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8 Ways to Nail A Phone Interview

8 Ways to Nail A Phone Interview

Any kind of interview is a stressful experience. Especially if you are ill-prepared for it, and let’s be honest, you can never really be fully prepared for an interview! Your heart starts pounding the moment you enter the room, suddenly you seem to blank-out completely, you keep staring at the new faces and keep on questioning yourself in your mind that will I be able to crack this? I am...

10 Tips for Advanced Business Writing

10 Tips for Advanced Business Writing

We have all learned in school how to write general essays, argumentative writing and of course a little bit of creative writing as well. By knowing these general forms of writing, we often consider ourselves experts until the day when we are asked to write an important business letter, memo or email. Like everyone else, you turn to Google for ways to excel at business writing. 

Words in English That Contradict Themselves

Words in English That Contradict Themselves

The English Language can be very ambiguous, especially when it comes to its complex vocabulary and grammar. Among all the concepts of English grammar such as the tenses, modal, imperatives and conditions, there are a certain set of words that have the same spelling but have a completely different meaning.

The Perfect Handshake

The Perfect Handshake

On an average, it is estimated that an individual will shakehands 15000 in their lifetime and yet, 70% of the surveyed population said they lacked confidence when it came to performing the gesture, according to a survey at the car making firm, Chevrolet.

Translating the Handshake Across Cultures

Translating the Handshake Across Cultures

Shaking hands may seem like a universally accepted form of greeting your counterparts, however, what would you do if the other person doesn’t offer their hand? Such as if you are greeting a woman in a conservative Muslim culture in the Middle East, or when your Japanese business contact greets you with a bow!

5 Easiest Languages to Learn for English Speakers

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Learning a new language can be liberating as well as frustrating. Once you have learned a new language, your horizons widen, including the number of vacation spots, while a feeling of accomplishment settles in.

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