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    Career Development, Career Transitions
    12 Signs You're on the Wrong Career Path

    It's not your boss or the job. We've got 12 signs it's the actual career path you're on that's bringing you down—and what you can do next.

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    Routines + Productivity
    Uncommon To-Do List Templates to Improve Your Productivity

    How is your productivity faring at work? How about at home? We've created a few to-do list templates to give your productivity a kick in the behind.

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    Interview Questions
    How to Send a Follow-Up Email After an Interview (With Samples + Templates!)

    After the interview, it's time to write a follow-up. Here's how to impress your hiring manager or interviewer with the perfect follow-up message—and yes, we made templates.

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    Job Search Strategies
    Secrets of the Background Check: How + Why Employers Run Background Checks

    Nervous about your employer running a background check? Here's what background checks screen for, how to prepare for one, and how to speak about your past with a potential new employer.

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    Resumes
    Formatting Your Resume Like This Can Help You Land The Job

    How can you make your resume stand out to recruiters, hiring managers, and applicant tracking systems? The answer might be in the format of your resume.

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    Working Parents, Workplace Toxicity
    What is FMLA? Demystifying Maternity Leave and Family Leave Laws

    We dive into the Family Medical Leave Act with this essential guide with a bonus state-by-state guide to FMLA + PFL resources.

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    Cultivating Confidence
    The Best Sites to Help You Build Your Personal Brand

    Every woman wants to put her best foot forward in her career, especially in the digital era when social media presence counts as much as your resume.

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    Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Workplace Toxicity
    What Can I Do? Anti-Racism Resources for People Looking For a Place to Start

    If a feeling of helplessness is overwhelming you, here are resources to help you get started. These books, essays, movies, television shows, and voices highlight race and the prevalence of racism in America.

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    Goal-Setting
    How to Get Involved in Civic Duty—Starting Today

    2020 is an important political year. Here's how you (yes, you!) can get involved in your community, local government, and across the board.

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    Goal-Setting, Leadership + Management, Professional Development
    A Letter From Our CEO on What 2019 Holds for Us

    2019 brings with it new and exciting challenges for the gang at Career Contessa. Our CEO, Lauren McGoodwin, outlines what 2019 holds for us (and for our amazing readers—that's you!)