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When a fine wine broker tells people what their job is like, everyone’s response is: “Sounds like fun. You’re so lucky.” Particularly if you tell them about your trips to wineries all expenses paid, your lunches with winemakers, and your private collection. That sounds wonderful. Your typical day as a professional wine broker can be like this: Set up Read More …
We’ve been working with employers and job seekers for so many years, and we’ve received so many curriculum vitae that we’ve become pretty good in understanding what works and what, instead, you should really avoid. So, today, we’ve decided to provide you tips on how to write a curriculum vitae, but, in particular: what you should Read More …
After a 30-year wait, the author of the legendary bestseller Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, social psychologist Robert Cialdini has written a sequel, Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade. Cialdini is recognized worldwide for his inspired field research on the psychology of influence. He is a New York Times bestselling author. His books, Read More …
When someone’s job hunting, there’s a plenty of pieces of advice you will receive and read which are exactly the opposite of what you should do. Some are so general to be banal and nearly inoffensive (things like “dress nice,” and “have a LinkedIn,” or “go to career fairs”): they could be fine, but they Read More …
Most of us, in the beginning, work much harder than smarter. Then, experience teaches us a few (or many) tricks, and we get to learn how to save time and effort in most of our daily tasks. Today we’d like to put some of this experience already at your disposal so that you can learn how Read More …
The first job experience is sometimes the one we may not particularly love, but which teaches us a lot of things that become very helpful later as our career progresses. Working smart has a huge competitive multiplier associated with it: there are only so many hours in a day, and doing more per unit of time is Read More …
Email overwhelms most of us and out-of-control inboxes are so typical. Most people either obsess over it or even fear to check it, all of which defeats its purpose as a communication tool. We need a better solution for inbox management. Part of the problem is that we were never given any training on email. We Read More …
Finding a new career is one of the most common New Year resolutions… but it can’t be just any new career! Start identifying your dream job: If you could do anything, what would it be and why? Let’s start visualising. Write down a list of everything you’d want in your new job, as precisely as you can: Salary Hours Responsibilities Read More …
These days, most bachelor’s degrees don’t guarantee a job. The job market is tough and that’s something most graduates have to deal with, unfortunately. It takes graduates 3 to 9 months on average to land a job. So, first off, relax. You have your whole professional life in front of you. Finishing college is a Read More …
Experts who examined in detail every aspect of a standard 47 years in the working world, found the average worker will start on around £8,000 a year in their first job and will work for six different companies on their journey to job satisfaction. It’s easy to understand how creating a positive workplace culture where Read More …