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Monday, April 3, 2006
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VOLUME 3
ISSUE 103
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April WorldWIT Website Columns
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Communicating Up the Food Chain
Tips from a Corporate Board Room Vet
by Amy C. Baker
You’ve seen them, heard them, and watched them. They are comfortable around anyone. They can move through a crowded conference room or engage a meeting of high level muckity mucks like an Ivy League MBA guru. Individuals with important titles and hoards of assistants and staffers listen to them with rapt attention, and even more significantly, act on their suggestions. What’s their secret? How can you communicate just like them? How can you get yourself noticed up the corporate food chain because of your stellar communication skills?
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Before You Hit Send: Stop and Empathize
Selling Skills for Non-Salespeople
by Janet Ryan
According to a poll of Thinking Aloud readers, over 60% of you communicate most with your clients via e-mail. If you’ve been following this column in the past few weeks, you know we are examining the topic of making e-mails work when a personal conversation is what’s really called for. How do we make e-mails more personal, more real, and therefore more effective? While there is no easy answer, there are a number of tips that can help….
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Ask Liz
Can I conduct an informational interview at a company where I have recently applied?
Dear Liz,
I have just begun a new job search. I feel that informational interviews will be a key factor in my finding a new position; however, I am unclear as to what protocol to follow. Can I do an informational interview at a company even though I have submitted a resume for a current job opening in the same company? Should one come before the other? I am afraid I look tacky applying and then coming in to find out more about the company when they may not even want me. My concern is that I feel I should apply for the jobs before they are taken and therefore I may not have the time to do an informational interview beforehand. Please advise. Thank you so much!
-J. (MassWIT)
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Potty Talk
Pinch Me... or Don't!
When I was consulting for a large corporation that was laying people off, I entered the Ladies Room and was in a stall, when two managers came in. They were complaining that their friends were being laid off, but I was still there as a consultant. "Think of all the money and jobs the company would save if she weren’t here." They agreed to talk with their two upper level managers, one of whom was my boss. I pondered staying in the stall until they left or confronting them. I opened the door, breezed in to the sinks, and started to wash my hands. "Well, ladies, which VP are you going to talk to first to get rid of me?" They were in such shock that they couldn’t say much but, turned and walked out quickly.
Lesson: never plot or plan in the restroom until you check the stalls.
-Kathleen M.
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Don't forget to register for Camp WorldWIT 2006: Back to Our Nature! For more information or to register please visit: www.worldwit.org/camp.
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WorldWIT Radio
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Lay Off the Funny Business
by Liz Ryan for BusinessWeek online
WorldWIT founder Liz Ryan's recent BusinessWeek online column offers tips on how to avoid common interview pitfalls. "If hapless job seekers are making the same mistakes during interview after interview, who's going to tell them? Unless their friends somehow see the picture, no one. That task falls to me, right here, right now. Pay attention to these suggestions for avoiding five major "we're done" interview behaviors, and tell your friends..."
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Invite a Friend
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Invite a Friend
Visit the WorldWIT Chapters Page and click on 'Invite Friends' on the left navigation bar. You'll be able to enter your colleagues' and friends' email addresses and invite them to join their nearest WorldWIT discussion group. You can use our pre-written message or write your own. Spread the word!
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Contact Info
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Questions? Comments? Write to info@worldwit.org. To submit an article, a question for "Ask Liz" or a story for "Pinch Me...or Don't", send an e-mail to Lauren Calkins.
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