Six Career Tips to Help Young Adults Find Their Path. Inspired by Nancy Anton, corporate recruiter and career counselor during her Career Day presentation at Rotary Club of Greenville – March 2019. Handout – Career Advice to Young Adults from a Corporate Recruiter
Download the four-page article, Energize Your Life, to examine 10 fast track secrets to motivating yourself to action and building a better life now. Click on this link to view the Digital Handout – Energize Your Life and Motivate Yourself to Action from Kathy McAfee Here’s an excerpt from the article: Energy: a resource more precious than [read more]
Perhaps the most stressful moment in networking is the awkwardness of not knowing how to gracefully leave a conversation. You don’t want to get stuck with the same person all evening. Quality is important, but in networking, you need to pay attention to the quantity of connections as well. Sometimes you find yourself clinging to [read more]
Download the Article – The hidden costs of uniformity in corporate presentations Do you feel trapped and limited by your organization’s mandated PowerPoint templates? Read this article to learn more about the costs and benefits of using uniform design templates. Find out what creative options are available to you to ensure your message and audience [read more]
Download the article – Why Play is Important in the Workplace If you want engaged employees, let them play! Wikipedia defines an “engaged employee” as someone who is fully involved in, and enthusiastic about their work, and thus will act in a way that furthers their organization’s interests. Most corporate and business cultures are set [read more]
“Strong.” “Stronger.” Those were the words used by two participants to describe their experience in a women’s self-defense workshop that I helped to organize. This article gives some insight into how to ensure your personal safety when networking, such as: Tapping into your personal power Listen to your instincts Be smart and safe when you [read more]
Recently I went to a networking dinner as a guest of a friend. I watched her carefully select the table where she wanted us to sit. We positioned ourselves so that each of us was seated between two other people, rather than sitting next to each other. After all, we already know each other. I noticed [read more]
When traveling for business, you must pack more than your suit, toiletries and a laptop. Travel safety awareness and preparation can mitigate a great deal of risk to your personal security and wellbeing. You must create your own safety plan, just in case you need to put it into action. General travel safety Hotel safety [read more]
Meeting mania, perhaps like overuse of PowerPoint, has become counterproductive in the business world today. Technology appears to have helped, by allowing us to have virtual meetings, but even that format is riddled with problems. Yet meetings are deeply ingrained in company cultures. It’s just the way we do things, and no one questions it, even [read more]
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggested that our obsession with and overuse of mobile devices is resulting in the decline of eye contact. Eye contact is a powerful communication tool. Research shows that during conversations, adults make eye contact 30-60% of the time, well below the 60-70% needed to foster a feeling [read more]
