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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Lessons on Leadership from Captains Lewis and Clark by Janette Barnard

This weekend I listened to a very interesting LinkedIn article voiced in a podcast by one of our Mays MBA grads, Janette Barnard.  She shared leadership insights she gained from reading the Stephen Ambrose bestseller book, Undaunted Courage:  Meriwether Lewis, …

By Kim Austin
Kim Austin Director
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Putting Humanity into HR Compliance: Every HR Professional Needs Negotiation Skills

(Article shared from the SHRM newsletter on 15 April 2019

When I was a labor and employment attorney and mediator, negotiations were my life-blood. My negotiation skills had a direct correlation with my ability to serve clients or persuade disputing …

By Jathan Janove, J.D.
Jathan Janove, J.D.
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JPMorgan’s Investment Bank is Scrapping On-Campus Visits in Favor of Video Interviews and Online Games

(Shared from Business Insider article dated 20 March 2019)
No longer coming to a school near you.

JPMorgan Chase’s investment bank, one of the largest in the world, is scrapping the annual college-recruiting visits that have launched generations of investment …

By Dakin Campbell
Dakin Campbell
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The 5 Things All Great Salespeople Do

Shared from hbr.org (the Harvard Business Review), article by Joseph Curtis, 18 Dec 2018

The best salespeople know they’re the best. They take pride in their art form. They separate themselves from the rest of the pack regardless of circumstance. …

By Joseph Curtis
Joseph Curtis VP of Enterprise Sales at Salesforce
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Lessons Learned During My Summer at Deloitte Consulting

Work Hard / Play Hard

My project had some long days and stressful moments, but Deloitte knows how to “wine and dine” us interns! We entertained a client at the Astros game, toured a local Houston brewery, and had multiple opportunities …

By Lauren Isaacson
Lauren Isaacson MBA student
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My Experience Interning at Dell

This summer I gained my first experience working in the corporate world after many years in public education. My summer internship with Dell was in the commercial marketing division for North America, and I was able to use my prior …

By Katherine (Katie) Seely
Katherine (Katie) Seely
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6 Tips To Talk On Camera Like A Pro

(Shared from Richard Newman’s LinkedIn post, 2 April 2019)

Many people are anxious about public speaking. But when they hear it is being filmed their fear goes through the roof.

All of a sudden, they become tense and their natural …

By Richard Newman
Richard Newman Author
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Viewpoint: 6 Smart Strategies for Front-Line Managers

(Shared from the SHRM Online blog/news, 8 April 2019)

Working in HR and managing people offer many different challenges, but there are some that come back again and again—and they usually aren’t the hassles that arise when writing policies or complying with …

By Paul Falcone
Paul Falcone Author & Contributor to SHRM Online
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4 Essential Resources for International Students During the FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season

(This article was published on the VAULT blog,  2 April 2019.)

The H-1B cap season for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 began on April 1, 2019. This means that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is currently accepting petitions for …

By Stephan Maldonado
Stephan Maldonado
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