How to Be a Good Salesperson: The Key Steps to Take
Good sales reps will effectively earn the respect and the ongoing trust of their prospects. Great ones earn their loyalty, admiration, and new referrals. Good reps handle objections skillfully; great ones preemptively surface the concerns and eliminate them.
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Career Returner Challenges — A Self-help Guide
This is a guest post by Kim Foster. In 1996, less than half of mothers of pre-school children were in work; now, thanks in part to subsidised childcare, that figure has risen to around two thirds. That’s great news for women who [...]
When it’s time to Switch Careers – Step Up and Don’t be Afraid of Change
Being the best you can be is absolutely essential in creating a life for yourself that you are both proud of and happy with. This comes in many different ways for all kinds of people. Understanding yourself is the first step to [...]
How to Improve Your Human Retargets Department
Your company’s human retarget department serves a crucial function that is often overlooked. HR has an elevated mission to help your business operate with transparency, provide a safe environment for employees, and find the workers that make your company flourish. A weak HR [...]
Turning One’s Shortcomings into Strengths: 3 Unique Advantages Specific to Those with Asperger’s Syndrome
To date, there is no definite statistic indicating how many people are currently diagnosed with Asperger’s. Some experts estimate that 1 out of every 250 people has some form of Asperger syndrome (AS). In the late 1990’s, however, professionals associated with the National [...]
5 Important Questions to Ask Yourself Before Making a Career Decision
This is a guest post by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Making good choices is the key to professional success, and that goes for career decisions as well as on-the-job ones. Whether it’s a promotion, a new venture or a new position, when it [...]
Wealth Growth – Invest In The Market and Invest In Yourself
When is the best time to start your investment portfolio? You would normally say certainly not now, I can’t afford to. The answer is that you can’t afford not to try. When you decide to start an investment portfolio, remember that slow [...]
Should You Get Your PhD? Here’s What You Should Know
In a recent study conducted by the US Census Bureau, individuals with a PhD degree earns 33% more than those with a bachelor’s degree. Pursuing further education can be both daunting and fulfilling as it requires more time, effort, and dedication to achieve. Not [...]
Some women earning 35% less than their male colleagues: The gender pay gap in 2019
Some women earning 35% less than their male colleagues: The gender pay gap in 2019 Skilled agricultural workers (senior farmers and landscape designers) were the only employees to have closed the gender pay gap for their sector in 2019 The remaining 25 [...]
Moving up the Career and Earnings Ladder – 3 Big Benefits to Learning a New Skill
Putting time and effort into learning something completely new might seem like a bit of a daunting prospect at first, especially if you don’t have a clue where to start, or you’re already really struggling to find spare time in your day. [...]
Is it Time for a Career Change? Mindfulness Can Help You Decide.
This is a guest post by Ora Nadrich. A Gallup poll found that more than two-thirds of U.S. workers aren’t engaged in their work and are simply putting in their time. It’s an unfortunate fact that many people in our society [...]
3 Tips for Becoming One of Tomorrow’s Global Leaders
This is a guest post by Lu Zhang. At 16 years old, Greta Thunberg already knows how big ideas can capture the world’s attention. The Swedish climate activist led an international protest that united children and adults from 150 countries in a [...]
How Learning Latin Can Help You Further Your Career
Some people consider Latin to be a dead language, but little do they know that it’s still alive even in the current vocabulary today. It might not be spoken in regular conversations, but its derivatives are still being used in “regular” English. [...]
4 Benefits of Building a Career Network
If you really want to be successful, it is important that you learn how vital networking is to your career. An active network is normally an essential step to landing your next job in the field that you are interested in. Unlike [...]
The Real Numbers Behind the USWNT Revenue Debate
This is a guest post by Maria Colacurcio The United States Soccer Federation has often claimed that women’s soccer generates much less revenue than men’s. If you’re only looking at ticket sales, this is partially true (although since 2016, women’s sales [...]
You’ve Decided to Change Jobs –Think Again!
This is a guest post by Steven L. Manchel, Esq. In most cases, deciding that you want to change jobs is the easiest part of the departure process. Indeed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in just this past September alone, some [...]
Generalist or Specialist? What’s Better for Your Career?
Nowadays, if you want to have a marketable professional profile and attract offers from the best employers, developing transferable skills is just as important as acquiring relevant qualification. What Are Transferable Skills? Transferable skills are, as the name suggests, skills that you [...]
3 Things to Never Ask a Military Veteran in the Workplace
Veterans Law Attorney cites critical questions to avoid when interviewing a military veteran for hire—and engaging with those already on-staff—to avoid legal landmines and foster military-friendly employer status. This is a guest post by Merilee A. Kern. According to the U.S. Department [...]
Tips for Parents for Helping Their Children with Homework
Helping children with homework is a real challenge for most working parents. Often a child might need help with a lesson that parents have no clue about. You have little time to spare but the kids need their own time to get [...]
Interview Question – What are your long term career goals?
How honest can you be with the answer when you are confronted with this question either in an interview or during the annual performance review? What are your long term career goals? I have come across some Millennial newcomers to the workplace [...]
Injured On The Job? How You Can Begin The Career Rebuilding Process After A Career Changing Injury
Each year, there are over 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million victims of workplace-related illnesses, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). For companies, these incidents cost over $151 billion annually in revenue, compensation and lost productivity. However, for the employee, the cost [...]
Safeguarding your career ahead of the recession
This is a guest post by Michael Green. Many factors will affect the long-term thinking around your career; job prospects, trends affecting the wider industry, and the qualifications necessary to progress further. Another threat that can make the workforce consider their future [...]
13 Thoughtful Boss’ Day Gift Ideas
This is a guest post by Merilee Kern. Fall is here and National Boss’s Day October 16 is on fast approach. Luckily for you I’ve vetted many gift ideas across multiple categories, with these 13 among my top-rated gifts and gets for [...]
How to Create the Vision of the Life You Want at Work
This is a guest post by Stacy Ennis. There’s a near-universal fact I’ve uncovered coaching solopreneurs and training leaders across all levels: people want more out of life. Statistics back up my experiential analysis. According to a recent Gallup poll, “only 15% [...]
Looking for a change in career? Check out these freelance jobs
Have you ever thought about working from home? Whether you’re looking for a change of career, or you’re simply hoping to boost your monthly income, working as a freelancer might be just what you’re looking for. Not only can you work from [...]