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More Than A Degree, You Need Skills (Validated)

August 30, 2010 by Sylvia · Leave a Comment 

  Ah, how the Wall Street Journal validates that which I espouse in all my programs, books, blog posts, and more!

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Job Outlook 2010 survey lists the following skills as those that employers seek:

  1. Communication Skills
  2. Analytical Skills
  3. Teamwork Skills
  4. Technical Skills
  5. Strong Work Ethic

I highlighted them in green because they are where the money is. (Poor grammar; rich advice.)

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Excellent Pet Photographer, Speaking of Image and First Impressions!

July 23, 2010 by Sylvia · 1 Comment 

   We just had a professional photo shoot for our two "kids" – our Pembroke Welsh Corgis. We've been thinking of having this done for several years but have been dissatisfied with various "people photographers" we've encountered throughout the years. From past experience with a pet photographer, we've learned that there is something that someone who deals only with pets can do to get an animal to sit up and catch that just-right look that photographers who shoot mainly people seem to lack. We finally found the pet photographer for us!

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Workplace Professionalism & Youth – Another Good Post

June 14, 2010 by Sylvia · 1 Comment 

Joyce Gioia-Herman, a Strategic Business Futurist concentrating on workforce and workplace trends, is President and CEO of The Herman Group. She wrote a blog post titled "Teaching Professionalism" about the behaviors that HR professionals consider as demonstrating "professionalism" in the workplace.

Ms. Gioia-Herman notes:

HR pros and business leaders polled identified five primary characteristics of professionalism: 1) personal interaction skills, including courtesy and respect, 2) skills to communicate, and listen, 3) a great work ethic; 4) being motivated and staying on task until the job is completed, and 5) professional appearance, and self-confidence and awareness.

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Grab Opportunities That Open To You, And Encourage Others

January 23, 2010 by Sylvia · Leave a Comment 

  Many of you have heard the term or seen the movie "pay it forward." The book "Go Giver" is about a sales executive showing a young salesperson how doing things for others opens opportunities for yourself, as long as you do not expect personal reward.

I am having a wonderful time watching the evolution of a television program born from grabbing an opportunity. And actually, my own show was also born from an opportunity.

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Dress Code for Hospital Staff: Professional Image

January 21, 2010 by Sylvia · Leave a Comment 

If you can get past the "purity" mention, this article is an example of how an organization is specific about a dress code that communicates professionalism. Individuality is fine, as expressed by the variety of scrubs and currently available and worn by medical personnel. Yet, a unified "organizational look" sometimes communicates that individuals are professionals within that organization.

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