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5 Ways to Nail a Surprise Phone Interview

On The Job

I think anyone can do well in a phone interview if they're prepared, but what happens when you get an ambush call? into the phone as you step in dog barf (the dog didn't like the cushion so much) and suddenly your career is teetering on the abyss. Don't answer the phone when you're in rush hour traffic or eating lunch.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S.

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10 Tips for Setting Up Your Social Media & Internet Presence Safely to Improve Your Job Search & to Protect Yourself

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Have more than one phone number and email address - Besides your personal cell number from your iPhone, get another free number just for job hunting or work. Google voice, Sideline, and other companies offer local phone numbers for free. This was 2011 and I got really lucky. I will admit they are not conventional, at all.

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Construction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4

The Marq

I originally received a copy of this story in August of 2011. Thanks to advice from a best friend (who shall not go unnamed, Arash) I learned how to search the job boards for possible opportunities, [network] and to completely rework my resume. Eric’s message asked for a copy of my resume. He was given my resume by Erik.

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How to Land More Clients and Boost Your Income by Teaching

Men With Pens

Tons of professional writers offer consultations (in person, online, or by phone), e-courses, lectures, tutoring, coaching, conference presentations, and workshops in places as diverse as their own living rooms and large auditoriums. Once you’ve delivered a few successful lessons, add your teaching credentials to your resume and About page.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

Success

president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association told The New York Times in 2011. After a meal break, the probability jumped back to about 65% before resuming its decline. “Making decisions uses the very same willpower that you use to say no to doughnuts, drugs or illicit sex,” Roy Baumeister, Ph.D.,

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