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Your company’s merger might not have the same splashy headlines as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg buying Instagram or the intense game of executive musical chairs being played by Arianna Huffington and the TechCrunch editors, but the impact of a company transition on your career is no less important. You could be faced with not only answering to a new boss, but an entirely different corporate environment.

Here are five tips to avoid being a merger casualty and instead successfully transitioning your old job into the new space. --- Demetria Irwin

AOL/TechCrunch Merger Moves: 5 Ways to Successfully Survive a Company Transition

As AOL's Techcrunch changes leadership, here's employee strategy to make transition less stressful

As TechCrunch transitions into new leadership and Mark Zuckerberg plans to buy Instagram, many employees…

By Demetria Irwin

Posted: April 9, 2012 Tags: AOL, Arianna Huffington, Career Advancement, career transition, company transition, corporate restructuring, coworker, Employment, Facebook, Huffington Post, Instagram, Jobs, layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, merger, restructuring, Social media, social network, social networking, TechCrunch, workplace issues

The news hit today that Sony Corp. is set to get rid of 10,000 workers in a major overhaul of the company, seeking to take it out of the red and into the black. Much of the employee scale-backs will come from Sony’s television business, according to reports, and roughly half of the job cuts will stem from recent deals, including the company’s sale of a chemicals company and the new joint operation with Hitachi and Toshiba.

With news like this comes that oh-so-familiar and scary feeling of: Is my job next? Here are three signs a layoff may be coming and how you can be prepared to quickly rebound. --- Janell Hazelwood

Three Signs a Layoff is Near and How You Can Be Prepared

As Sony plans to nix 10,000 jobs, here are three ways to prep for sudden termination

Sony plans to get rid of 10,000 global jobs. Here’s how you can tell whether…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: April 9, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, corporate issues, failure, firing, global jobs, global outsourcing, lay off, layoff, outsourcing, Sony, Sony Corp., termination, women professionals, workplace conflict, workplace morale

Don’t Have Time to Schmooze? 5 Creative Ways Working Parents Can Network

Try these multitask strategies for career advancement

There are several ways you can multitask and network without having to squeeze out time…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: April 9, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, childcare, Employment, executives, Jobs, network, networking, office issues, parenting, social network, social networking, time management, Unemployment, women professionals, workplace issues

Marjorie Perry is not your typical entrepreneur. The president and CEO of MZM Construction and Management Co., Inc. transitioned from being a Newark, N.J., educator to working in corporate sales for companies including United Airlines. She found the prime opportunity to combine her love of education and her desire for life wealth while working as an independent consultant, ultimately becoming partner at one of her client's companies, MZM. She then became sole principal of the multimillion-dollar company that now boasts a client list including Marriott Hotels and New Jersey Transit.

One doesn't get to that level of success without making a series of boss moves that will position them to attain ultimate success---especially in an industry dominated by men. BlackEnterprise.com caught up with Perry on how women can position themselves in their own entrepreneurial and career advancement pursuits. --- Janell Hazelwood

Construction Entrepreneur Talks 7 Steps to Power Positioning for Women

How a New Jersey business leader positioned herself for career success

Marjorie Perry, founder and CEO of MZM Construction and Management Co., Inc. transitioned from employee…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: April 2, 2012 Tags: boss moves, Career Advancement, career positioning, career transition, Construction, construction industry, consulting, Education, Entrepreneurship, Inc., intrapreneurship, Manufacturing, manufacturing industry, Marjorie Perry, MZM Construction and Management Co., Real Estate, women entrepreneurs, women professionals

Yes, You Can Do It: 168 Hours to a Career Breakthrough

Use just 7 days to jump start your next boss move

Here’s 168 hours to use wisely in getting you to the opportunity you’ve been dreaming…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: April 2, 2012 Tags: AOL Jobs, Career Advancement, career transition, Employment, happiness, Jobs, purpose, stress, Unemployment, women professionals

Worthless Effort: 7 Ways to Know Whether a Job Posting is Legit

Take these key factors to search effectively for career opportunities

Learn how to be strategic and effective in your search for new career opportunities.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: March 30, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, Craigslist, Employment, human resources, job boards, job postings, job scams, job search, Jobs, recruitment, scams, Unemployment

7 People Every Successful Woman Should Have in Her Circle

These personalities could propel you on your path to success

These personalities should be prominent in your network to promote your career advancement.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: March 28, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, Employment, Erica Rene, Jobs, leadership, network, networking, social circle, women executives., women professionals, workplace issues

7 Life-Changing Things to Do Before Your Morning Commute to Work

Make time for vital things that can alleviate stress

You may think you don’t have time, but make time before your work commute for…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: March 26, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, Employment, Jobs, mental health, morning commute, stress, women executives., women profesionals, workplace issues, workplace stress

Free!!! Only the Crazy and Fearless Win BIG!

Get a chance to win free copy of self-made millionaire Arthur Wylie’s book that unlocks…

By Sasha King

Posted: March 21, 2012 Tags: Arthur Wylie, BE Rewarded, black millionaires, book, Career Advancement, career transition, millionaires, Only the Crazy and Fearless Win BIG, wealth, wealth-building, Win BIG

Sometimes it's best to shake things up to get the results you want. Complacency can fall by the wayside when playing it safe reaps lukewarm results and you're not maximizing on the highest level of success you can achieve.

Arthur Wylie, a self-made millionaire by age 26 decided to tap into a "crazy and fearless" way of thinking to reach his career and life goals, and shares examples of others who did so --- as well as his secrets to success--- in his latest book, Only the Crazy and Fearless Win BIG! The Surprising Secrets to Success in Business and in Life (BenBella Books; $24.95). Take a cue and learn the six steps you can take to capture your own ultimate success. ---Janell Hazelwood

6 Crazy and Fearless Steps to Career Wins and Wealth

Tap into the millionaire approach to reaching ultimate success

Self-made millionaire, entrepreneur and author Arthur Wylie shares his strategy for finding ultimate life and…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: March 21, 2012 Tags: Arthur Wylie, black millionaire, Business plan, Career Advancement, career transition, dream, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Jobs, leadership, Life plan, millionaire, Oprah Winfrey, purpose, Sam Walton, Steve Jobs, Vision, vision board

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