The Multitasker: This person absolutely cannot focus her attention on just one thing at a time.

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Ever the multitasker, he was also creative director of the renowned Finnish brand Artek from 2004 to 2009.

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We recently talked with Mr. Pesce about Raphael as a pioneering multitasker, Darwin as exemplar and his love of unconventionally pretty feet.

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Here's the thing: the fact that the Kobo e-reader isn't a multitasker like the iPad and newer "hybridized" devices might not signal its failure in any way.

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What seems like a harmless activity to the would-be multitasker sends a nonverbal message of disinterest and dismissal to the speaker (and other members of the team).

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On your search, you may find the most luck with smaller companies, especially those that advertise jobs with phrases like "self starter" or "multitasker, " says Mary Ellen Slayter, a career-advice expert at careers site Monster.com in Baton Rouge, La.

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