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May 13, 2008, 12:03 pm

Tips on getting a summer job

Teens who want jobs this summer will likely have to look harder than usual, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her May 14 Ask Annie column. What was the best summer job you ever had? How about the worst? Does your kid have a summer job yet? Did you help? Any tips?

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March 27, 2008, 12:20 pm

Who’s hiring new college grads now

Tossing and turning in your dorm room at night wondering if you’ll be able to get a decent job? Don’t worry - or at least, don’t worry too much. A couple of new surveys gauging employers’ entry-level hiring plans show that jobs for new grads are plentiful, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her March 27 Ask Annie column.

Are you (or your kid) about to graduate? Or, are you hiring new grads? How are you finding the job market?

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October 5, 2007, 1:04 pm

When will corporate women rise higher?

A 50-something reader who found she couldn’t ‘have it all’ asks Fortune’s Anne Fisher if her daughter can expect better career rewards. In her October 1 Ask Annie column, Fisher explains whether to offer the next generation a reality check, or to keep quiet. Has your career turned out the way you hoped, so far? Would you advise someone just starting out in your field to follow in your footsteps? Do you think women starting careers today will advance further?

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August 22, 2007, 5:26 pm

Business lunch blunders - and 10 ways to avoid them

Business lunches and dinners, as anyone who has attended many of them knows, are not about fun - they’re about business, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her August 23 Ask Annie column. Nevertheless, many interns, new grads, and yes, experienced execs, forget certain basic niceties and end up making gaffes like asking a client out or drinking too much. What was the best or worst business lunch (or dinner) you ever sat through? Have you, a staffer, or client committed a business-meal faux pas? Got any more rules for successful business lunching?

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August 20, 2007, 7:17 pm

From Ivy League to dead-end job

After three months working for a big company, a new grad is being given only the most routine assignments and wonders whether to start looking for a new position.  But three months is barely enough time to glean even the haziest idea of how things work at a new company, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her August 21 column. Is it best to stick it out in a dull job? Are new grads too quick to quit?

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May 15, 2007, 10:07 am

5 big mistakes new grads make

Hiring is up and so are salaries, says Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her May 15, 2007 Ask Annie column. But there’s lots of competition, too, and many new grads make errors that hurt their chances, she says. What mistakes do you see new grads make when job hunting?

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