Business Communication Today, 14th Ed.
Chapter 18. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"Assuming you work very hard and are not rude, insensitive, or offensive, if you feel you must significantly change the way you speak and act to fit into your company's culture, then perhaps you are in the wrong company.
"Every week, we gather our favorite resources on career advice, smart living tips, and ways to have a little more fun in life and compile it all into our famous Best of the Web newsletter.
"Cover letters: They strike fear in the hearts of millions, and just uttering the phrase is enough to make a grown man cry.
Excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea.
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"There’s nothing I love more than a good list, especially at the end of the year, when reflecting and resolution-making abound," says Adrian Granzella Larssen, editor-in-chief at TheMuse.
"Remember when changing jobs every couple of years was viewed as problematic?
"Finding a job after graduation can be a daunting task for most graduates.
"Today’s students and career-changers have access to more career planning information than ever before.
Check out these examples of e-portfolios presented by Auburn University.
"Over the past 10 years, I’ve been fortunate enough to help all sorts of people get their websites into shape.
From brief reviews to online videos, see how content from consumers is reshaping contemporary marketing.
The Data-Driven Marketing Institute is a strong advocate for database marketing techniques.
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Why not make a career of it?
Chain Store Age tracks the latest ideas in retailing formats.
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The Mobile Marketing Association, whose members include many of the biggest consumer brands in the world, is helping refine the art and science of marketing to today’s mobile buyers.
The nonprofit organization Catalyst conducts extensive research around the world to identify and understand opportunities to improve gender inclusivity in business management.
B Lab is a nonprofit organization that helped develop the benefit corporation model and offers B Corp certification to companies that emphasize social and environmental values in their operations.
Impact Hub is a global community of local “hubs” that nurture social entrepreneurs.
"Older people don't have to play it safe and stay in a job rut.
Case 14.