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Have you ever been invited to a Lunch Job Interview?
Have you ever been invited to a Lunch Job Interview? Share your experiences!
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Are manners more important than appearance?
Do you think that in an interview situation manners are more important than appearance?
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How well prepared would you be to change career?
Let’s say you are one of the victims of the current credit crunch and tomorrow they will tell you that you are jobless. How well prepared would you be ...
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Resumes AND pictures - A must?
In some countries it is considered normal or even expected to attach pictures to resumes, in other countries this is not really welcomed. What do you think?
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Do you have a dilemma at your workplace. Share it, we will help you!
Whatever dilemma you have (whether you have a problem with one of your workmates, or the fact of not being promoted or not knowing whether you should quit yo...
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Would you prefer a phone interview to a face-to-face interview? Why?
Well, I would say I would prefer a face-to-face interview to a phone interview because this allows me to give my future employer an idea about my manners, ap...
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Would you buy a Business Etiquette Game?
Would you buy a Business Etiquette Game, a la “Poshmonkey goes to (...country)” quizzes as you might have already be familiar with. A kind of int...
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Who would you hire: The full-time or part-time student?
Imagine the following scenario: You are a recruiter and you have to choose between two job candidates. Candidate 1, his name is Carl, he finished his Mast...
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You've been promoted - but no pay rise. Would you still want the job?
Let’s say your boss promoted you to a higher position within the company. The role involves much more responsibility and prestige. First, you think ...
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What do you think is the best job search strategy?
There are various choices that a job candidate has in order to look for a job. But what do you think is the most effective?
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Should salaries be mentioned in Job ads?
In Italy e.g. you would never find a job ad in which the company discloses the salary paid for a certain position. They would tell you during the interview a...
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What are the 5 most important lessons you learnt in your career?
1.) To praise people in order to motivate them but also to improve your relationships with them. 2.) That it is important to be different in order to stand ...
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Is it necessary to have an embellished and proper CV or simple one can work?
i think that a lot of people stress on getting the cv that is in vogue to make their first impression but i don’t think that decorating your cv will he...
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Would you apply for your next job with a Video CV?
It seems as if in the future companies and recruitment consultants are going to hire people by looking at video CVs in addition to their CV on a hardcopy. I ...
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What was your worst faux pas (blunder)?
Reveal us your worst faux pas (blunder) in a social or professional situation …
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Do you have an Etiquette Question?
Do you have an Etiquette question you always wanted to ask. Then don’t hesitate to ask the expert!
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Poor manners - poor business?
I’m planning to write a book. Topic (not the final title yet): The impact of manners on a company’s success/poor manners-poor business/good manne...
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Corporate Etiquette Training
Do you think a company needs to train their employees in etiquette or should that be the duty of parents or educational institutions?
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Do you think good-looking people have better career chances?
I would say initially ‘yes’ e.g. if in a job interview candidates bring the same qualities to the table and the only difference is that one candi...
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Differences in India
I’m sure business manners and etiquette vary around the world. (But I suspect the differences are decreasing.) I’ve been working with India a ...
