Whether you’re dining with peers at a convention or meeting with a vendor, lunch etiquette can keep you from marring your image with a faux pas. Here are five
etiquette rules for business meals, according to Robin Jay, author of
The Art of the Business Lunch:
Your big conference went off without a hitch. In fact, it went so smoothly, your boss might not realize how well you handled everything.
Some bosses can’t bring themselves to say, “Good job!” Maybe they think they’re too busy. Maybe they don’t know how. Maybe they just don’t believe people need to be told. For those misguided bosses, we recommend The Carrot Principle.
Good communication skills are more valuable than knowing PowerPoint inside and out, according to a new survey, in which 67% of human resources managers said they would hire an admin with strong soft skills even if their technical abilities were lacking.
Steer clear of plagiarism by always requesting permission to reproduce something you’ve found on a copyrighted web page.
Find your dream job by evaluating how well your values align with those held by your current or potential employer.
More than 40% of résumés contain one or more significant errors.
If you’ve never taken the Myers-Briggs Type indicator test, spend 10 minutes to assess your personality on one of these web sites.
Strike the phrase, “How was your day, honey?” from your vocabulary. Why? A significant number of people are too tired to converse at the end of the day, according to a Harvard Business Review study.
Bring yourself out of a bad mood by jotting down your bad feelings, advises Darlene Minnini, Ph.D., author of
The Emotional Toolkit
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