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The Leadership Gene

Success

I killed time by buying coffee and a magazine, and I went in to see the receptionist. I was so confident I was simply going to enjoy the magazine and my coffee in the waiting area. I returned to my coffee and magazine in the waiting area until the receptionist ushered me into the vice president’s office for my big interview.

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The Seven Stupid Mistakes People Make on a Telephone Interview

On The Job

This is Mr. Smith from Acme, calling for our telephone interview?" "Oh, Jones, perhaps this isn't the best time for an interview. Welcome to the world of telephone interviewing. And one thing I know for sure: Giving a good telephone interview takes work. Lock yourself away in a quiet space to do a phone interview.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Interview with Doria Camaraza.

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This was an interview I was excited a lot about because I’ve written about American Express a number of times and in pretty much any customer satisfaction or customer service ranking, American Express makes the list. This is a pretty lengthy interview, so I’ve divided it into four parts. Things like that?

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Look after your staff and they.

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Look after your staff and they will look after your customers Cheryl October 29, 2010 Customer Service , Employees , Specific Companies No Comments Fortune magazine rates the top ten best companies to work for every year and interviews someone from each organization.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity. IAAP has a magazine that comes with being a member called OfficePro and it has very useful articles. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. When I receive my copy, I circulate it to the assistants in my office for their information and reading.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » B&H Customer Service

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This very successful store’s unique business practices and philosophies have been written about in countless books and magazines over the years and from visiting the store or dealing with them over the phone or online, you can tell why. Magazine by Joel Spolsky. It’s worth a read.

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

Success

Army officer turned software engineer; Ge Wang, a lawyer who became the owner of a menswear business; and Monique Greenwood, a magazine editor-in-chief turned innkeeper. Florence Williams, who has been a contributing editor to Outside magazine, scoured the latest science while traveling the world for examples.

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