How to Be a Good Salesperson: The Key Steps to Take
Good sales reps will effectively earn the respect and the ongoing trust of their prospects. Great ones earn their loyalty, admiration, and new referrals. Good reps handle objections skillfully; great ones preemptively surface the concerns and eliminate them.
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How to Handle Work-Life Balance Questions during an Interview
If you have some priorities in life regarding flexible working or part-time work, it is good to inform of your expectations during an interview, because if you are unable to convey to the recruiters/hiring managers to what you truly want, a few [...]
Working with a Difficult Boss
Early 2011, Careerbuilder.com conducted workplace bullying survey based on information from 5,600 full-time workers nationwide (US) and found that 27% of workers reported they have felt bullied in the workplace with the majority neither confronting nor reporting the bully. Have you had [...]
Tips for Success from Gen Y – The Entrepreneurial Generation
What makes the new generation more entrepreneurial than the previous ones? It is basically a combination of inspiration from the the previous generation and having the advantage of being exposed to advancing technology, accessibility to efficient computing and of course, the cool [...]
Working in the Earthquake Country
The Silicon Valley in California is the breeding ground of remarkable technology, leading research and outstanding innovation, but now and then the Bay Area gets reminded that it also dwells on an unstable ground. The moderate earthquake today was a reminder of [...]
How Men Stifle a Career Woman’s Growth
The stories here are real life examples, I have changed the names to hide and respect the identity of those who have been through these experiences. The three stories here span across three different cultures. Since this blog aims at solutions to [...]
Leadership Essentials – Executive Intelligence – A Book Review
Why is it that some business people lead so effortlessly, while others struggle trying to find the right ways to create strategy, solve problems, motivate, and manage?Book review: Executive Intelligence: What All Great Leaders HaveReading the title for the first time I [...]
Does Co-worker Friendships outside of Work Boosts Work Productivity?
According to an interesting article in the New York Times, "a new report shows that the solution to work stress may be found in the cubicle next door. Employees who feel social support at work are far less likely to suffer serious [...]
What matters most – Making more Money or having a more Satisfying Job?
According to a survey of 5,000 households done for the Conference Board, only 47% workers were satisfied at their jobs in 2006, down from 59% in 1995. When deciding between money and job satisfaction, of course you can have the both together [...]
How to find the Best Opportunities for a Part-Time Jobs
Who all are looking for part-time jobs? Teenagers College Students Retirees Young Mothers People with Medical Problems or Disabilities Single Parents in Need of More Cash – A Second Job Someone in Search for a Good Life-Work Balance Why do you want [...]
This is how you can Build Better Relations with your Co-workers
Be a team player; build a supportive relationship with co-workers. Good interaction amongst your own group will help in generating good vibes and a good team to work with makes a great place to work in. Offer taking up project responsibilities for [...]
You are not Supposed to be Happy at Work!
Does the title surprise you or does it resonate with your own thoughts on how you feel about the cubicle culture and put-in-long-hours work culture? I most certainly do not endorse this view but was sure surprised to hear it from a [...]
Are the Modern Tools and Gadgets really helping us be Efficient Multitaskers at Managing Work-Life Balance?
Blackberrys, iPhones, video conferencing and other mobile devices.. more and more women are using technology to improve their work life balance and enhance connectivity between work and family. Some time back I was listening to an online interview with an executive mom [...]
What is most Satisfying about your Job?
Are you satisfied in your present job and career? Of the many I have asked this question I got a mix of positive and negative responses, but what was surprising was a large percentage of them had not really taken time to [...]
Is a Career Woman Happier than a Stay at Home Mom?
I often see this query being searched on the web or being asked around - Is a Career Woman Happier than a Stay at Home Mom? How are working women struggling with work-life balance issues? Do they feel satisfied in their career and family [...]
Document your Accomplishments
Being proactive in your present career is one smart move which could bring you exemplary success and satisfaction at work. Documenting your work today shows your diligence towards your career growth. Are you one of those who await your manager’s call on [...]
Career Coaching as an Inherent Strategy for Performance Improvement for all in an Organization
Although career coaching and corporate or executive coaching is catching up a lot faster in the US today and seems to be a trend for this century, it is still not there. The reasons I can guess are because it is not [...]
Is the Second Income worth it?
I often come across couples who firmly believe in this statement, “In Silicon Valley (or elsewhere as well) it is just not possible to thrive (or survive) on a single income; both the parents have to work to meet family needs.” If [...]
Career Rediscovery for a Grandma – Back to College in her 40s
"The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn." ~Henry S. Haskins I got to know Susan at a women’s discussion forum and was impressed when she informed us that after working for around 15 years [...]
Women Leaving the IT Workforce – On the Rise
“Women accounted for 16.6 percent of all network and computer systems administrator positions in 2006, down from 23.4 percent in 2000. At the management level, the imbalance persists. Among computer and IS managers, for example, 27.2 percent were women in 2006.” (Source [...]
Live As If You Don’t Need a Vacation – Guest Article
A balanced life seems to be a tall order these days. A perfectly balanced life is, in fact, unattainable. But step back a minute and think about why balance is worth pursuing at all. For me, the answer is that balance equates [...]
The Mom Entrepreneur at the Start-up Phase – Accelerate with Guidance and Learning
If you are an aspiring mom entrepreneur and are wondering how to proceed with your business plan, then this is an article for you. The start-up phase is the time when you realize that there are so many new things you have [...]
How to Clarify your Career Goals
Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal. -- Elbert Hubbard Consider these two questions. If you are looking forward to identifying your [...]
Work-Life Balance – as it means to others
Some tips as it comes from renowned professionals and career women from around the world. Slowing Down is Important In a work-life balance speech by Maria Shriver, California’s first lady says, “Follow your passion but slow down." This advice comes, she said, [...]
Some Cool Statistics – Future Jobs / Careers / People and the Possibilities
Worth a look, if you haven't already -Shift Happens Sideshow PresentationCareerbright - Career Article and Information for Professionals and Working Women