White-Collar, Blue-Collar, or No-Collar: Soft Skills Required for Success
The workforce used to be divided into two simple categories: white-collar workers, workers who used their heads for professional jobs; and blue-collar workers, workers who used their hands for manual labor. The essential use of technology in every business today—from banking to manufacturing— has brought forth another category: the no-collar, or new-collar, category. IBM CEO →
Proper, Polished, and Poised for the New Year
Proper, Polished, and Poised for the New Year: 10 Tips to Help You Perfect Your Personal Brand 1. Be open and confident. When it comes to making the first impression, body language, as well as appearance, speaks louder than words. Use your body language to project appropriate confidence and self-assurance. Stand tall, smile, →
How to Shine at the Holiday Office Party
The Top Dos and Don’ts for the Holiday Office Party DOS: Dress appropriately. For social business functions with your business associates, it is always better to play it safe and wear a conservative outfit that is not too revealing. Eat a small amount of food for energy before the event Make an entrance. When →
The Top 10 Soft Skills to Cultivate to Be Successful in Business
While your resume and job skills may help you get your foot in the door, it will be your polished soft skills that will enable you to land jobs, get promotions, win clients, and successfully launch a new business. But what are soft skills? Soft skills refer to a cluster of personal traits, including your →
Top 10 Business Etiquette Tips for New Graduates
Congratulations Class of 2017! Your hard-earned college degree will get you in the door, but it is your soft skills that will help you land a job. Soft skills are the new hard skills—the distinguishing qualities that will help you outclass the competition. They are the missing link between your education and success in →
10 Business Meal Tips for Polished Entertaining
Today, business is the largest social environment in the world. Our rapidly expanding global economy forces us to socialize and conduct business at the table more than ever before. It is in this setting that table manners play a major role as relationships are developed and strengthened. There is no better, or possibly worse, place →