Wed.May 11, 2016

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How Your Sock Choice Determines First Impressions on an Interview

Job Advice Blog

We’ve recently seen an increasing trend in today’s popular media: the rise of the so-called “crazy socks.” With the tech giants in Silicon Valley taking a more laid back approach to formal-wear (looking at you, Zuckerberg), people seem to think that there’s no better way to round off a well-fitting suit than a pair of. Read more.

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When “Start” Begins to Creep into Your Writing

Office Dynamics

This is part of a series by editor Barbara McNichol to provide tips that help you write like a pro. Do you have a habit of frequently starting a sentence with the word “start” or “begin”? Recently, in a 5,000-word document I edited, those two words appeared 14 times, while only five were deemed necessary. To be more direct with your writing, skip the “start” part and remember the phrase Nike made famous: Just do it!

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What Your Company Must Do to Succeed Digitally

On The Job

A recent survey of 2,000 business and technology executives by PwC finds that that there is a direct link between digital investment and corporate performance. Specifically, the report finds that digital leaders are twice as likely to achieve more rapid revenue and profit growth as the “laggards” in the study. These digital leaders are “more deliberate” in their digital strategy, the report finds, and also show a greater CEO commitment, a strategic clarity and a broad view when it comes to apply

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Organising business travel is changing… Are you?

Practically Perfect PA

So, according to recent studies, the amount organizations spend on business travel is increasing year on year. Our Executives are hoping on flights, checking into far flung destinations and attending meetings all over the world. This means that the amount of time assistants spends organising business travel is only going to grow. Throw into the mix the fact that we are seeing the rise of the Millennials (those born roughly between 1980-2000) into managerial positions we can safely say organising

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Three Tips For Protecting Your Business Online

Small Business CEO

When it comes to doing business online, there are plenty of areas where you business could face danger. From hackers crashing your website and stealing information from you and your customers, to adware and spyware making use of your computer a pain, and costing you a good deal of money. For every way there is to protect your computer a hacker seems to come up with some new attack.

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