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Www.diygenius. The global economy has been transformed by the Internet in the last two decades.

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In the developed world, the economic engine has shifted toward a post-industrial model of employment, where factory work and routine office work is outsourced or automated by robots and software. The pace of change is set to dramatically accelerate in the next decade and entire industries and occupations are going to rendered obsolete. To survive in this rapidly changing economic environment, you need to be regularly exercising your creative muscles by developing your knowledge and skills. This way you will stay sharp and current by constantly upgrading your skills and talents so you can be prepared for unforeseeable challenges and emerging opportunities. The rapid evolution of mobile connectivity and cloud-based office technology in the last decade means that we are now able to own the means of digital production that are required to work from anywhere and profit from our labor.

Learning Skills: Life Skills: Interviewing Like a Boss. Guest post by Samer.

Interviewing Like a Boss

I spend a lot of time on the phone with Baylor undergraduates helping them figure out one thing: how to get a job. There’s no hiding it’s a tough market. The recession may have officially ended, but behind the 9.1% unemployment rate and downgraded GDP forecasts lurks a gloomy truth that college degrees just aren’t the security blanket they used to be. Labor Economist Andrew Sum analyzed the results of the Labor Department’s 2009 American Community Survey and concluded nearly 45% of college graduates under the age of 25 are either not working at all or working jobs that do not require a college degree. How to Become The Perfect Candidate in 3 Steps. Everyone wants to create a good impression on their future employer.

How to Become The Perfect Candidate in 3 Steps

In order to do so, you must be the best candidate you can be. You want to stand out, to be different for all the right reasons and you want that person to have no other choice but to hire you. TG's Adventures In Education. The Way to Personal Branding. Personal Branding is something that a person does to better market themselves and their careers.

The Way to Personal Branding

This includes defining who you are by finding your skills and passions, establishing how (as a person) you are perceived by others (via personal relationships, professional relationships, and your online reputation) and finally by defining what you want to achieve. This Infographic created by sestyle goes through the whole process step by step to get you on your way to establishing a personal brand for yourself. **Please note that Enfuzed is not responsible for any typographical errors or incorrect information given in any infographics posted on enfuzed.com** About the Author Enfuzed is a web and graphic design blog.

@EnfuzedWeb. What You Wish You'd Known Before Your Job Interview. Top 10 Secrets of Effective Liars. As I've written earlier , human beings have an innate skill at dishonesty. And with good reason: being able to manipulate the expectations of those around us is a key survival trait for social animals like ourselves. Indeed, a 1999 study by psychologist Robert Feldman at the University of Massachusetts showed that the most popular kids were also the most effective liars. Just because our aptitude is hardwired doesn't mean it can't improve with practice and skill. How To Be Attractive. We all want to be attractive.

How To Be Attractive

To get to the next level in our lives, we are trying to "attract" people: investors, employees, voters, customers, suppliers, friends, a mate, Facebook friends, Twitter followers, etc. Of course, we need to turn up the attraction far beyond physical beauty and style to reach our goals in today's hyper-competitive world. 10 noodzakelijke competenties bij het solliciteren. A Sad Lesson in Collaborative Innovation. By Ron Adner | 10:49 AM May 9, 2012 The innovator’s quest has been to find the win-win proposition: a great new product that can create differentiated value for consumers while supporting differentiated profits for the producer.

A Sad Lesson in Collaborative Innovation

But the focus on win-win can blind us to the needs of critical partners. When success depends on others — suppliers, complementors, distributors, retailers — satisfying end consumers is not enough. The innovator’s job is now to create wins across the board. Win-lose-win is a recipe for failure. Nokia’s transformation from undisputed leader in mobile telephony to struggling me-too player offers a sad but instructive lesson in the new dynamics of collaborative innovation.

Through the first half of the last decade, a foundation of Nokia’s competitive advantage was its unmatched ability to customize a wide variety of phones for operators. Apple learned from Nokia’s mistake. The case of the 500-mile email. De 20 gekste sollicitatievragen ooit. Welk loon vraag ik tijdens een sollicitatiegesprek? 7 Resume Lies Employers Will Never Check.

Many Human Resources staffers preach the dangers of lying on your resume, and they’re right to an extent.

7 Resume Lies Employers Will Never Check

Inventing companies and inflating employment lengths can get you fired or at the very least embarrassed during the hiring process. But employers don’t want complete honesty, do they? There are plenty of facts that are better left private (don’t disclose your religion, age, race, etc.).