There’s no getting away from them – dealing with pissed off people at work can be a daily occurrence. Learning to handle them correctly will not only make your life easier, it’ll get you ahead.
Our generation hates talking on the phone. Hell, we don’t even answer it if we don’t know the number. But being able to successfully handle business on the telephone is integral to career success. We’ve got 5 beginner’s tricks for coming out on top.
All great brands have unique value propositions, that is, identifying and promoting what separates them from their competitors in their customers’ eyes. But UVP’s aren’t just for marketers: No matter your aspirations, a unique value proposition will help you get there.
The fastest way to earn a few extra thousand dollars a year lies in your negotiating tactic. We show you how to ask – and get – the raise you deserve.
Don’t let the “casualization” of office attire fool you — you should always wear a suit to an interview, even if you’re more dressed up than the other candidates or even the interviewer.
Especially in today’s professional climate, it comes as no surprise that striving to be the best won’t guarantee success. These 3 tenets will save you when your best isn’t good enough.
Many people would like to have great salaries right after they finish their studies — or even during them. Instead of working many years for a better job position and a better salary, some people choose to go after degrees which will land them with high incomes right from the start.
If you’re in between jobs, working at a restaurant may seem like a huge step back or a waste of time. But before you dismiss waiting tables, consider the incredible benefits it can have on your career. Don’t believe us? We show you how.
You’ve sent out the resumes, signed up for monster.com, and have been diligently crafting cover letters for months, with little to show for it and no job prospects in sight. The simple reason for all your bad luck? You can’t use 20th century job hunting techniques in the down and dirty 21st century job market.
We’ve probably all been there – whether it’s the job you have now – or the job you had three jobs ago. So let me state a fact: no matter what job you have, there will always be things about any job that you will hate. It’s just the way it is. The important thing to understand and reflect upon is what is causing your unhappiness and what the options are to deal with it.
You may think that hot middle-manager is attainable — and maybe she is — but you’ve got to think big picture when it comes to workplace relationships.
If you’ve been draining in the workforce for a couple of years you may be starting to get the entrepreneurial itch. We break down the first step: how to look for the funds to launch your project.
Graduating college can be rough in the best of times, but in the middle of a recession, you’ve definitely got your work cut out for you. As you grasp for a hand hold in the employment world, learn from our mistakes and strike these six ideas from your to do list.
An interview doesn’t have to be a bunch of cliche questions – in fact, it shouldn’t be. When tasked with finding a new employee, make sure you ditch these worthless questions to protect your company – and your job.
We all dream of being a billionaire so we can do what we want and buy what we want but these five guys prove rich people get rich by not blowing all their hard-earned cash.
New to an office, or feeling like the one you’re in isn’t ready for all the shrapnel work throws your way? Load up on these eight essentials and be ready for anything.
Deciding to go for the job you’ve always wanted will get group reactions of “Great for you!” in college, but once you’re in the work force the encouragement fades to “When are you going to get a real job?”. Don’t get discouraged, we’ve got 7 tips for dealing with a job no one understands.
Your personal brand influences what your boss and clients perceive as your value — are you in charge of the message you’re sending?
Whether you’ve hung on to your job or not, if you’ve seen the layoff scythe wielded through the corporate halls you’ve seen in sharp relief that you can’t rely on your company to protect your career advancement.
There’s nothing worse than being in an important meeting, getting put on the spot, and then not being able to verbalize your (great) ideas effectively. We’ve got an easy technique for communicating your thoughts to the bigwigs so you can continue your corporate domination.
There’s a line for those who hate their job and odds are, you’re already straddling it, next to everyone within eyesight. Work is the chip on all our shoulders and while there isn’t anything we can do about it, shy of becoming a bum – we can control the situation and make it a lot more manageable. Here’s how.
What do you get when you combine the product enthusiasm and customer loyalty of Apple, Google’s compulsive drive towards improvement and the slick, urbane look of GQ? As over 7,000 (mostly repeat) customers can attest – the best bespoke quality suit you’ve ever worn for less than $500. This is the story of Indochino.
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