Soft Skills - Ask a Wharton MBA
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My husband and I are addicted to this Smart TV show on USA – Suits. It’s about two lawyers – Harvey, a hot-shot, young Senior Partner, at a prestigious law firm; and Michael, a “good will hunting” type, smart-mouthed Associate that Harvey just hired. Michael has a photographic memory, but no official law degree or experience. Harvey is tough on Michael, but is also grooming him for the fast track in the Law firm. ...
Learning how to network well is essential to job search and career success. It doesn’t matter what level of business networking skills you have. These 5 business networking tips can either help you get started or serve as a good reminder. Use these 5 business networking tips at any event and see results. ...
The job market is tough. We can use all the help we can get. It’s time to re-discover your alumni career services as they are usually pretty good and the best part is most services are free.
Being a career advice blogger, I try to attend some of these job search seminars to keep current. A month ago, I attended a Wharton MBA Career Services webcast and was impressed. I will definitely reach out to them when I need to look for another job. ...
It doesn’t matter how old you are and how skilled you are, it’s always a good idea to ask for help or a second opinion. Tom Peters, the author of “In Search of Excellence” agrees.
I attended a “Newpreneur of the Year” finale event a month ago in San Francisco sponsored by INC and Alibaba.com. Tom peters was the keynote speaker. One of the key messages he presented was the concept of LATA – these are key skills needed in building excellence continuously in your work and career. ...
A good definition of networking I have seen is “the developing of contacts or exchanging of information with others in an informal way, as to further a career.” While most people would agree with this definition, some may fail to realize that networking is a skill that takes time and dedication to develop. Without ample practice, you can easily commit some common networking faux pas. Here are a few to consider and avoid. It’s amazing how often these actually happen. ...
I was just reading an article this week on Wired called Waste is good that triggered me to think about how it relates to entrepreneurship and job search. In a nut shell, the article says that “our brains seem wired to resist waste” – wasted energy, wasted time, wasted attempts, wasted technology, etc… , but in reality waste can be very good for innovation and significant advancement. ...
“Cold Calling” anyone is never easy. I had to learn it early in my career. A year after college, while working for McKinsey, I had to “cold call” competitors of our client to find out about their expansion plans in China. I was shocked when I first got the assignment. I remember thinking “how am I going to pull this off? I have to call complete strangers. I can’t tell them the name of my client, but I have to be honest and tell them that my client is their competitor.” ...