Mar 23

This Simple Technique Will Make You a Much Better Negotiator

Always leave money on the table.

In any complex negotiation, you are almost always going to need to interact with the other party after the negotiation is complete. So you need to make sure the other side is happy and gets a good deal.

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Mar 23

Simple Tricks to Remember Insanely Secure Passwords

You need to lock your password manager with one secure master password, and you must remember it yourself. Here’s how to do it.
How to Remember Insanely Secure Passwords

One way to ensure that you remember your passwords is to use the same one for every secure site. You know, something simple, like your dog’s name. That’s one way, sure, but it’s not a good way. If use the “Fido technique,” your password is easy to guess, and you can bet some ne’er-do-well will guess it. Worse, if you use the same password everywhere, then a crook who cracks one site gets access to them all. Really, the only way to use a complex, unique password for every secure site is to install a password manager.
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Mar 23

28 Brilliant Questions to Ask at the End of Every Job Interview

By ÁINE CAIN AND RACHEL GILLETT/BUSINESS INSIDER

Thinking up questions to ask during job interviews is key.

Remember, every interview is a two-way street. You should be interviewing the employer just as much as they’re interviewing you. You both need to walk away convinced that the job would be a great fit.

So when the tables are turned and the interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for me?” take advantage of this opportunity. It’s the best way to determine if you’d be happy working for this employer, and whether your goals are aligned with theirs.

Plus, asking questions is a simple way to convey your enthusiasm for the role and the organization that you’re looking to join.

But sometimes it’s tricky to think up questions to ask on the spot. So you should do your research, and come prepared with some questions to put your your interview.

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Mar 23

Research Shows This 1 Mindset Is Why Some People Are 10X Happier (and, Wealthier) Than Others

Could zero-sum thinking be the reason you’ve got less than others? Definitely. Here’s why.


By J.T. O’Donnell
Founder and CEO, WorkItDaily.com@jtodonnell
CREDIT: Getty Images

Imagine you’re in a classroom. The teacher announces an upcoming test will determine 100 percent of your grade and is going to be graded on a curve. That means, the worse other’s do compared to you, the better your grade will be. Would you help your classmates’ prepare? Studies show your answer is likely “no.” It’s called zero-sum thinking, i.e., when someone wins, someone else must lose. Unfortunately, many people look at life with zero-sum thinking — and it’s working against them.

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Mar 12

5 Questions to Ask When You Start a New Job

(https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/5-questions-to-ask-when-you-start-a-new-job)

Starting a new job can be an exciting, but nerve-wracking, experience. After all, there’s so much information to take in, different coworkers to meet, and a physical office space you’ll need to learn to navigate. If you want to make your life easier during this transition and start your new role on the right note, here are some key questions to ask early on.

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Mar 12

When The Headhunter Calls, What Will Your Best Employee Say?

As if it wasn’t already painful to recruit great people! Now, with the economy in full gear, you also must actively defend your company against headhunters seeking to lure your best employees to greener pastures.

Make no mistake. This is the strongest employee-driven labor market in decades. If you don’t make your company super-compelling to your rock-star performers, they’re going to leave you.

At this very moment, a headhunter might be preparing to woo your vice president of digital marketing. Is there anything you can do to convince her to stay? Best to act now. Next week will be too late.
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Mar 05

13 Creative Ways to Let the World Know About Your New Job Opening

By The Young Entrepreneur Council

(https://smallbiztrends.com/2018/03/creative-ways-to-share-new-job-openings.html)

13 Creative Ways to Share New Job Openings

Finding potential job seekers can feel like a hopeless task. No matter where you put up your job posting, it just doesn’t seem to turn out the caliber of candidates that you are looking for. While your efforts are in the right place, the results can be fruitless unless you incorporate some new innovative ways to attract job seekers and catch their attention. That’s why we asked 13 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following:

“What is a creative way to share a new job opening at your company?”

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Mar 05

The Future of Work Relies on Your Developing These 5 Team Skills

Are your employees upgrading their digital fluency? Improving their multi-cultural dexterity?
The Future of Work Relies on Your Developing These 5 Team Skills

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Heather R. Huhman
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Career and Workplace Expert; Founder and President, Come Recommended
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

A change-or-die moment may be coming to your business: Across multiple industries, disruptive changes are happening more and more frequently.

Related: 4 Secrets Behind the Best Employee Training

And if employees don’t have the right skills to keep up, employers will face an ever-widening skills gap.
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Mar 04

8 Things Highly Successful LinkedIn Users Do Right Everyday

There are unwritten rules of engagement on LinkedIn. Do you know what they are?


By J.T. O’Donnell
Founder and CEO, WorkItDaily.com@jtodonnell

LinkedIn is currently the number one professional networking platform. With over 500 million profiles, it’s also where hiring managers and recruiters go to find their next rockstar employee, freelancer, vendor, etc. The challenge is standing out (for all the right reasons) among the sea of professionals with the same skill sets as you. Why do some people get tons of profile views, invitations to connect, and personal notes from employers and customers interested in hiring them? They’ve invested time and energy into doing all the right things on LinkedIn.

Every social media platform has some unwritten do’s and don’ts.

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Mar 04

These are the 22 most common side hustles—here’s how much they pay

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(https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/these-are-the-22-most-common-side-hustles-heres-how-much-they-pay.html)

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More Americans are side hustling than ever before. In fact, over 44 million Americans work more than one job. These hustlers work multiple jobs to make ends meet, to pay off debt and to earn spending money. In doing so, 26.7 percent sacrifice exercising, 38.7 percent get less sleep and 41.9 percent sacrifice time with their loved ones.

But some side hustles may not be worth it. CreditLoan surveyed 996 Americans and found that of the 22 most common side hustles, 15 paid an average of $100 a month or more, and others paid much less.
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