Companies seem to be focusing on talent as much as position when interviewing job candidates. It’s not just a matter of are you right for the company but is the company right for you. The top 10 companies for interviews seemed to ask some form of the question “Why do you want to work for us?” Is this just an icebreaker… Not so. Much can be learned about an applicant's … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Innovators: Are You a Challenger or a Defender?
This is a quiz for those interested to find out if they are more of a challenger or a defender in the context of innovators.In this article there is a quiz, it determines whether you are a challenger or defender based on the answers given to questions. Questions about growth approach strategies, values determined from interviews, risk factor, varying levels of market change, … [Read more...]
The Life-Changing Leadership Lesson I Learned From Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island
Being a successful business or leader is not achieved by thinking like a corporation but by thinking like a family. Treating all those around you, including guests and employees, like they are family. Business is about building relationships and Richard Branson takes that to the ultimate level of relations which is family.Being a successful leader is not only about how the … [Read more...]
Six Ways Your iPhone 7 Can Attract Clients
The new iPhone 7 costs $649 dollars, but it can help you keep in contact with your business associates. The most important thing is to maintain a current contact list in the phone that includes names, emails, and all phone numbers. Using the newly designed iPhone there are six different strategies that can help you attract clients. Use downtime to keep in touch with old … [Read more...]
Ontame.io wants to be ‘Google Analytics’ for recruiters | TechCrunch
Otame.io is ready to take the recruiting world by storm. The brain child of Graduateland’s former CTO and CEO, Otame.io aims to be the Google Analytics for recruiters worldwide. Recruiters will have the ability to evaluate web traffic based on meaningful metrics rather than simple clicks or applications. By merging employer website data with their own Applicant Tracking System … [Read more...]
Why You Need To Apply Split (A/B) Testing To Traditional (Offline) Sales
The article goes through how to apply split testing to traditional sales. Although typically used in marketing, split testing can be applied in a traditional sales model. Rather than overhauling all parts of the sales process you incrementally make changes to small portions of the process and see which work better. This process facilitates fast revision and fine tuning of the … [Read more...]
LinkedIn Summary, Why the Third Person or Queen’s We?
How powerful is your LinkedIn profile summary?If you are an "average" user of one of the best B2B networking tools today, you probably inundate your summary with wasteful information and are committing the most common mistake of speaking in third person, like a page from a popular fiction book.But you are not average! You know that the LinkedIn summary is your one chance … [Read more...]
Five Signs You Need A Pay Raise — And Five You Don’t
Are you looking for a pay raise? Get your facts straight before you talk to the higher-ups. While it may seem harsh, they don’t need or want to hear about your personal woes. They really don’t care if you can’t pay your bills on what they pay you, no one is forcing you to remain in the position. If you really want to get that raise, go in armed with the actual factual data … [Read more...]
Don’t Call it Networking: The Secret to Making Real Connections
Old boy style networking may just be out the window for women in the business world. While the guys may like the name tags and get right down to business, what can you do for me atmosphere of the old style of networking? A new trend is on the horizon. The ladies, for the most part, seem to prefer a more relationship centred approach. Shelly Zalis founded The Girl’s Lounge, … [Read more...]
Tools for Student Self-Management | Edutopia
It is important for kids to get a leg up on the mistakes we have made in education in the past. That's why we have developed new strategies for them to feel empowered. Establishing agreements between the students themselves for classroom norms is a good example. Letting them sit where they feel, generally speaking, putting together checklists and time management logs, all of … [Read more...]