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I attended an insightful virtual seminar last week offered by Chief called “How to Boost Your Linkedin Profile.” I took notes during the session of what I found useful and then asked ChatGPT to help me write the below post so you can also benefit from my learning. I am currently loving the assist from ChatGPT. 🙂 ...
Last week, I shared what fatal mistakes you can make in a job search communication with the hiring manager. As I continue to hire, I received this cover letter email below. This is a good example what you should do in your cover letter email to make a good first impression. This email immediately piqued my interest to speak to this candidate. This is the entire goal of your job search communication – get an interview. ...
For my full time job, I am hiring for 3 digital product managers to lead different aspects of end to end digital migration for our legacy private banking clients. I wrote this post on Linkedin with some high level descriptions and asked those interested to DM me for a detailed job description.
Below is a real message I received from a candidate interested in my posting. I want to share it with you to help you avoid making the same fatal mistakes she made with her first communication to me, the hiring manager. ...
This article is contributed by Lucy Wyndham with edits by Lei Han
“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” John Maeda, author of The Law of Simplicity, hits the nail on the head when he talks about the essence of design. When it comes to your resume, design is about much more than picking the right font or trying to captivate a human resource manager’s attention. ...
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how to improve my communication skills when English is my second language. It was prompted by this question below from a member.
I am a software engineer at a major American tech company. I came here two years ago but have been studying English since the first grade. I want to do an MBA and move into business development. I feel my communication skills are holding me back. I need to improve my communication skills. I want to feel more confident, speak fluently and answer to the point. I feel I tend to jump into answers, get too excited and do not know when to be quiet. Can you suggest how can I improve on this? ...
Whatever your career situation is today, I can help you “Stack the deck” in your favor. Job search and work are never fair. It will favor those who know how to play the game. I am here to help you with insider tips on how to play the game to your advantage in any career situation. If you are in any of the four situations below, I can point you to the insider tips I have gathered in the last 20 years, so you can work smart, get what you want in your career, and live more. ...
Many of us only remember to start networking when we hate our current job or when we are between jobs. Unfortunately that is the worst time to start networking. You can come across
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