

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Your Guide To Making A Resume As A Fresher

How To Make Resume For Freshers : The Ultimate Guide

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15 Shows To Watch On Netflix When You’re Tired Of Work

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The Ultimate Guide To Getting Hired Through Instagram

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how to speak up and be seen at work

How To Speak Up And Be Seen At Work As You Work From Home

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Allies & Alliances: Your Guide To Developing Workplace Friendships

Allies & Alliances: Your Guide To Developing Workplace Friendships

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Are You Using Your Intuition or ‘Gut Feelings’ at the Workplace?

Are You Using Your Intuition or ‘Gut Feelings’ at the Workplace?

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how to find a mentor

Here’s How To Find A Mentor To Navigate Your Career Path

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4 Ways To Have Effective Meetings When Working From Home

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Zomato Introduces Paid Period Leave for Its Menstruating Employees

Zomato Introduces Paid Period Leave for Its Menstruating Employees

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How to Deal With a Toxic Boss

How to Deal With a Toxic Boss

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How To Find A Work From Home Job That’s Right For You In India

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Is Appearance-Based Discrimination At The Workplace Real?

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“Why Didn’t I Get Selected for the Job?” Here Are 7 Reasons - With Solutions!

“Why Didn’t I Get Selected for the Job?” Here Are 7 Reasons – With Solutions!

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50 year old clears class 12

50-Year-Old Woman Clears Class 12 Exams 32 Years After Dropping Out Of School

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What's it Like to Work as an LGBTQ+ Person in India?

What’s It Like to Work As an LGBTQ+ Person in India?

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5 Ways To Unlearn The Conditioning Holding You Back As A Woman In The Workforce

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Indian education system

5 Ways The Indian Education System Conditions Women For Failure At The Workplace

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These Are The Questions You Should Be Asking At The End Of Job Interviews

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Women, Here Are 7 Things to Consider Before Making a Career Change

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career change

Women, Do You Hesitate To Self Promote? Here Is How To Get Over It

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The Loss Of A Job Is Not The End Of Your Career: Kool Kanya Community Members Write

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Modern Love: Conversations About Career, Money, And Compromise With My Partner

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No, You’re Not Overreacting. Microaggressions Are Real!

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Do Single Women Have A Harder Time Saying No At Work?

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How to keep content fresh and relevant during COVID-19

How To Approach People On Social Media (In A Way That They Will Respond To You)

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So You’ve Done A Commerce Degree… What Next?

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Are Work-From-Home Jobs Real?

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Ultimate Guide To Become A Virtual Teacher: Everything You Need To Know About How To Start Teaching Online

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why we should all talk about how much we make

How To Respond To Inappropriate Interview Questions

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Stop Giving Soft Skills A Hard Time

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Looking For A Job? Here’s Why You Need To Update Your Social Media! (And How)

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fastest growing jobs in india 2020

The 5 Fastest Growing Career Paths In India

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the power of sisterhood

All About Online Women-Only Communities In India & 5 You Can Join Now

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How To Know You’re In Good Company: 6 Signs Of A Positive Workplace Environment

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Why Things Are Getting Personal On Professional Platforms

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cross functional upskilling

How Upskilling Cross-Functionally Can Land You Your Dream Job

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workplace vocabulary

The Vocabulary Guide To Create An Inclusive Workplace

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language softeners

Why Language Softeners In The Workplace Should Be The Rule, Not The Exception

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So You’ve Got Yourself A Humanities Degree… What Next?

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A Quick Guide To Applying For An Internship Along With College In India

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Five Simple And Useful Tips To Make Your Resume Pop!

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Dealing With Imposter Syndrome In Indian Workplaces As A Woman

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How To Create An Online Portfolio That Will Get You A Job In 2021

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Check These Practical Tips For Dressing To Impress As A Freelancer

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Gaslighting In The Professional Space And How To Deal With It

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6 Ways To Manage Your Time And Be Productive While Working From Home

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How To Fill Gap Years In Resume: The Most Effective Techniques

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The Journey From Being Woke In The Sheets to Woke In The Streets

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What To Do When You Are At Career Crossroads

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Starting Out: How To Decide Which Way To Go After College

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How To Navigate When You Are Feeling Lost In Your Career

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How To Hold Your Own As The Youngest In The Workspace

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How To Write SEO Friendly Articles For Your Blogs

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How To Create Opportunities For Yourself

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Why Having Like-Minded Colleagues Should Be Treated As A Necessity And Not An Advantage

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7 Phrases That Help You Deal With Difficult Co-Workers

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The Best Websites for Online Courses That’ll Help You Upskill Yourself

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Woman On Top: Leading A Team Is About Listening To The Team

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8 Free Resume Templates For Every Personality

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Leadership From A Millennials Perspective

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How To Use Google And Social Media For A Job Search

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5 Things To Negotiate Apart From Your Salary

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Do You Really Need A Mentor At Work & How To Find One

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If You Were A Jet Airways Employee You Can Apply To These Companies For A Job

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Start Your Job Search With Companies, Not Roles

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Opinion: Can Millennials And Generation Xers Co-Exist At Work?

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This Checklist Will Help You Prepare For Your Next Job Interview

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Why You Should Stop Feeling Guilty About Choosing Money Over Passion

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5 Things You Should Start Doing Today To Land That Dream Job

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Incivility In Office: 4 Ways Women Mistreat Other Women At Their Workplace

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5 Foolproof Tricks To Break The Ice At Your New Workplace

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Stop Asking Women To Negotiate For Better Pay, We Already Do But Don’t Get Heard!

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How Do I Start My Career After A Long Break

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My First Job Interview Reeked Of Sexism And Bullying #truestory

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6 Simple Strategies To Become More Confident At Work

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Everything You Need To Know About The New Labour Bill That Stresses On Safety For Women

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Watch Out For These Red Flags In Job Descriptions Before Getting Your Hopes High

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Don’t Just Be A Colleague, Be An Ally To The Women In The Workforce

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Girl, Stop Using Weak Language At Work

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This Eid Can We Talk About Being Culturally Inclusive At Work?

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How To ‘Cold Email’ Your Way To Success

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6 Professional Networking Rules To Follow On LinkedIn

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I’ve Changed Five Careers And I Am Truly Happy

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6 Things To Do Before Starting Your Instagram Page

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Opinion: Here’s How You Can Respond To Mansplaining At Work

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Opinion: Why You Should Not Turn Your Hobby Into A Career

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15 Women Share The Best Career Advice They Got From Their Mothers

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How To Ace A Job Interview After Quitting Your Previous Job

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Opinion: Women Are Finally Being Included In The Workspace

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Effective Ways To Assess Yourself at Work

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6 Tips That’ll Help You Ace That Appraisal Interview

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Part 2: How to Resign From Your Job and Leave On Good Terms

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Here’s How You Can Negotiate A Raise At Work

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Resume 101: Use These 3 Steps To Add Relevant Resume Keywords And Get Hired

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Part 1: Should You Really Quit Your Job?

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7 Appraisal Tips That Actually Work

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Nine Commonly Asked Interview Questions And How To Answer Them

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5 Networking Skills That Helped Me Restart My Career

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If You Are A Manager, Here’s How You Can Help Build A Diverse Workforce

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How Being A Travel Junkie Helped Me In My Corporate Career

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Here’s What Returning To Work After Taking A Break For Mental Health Is Like

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Here’s What Millennials Really Want Out Of Their Jobs

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Here’s How I Balanced Planning My Wedding And Working A 9-5 Job

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I Lost My Job! What Next?

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Does It Pay For A Woman To Be “Nice” At Work?

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I Moved From Corporate To A Start-Up And I Hated The Culture

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Don’t Accept Your Internship Offer Before Asking These Questions

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