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Entries Tagged as 'Career'

Selling the Recruiter

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Most college aged students have had to deal with interviews at some point during their life. After college, they most certainly will. Whether you seek to be an employee, go to grad school, or take the entrepreneurial path, there will be interviews: with the typical corporate employers, university recruiters, and even potential business partners.
Most people [...]

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Selling and Closing: The 13 Principles

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments

The fact is, everyone is in sales. Whatever area you work in, you do have clients and you do need to sell.
-Jay Abraham
Selling-in the purest sense-is the art of causing people to willingly part with their cash. A good salesperson will make this process as painless as possible. The best compliment you can get as [...]

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Sales Principle #13

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Have Rhino skin
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” –Og Mandino
Sales are hard. Be ready for 9 rejections for every one yes. Tenacity and thick skin are a must. You will undoubtedly meet people who are negative and [...]

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Money as a Motivator

July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven;
When I awoke I spent that on a necklace-
I told God I’d be back in second,
Man, it’s so hard not to act reckless…
Once upon a time, there was an corn farmer who lived near a baseball field. On the weekends, the neighborhood boys would play [...]

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Avoiding Shady Job Listings

June 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

“Mistakes are lessons with emotions attached.”
-Robert Kiyosaki

It’s officially summer, and the hunt for a summer job is in full swing. I’m upset with myself for not setting something up ahead of time, but I really did try. I spent more than a few afternoons perusing through job listings online, sending out résumés, [...]

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Vector Marketing Corporation

June 19th, 2008 · Comments Off

yeah, we just went there.
My first interview of the week was with Vector. I’m giving Vector Marketing its own post and title because I want it to show up on search engines for people looking to research the company. That’s how strongly I disdain Vector. They are both dishonest and they don’t create any real [...]

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