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As Dan Pink reminded us, one of Johnny Bunko’s "excellent mistakes" involved the development of an athletic shoe with seeds emedded in the sole. The seeds would be deposited on the ground as the wearer walked about, and eventually sprout all manner of greenness. Guy Kawasaki now points us to an invention that uses your [...]
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Patti Becker, Human Resources Manager at Eaton Corporation in Lincoln, Illinois, spoke to one of my classes about employment communication (resumes, cover letters, interviewing) this week. Eaton is a global corporation with 79,000 employees worldwide. Patti has been involved with human resources at the 650-employee Lincoln plant for 20 years and brought [...]
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“Writing skills are fundamental in business. It’s increasingly important to be able to convey content in a tight, logical, direct manner, particularly in a fast-paced technological environment.”
“The skills of new college graduates are deplorable—across the board; spelling, grammar, sentence structure . . . I can’t believe people come out of college now not [...]
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Timothy Ferriss, author of the infamous The 4-Hour Workweek, was interviewed on the iinnovate podcast last summer. If you’ve been on the fence about whether to read the book, take 30 minutes and listen to this interview. Ferriss discusses
The diminshing returns most workers face (the "results by volume" approach)
Time management and personal [...]
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Seth Godin is looking for four or five summer interns. You won’t get paid but you’ll get to work with Seth Godin.
Seth Godin, people.
For someone interested in a marketing career, that’s killer resume fodder.
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Today I met with the VP of human resources and the branch president of a local bank to discuss employment and internship possibilities for our students at LCC. The meeting went very well–they’re eager to work with us and want to interview students immediately. As we were wrapping up our conversation, I asked, "If you [...]
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In my day job, I help students develop resumes and cover letters for their internships and future employment. Since they often must compete against many similarly qualified candidates, I advise a differentiation strategy: how can they show the recruiter/interviewer that they are different (i.e., a better hire) than the other 30 applicants? This [...]
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James Farmer is selling his two-and-a-half year old blog consulting business, Blogsavvy. Bidding starts at $5,000 but he’ll sell it to you–today–for the bargain price of only $10,000. Given that he’s making about $2,000/month in consulting income, that’s a pretty quick payback for any business.
Originally via ProBlogger.
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