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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter

wentysomething year olds who are trying to navigate their way through life and sometimes avoid their responsibilities because they’re scared of what the future holds. Sound about right?

So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport

So Good They Can’t Ignore You” is a great book for any career-focused individual no matter where they are in their career. For any younger readers, this will give you a killer edge. Cal has broken a very common and deeply rooted misconception “Follow your passion” with logical reasons and field research to support hisContinue reading “So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport”

Applying online won’t land you a dream job

Let’s start with “the past.” Something that holds a lot of people back. Not having a relevant college degree, not having good grades, making “mistakes” in college or university… These are all mental blockers that people point fingers at when they begin to struggle with their careers. One of the largest myths that exists inContinue reading “Applying online won’t land you a dream job”

How to leverage your way into a job

The job market and employment outlook for recent college graduates has changed significantly. The Blair government when it set an arbitrary target that 50 per cent of young people should attend university – no ifs, no buts. But when half the country has a degree, the chances of most of them earning relatively high incomesContinue reading “How to leverage your way into a job”

How to avoid common mistakes people make when writing their resume

Here are the 4 S’s to remember when it comes to CV: Simple Structured Succinct Significant The composition of your CV is quite simple: Academics & Training – list of subjects, your results Employment History – make a list of your employment history – the company name, your job title, the dates you worked there,Continue reading “How to avoid common mistakes people make when writing their resume”

Prospecting

Did you know that word of mouth marketing drives $6 trillion of annual consumer spending and is estimated to account for 13% of consumer sales? Word of Mouth marketing impression results 5x more sales than a paid media impression and people are 90% more likely to trust and buy from a brand recommended by aContinue reading “Prospecting”

Handling Sales Objections & Stalls

We have contrarian thoughts on handling sales objections. In many cases, it’s an exercise in futility. Handling objections in the sales process highlights inefficiencies in earlier stages of the sales process such as: You have failed to prospect and qualify properly You have failed to showcase the pain that your solution provides the medicine toContinue reading “Handling Sales Objections & Stalls”