Soft Skills - Ask a Wharton MBA
Develop Soft Skills – Work Smart & Live More
An job interview is a two-way street. You are there to demonstrate your qualifications, but you are also there to get more information. So always be prepared to ask some questions in an interview, if time permits. Most interviews are structured so that you can ask questions in the last 5 or 10 minutes. ...
To be successful, you not only need to be able to work smart and be recognized for it, you also need other skills to help guide you in your career progression. One of these skills is the ability to discuss your career plan with your boss without seeming like you are complaining about your position, or looking to move on. ...
I came across a cool definition of life accidentally while doing some research on the MarketingSherpa for my business. It defines the four key element of life. Before I read what it was, I thought perhaps it’s family, work, friends, and community. Many of us think of our life in these buckets. I was pleasantly surprised to find a much better, and thought provoking definition. ...
Lots of people love the idea of working from home. With the daily 9-5 routine at a corporate cubicle, the luxury of working from home on your own business definitely represents “greener grass.” Well, before you decide to do it, you may want to hear my story. This story will also apply to those who are “working” from home to look for a job. ...
I volunteer at a healing center once a week. Since it is located in the shopping part of the city, parking is always hard to find. Sometimes, I am lucky and find one right across from the office right away. Other times, it will be take me 20-30 minutes and I would be 5 blocks away and way up several steep hills. ...
Gen Y is definitely a generation to be reckoned with. We are told their generation will fundamental change the way the work world operates. I believe it.
I came across this article in the New York Times in Dec 2010 called “No Jobs – Young Graduates Make Their Own” – which talks about how young graduates (Gen Y) who couldn’t find work after they graduated started their own companies on shoestring start-up capital. Some succeeded and some failed but all learned important lessons about how to drive their own destiny and careers. ...
Welcome to 2011! I wanted to share with you a piece of paper I have had on my fridge for the last 5 years. It’s an interview by Oprah of Maya Angelou on her 70+ birthday. This interview happened a decade ago but Maya Angelou’s words seem timeless. In case you have not read it, I hope you find as much inspiration and perspective from it as I do. ...