5 Tips for a Career Change | How to Stay Realistic and Positive

Illustration by Marian Blair

Trying to transition to the social-impact sector, or maybe you’re just looking for a career change in general? First of all, congratulations. The choice to do something meaningful to you is a brave one. If it’s …

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5 Hiring Trends in Private Equity

(Shared from The MiddleMarket.com, 12 Aug 2019,  https://www.themiddlemarket.com/list/5-hiring-trends-in-private-equity )

The modern private equity industry, dating to the founding of KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR) in 1976, has entered its fifth decade. Founder-cousins Henry Kravis and George Roberts have reached their mid-70s …

By David M. Toll
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Be Generous at Work

(This post written by Jodi Glickman was shared by Harvard Business Review on June 08, 2011.)

If you took a poll of critical skills most important to business success, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a list that …

By Jodi Glickman
Jodi Glickman
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Presenting When You’re Not in the Room

(This post written by Brad Karsh was shared from JB Training, A Chalant Company.)

 

Ah, technology. It is changing our lives, to say the least – especially when it comes to doing business. As travel budgets are being slashed by …

By Brad Karsh
Brad Karsh
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3 Ways People Judge Your Executive Presence When You’re A Woman

(Reshared from JB Training. Originally featured on Forbes.com.)

We know executive presence when we see it. It’s that feeling you get when a woman walks in poised and polished, with the presence of a leader. There’s a certain je ne sais …

By Lelia Gowland
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How to Apply Marie Kondo’s Decluttering Strategy to Your Company Culture

If your company culture has become too cluttered to navigate easily, ask employees how to get the joy back.

Who could have imagined that a soft-spoken house-cleaning expert would be the Internet star of the moment, and all because she …

By Steve Farber
Steve Farber
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Why Do Companies Prefer MBAs?

(This post written by Jennifer deJong was shared by Monster Contributing Writer.)

The phrase “MBA preferred” gets a lot of play in Monster’s online job listings. But what does it really mean? According to the schools that educate them and …

By Jennifer deJong
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7 Ways to Sink Your Big Career Change

(This post written by Mack Gelber was shared by Monster Contributor.)

Picture this: You’ve been working in the same field for five, maybe 10 years. You’ve climbed a few rungs of the ladder, saved a bit of money—maybe even enough …

By Mack Gelber
Mack Gelber
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12 Professional Development Tips for MBAs

(This post was written by Donald Shandler was shared by Best Business School Blog.)

As an MBA student, you are high performing and self-directed, and you recognize the MBA degree as an important component for career success. However, you may …

By Donald Shandler
Donald Shandler
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10 tips to look good in business head shots / professional corporate portraits / about me profile shots / staff photos

(This post was shared by Adam Bronkhorst.)

I’ve been shooting professional commercial portraits for almost 10 years now and I’ve picked up a few tips that can really help out when having your photo taken. Lets face it, no one …

By Adam Bronkhost
Adam Bronkhost
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