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13 Resume Blunders That Can Cost You The Interview
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
1. A BLAND OR GENERIC OBJECTIVE: If your objective could be applied to a marketing resume as easily as a resume for an accounting position, then your objective says nothing and will get you nowhere. ...
A Closer Look At Two Interview Questions
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
A job interview is stressful. The person who hasn’t made a lot of changes isn’t practiced at what is involved (nor should they want to be), and the person who has made a lot of ...
Coaching for Performance
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Entelechy conducted research of over 50 different studies on high performance teams. Some studies focused on motivation; some on trust; some on leadership; others on vision; still others on many other topics. The more we ...
Five Questions To Always Ask On An Interview
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
These five questions go beyond the obvious ones, such as the title of the job, the job description, to whom it would be reporting, and other such basic questions. In fact, it's unlikely you'll even ...
Forming Business Relationships: Value, Competence, Trust, and Propriety
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
More and more, relationships are becoming the difference in sales. People buy from people. Forming a relationship with your customer is an investment of time and effort. When we meet or exceed our customer’s expectations, ...
Hiring the Best
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Abstract: Hiring continues to be key to a company’s success. Hiring the right staff – with the skills AND characteristics required for success – requires behavioral event interviewing. This article provides insights into effective interviewing ...
Managing Upward
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
In challenging times, sometimes your boss’s behavior becomes erratic. She may overmanage or undermanage you and your work. She may lose sight of all the things you are working on. You may not be sure ...
No More Generic Cover Letters
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Creating a job search cover letter doesn’t need to be a laborious process. Effective cover letters are short, skimmable and easy to read (a good rule of thumb no matter WHERE your cover letter is ...
Team Membership
By David Shubert` · 18 years ago
Abstract: Much has been written about teams and team leadership. However, team members can make or break a team. This article looks at the characteristics of effective team members.
Much has been written over the ...
The Most Important Management Skill
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Abstract: Terence Traut from Entelechy, Inc. draws from interviews, research, and extensive experience to identify the most important management skill.
I’ve been teaching management and leadership skills now for over 10 years to new managers ...