Soft Skills in the Age of Automation
For my first post of 2018 I wanted to start you off with three things that will help you more in your career than possibly anything else you’ve read in the past five years that I’ve been writing these posts.
Let’s talk about soft skills.
Soft Skills are critical for career success in the Age …
Gender Difference When Negotiating Salary
For both genders, anxiety before the interview may be present, but studies show that women handle it better. Women adapt more proactively than men do. Women seek social support from colleagues and friends more than men do. And women are more prone to do mock interviews with those colleagues and friends more than men are. …
How Being a Lifelong Learner Will Boost Your Career
Technology and industrial practices are continually evolving, so why should your education end the moment you walk across the stage and grab your diploma? Continuing to learn in the years following college can accelerate your career and separate you as an industry leader. Here’s why it’s important to keep your natural curiosity alive even outside …
3 Simple Ways to Increase Empathy at Work
If you want to move up the career ladder, it is not enough to have great technical abilities or know how. You need to have personal skills as well. Think about a manager who is great at technical details but cannot get along with his/her team, then how can this manager manage a project if …
How to Push Back Effectively
The best way to choose your words when you need to push back is to clearly know what you need to say and then say it to the other person the way you would like it said to you. It’s a big differentiator for you to pause, consider if you were in that person’s Cole …
7 Tips to Improve Job Interviewing
Job interviewing is an act. Yes, you are the actor, and both sides know the rules: You, who are one of the candidates for the position, are doing your best to convince the interviewer you are the ideal candidate. The interviewer, who is the audience, has choices, is an independent thinker and often skeptic, and …
How to Avoid Overcommunicating Your Brand
How can up-and-comers steer clear of overcommunicating when trying to gain traction as they launch a new brand?
These answers are provided by Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC has also launchedBusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow …
The Do’s and Don’ts of Working With Recruiters
In order to work effectively with a recruiter, you need to know how to communicate with them.
Many job seekers discuss networking as being a critical component to a successful job search. While the majority recognizes the importance of building the right relationships, few know how to establish a rapport with a key group: headhunters.…
Use Email Automations to Improve Your Brand’s Online Sales
Email marketing is an important tool for your personal brand in which your business can reach your prospects in a meaningful way. Using automation methods can help you stay on track and improve your communications as you segment your lists.
The right strategy that reaches a specific target market can bring into focus your message, …
Three Things to Consider Before Saying Yes
Before you say yes and sign on the dotted line think about these three things
It’s the end of the year and for some companies it’s hiring season.
And yes … the smart companies do use this time to seek out great people. And, smart candidates use this time to seek enlightened companies.
Both the …