Business @ the Speed of Thought is a book written by Bill Gates and Collins Hemingway. It discusses how business and technology are integrated and how information networks can help achieve an edge on the competition. There is no doubt that the Internet is an incredible communication tool, but there are issues; such as feeling

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Interested in seeing a list of sure-fire ways people make the wrong impression in a job interview? In an nationwide CareerBuilder survey among more than 3,000 employers, hiring and human resource managers were asked to share their most unusual interview memories. Here are some of the highlights: Candidate put the interviewer on hold during a

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Once, while recruiting for an open sales position, I asked the candidate to describe one of his most important achievements. He thought for a moment and then started to tell me a story about an account he closed while working for a company that distributed shrink wrap and related products. This fellow made it a

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I am extremely fortunate and thankful for having the opportunity to interview and cross paths with, as we would define, “Highly Successful People” almost every day. Whether that defined success is associated to their business, personal, emotional, or physical lives; one thing remains constant in their highly guarded secrets to success…the power of certainty! Thinking back

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While visiting a branch office, I became involved in a discussion with the local General Manager about certain things that consumed a lot of her time and prevented her from spending more time helping the sales people get new customers. Getting more customers was a priority for her because she was getting a large percentage

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