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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

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Career website Indeed.com recommends including 10 to 30 skills on your resume, with soft skills taking up no more than half the list. For example, if you’re interested in a project management role, highlighting your time management and analytical thinking skills may be more important than focusing on customer service or creativity.

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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

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The product, price and speed of delivery are each excellent, yet their customer service could use some improvement. After a stressful day for this entrepreneur, one particular customer service representative behaves rudely. After hours, he stuck around to help mentor students in robotics.

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How Emotional Intelligence Can Improve Your Work Life

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If you grew up believing that there was only one type of intelligence—and you either had it or didn’t—it may surprise you to learn that there are several different types, encompassing everything from spatial awareness to music. EI is a sought-after trait in job candidates, especially for leading teams or working in customer service.

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How to Make More Money

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I grew up in a small town in Montana, in an economically depressed Irish mining town. I grew up with nothing, but I grew up with total abundance. She brought them into the living room, set up the tent and threw everything inside, including us kids. I grew up with nothing, but I grew up with total abundance.

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Emerging Technologies for Administrative Professionals

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And an admin who is unable or unwilling to keep up with the ever-changing technological demands of the profession will get left behind. The “Traditional” Role of the Administrative Professional Has Shifted In the past, admins have been responsible for things like customer service, accounting, and data entry.

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 25, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Make sure that the mentor is aware of what you want from them e.g. cashflow advice. Develop a network of mentors you can rely on for good advice.

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5 Habits to Help You Handle Rejection Gracefully

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Rowling was rejected by dozens of publishers before the Harry Potter series was picked up by a small London publishing house—all because her 8-year-old daughter persisted and insisted that Rowling continue to submit her manuscript. Pick up the phone, knock on the door, reach out to those people, and go for what you want. Don’t give up.