Category: Career Development

This Simple Technique Will Make You a Much Better Negotiator

What are the basics of the art of negotiation? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Auren Hoffman, SafeGraph CEO, on Quora: (https://www.inc.com/quora/this-simple-technique-will-make-you-a-much-better-negotiator.html) Always leave money on the table. In any complex negotiation, you are almost always going to need to interact with the …

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

By ÁINE CAIN AND RACHEL GILLETT/BUSINESS INSIDER (http://time.com/money/5203296/28-questions-end-job-interview/) 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 …

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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 …

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

Jeff Hyman Contributori #LikeABoss (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffhyman/2018/03/10/whenheadhuntercalls/#7b30a6bb1008) 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 …

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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) 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 …

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

Abigail Hess | @AbigailJHess (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/these-are-the-22-most-common-side-hustles-heres-how-much-they-pay.html) Simon Ritzmann | Getty Images 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 …

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I retired at age 35 — here are 7 lessons I learned working in the corporate world

(https://www.marketwatch.com/story/7-things-i-learned-working-in-corporate-america-2018-03-08) The good, the bad, the boring Everett Collection By STEVE ADCOCK While my time working a full-time job is slowly drawing to a close, I will never forget the lessons I learned meandering my way through the “grind”. The fact is corporate America was not what I had expected it to be coming out of …

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People Who Are Happy at Work Asked These 6 Questions in Their Interview

While the prospect of asking an interviewer questions is undeniably daunting, a recent study found that people who ask follow-up questions are better liked (and, therefore, more likely to land a job) than those who do not. Not to mention, this is a job you’re considering spending 40 hours a week working (if not more)—it’s expected that you’ll have a few …

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Want to Be Irresistible to Hiring Managers? Do These 2 Things Immediately on LinkedIn

You can make recruiters come to you with this tip. By J.T. O’Donnell Founder and CEO, WorkItDaily.com @jtodonnell (https://www.inc.com/jt-odonnell/want-to-be-irresistible-to-hiring-managers-do-these-2-things-immediately-on-linkedin.html) Everyone dreams of having a top employer contact them about a job opening. The constant rejection that comes with job search is so intense, when you finally get an email or a call from a hiring manager, there’s a …

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Why the secret to nailing an interview is the exact opposite of what everybody thinks

By Elena Botelho and Kim Powell (https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/secret-to-nailing-an-interview-opposite-of-what-everybody-thinks) Why? Time is short. No one seems like the perfect fit. The chances for failure are uncomfortably high. The cost of a wrong decision can be astronomical.In the face of uncertainty, hiring decision makers want to make a safe choice. So when you are walking into the interview, get …

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