Industries and approaches change, but your reputation can last if you play your cards right.

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One that has some tax benefits, at least if you play your cards right?

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And if you play your cards right, the temp gig can parlay into a permanent, full-time position.

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Attention Gen Y: If you play your cards right today, you will get a shot at the corner office.

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That said, if you play your cards right, you could end up like one former oil company executive and his wife, who live in a guest cottage on a 3, 500-acre Litchfield County, Conn.

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