You know how you’re always told what to do and, more important, not do at a job interview? Do dress professionally Do arrive 10-15 minutes before the scheduled interview time Do shake hands with a firm grip Do maintain eye contact Do bring extra copies of your resume Do answer to the point Don’t…
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It’s been six months since I started working at Santa Clara University and almost nine years since I began my writing career. I’ve had five managers in a full-time capacity and three editors I’ve reported to as a freelancer and each of them has had a distinct personality, unique quirks, and interesting leadership styles….
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For those of you re-purposing, or producing, news content as well as magazine-style features for the Web, here are a few handy pointers: Make it concise – you don’t want your readers scrolling through reams and reams of text. Good writing doesn’t necessarily have to be lengthy. Break it up – subheads help the…
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Perhaps, you’ve never thought of your name as a brand before and yourself as a company — but indulge me for a minute here. When you go for an interview, what are you really doing? Selling yourself. In a stipulated amount of time you present a brief synopsis of your achievements, you gloat over…
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