Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 14. Applying and Interviewing for Employment
See why successful leaders know how to take control of their own thoughts and emotions.
Supercell, the fast-growing Finnish game maker (Clash of Clans, Hay Day), is organized as autonomous cells with no managers.
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Chances are you'll have at least one video interview using Skype or another Internet-based phone service.
Maggie Zhang, editorial intern at BusinessInsider.
Talia Wolf (photo, left) asks, "Have you ever thought about the effect the color of your landing page has on your users?
Kit Hickey (photo, left), co-founder of Ministry of Supply, shares her views on "key strategies for pricing your product.
"Recently, the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) contacted top business leaders to ask the question, 'What’s the worst business advice somebody gave you when you were starting your business (and how did you prove them wrong)?
Katherine Muniz (photo, left), of MyBankTracker.
"Following is my list of 12 stupid startup stumbles.
According to Drake Baer, "When now co-CEO Monty Moran was surveying Chipotle's 1,500 restaurants, he found a fascinating consistency: the best-performing ones all had a manager who had come up from the crew level.
Alden Wicker of LearnVest lists 50 tips.
According to Dan Waldschmidt (photo, left), "Sometimes your best effort isn’t good enough to land you the deal.
Does a higher minimum wage result in lost jobs or job creation?
"More and more people are calling for a "ban on banking," but that's not as crazy as it sounds," writes Joe Weisenthal (photo, left).
Drake Baer discusses the efficacy of incentives and motivation.
According to Jillian Berman, "The world many of us knew as teenagers is over: It’s no longer cool to hang out at the mall and grab a slice of pizza.
"The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs.
Dylan Connell (photo, left) shares his "6 things you didn't know about advertising.
"The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs.
"Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movement -- period," declares Tim Ferriss (photo, left), author of The 4-Hour Work Week.
"Whether someone's lying to you, hitting on you, or bossing you around, you can read their intent and emotional state in their body language — if you know what to pay attention to.
Robinson Meyer (photo, left) discusses the advantage of taking notes by hand.
Justin Gmoser (photo, left) presents a short video on the "7 clichés you should never use in an interview.