Can you handle tough interview questions? Have you ever been in an interview and the interviewer asks you an off the wall question to see how you think? Every interview should have these questions and the good ones always do! Interviews are opportunities for the employer to learn about you and demonstrate your skills to convince them you are the ...
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Networking Still Works Well!
Is networking over for job seekers? A few years ago, I read an article called "Has Networking Become a Waste of Time for Job Seekers" on www.fastcompany.com discussing the new way of networking. Each year new college graduates enter the job market. What should they do to get their first professional job? Social media or face to face networking? ...
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Have you Broken your New Year’s Resolutions Yet?
Have you Broken New Years Resolutions yet? I know, it is only the twentieth (20) of February, but who's counting? It is way too soon for you to give up! Am I right or wrong? Your resolutions are still too fresh in your mind to quit this early. So this year, you will succeed. Don't you want to achieve your goal? Whether it is a financial, ...
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Is Your Best Enough?
I remember my parents telling me to do your best! Everyone can try to do their best. Too often, something prevents us. It could be lack of skills, experience or effort. Too often your past prevents you from success. If you do not have the skills to succeed and fail constantly, you are unlikely to keep trying. Next step is giving up or ...
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The Road to Excellence
Excellence is a talent or quality which is unusually good and surpasses ordinary standards. According to Aristotle, “we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” Old habits are hard to break and new habits are difficult to form. Habits can either benefit or hurt the goals you set for yourself. How are your ...
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Are You Rich or Just acting Rich?
Are you rich or just acting rich? I know all your friends are spending the summer in the Hamptons and you just want to fit in or maybe you are trying to impress your girl. Whatever the reason, you do not have the break the bank to look wealthy and it is not what you think anyway. They tend to dress in classic clothes. They dress for comfort! ...
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Get Rich Working in the Corporate World
Get rich working in the corporate world! Before you think I am crazy, think about it. Startups and high tech companies have a lot of millionaires! You work 40-60 hours a week, why not make it pay! You went to a good college and you received your MBA from a top 25 school. You should be able to be successful, shouldn’t you? Are you on your way ...
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What is the Secret of Success?
What is the secret of success? Simple enough or is it? Then, why do so many people have difficulty answering the question? There is an implication that if you say no that you are a failure. So what! In order to succeed, you have to fail. All successful people failed at one time or another. What makes them successful is they kept trying to ...
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Are you working on your Soft Skills?
If your soft skills are not up to snuff, you better work on them! If you are a doctor, dentist or surgeon, your technical skills could mean life or death! Does it matter, if these individuals treat you well? Soft skills are personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness and optimism that characterize ...
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Do You Have a Plan?
Do you have a plan? I plan starting with the end or outcome. Would you buy an airline ticket without knowing the destination? Would you get on a bus, if you did not know where it was going? Many young people enter college for all the wrong reasons. A college degree opens up doors, but it is what you do with it that matters! Some day you will ...
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