Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 14. Applying and Interviewing for Employment
There are four things that the most successful professionals have in common.
We live in a busy world.
To ensure your thank you letter stands out from the competition after an interview, it's important to rethink how you approach writing it.
Writing sensible email messages As we've seen before, getting your inbound email under control will give you a huge productivity boost, but what about all the emails you send?
Fudging details will hurt you in the long run.
Everyone tries to network, but few people do it well, often making the same basic mistakes.
Most people will judge you within the first second of meeting you and their opinion will most likely never change.
From showing up too casually attired to giving a weak handshake, committing these mistakes will make sure you don’t get a callback (much less a new job).
Alexandra Levit (photo, left) received this email from a reader:
Dear Alexandra: My colleague’s mother passed away suddenly last week.
"Knowing what to wear on a job interview is half the battle of the interview itself.
Alexandra Levit (photo, left) received this email from a reader:
Dear Alexandra: My colleague’s mother passed away suddenly last week.
Geoffrey James (photo, left) offers some advice to avoid "LinkedIn mistakes that will kill your credibility.
"In this Business English Podcast lesson we continue our series on making telephone calls in English by looking at how to deal with technical problems and clarify information using alternative choice questions.
A newsletter has gone out with a glaring, and rather embarrassing, error.
Here’s something that happened recently when I was hiring for an open position:
A candidate emailed her resume and cover letter to me.
Whether you are an old hat at getting up in front of an audience, or stone cold terrified of speaking into a mic, one thing is certain: We all have at least one thing that sends chills of fear down our collective spinal cords.
The folks at BusinessInsider.
Which workplace communication method increased more in the past year - email or social media?
When someone earnestly complements you, how does it make you feel?
BusinessInsider.
I get tons of emails where the writer tells a story and then ends with, “is that even legal?
In today's weak job market, it's more important than ever to make your resume stand out.
Can you read this?
Which buzzword do you think leads the list of most overused words in PR put out by the folks at Francis Moran & Associates?
There are quite a number of motivational speakers and self-improvement books out there with a surprisingly simple message: believe that success will come easily to you and it will.