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Excel in Networking and Interviews: Master Your Professional Elevator Pitch

March 29, 2024

The enthralling influence of Super Bowl commercials demonstrates how succinct and potent messaging c...

Remote Work and Virtual Interviewing, The New Normal

April 21, 2020

By Jennifer Krinsky 1.How can you make the candidate experience as painless as possible when doing i...

Why You Should Think Twice Before Saying ‘Thank You’ in a Business Email

January 9, 2020

By Ken Sterling Be specific about what you’re thankful for. We thank people all the time. We thank t...

4 Proven Sales Techniques for Introverts

October 2, 2019

By: Levi King Raise your hand if you’re not a natural salesperson. You’re introverted. You’re defere...

4 Soft Skills CEOs Look for When Hiring the Best People

September 25, 2019

By Marcel Schwantes With content more readily available than ever before and the race toward AI gain...

How To Answer The No. 1 Job Interview Question: ‘Why Should I Hire You?’

September 18, 2019

Written By: Chris Westfall The job interview game begins with a simple and often understated questio...

Five Ways To Conduct Better Interviews With Skilled Workers

September 11, 2019

POST WRITTEN BY: Matt Doyle Careful interviews are important for any position. However, they’re most...

Patience Is A Sales Virtue

August 14, 2019

Written By: Stu Schlackman Having patience is giving the client their space, while at the same time...

Here’s How To March Into The Interview With Total Confidence

August 9, 2019

By: Jack Kelly Purchasing a new home, getting married, having a baby and both finding and sta...

Video Job Interviews: 10 Ways To Shine

July 31, 2019

By Nancy Dunham, Next Avenue Contributor Job interviews are increasingly being done by video. Somet...

How not to choke during your next high-stakes job interview

July 24, 2019

BY GWEN MORAN SURE, YOU’RE GOING TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND BE PREPARED. BUT THESE TIPS CAN HELP YOU DE...

The Most Hired Employees Have These Skills

July 18, 2019

By Ryan Jenkins Millennial and Generation Z speaker and generations expert Today’s expanding skills...

How to keep your work from creeping into your personal life

July 11, 2019

BY ELIZABETH GRACE SAUNDERS WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY’RE NEVER REALLY ABLE TO TURN WORK O...

Do your employees do personal tasks during the workday? Here’s why you should let them

June 28, 2019

As an employer, it’s natural to want to get the most out of your employees during the workday. The m...

Same Side Selling: 9 Integrity-Based Approaches to Fuel Your Sales

June 19, 2019

By Shama Hyder Founder and CEO, Zen Media Today’s connected consumer, a boundary-defying social phen...

The Only Reason Most Salespeople Aren’t Getting Any Results from Social Selling

May 17, 2019

By thought-horizon | May 2, 2019 There has been considerable buzz around social selling in recent ye...