Tag: soft skills

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SnapChat CEO Reveals Secret Behind Disappearing Function

It’s no surprise where the idea for instantly erasing texts came from. SnapChat CEO Evan Spiegel had a secret buried in his past that explains the whole concept.

Last week Stanford University Provost John Etchemendy cast a much wider net around the filthy email trail left by Spiegel from his college days. It’s not just …

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Personal Branding Weekly – Developing Your Offline Connection Skills

Ever connect with someone who’s so witty, quick to respond online who has such an engaging online personality and then is a total dud when you meet them away from the keyboard?

Communication matters both online and offline. How do you connect in a more effective with people face-to-face?

Provide them an opportunity to be…
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Tips for Grads on Building a Strong Personal Brand

What is one piece of advice you’d give recent college grads about building a strong personal brand, even with limited work experience?

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual …

NetworkingRelationships & Personal GrowthSkill DevelopmentWorkplace Success

Could Understanding Homer Simpson and Spock Improve Your Business?

Companies are constantly struggling to find ways to motivate and engage their employees; behavioral economics may be able to help. This field of study examines the psychological factors that effect the economic decisions we make. People tend to make decisions based on intuition rather than on logic. The problem with this is that many times …

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Interview Questions Reveal Employer’s Concerns

You can address an employer’s concerns via your interview answers only if you understand where the concerns are coming from and what the employer wants to explore. Interview questions can be grouped by the interviewer’s needs. So, what are such needs? Similar to a personal investment, employers need to do their due diligence in order …