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10 Ways to Impress Your Teacher, Professor or Boss by Being Smart and Adding Value!
How Can I Differentiate Myself From Everyone Else? Very often you will be working in a team of people that are doing the same things as you, or applying for a job against people with similar backgrounds. So how can you secure that job, get that prize or promotion? It is not always as difficult [...]
Read Article ›Writing a CV – 18 Magic Tips You Need To Know
Every day employers across the UK receive thousands of CVs. You only have two pages to persuade an employer to interview you. So how do you make your CV stand out from the rest? Harriet gives some insider tips into crafting the perfect CV. Things to Do! 1. Find out what they want from you. [...]
Read Article ›Giving Presentations – Ignite Your Audience!
What are you on about BB? Don’t you know I hate public speaking? No need to worry, this is very common and EVERYONE has felt like this at some time in their life- so why do some people seem cool and in control when they speak? Follow these tips and you’ll be presenting like Steve [...]
Read Article ›Applying For A Job? Insider Tips How To Take Them On – AND WIN
Introduction Any job interview can be pretty nerve racking at the best of times, here’s some advice to help make sure you get that job you want! I must stress that the main pointers here are to KEEP ON TRYING and to get as much interview practice as possible. It may be worth going up against [...]
Read Article ›Creating Rapport – That Hansel Is So Hot Right Now!
What is this rapport business Mr BB? Denise Pederson has written a great article which describes things: “Rapport is a quality of the relationship between people. Very simply, rapport is an emotional bond or friendly connection between people based on mutual liking, trust, and a sense that they understand and share each other’s concerns, values, [...]
Read Article ›Dealing with Mistakes – Dr BB’s Clinic is Open
Introduction Sooner or later things won’t go to plan A good judge of character is to look how a person acts with after a mistake is made rather than the nature of the mistake itself. Remember it is unrealistic to set yourself a goal of never putting a foot wrong, you are only human and [...]
Read Article ›Making Outlook Work for You – Learn The E-Mail Secrets
Outlook is pretty straightforward …but there are a few tips you can follow to get up to speed with professional users. Step 1 : Fight Against The Ever Filling Inbox Make Folders- Chances are your mailbox will fill up very quickly, if you have a number of clients or contacts, create archive folders on the [...]
Read Article ›Understanding A Business -How A Little of Your Time Can Go A LONG Way
Introduction: Why should I learn about a client? It allows more effective tailoring of reports, presentations to the client needs- saving time, money and increasing the chance of repeat business. Knowledge of their business impresses them and builds professional confidence. It helps with rapport building, as it is easier to empathize. Step 1: Understanding through [...]
Read Article ›Managing a Project
What is Project Management? The ‘Project Management Insistute’ (PMI) in 2008 defined a project as ” A temporary endeavor to produce a unique product/service. ” It has been said that only around 14% of projects fail on technical issues, the major problem areas are: A) The objectives are not defined properly. B) Incorrect scope and [...]
Read Article ›Writing a Report
The Process There is no defined methodology for writing a report- it is always best to go with what is best suited to the client. However, below is a layout that most clients should find acceptable. This layout skims over the importance of tailoring and give some tips on displaying content. These are equally as [...]
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