Archives for September 2016

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]