“Ambition, confidence, enthusiasm and success are produced by courage, faith, pride and hard work.”
Harry F. Banks
“For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.”
Harry F. Banks
“If at first you do succeed — try to hide your astonishment.”
Harry F. Banks
“Success is not a matter of desire, but the product of hard work.”
Jack Barringer
This is a guest blog post by Peggy McKee from PHC Consulting.
I have been through a number of resumes in my life (I estimate over 25,000). Since I specialize in recruiting sales and sales management professionals, I see a lot of resumes geared in that direction. So in this discussion, I would like to share some of the creative approaches that I have seen that catch my eye and cause me to consider the candidate more closely.
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“Without rest, a man cannot work; without work, the rest does not give you any benefit.”
Abkhasian Proverb
“If we would have anything of benefit, we must earn it, and earning it become shrewd, inventive, ingenious, active, enterprising.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.”
Max Beerbohm
“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.”
Robert Benchley
“No man can make good during working hours who does the wrong thing outside of working hours.”
William J.H. Boetckr
“You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you will have to win their hearts to have them work with you.”
William J.H. Boetckr
Understanding Body Language
Most everyone’s body language is a bit different. Some body language might represent learned behaviors, while some of it might also be cultural (a thumbs up means drastically different things in various parts of the world).
There does seem to be a certain amount of it hard coded into our DNA however. Studies have been done illustrating the movements of blind children and their similarities with children who had perfect sight. Hand movements when illustrating points, pouting and other emotional gestures are examples of this kind of behavior.
When trying to read someone’s body language, it is also important to note that some language might simply be the result of circumstance. For example, maybe the person you are reading is cold and has crossed their arms in response.
“Most of us never recognize opportunity until it goes to work in our competitor’s business.”
P.L. Andarr
“Four things come not back– the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity”
Arabian Proverb
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
Francis Bacon
“When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
Alexander Graham Bell
“The sure way to miss success is to miss the opportunity.”
Victor Chasles
Asking for a reference letter may seem intimidating, but it shouldn’t be. In the professional world such acts are common place and expected as you move forward in your career. From a letter writers perspective, it is often seen as a responsibility (and sometimes an honor) to provide you with one. From your perspective, knowing how and who to ask for a reference letter can be an important part of advancing your career.
This small guide is designed to help you secure positive recommendation letters by outlining who to ask, when to ask, and what specifically to ask for.
We talk to a lot of job seekers. No other interview question seems to strike fear into the hearts of man more than “What is your greatest weakness?” There is no need to worry, it is an easily tackled question. You just have to know what the interviewer is looking for and how to appropriately phrase your answer.
We have put together this small guide with some tips on how to answer “What is your greatest weakness?” We have also included a few sample answers.
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.”
Yogi Berra
“Our aspirations are our possibilities.”
Robert Browning
“The fact is, nothing comes; at least, nothing good. All has to be fetched.”
Charles Buxton
“Heights were made to be looked at, not to be looked from.”
G.K. Chesterton
“New boots, big steps.”
Chinese Proverb
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