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What You Should Realistically Expect From Your First Post-Grad Job

​Maybe you have a couple of internships under your belt, or you worked a variety of short-term service jobs throughout high school and college. In any case, you might be ... Read more
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The 4 Characteristics of High-Quality Staffing Firms

​At some large companies, 30% of the procurement budget goes to temporary workers. Others say they employ more consultants than W-2 employees. There’s no doubt about it: the upside of ... Read more
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The Most Prevalent (and Untrue) Myths About Salespeople: Part 2

​In part one of this article, we debunked two major myths about sales. But there are more misconceptions to uncover, so let’s get started. Sales Isn’t Ruthless Some outsiders think ... Read more
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The Most Prevalent (and Untrue) Myths About Salespeople: Part 1

​Eight days. According to a report from Harvard Business School, that’s the difference in time it takes to fill a sales position versus the average for all jobs. That might ... Read more
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How To Respond To “How Are You?”

4 Better Ways to Answer “How Are You?” than “I’m Good”​How many times a day do people ask, “How are you?” Probably at least ten.And how many times a day ... Read more
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How To List Contract & Consulting Work On Your resume

​Writing a resume and arranging your resume summary, skill sets, relevant work experience, and education section is tricky— building and organizing a resume when you’re a consultant is even trickier.Why? ... Read more
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7 Questions to Ask Your New Boss

​Beginning a new job is always a little overwhelming. Not only are you adjusting to a whole new project, office, and set of coworkers, you’re also trying to figure out ... Read more
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How to Write an Excellent Cover Letter When You Hate to Write

​Do you strongly dislike writing? That’s pretty normal. But even if you’re applying for a technical job with very little writing required, you probably won’t get the job without a ... Read more
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Strategic Guide to Leveraging Contract and Permanent Talent

​A company’s workforce is its most valuable asset in navigating short-term disruption and achieving long-term growth. However, the impact of COVID-19 on business demand, operations, and bottom-line results has many ... Read more
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Laid-Off Workers Are Knocking. Here’s Why You Should Answer.

​The idea that you shouldn’t take a second look at laid-off workers is a worn-out concept in the first place, and in today’s hiring environment, with a labor market that’s ... Read more
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Why the Right Candidate Match Is About More Than Just Skills

  Today, finding the “right” person for your open position doesn’t just mean someone with the right skill set: that’s a given. Particularly now, as the job market is flooded ... Read more
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Leading with Emotional Intelligence in a Crisis

​Although organizations have historically faced financial and economic crises, business leaders have never seen one such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Combined with the other challenges 2020 has ushered in, the ... Read more
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Personal Brand: Why Is It Important and How Do You Build It?

​Does the way you choose to show up to the outside world reflect who you truly are inside? If not, your personal brand may need some love. Building your personal ... Read more
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Creating a Failure-Safe Workplace for Employees

​Though “failure is not an option” is certainly a fitting phrase for a major space mission like Apollo 13, the everyday workplace should be less prone to believing those words, ... Read more
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Using Your Data to Drive Business Decisions

​As business leaders cope with the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, the need to ensure business continuity in the short term while being more resilient in the future in ... Read more
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Leading Change Management with Certainty in Uncertain Times

​While change used to be slow and incremental, organizations today face a whole new breed of change— one that’s fast, disruptive, and unpredictable. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest ... Read more
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Legit Job or Employment Scam? 8 Red Flags to Avoid Becoming a Victim

​The world has changed because of COVID-19, and our “new normal” continues to change along with it. As many of our routines have been upended, things like the great outdoors, ... Read more
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Quality C-Suite Executives More Available Now

​​The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken markets everywhere in unexpected ways, and changed the way all types of companies do business. Private and public sector workplaces are making decisions about how ... Read more
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Virtual Interviewing 101: Tips for the C-Suite

​​In a world grappling with a pandemic, interview norms have largely gone out the window—and moved into the home. Yesterday’s in-person boardroom interviews are today’s makeshift home offices, where executive ... Read more
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Cyberattacks on Rise, Demand for Cybersecurity Pros

​It’s estimated that more than 30 million U.S. workers are now working remotely. As the number of people working from home has increased on a massive scale practically overnight, workers ... Read more
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