Business Communication Today, 14th Ed.
Chapter 18. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"There are thousands of different websites that you can leverage to build your own personal brand, but only a few that will give you both the reach and credibility to make a major impact.
"'Shark Tank' investor Barbara Corcoran has met a lot of people in business.
"Whether it’s the job or your dreams or you’re just keeping an eye out," have a listen to Jaclyn Westlake (photo, left).
"Congratulations! You got the job.
"How do creative people come up with great ideas?
"If you're not familiar with the term "career summary," it's those few lines or bullets at the top of your resume directly under your name and contact information that tell an employer who you are.
"Electronic Portfolios are a creative means of organizing, summarizing, and sharing artifacts, information, and ideas about teaching and/or learning, along with personal and professional growth.
"Electronic Portfolios are a creative means of organizing, summarizing, and sharing artifacts, information, and ideas about teaching and/or learning, along with personal and professional growth.
Laura Forer reports over at MarketingProf.
"How do creative people come up with great ideas?
Áine Cain (photo, left) reports.
"Negotiation is problem solving.
"Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them?
"With the onslaught of emails we receive every day, it's hard to imagine how anyone could keep up professional email habits at all times.
"If you feel like you are always working but not advancing in your career one successful entrepreneur has a solution.
"This presentation will show the truths and lies of body language deception.
"When people think of advocating for their ideas, they think of convincing arguments based on data, facts, and figures.
According to Stacey Lastoe (photo, left), "In spite of any negative feelings you may be harboring over your job status, you need to set them aside if you want to present yourself as a viable candidate.
According to Stacey Lastoe (photo, left), "In spite of any negative feelings you may be harboring over your job status, you need to set them aside if you want to present yourself as a viable candidate.
"Do you ever find yourself in awkward social situations?
"This animated video describes the six universal Principles of Persuasion that have been scientifically proven to make you most effective as reported in Dr.
"Storytelling is an essential leadership skill.
"Career expert and Growth Lab CEO Ramit Sethi [photo, left] shares an easy way to test your business ideas with your friends to see if your idea is something people want.
"Researchers highlighted some key indicators such as bad grammar, spelling and punctuation in posts by trolls.
