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Why I would hire someone despite a typo in their CV

To exclude a job candidate simply because they have transposed two letters makes no sense, says...

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‘Hello there’: eight lessons from Microsoft’s awful job loss memo

Stephen Elop’s job-loss announcement is a case study in how not to write, think or lead, says...

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Why we are more vocal about loo rolls than our jobs

People feel compelled to review everyday items but are more reticent regarding their work, says...

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Professional services pitches are a pantomime

The only excuse for a beauty contest is that you meet the individual people involved, says Lucy...

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Sheryl Sandberg adds to the glut of non-apologies

Lucy Kellaway suspects that the vast majority of office apologies, delivered by both sexes, are...

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Summer, sports and strategies for avoiding work

Shirking is necessary for survival and is a vital skill, not only in early July, but all year

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Diversity that makes everyone seem the same

A wide cross section brings with it the danger of falling within the narrow confines of groupthink

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Descent into drivel is a sign of Apple’s fall

The ugly words in an Apple job advertisement suggest the group has got too big to hang on to what...

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It is dangerous to feel passion for your work

All the average employer wants is people who like their job and care about it.

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A lesson from kindergarten on executives’ bonuses

To reward bosses for working late or reading the briefing papers doesn’t seem quite right

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Jill Abramson's New York Times tattoo points way to wearable CVs

Why bother with introductions when you can tell your story on your forehead - or even your bottom?

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Divorce is a risk when she earns more than him

Lucy Kellaway says these marriages tend to work when there is no need to prop up a male ego

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Banks should be more like the FT

Lucy Kellaway says there is a need for a new investment bank that would sell itself on low pay

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We need new excuses for not replying to emails

Lucy Kellaway says technology is steadily ruining all the old favourites

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Nine to five: great way to make a living

Only a strict routine can stop our jobs silting up our lives, says Lucy Kellaway

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My future as a middle-aged grad trainee

If I changed career now I would put my back into it like never before, says Lucy Kellaway

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Think you work hard? Bet you don’t.

The disease of overwork is partly in our minds and it has a bearing on how stressed we feel

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In defence of sycophantic wage slaves

Luke Johnson is wrong. Flattery is crucial to survival in the corporate world and beyond

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My top tip: ignore all other top tips

Lucy Kellaway says pieces of advice are positioning statements that tell the world about the...

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Public speaking and removing my jeans on stage

Your performance is only the half of it. The rest is down to the early dynamic with the audience,...

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