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Rebecca Thorman
Rebecca Thorman's goal is to help you find meaningful work, enjoy the heck out of it and earn more money. Her site, Kontrary, offers career, business and life advice, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, the Washingtonian and Wall Street Journal, among others. She is a regular contributor on Brazen Careerist and writes a weekly column for U.S. News & World Report. She writes from Washington, DC.
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6 Apps Guaranteed to Improve Your Networking
By Rebecca Thorman | 47 Comments | January 30, 2013
Considering how important networking is to your career, you won’t want to miss these tools that will come in handy no matter what kind of relationship you want to build. Read »
10 Reasons Job-Hopping is Your Only Chance
By Rebecca Thorman | 20 Comments | October 22, 2012
Don’t be scared into longevity at your job. The recession is your excuse to move to a more challenging, more fulfilling position. Read »
Why Baking Cupcakes for Your Interview Is Not the Best Strategy
By Rebecca Thorman | 12 Comments | October 11, 2012
Bribery with baked goods is NOT the way to win over a hiring manager. Here’s why. Read »
How to Succeed as a Multi-Passionate Careerist
By Rebecca Thorman | 26 Comments | September 20, 2012
When you have multiple interests, it’s easy to feel paralyzed about what you should be working on. Here’s how to focus while still keeping your hands in everything. Read »
How To Pay Off Your Student Loans in Just 3 Months
By Rebecca Thorman | 13 Comments | September 7, 2012
Want to earn more money to pay off those student loans (or anything else)? You may need to consider rethinking your whole attitude towards money. Read »
Ladies: Take Your Business to the Next Level with a Hot New Program
By Rebecca Thorman | 1 Comment | May 11, 2011
I just railed against the proliferation of sites that are about “how to be rich, be happy, quit your day job, have sex every day and live well.” I said something like these sites were “self-referential profanity of the mind” and “devoid of any value.” So it is an unjust coincidence, let me tell you, […] Read »