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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Mind your Speech and Blogging at the workplace
True indeed, Freedom of Speech comes to the US citizens as a right, but it may not be so at the workplace. There have been a few instances of employees being fired from a workplace as they expressed "views" on a blog. [...]
Illuminate your Career
NOW is the time to ILLUMINATE YOUR CAREER! Welcome to Careerbright! This blog is dedicated to all things related to careers - from job search tips to career advancement strategies, and everything in between. Careers are never linear, whether you're just starting [...]
In a Tough Economy will Freelance Thrive
Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond. ~Jeffrey Borenstein And that to me is what freelancing is all about.A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues [...]
Why Hitting the Gym can get you Ahead at Work
Tired of being a slave to your Blackberry 24/7? Are you skipping the gym, family events, or doctors visits because of a crushing workload? According to Marty and Joshua Seldman, authors of the new book EXECUTIVE STAMINA, working too hard for too [...]
Are you Dealing with Angry People at Work?
Are you dealing with angry people at work? If yes, how are you managing them? I was just reading this interesting article on Seth Godin's blog, titled: Angry people are different. He has two good and well known tips here - avoid [...]
I Can Work from Anywhere – Virtual Technology at the Service of the Global Workforce
Working virtually and with teams from around the world is the norm of the 21st century workforce and with the world getting smaller and technology enabling the global workforce to collaborate from one end of a globe to another, the global workforce [...]
Google Yourself often to see if Employers might find your Cyber-skeletons
According to a report in careerbuilder.com, hiring managers checked out job candidates online and discovered these cyber skeletons: 31% lied about qualifications 24% were linked to criminal behavior 19% bad-mouthed their former company 19%boasted about drinking and doing drugs 15% shared confidential [...]
Green Habits you can easily follow at your Workplace
"If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come the grass roots up, not from the top down." - Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce It is not easy being "green". After all, we have been brought [...]
Careerbright Blog Features on Alltop
It is great to be associated with the ace blogger and VC Guy Kawasaki and the association is in reference to his latest venture Alltop which features the Careerbright blog on it's Career site. Providing a one stop, single page, dynamic, theme-based [...]
Be Self Directed and Self Motivated when Working from Home
Janice B. works for a large software firm and has been working from home for over 10 years and has found the arrangement perfect for her. Being a single parent for almost 15 years she needed to live near her extended family [...]
Part-time Workers Face Promotion Discrimination
Telecommuters are less likely to get promoted than peers who head into the office every day, according to a global survey of 1,300 executives by Los Angeles-based executive search firm Korn/Ferry International, released January 2007. Almost everywhere part-time employees have the [...]
On the Way to Reentering Workforce – Lack of Confidence
This post is in the series of strength builders when re-entering the workforce. The previous ones were: On the Way to Reentering Workforce - Conquering FEAR and On the Way to Reentering Workforce - Time Management. For a baby boomer or post [...]
8 Ways to Improve Your Work Productivity Overnight – Guest Post
Are you finding that you aren't as productive as you should be during your workday? Perhaps it is your boss who has noticed, which is never a good thing. Being productive can simplify your job down the line and, in many cases, [...]
On the Way to Reentering Workforce – Time Management
A mother needs more hours in a day. "I don’t have enough time to research the companies and network. My life is busy with three kids and shuttling from home to school and their evening activities. Where is the time?" Some tips [...]
On the Way to Reentering Workforce – Conquering FEAR
I am scared of the thought of being in an interview again. Sweaty palms and stuttering voice- that’s so me! For some of the re-entrants it is a similar experience as if stepping in the job market for the fist time. Fear, [...]
Business Cards – Do you have your Glass Slipper?
Cinderella left behind a glass slipper that helped the prince trace her whereabouts; what are you leaving behind, after an interview? Though Cinderella’s slipper slip was unintentional, but can you imagine how the story would have been without that slippery incident? Yes [...]
SAMPLE RESUME – Career Change and Re-entering the Workforce
The example here is a sample resume of an event planner who is a re-entrant to the job market (with an employment gap in her resume and a career change in plans) in career transition from a teaching job to an event planner. Learn [...]
A Part-time Job with Full-time Income – The Possibilities
Who all are looking for part-time jobs? Teenagers College Students Retirees Young Mothers People with Medical Problems or Disabilities Single Parents in Need of More Cash – A Second Job Someone in Search for a Good Life-Work Balance Why do you want [...]
Career Options for Baby Boomers or Post-Retirement
According to the Thomas C. Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, AARP (2006), by 2012 nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce will be age 55 or older, up from 14 percent in 2002. As the baby boom(er) generation nears retirement age, and the [...]
Make Money Fast Online, Internet Marketing and Surveys – Scam or Genuine
Are you lured by the numerous email offers you get these days to make money fast on the Internet and taking online surveys from home to earn a 4 figure income per month? If you want to explore more on this topic [...]
Entrepreneurship for Baby Boomers or Post Retirement
Baby Boomers as Entrepreneurs According to Going Your Own Way, an article in USnews.com a CGC analysis of government data shows that those 55 to 64 and older represent one of the fastest-growing groups of self-employed workers. Some 1.8 million American workers [...]
Strengthening the Pillars of Self-Confidence on the Comeback Path
In a previous post (Women Need Support to Reenter the Workforce) someone had rightly commented that when reentering the workforce the woman faces the major roadblock of conquering her shaken self-confidence. The doubts and fear of whether she would be able to [...]
How to be Optimistic during the Job Search Process
Build a Support System Being in a job search for long can be mentally draining and physically taxing, seek support in friends, family or professional help and support with career coaches or counselors. Volunteer - Do Something you Like/Love If the job [...]
Women Need Support to Reenter the Workforce – This is a Demand and Requirement for a well Balanced Society
15,000 women marched through New York City in 1908 demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. On this International Women's Day, 100 years later, still the working woman is struggling for a good work-life balance. Shorter hours or flexible work schedule [...]