Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on resolving conflict, in which we’ve been focusing on solving everyday disagreements in the office.
"One in five job-seekers (19.
In this piece at BusinessInsider.
"People do not always get along, so dealing with conflict is part of any job.
"Hiring managers scan resumes pretty quickly (some studies put it at just a matter of seconds).
Christian Ryan Jyoti (photo, left) covers the topic for FastCompany.
Suzanne Lucas (photo, left) presents the results of a new survey by CareerBuilder.
Hagan Blount introduces the topic and presents the infographic at TheMuse.
"This second part of a two-part Business English Podcast series on running and participating in a problem-solving meeting.
"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.
"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.
"Here’s the thing: Editing is more than just giving something a once-over to eliminate egregious typos and grammar mistakes.
"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.
"There's a lot of resume advice out there—and some of it conflicting.
"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 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.
Work4Labs has created an infographic named "Mobile Recruiting by the (Surprising) Numbers.
"Talking about yourself is hard.
Check out the Pinterest page on employment.
"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.
Alison Griswold (photo, left) presents an article based on LinkedIn's list of the ten most overused words on resumes.
"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.