"One of the most common reasons for holding a meeting is to solve a problem.

"In this intermediate Business English Pod lesson, we look at ways to give and ask for opinions.

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"This is the first in a three-part Business English Pod series that explores the use of many different language techniques in the context of a merger.

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"As a non-native speaker of English, you might often find yourself in situations like this: You’re sitting in a meeting or a teleconference, and some of the participants are native English speakers.

 "I have written several articles about LinkedIn, and they often generate the most comments," says William Aruda (photo, left) in a piece for Forbes.

"There's a lot of resume advice out there—and some of it conflicting.

"The changing nature of résumés, use of applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn and other social media sites, Skype video conferencing, big data applications and more are all impacting the way employers and hope-to-be-employees find, communicate and interact with each other," writes Arnie Fertig in his introduction of a post at USNews.

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"If you use your resume to apply for published jobs, then it is likely you will be competing with a few hundred other resumes and you can improve your odds of surviving this grueling process by (1) including what most reviewers want to see and (2) eliminating what most of them don't want to see.

"In a decade of recruiting for countless sales and marketing jobs spanning numerous industries and locations, there is a reliable stable of tricks I’ve seen job seekers use to put themselves ahead of the crowd in any interviewing situation," states Ken Sundheim (photo, left) in a piece featured at PersonalBrandingBlog.

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"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.

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"The following is a list of LinkedIn tools for business to help increase your LinkedIn effectiveness.

"Have you ever taken on additional responsibilities when your schedule was already fully booked?

We write a lot about resumes — what to do, and what not to do.

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That resource is no longer available, but here is advice on creating a compelling LinkedIn profile.