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All singles in search of a whine-fest should roll right on past this train stop -- anyone who gets off at Rachel Greenwald's station will be served a particularly strong shot of truth. Her first book, "Find a Husband After 35 Using What I Learned at Harvard Business School," makes zero allowances for always-the-bridesmaid brooding. But for the woman who's ready to vault to the altar, Rachel has a promise: Put yourself on a 15-step plan she calls The Program, and you'll have one foot in that Vera Wang gown.Five years ago, Rachel launched her consulting business, FindAHusbandAfter35.com, in Denver and began teaching clients the same principles she'd used in packaging products such as Evian water (she once served as that company's marketing manager) and Carolee jewelry."I'm treating singleness as a marketing issue," says Rachel, who calls her program a "strategic plan" in which the woman is the "product" to be advertised. [Read the full article] Employment is a hot topic these days -- and everyone seems to have an opinion on it. From morning news anchors, to business bloggers, to well-meaning friends and family -- job advice is everywhere.While a wealth of information is never a bad thing, with so much advice out there, it can be hard to know what to trust.For example, when researching how to write a résumé, it's not uncommon to come across articles that advocate both one and two page formats. Similarly, there are experts that say it's great to make friends at work, while others say that it's unwise to combine your work life and your social scene. But if your morning news anchor is telling you one thing and your recruitment firm is telling you another, how do you know who to listen to?While there's no universal answer to that question (i.e. [Read the full article] |








