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Sofia Vergara Tops The List Of The Best Paid Actresses On Television

We estimate Vergara’s earnings between May 2011 and May 2012 at $19 million, making her the top earning actress on U.S. television.

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10 Body Language Tics That Could Cost You The Interview -- And The Job

From hair-tucking to eye-rolling to leaning in *too* close, watch out for these career-altering body language mistakes in your next interview.

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The 10 Skills That Will Get You Hired In 2013

From computer programming to active listening, these 10 skills meet the needs of the jobs that are hiring the most in 2013. Brush up your resume and be sure to highlight them in your next interview.

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The Top Five Reasons Employees Will Quit In 2013

It doesn't take much to convince an employee that their time's up with a company. These five things are the most common reasons workers quit their jobs for greener pastures.

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The 10 Best-Paying College Majors -- And Why Business Isn't One Of Them

The National Association of Colleges and Employers looks at the college majors that win graduates the highest entry-level salaries. surprise, surprise, they're all in tech.

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Move Your Startup To Austin (For Free): The City's Full-Court Press On Founders

The stakes are high Friday night in the Austin Hilton conference room where five founders are competing for the chance to move their companies to the city for free, to work and live in the Texas city...

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Super-Achievers Call 'Community' The Real Secret Of Success

South By Southwest has become something of a Mecca for super-achievers, or more accurately, would-be super-achievers hoping to change the world one idea at a time.

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Anne-Marie Slaughter On Work-Life Balance: Take Gender Out Of The Equation

Are young men the best foot-soldiers in the battle towards "having it all"? It goes without saying that Anne Marie Slaughter, the woman who caused a firestorm on the blogosphere last summer with her...

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Is 'Girly' Women's Media Harmful To Women? Yes, No, Maybe.

Is nail art undermining women? The lead story on the homepage of HelloGiggles.com is titled “Crush of The Week: Season 7 of The X-Factor (AKA The One Direction Show.” A deeper dive into the site brings...

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Springboard's Kay Koplovitz On Women And Funding: 'Learn To Speak The Language.'

Kay Koplovitz Access to startup capital has consistently been cited as the biggest pain point for female entrepreneurs, but the latest research is beginning to show an inching forward of the angel and...

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Are Startups The Solution To Work-Life Balance?

When social news organization Mashable opened shop back in 2005, FORBES 30 Under 30 member Pete Cashmore worked from his Scotland home. And for the next four years every one of his employees enjoyed...

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Bravo's Andy Cohen: Tech And TV Are Redefining 'Social Media'

When asked what the official hashtag of the past week has been, Andy Cohen, Bravo executive and host of the network’s late-show Watch What Happens Live, says it’s “SXSW,” hands down. But since he’s...

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SXSW Killed My Inbox Zero: Email Lessons From The Front Lines Of Tech(sas)

I returned to New York from Austin Texas to an inbox overflowing with garbage. Yes, I had my iPhone with me during the five days of South by Southwest Interactive and yes, I tried to delete every dumb...

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Mayim Bialik's 'Big Bang Theory' On Girls, STEM Careers And Role Models

Mayim Bialik isn’t just a neuroscientist; she also plays one on TV. The 37-year old star of the CBS hit The Big Bang Theory got her start as the zany teenage lead on “Blossom,” but took years off of...

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Five Signs You're A 'Cultural Fit' For That Hot New Startup

Is this woman a good cultural fit? Well, it kinda depends. There’s a real disconnect in the jobs economy these days. Talent wars on the startup-centric coasts have left tech-savvy employees in...

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Entrepreneurial Austin: One Woman's SXSW Party Profiteering

With RSVPster, Texas native Jennifer Sinski wants to take the pain out of RSVPing to hundreds of SXSW events--and turn a healthy profit in the process.

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How 108 Year Old J.W. Hulme Is Reinvesting In America's Manufacturing Roots

One CEO’s mission to revitalize American manufacturing, one leather handbag at a time.

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Arianna Huffington On Leaning In, Leaning Back And The Second Women's Movement

I sat down with Huffington Post dynamo Arianna Huffington to talk about Sheryl Sandberg's new book "Lean In." Instead, as a March snowstorm brewed outside her windows, she laid out her battle plans for...

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Sofia Vergara's 2013 Premiere: NuevoWorld Is Social Media For Latino Celebs

Sofia Vergara debuts NuevoWorld Last summer Sofia Vergara—the highest paid woman on television-- couldn’t stop talking about social media when we sat down to talk about LatinWE, the multi-hyphenate...

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Baby Steps To Paycheck Fairness: Sen. Barbara Mikulski Gets Budgetary Win

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) hosts a news conference about the Paycheck Fairness Act in the Lyndon B. Johnston Room at the U.S. Capitol May 23, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today...

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