Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 14. Applying and Interviewing for Employment
"Unfortunately, candidates aren’t judged on how well they do their jobs; they’re judged on how well they describe how they do their jobs.
"In this Business English Podcast lesson we’re going to look at useful language for handling the practical details of a business visit, such as airport pickup and restaurant or hotel booking.
"Before you answer the question the employer asks, you should pause to think, 'What fear about the future caused them to ask this question about my past?
"The New Yorker's Maria Konnikova explains the science behind why we need to sleep more, waste less time on the internet, and stop multitasking.
"In addition to your resume, everyone should have a professional bio," writes Marie Raperto (photo, left).
"Have you ever taken on additional responsibilities when your schedule was already fully booked?
According to Vivian Giang (photo, left), "Sometimes hiring managers can eliminate a candidate immediately because they've crossed the line and done something completely inappropriate.
"While you may end up being asked the standard "what is your weakness" question at a job interview, a sneaky employer may try to slip in some questions that are illegal to ask, in order to gain some possibly sensitive information," writes Justin Gmoser (photo, left) in presenting this video on the topic.
"If you don't have a digital presence today, you don't exist," writes Tom Cochran (photo, left), Chief Technology Officer with Atlantic Media.
Julie Bort (photo, left) covers the seamier side of reputation management.
In this Business English Pod .
"The new year is often a good time to reflect on the good and bad things that have happened in the past year," says Vivian Giang with BusinessInsider.
"With the growth of such customer review sites as Yelp and TripAdvisor, and e-commerce sites like eBay, anyone with access to the Internet can potentially make or break a company's reputation.
We're seeing more and more recruiters use the web as a place to search for talent and conduct employment background searches.
There are four things that the most successful professionals have in common.
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).
"Knowing what to wear on a job interview is half the battle of the interview itself.
When someone earnestly complements you, how does it make you feel?
It's not all that difficult to completely blow a job interview.
I've estimated that between career fairs and in-office interviews, I've interviewed over 150 people.
This Business English podcast is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions.
Katya Wachtel (photo left), writer for BusinessInsider.
Here is a fun online infographic creator introduced to us by Jacob Share in a post at PersonalBrandingBlog.
This is the last in our three-part Business English Podcast series on cold calling.
Are you building a database of prospects or friends?