Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Prologue
According to David Jensen, "As an advanced-degree holder in the sciences, you don’t have to be on the job market to feel beat down.
"This kind of discussion is all about degrees of certainty.
"This kind of discussion is all about degrees of certainty.
"If you have a skill that’s in demand, chances are you’ve received more than one job offer.
"Building relationships at work takes time and patience, but it’s crucial to your career.
"We all want to be more productive, but we’re drowning in a sea of productivity apps and hacks.
"My career fantasies," writes Erin McDermott Peterson, "consisted of me getting to just focus on recruiting all day—finding and interviewing people, making offers, and convincing them this was the right opportunity for them.
"Great results are more than half the battle.
Lydia Bowers (photo, left) fields a question from a reader about changing careers at 60.
"Presumably, extroverts are more excited by going to mixers and events and meeting new people.
"In The Episodic Career: How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption, Farai Chideya [photo, left], an award-winning author, journalist and professor, reports on today’s challenging job landscape and offers tools for navigating the inevitable changes.
"If you’re looking to break out of teaching, but are hesitant because you’re not sure how your skills might translate to another industry, have no fear.
"It’s been a decade since LinkedIn starting adding features that help you do your job better, but many people still aren’t taking advantage of those features.
According to William Aruda (photo, left), "I spend a lot of time helping people improve their LinkedIn profile and align it with their real-world brand.
"Maybe someone less qualified gets a promotion you worked hard to earn.
"Ever have to psych yourself up to go to work?
"Though he’s nearly seen it all, Tyler Gaffney [photo, left] still gets surprised when early-stage B2B startups tell him how they’ve determined their pricing.
Stefano Tasselli [photo, left], Martin Kilduff, and Blaine Landis provide the answers at HBR.
"Have you ever wanted to reinvent yourself and start all over?
"Are you a giver or a taker?
"Get ready because this episode is going to take a HUGE weight off your shoulders.
In this podcast Anna Runyan, founder of ClassyCareerGirl.
"If you want to be successful in your career, I have a little-known secret for you.