Are Your Job and Your Health More Connected Than You Think?

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Could your 9-5 have a lot to do with how well you do on your yearly physical? You can read the Shape article, here and decide for yourself.


Do you have work habits you could change that could positively impact your health? Is there one thing you could commit to change this week?

Weekend Wrap-Up May 28, 2011

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Did you miss any of our posts this week? Catch up, here:

Monday--The New Generation of Resumes

Tuesday--Making LinkedIn Work for You

Wednesday--8 Words That Should Never Appear in Your Twitter Bio

Thursday--Keeping Your Facebook Page Secure From Identity Thieves 

Friday--Do You Need a Routine?

Do You Need a Routine?

Do you work your home office either part-time or full-time? Do you feel you are as productive as you could be. Perhaps you could benefit from a more structured routine.  Read this article and see what you think. Do you have a set routine? Do you personally think you you could increase your work day productivity, if you had one?

Keeping Your Facebook Page Secured From Identity Thieves

Yesterday, we touched on your Twitter bio and the day before that your LinkedIn account. In keeping with the social media theme, today's article is on Facebook.


For most people, their Facebook page is a crossroad of both their personal and professional lives. Facebook can be a great way to stay in touch and an even better networking tool and event planner. But how do you keep your account safe? Most of us have a Facebook friend's account that has been hacked over the past month. How do you keep it from happening to you. Read this article to see what steps you can take to better protect your account.


Then, join our Sunstone Staffing page on Facebook and leave us a comment.

8 Words That Should Never Appear in Your Twitter Bio

Yesterday, we discussed maximizing your use of LinkedIn. Today we focus on Twitter, arguably one of the most popular social media tools. Once we establish our account, our main focus tends to be our Tweets (and Retweets) but what about your bio?

Read this article, to review the 8 words that should never appear in your bio. What are your thoughts? Are there any other words you feel don't belong in a bio?


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Making LinkedIn Work for You

Do you use LinkedIn as a networking tool? Are you getting the most benefit from this valuable social media resource? Read this article for tips on how to make your LinkedIn experience more valuable.

The New Generation of Resumes

Are cover letters a thing of the past? Is the trend moving toward more virtual aspects of presenting your CV? Read this article and see what you think.  How has your resume changed (presentation wise) over the years?

Weekend Wrap-Up May 21, 2011

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Did you miss any of our posts this week.  Catch up here:


Monday--The Best Productivity Tool You're Not Using
Tuesday--Can Apps Make You a Better Networker?
Wednesday--How to Find Time to Finish Your To-Do List
Thursday--Why You Should Get a Summer Intership
Friday--National Ride Your Bike to Work Day

National Ride Your Bike to Work Day

Today is National Ride Your Bike to Work Day, as part of National Bike Month. You can read more about National Ride Your Bike to Work Week here, here and here.


Benefits of riding your bike to work (or anywhere!):

• Decreased fuel cost
• Decreased car maintenance cost (bike tires are a lot less expensive than car tires)
• Decreased reliance on fossil fuel
• Decreased air pollution
• Increased physical activity

Would you ever consider riding your bike to work, or even walking if it were a realistic option. If not full-time,  perhaps even once a week? What would motivate you to take your bike versus your car?

If you have ever biked to work, what are your thoughts?

Looking for other green posts? Check here and here.

Why You Should Get a Summer Internship

Are summer internships beneficial in the long run, career wise? Did you have a paid or non-paid internship, in college? Would you ever consider hiring an intern? Read this article, here and decide for yourself.

How to Find Time to Finish Your To-Do List

Do you have more things on your to-do list than hours in the work day/week. How do you get it all done? Here six tips for marking more things off that list. Read the article, here.

Can Apps Make You a Better Networker?

Are Smartphone Apps the new business card and social gathering medium?  Read this article by John Brandon on using Apps to increase your networking potential, here.

Weekend Wrap-Up May 14, 2011

Blogger was down on Thursday and Friday so there were no posts; however, if you missed the posts for the first half of last week, catch up here.

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Monday--Little Things To Make Your Office Environment Healthier
Tuesday--Online and At Risk? How To Keep Yourself Safe
Wednesday--Staying Healthy On the Road

The Best Productivity Tool You're Not Using

Can taking the time to plan actually save you time in the end? Sound counterproductive?  Read this article, here and see what you think.

What tools do you use to make you work days and work weeks more productive?

Staying Healthy On the Road

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Do you travel for business purposes? Whether is is once a quarter or once a week, this article outlines a few tips to keep you healthy while you are away from home.

Online and At Risk? How to Keep Yourself Safe

With so many of our time spent on Facebook both for personal and professional purposes, we expose a lot of the facets of our lives. Do you ever wonder about how secure your information really is on Facebook? Have you considered the security risks? Have your our account(s) ever been hacked? Read this BNET article to see how you can make your time online less of a risky venture.

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Little Things to Make Your Office Environment Healthier

We spend a lot of time in our offices, whether they be a traditional office or a home office.  Read this article, to see what you can do to make your office healthier working environment.

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Weekend Wrap-Up May 7, 2011

Did you miss any of our posts this week? Catch up here:

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Monday--10 Truths About Multitasking

Tuesday--Are Your Dormant Contacts the Most Valuable?

Wednesday--What Are You Reading?

Thursday--Does Less Face Time Equal More Productivity?

Friday--How Does the Home Office Influence Office Politics?

How Does the Home Office Influence Office Politics?

Office politics can make up a large part of the work day. What happens to those same office politics when you work from a home office? Read the FINS article, here. What do you think?  If you work from home or have worked from home in the past, how did that change things? Do you feel more productive when you spend less time dealing with office politics less?

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Can Less Face Time Equal More Productivity?

Read the article summarizing the ROWE flextime study, here.  What are your thoughts?  Do you like the idea of flextime? Have you every had a position with a company with flextime options? If so, did it work?  Do you feel you were more or less productive and or motivated. 

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What Are You Reading?

Have you read any great business books lately? What were your favorites? Find a list of recommended reads from Bloomberg Weekly, here. Have you read any on this list?  Any that stand out as interesting?

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Are Your Dormant Contacts the Most Valuable?

Could old friends bring a new job? According to this article, there maybe be a potential for a new position by reconnecting with an acquaintance you have not had contact with, in awhile.

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10 Truths About Mutlitasking

Is multitasking a good or bad practice? Do you get more done or just loose focus? Read Steve Tobak's take here, and see what you think.

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