Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Prologue
"If you’ve been looking for a new job for a while and getting nowhere, cheer up.
"You’ve probably heard the advice over and over again that you need to become an authority and build your own personal brand to stand out.
"Before experience, educational background, or skills, a small profile picture on LinkedIn is often the first thing a recruiter sees when making a judgment about a potential hire.
Uncovering your micro-motives — that collection of super-specialized things that make your particular heart sing — are key to finding fulfillment and success at work, say social scientists Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas.
"My point is that your role isn’t necessarily meant to be a 24/7 enjoyable experience—that’s why you get a paycheck for doing it.
Richard Feloni covers the work of Dr.
"Having a cluttered desk or inappropriate items in your workspace could be making a bad impression on your colleagues or employers.
"3 tips for breaking the ice.
Is the Quest for Perfection Actually Hurting Your Progress? Four Ways to Keep Perfectionism in Check
"Avoiding opportunities, falling behind, and overworking are just some of the very real consequences of perfectionism.
Emily Liou (photo, left) answers the following Ask a Credible Career Coach question: "I’ve only been at my current job for a few months, but I know for certain that it’s just not right for me.
"But for us little guys — the companies who hire dozens instead of hundreds; the start ups looking to change the world with team members who are equal parts talented and passionate; the tribes where each new person immediately sends ripples through the culture — we read every cover letter, and make our interview decisions based on them.
From an introduction to job-search strategies to details on résumé writing, you’ll find advice from career counseling professionals.
"As soon as something goes wrong in our lives, we as humans tend to fall into negative thinking patterns.
These online tools (many are free) offer a variety of ways to create infographics.
The Pew Research Center is one of the most respected research organizations in the world; learn how they try to get it right.
The 1000-plus pages of advice in the Chicago Manual of Style for citations and other writing and formatting questions can be overwhelming, but the editors are here to help.
The FTC’s Business Center has helpful guidance on applying federal marketing regulations in a wide variety of specific situations.
"Are job seekers who are currently employed more desirable candidates?
"Most of the time finding a new job is about who you know and your networking strategies.
"Research needs and requirements vary with each assignment, project or paper.
"As Cathy Benko and Molly Anderson predicted in their 2010 book, we’ve gone from a corporate ladder to a Corporate Lattice, in which professionals’ career progress may only sometimes be linear — and often, may instead appear diagonal or horizontal.
A handy reference tool web landing page from North Carolina State University.
From refining your goals to measuring your success, here’s how to get started.
The original resource is no longer available, but this article offers 12 tips for successful business blogging.