Everyone knows that today’s twenty-something employees are ambitious, motivated, and dedicated to changing the business world for the better. However, it is hard for young employees to understand the importance of marketing themselves, getting to know the right people, adding tangible value to the organization, learning transferable skills, and ...

In his book How to Win Friends and Influence People, author and motivational guru Dale Carnegie says that the person who can speak acceptably is usually considered to possess greater ability than he actually has.  In my experience, this is true.  If you look and act like you know what you’re talking about, people will think ...

Just a heads up that a new episode of the 30/20 Vision Radio Show will air live tomorrow at BlogTalkRadio at 3PM ET.  As I reminder, I host this monthly radio show with my fellow authors Christine Hassler (20-Something, 20-Everything) and Lindsey Pollak (Getting from College to Career), and our goal is to provide ''big sister'' advice to men ...

The following is an e-mail that came my way this week.  Dear Alexandra: I graduated from college last year, so I’m still at the bottom of the totem pole at my company.  I have four senior colleagues who delegate work to me, and they have no problem doing so…all day long.  Trouble is, there aren’t enough hours in the day to do ...

[ImageAttachment]   This week, my friend Lisa Haneberg at Management Craft had a great post on ways to inspire others.  Here are some of the highlights:   Take a stand. Share your perspective and be open.  The most inspiring leaders have a strong vision for how things ought to be. Listen more, speak less.  Show ...

Career Hub has a tidbit I never thought about before – how many phone numbers to put on your resume.  According to Mark, having two or three numbers listed makes you look desperate, and also confuses employers as to which one they should use.  He suggests keeping it simple and professional and giving the decision-maker just one phone ...

[ImageAttachment] Starting a summer internship this month?  Here are five tips for making the most of your experience.  Good luck! 1.   Create and accomplish goals:  Set specific and attainable goals with your supervisor at the beginning of the internship.  Make sure you achieve what you set out to do, and when ...