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Written Channels are More Convenient for the Recipient than Oral Ones

November 27, 2011

To talk, both people must be free at the same time. This is rarely the case in business. Only one-half of business phone calls find the intended receiver in the office on the first try. But when you send a letter or memo, the recipient can read it when it’s most convenient. Even more important, [...]

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Claim1: “Secretaries or Technical Writers Will Do All My Writing”

October 26, 2011

Today, many workers in business and government still have their letters, memos, and reports typed by someone else. This situation is changing as more and more people draft and revise their own writing at desktop computers or CRTs (cathode-ray tube terminals). If you work for a company where someone else types your work, you may [...]

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Importance of Communication in an Organization

October 18, 2011

Few organizations exist in order to communicate. Most have another purpose: to sell a product or service, to supply a social need, to implement plans and policies. Yet to do these things, organizations spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and money communicating. People in organizations communicate in many ways: face-to-face in two-person discussions, in [...]

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Conducting Your Own “Interview”

October 2, 2011

As you continue your evaluation of whether this is the right place for you, look for answers to the following questions as you talk to the interviewer: – Inquire about specific duties. If you meet others in the company, try to ascertain how you would interact with them if hired. – What is the particular [...]

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Summary of Key Points

September 10, 2011

Informal preparation for job hunting should start soon after you arrive on campus. Formal preparation for job hunting should begin a full year before you begin interviewing. The year you interview, register with your placement office early. Think about the things you have enjoyed most. What do these activities have in common? That common thread [...]

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Paths to Careers in Global Finance

September 7, 2011

How do people get into careers in global finance? For Michael Goodson, a Japanese securities analyst at First Boston Corp. in New York, the path was an assignment as a Mormon missionary to Japan. “As a missionary, I was dealing in concepts, showing people that my ideals and values are worth listening to. I’m doing [...]

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Dress for Success

October 9, 2010

Clothes do make the man. Most people do judge a book by its cover. How you look does speak volumes about you. It’s not just about that job interview, either. If you plan to go anywhere in the job – even just keep it – then your appearance will have a major impact on your [...]

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Sequencing Your Activity: The Relationships

October 2, 2010

Relationships are how milestones and actions interact with one another. Relationships proscribe and define the proper sequencing of activities that lead you to the successful, effective accomplishment of your goals. Although sequence doesn’t always matter, it is usually more effective to perform certain actions before others and to attain certain milestones before others. For example, [...]

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