These are Fighting Words

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The One Piece Of Job Advice You Need To Hear Again And Again

by Emily Peck, Executive Editor, Business and Technology, Huffington Post

"This job advice is so rarely taken it deserves repeating: 'Tell people what you want, and then go out and get it,' Eileen McDonnell, the CEO of Fortune 1000 insurance firm Penn Mutual, told The Huffington Post.

McDonnell said she’s surprised by how few men and women ask for what they want in their careers. "So many people complain they haven’t gotten anywhere but they haven’t taken the lead."

...Her advice holds for someone looking for work, gunning for a promotion or negotiating a raise or more job flexibility -- and it applies to everyone from recent grads to seasoned veterans.

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