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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

Success

In The Alter Ego Effect , author Todd Herman suggests that we add another element: creating an alter ego to boost our confidence and skills. This includes ways to develop important social skills, whether you use them online or in person. They’re the result of skills that can be learned.

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5 Tips to Help You Make a Winning First Impression

Eat Your Career

Whether you’re attending a networking event, heading into a job interview or meeting your new boss for the first time, the initial meeting can be one of the most important interactions you’ll ever have. Putting some care and attention into your external appearance will naturally boost your confidence.

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Interview Poem

Laughing all the Way to Work

You're going on an interview, whether by choice or necessity You have to go in with confidence, and being prepared is the key When they say, "Tell me about yourself", that’s not the time to babble Don't talk about your kids and spouse or your financial trouble You could be asked things like, "What have you learnt from your mistakes?"

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 23, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking A re you going in for an interview for that dream job? Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. Why should we hire you?

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"May I help you?" Developing Good Client Relationships

Laughing all the Way to Work

In one interview I went on it was stressed that they were looking for someone who had excellent communication skills, a great telephone manner and someone who was easy to get along with. Your client must have the assurance that you will keep their business in the strictest confidence. Of course confidentiality is a must.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 4 of 4

Service Untitled

This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You can read part one of the interview here , part two here , and part three here. They know how they’re doing with their service level goals, their attendance, what other types of skill set goals they have.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills.