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	<title type="text">Fortune Management &amp; Career Blog » Ask Annie</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Advice and analysis on business strategy, leadership, and jobs</subtitle>

	<updated>2013-05-24T17:13:03Z</updated>

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		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Feel guilty for taking leave? You're not alone.]]></title>
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		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=18041</id>
		<updated>2013-05-23T19:10:44Z</updated>
		<published>2013-05-23T15:55:57Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Corporate Coaching International" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Employment" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="family leave" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Family Medical Leave Act" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="medical leave" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Santa Clara University" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Federal law entitles you to unpaid time off for family health issues (or your own), but how do you answer coworkers who resent it?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=18041&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Can you negotiate higher starting pay at a new job?]]></title>
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		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17961</id>
		<updated>2013-05-16T18:11:07Z</updated>
		<published>2013-05-16T15:37:58Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Benefits" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="compensation" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Employment" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Job hunting" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="negotiating" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Negotiation" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="new job" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Salary" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Salary negotiations" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Maybe, says an executive recruiter, but the process takes lots of preparation, some practice, and setting the right tone.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17961&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Wanted: Data scientists. No math chops? No problem.]]></title>
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		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17848</id>
		<updated>2013-05-10T21:14:13Z</updated>
		<published>2013-05-10T15:08:43Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Big Data" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Big Data jobs" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Carnegie Mellon University" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="changing careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="data science" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="DHR International" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="FICO" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="INFORMS" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="M.I.T." /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="predictive analytics" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="University of North Carolina" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Big Data is such a fast-growing field that employers are still figuring out exactly which mix of skills they really need. Even so, they're hiring like mad.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17848&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[5 ways to survive a hypercritical boss]]></title>
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		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17766</id>
		<updated>2013-05-02T16:28:02Z</updated>
		<published>2013-05-02T15:42:08Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Abuse at work" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Bosses" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="critical bosses" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Mental Health" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="mentors" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Psychology" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[You'll never change anyone's "controlling perfectionist" personality, but you can avoid letting it make you miserable.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17766&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Time to negotiate for a raise? Here's how.]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/25/time-to-negotiate-for-a-raise-heres-how/" />
		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17656</id>
		<updated>2013-04-25T20:45:06Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-25T18:38:46Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="compensation" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Employment" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="negotiating" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Negotiation" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="pay raises" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="raises" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Salary" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Most people aren't skilled negotiators, but there are ways to increase the odds of getting a "yes."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17656&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A game plan for aspiring minority executives]]></title>
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		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17575</id>
		<updated>2013-04-18T20:18:29Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-18T14:24:26Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Council of Urban Professionals" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Diversity" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Management" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="minorities" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="promotions" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="race" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[One way for more minority talent to reach the top: Try the same tactics that have worked for powerful women.
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17575&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Surrounded by management consultants? Speak up.]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/11/management-consultants/" />
		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17464</id>
		<updated>2013-04-11T18:17:01Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-11T16:11:59Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Change management" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="communication" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Consulting" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="management consultants" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Here's how to respond when consultants are called in to impose "solutions" without using suggestions from the real experts: Employees.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17464&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[What to ask in an informational interview]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/04/what-to-ask-in-an-informational-interview/" />
		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17337</id>
		<updated>2013-04-04T22:10:22Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-04T15:52:46Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="changing careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="informational interviews" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="interview questions" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="interviews" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Job hunting" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Paul Freiberger" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[One-on-one meetings with industry insiders are a great way to get insights that can help you land a job. Just one question is off-limits.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17337&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A freelance dilemma: How to get paid, not played]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/29/freelance-work-getting-paid/" />
		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17238</id>
		<updated>2013-03-29T14:24:14Z</updated>
		<published>2013-03-29T14:24:14Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="accounts payable" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="collection agencies" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Freelancers Union" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="freelancing" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="invoicing" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="online billing" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="payment for freelance work" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Self-employment" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[You've done the work and delivered it on time, but where's the check? Here are six ways to get what's coming to you.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17238&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Anne Fisher, contributor</name>
						<uri>http://</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Got a teammate who's slacking off? Here's what to do]]></title>
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		<id>http://management.fortune.cnn.com/?p=17163</id>
		<updated>2013-03-21T16:42:10Z</updated>
		<published>2013-03-21T16:42:10Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Ask Annie" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="careers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="communication" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="delegation" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="Employment" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="slackers" /><category scheme="http://management.fortune.cnn.com" term="teamwork" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The most common mistake, says one expert, is waiting until you're boiling mad to start a conversation about it.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=management.fortune.cnn.com&#038;blog=907117&#038;post=17163&#038;subd=fortuneaskannie&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></summary>
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