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Jan. 30, 2012

Sergei Shirokov and 5 other people answered this question

What are some specific tips for asking for help or advice via email?

One of the things that I have found historically helpful is to include a brief statement regarding the attempts you have already made to resolve the issue and the roadblock you might have hit. Most real experts feel a lot better about helping if you ... more

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Jan. 11, 2012

Roz Bennetts and 1 other person answered this question

Would you encourage a young person to enter a career in professional selling today?

Yes is my answer but starting with some career progression in mind would be my recommendation, i.e. working for a blue-chip firm in order to get a solid grounding, training and development would be getting off to the best possible start. It's not an industry ... more

Nov. 25, 2011

Mark Williams and 4 other people answered this question

What role has mentorship played in your professional development? Was it fundamental to your growth?

Above anything else, mentorship has had the most lasting effect on me throughout my career and as Glen points out is a never-ending process...especially if you are the one doing the mentoring! The sad thing is, the growing trend I see today is that there ... more

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Oct. 17, 2011

Maria Marsala and 13 other people answered this question

What are the qualifications to be a mentor?

I'd like to chime in on the "experience" band wagon.
Here on FOCUS, we're having a conversation, even if in a "thread". I'm sure that the answers that don't include experience, do so because this is a "conversation" and most often during a conversation, people ... more

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