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April 9, 2012

mohamed gaber and 1 other person answered this question

What makes a successful direct sales person? What are some skills they need to have?

i am workin in network marketing industry , i have made alot of money from it but you must have alot of training to achieve your target more

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Feb. 7, 2012

Belldon Colme and 9 other people answered this question

Beyond the resume: What qualities (flexibility/accountability) are essential when hiring a new employee?

Catherine, I like Scott's immediate response-- ownership, not of the work of others, but of one's own work and responsibility.
Beyond that and even more important to me are a team player and cultural contributor.
The problem here is that very very few understand the ... more

Nov. 8, 2011

Robert Keahey answered this question

Which college majors offer the greatest opportunity for employment?

I believe that computer science is still in demand. Even though the job market is down, I think that the focus on new compute/network/storage architectures in driving a need for people with highly specialized architecture and design skills.
"Green engineering" - anything that deals with building ... more

Nov. 8, 2011

Scott Albro asked a question

Which college majors offer the least opportunity for employment?

Sept. 19, 2011

Carlos Hidalgo asked a question

Is the marketing skills gap specific to a certain generation or age group?

July 14, 2011

Bill McChesney and 2 other people answered this question

How can we change the perception that blue collar work is "bad"?

Information Technology has become more specialized over the past 30 to 40 years. I’m not even sure they had a B.S. degree in computer science when I went to school. Today, the B.S. does not appear to be sufficient to secure a position as Certifications ... more

July 13, 2011

Justin Gray answered this question

What responsibilities do organizations have to properly train their marketing personnel?

Carlos,
I think organizations have a responsibility to change their view of marketing on the whole, and shift from "typical" to a revenue performance based model. Most marketers have never spoken to a customer, never received a commission check, never discussed the quality of leads with ... more

March 26, 2011

Maria Marsala and 3 other people answered this question

As a small business owner, how many responsibilities can you logically cover yourself?

Here's the thing. If you went into business to create a job for yourself, then don't hire anyone.
If instead you went into business to create a business investement; something you can sell someday or your family can sell, then we need to learn how ... more

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