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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Looking Back and Looking Ahead – 4 Steps to Success in the New Year
Careerbright wishes you a very happy NEW YEAR! Enjoy the New Year dawn with new hopes, resolutions and happiness! And as you charge ahead, with a fresh spirit to take charge of your career it is time to evaluate how you LEAD [...]
Losing your Unemployment Benefits – here’s what you should do
Around 2 million or more Americans could be losing their unemployment benefits this year end. "California has more residents at risk of losing unemployment benefits than 36 other states and Washington D.C. combined." That means those who had been relying on the [...]
How to Sneak out to Work during Holidays
Holidays are just round the corner and that means you have to wrap up work for some quality family time. But wait, I really don’t think I can live without checking my emails, or knowing that everything is fine at work without [...]
Career Job Advice Everywhere which ones are the Best?
You search Google for articles on a career advice or a job search and there you are bombarded with 50,000 results or more. Most often you would click on the first few on the first page and get a lot of information [...]
Facebook for Careers Launches in the UK
What will you do when you grow up? Perhaps network more, SMS more and tweet more; some new devices would be your handy gadgets and you’ll be video conferencing on the move! Expect to receive a much mature answer at WYGU or [...]
Should I access Internet at Office for Personal Work?
A very basic question but recently I have been asked this question by many a Gen Y clients and acquaintance. My answer is clear on this one– look up your office policies, ask HR if you cannot find any relevant ones on [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Careerbright Supporters! This is the time to thank you all for being part of Careerbright as the blog begins its 5th year of blogosphere existence! And it was indeed the right time for a makeover. As you would have noticed [...]
Tips on Office Holiday Party Etiquette
It’s holiday time and your calendar is full of party invites, office parties are clashing with your social gatherings, what to do? You are an introvert and would rather stay away from the big office bashes you don’t feel comfortable – what [...]
The Best Advice for Boomers for Success at Workplace or during Career Change
"Three out of four boomers intend to keep working and earning in retirement. For many of these older workers, it's a matter of economic necessity. But the feeling that they're trapped in a job they'll never be able to leave is causing [...]
Storytelling as a Driver of Reinvention: for your Career, Business, and Change-making Efforts
"Through storytelling, we discover the invisible lines of connection that drive relationships. Apply this to a variety of contexts - whether you're interviewing for a job, promoting large-scale change, raising money, or sharing insights through your blog. It all comes down to [...]
Earning Your MBA Online
Guest post by Alvina Lopez If you want to advance in your career but continue to find yourself getting edged out by the competition, you may want to consider taking your qualifications to the next level and earning an MBA. Many working [...]
How to Best describe the Objective in your Resume
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” First impressions must make an impact, to be precise, to show respect and to be courteous is what it takes to make a pleasant and lasting one. You might be able [...]
Three Tips for Mastering Career Change – How to Change Horses in Midstream Without Getting Wet
With the changing economy, changing marketplace, and the changing planet, it is no surprise that so many folks are facing career changes and searching for their next path to financial security. Many of the currently unemployed have found their jobs outtargetd to [...]
Listen to your Business – Workstreamer Streams the Competitive Edge you need
Careerbright presents an interview with Suaad Sait, the co-founder of Workstreamer, Inc. He also serves as Chairman of the Board at ReachForce, where he was previously President and CEO. Follow him on Twitter at @suaadsait. About Workstreamer: Workstreamer is for business professionals who realize that access to [...]
Good News for Job Hunters: Where to Look for Employment Opportunities
Guest post by Alexis Bonari It can be difficult and disheartening for job seekers to sift through statistics in hopes of finding positive numbers. The 2008-2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics projections are optimistic, but it’s tough to believe that things will be [...]
Taking the Hurdles off Your Job track. What to do to combat the negatives – Skill Limitations, Personality Issue, Criminal Record
Guest post by Leslie West. There are a lot of reasons people don’t get jobs. Sometimes the guy or woman, who came in after you, just blew you out of the water. It happens. So we just have to push forward and [...]
4 Tips on Stress Relief at Job
Guest Post by Alexis Bonari If it seems as though you are starting to take forever to finish work assignments or if you feel as though any task that is given to you makes you want to run and hide, you may [...]
Have an MBA? What Salary would you expect this year?
iimjobs.com – an exclusive job portal for MBAs from premier business schools in India released the findings of second MBA Salary Survey. The survey was conducted to understand trends in compensation of MBAs from top business schools in India. The survey was [...]
The Roadblocks to Working from Home
No matter how sane and sound advice you receive on working from home the roadblocks are ever present and often times tough to navigate. An effective work-from-home routine depends on how well you manage to navigate past these obstacles and eventually work [...]
4 Secrets of Grabbing the Recruiter’s Attention in your Cover Letter
With hundreds and thousands of resumes being submitted for one single job opening, the only way you can make the recruiter open your resume is by having a smart and unique cover letter (and of course the other way is when you [...]
A Challenge helps you Leap Higher
I strongly believe that adversity and challenge are the essential elements of life which one must welcome now and then, it is nothing to shy away from or feel intimidated. Only through these hurdles we learn to leap higher and emerge stronger [...]
How better Presentation Skills can get you ahead in your career
Whether changing careers or getting ahead in your present one - presentations and communication skills rank high. A recent study indicated that nearly 100% of employers are looking for employees who have good communication skills. This doesn’t just mean that you need [...]
Creating a Stress-Free Career Journey – Ten Tips for the Young Professional Woman
Guest Post by Dr. Ann Gatty Is there such a thing as a stress-free career path? Probably not but at least we should try to minimize stress while working as much as we can. It is a fact that most of us [...]
Divided by a Common Language – The Indian Interaction
Guest Post by Gunjan Bagla Global 2000 companies have grown their India subsidiaries at a dizzying pace in recent years as a result the CEOs of Hewlett Packard Dell Computer Cisco Intel and others have visited Bangalore Mumbai Hyderabad and Delhi frequently. [...]