Archive for November, 2008

Sarah Palin and the Art of Answering Hard Interview Questions Part 1 of 2

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

You feel prepared for the interview. You know about the company, know about the job and know who you'll be speaking with. You're 10 minutes into the interview and unexpectedly blind sided by questions you don't know the answers to.First you fumble for responses and try to 'wing it', but ...

Mistakes Are Inevitable in Negotiations

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Things happen and mistakes are inevitable. There are two sides to making mistakes. If you find out that you made a mistake such as sending a package to the wrong address, it is good to "fess" up as soon as you know about the mixup.It is always better to hear ...

Use Your Influence – Nine Tips to Combat Tough Boss Syndrome

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Do you have a boss who... Changes priorities often, giving you one direction then suddenly sending you off in a different direction entirely?Changes priorities but doesn't inform you? When you finish a project, do you often hear, "Oh, no. You shouldn't have done THAT. That changed."Doesn't give you timely feedback on ...