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Whether you're still in school or launching a career, few things will contribute more to your long-term success than building a series of personal and professional networks. Yet, many people avoid networking. Some see it as little more than schmoozing-making ingratiating small talk for personal gain. Others believe they simply don't possess natural networking talents. They've seen a coworker casually walk into a room, find an acquaintance, tell the...
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Long before you enter the workplace, you need to know some important things about business etiquette. Job candidates who possess good manners create positive impressions at job interviews and at the meals that often follow. Once hired, they build strong working relationships with colleagues, supervisors and clients. They know how to send effective emails and when to speak up in meetings. In short, new professionals who know business etiquette experience...
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The moment you start work, time management skills become critical to your success. Unfortunately, your formal education has done little to prepare you for this challenge. Remember following a semester syllabus? Those days have ended. Now "completely unpredictable" best describes your typical workday. You constantly confront changing priorities, loads of disruptions, and multiple supervisors, all of whom impose a deadline of "yesterday." If you now...
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You're about to begin an internship, become a summer associate or start your first job. More than anything, you want to make a positive first impression, one that will mark you as a consummate professional. You know it's critical to avoid mistakes that could damage your reputation or harm your employer. But it's tough figuring out what it is you don't know. Not to worry. Mary Crane has worked extensively with young professionals and their employers...