NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Which companies require the most interview preparation? Glassdoor.com put together a list of the 25 companies that are hardest on potential employees during the interview process. Anne Fisher of Fortune warns: Brain-teaser questions, timed written tests that rival the GMAT, successive rounds of rapid-fire interview sessions with intensely focused … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
Laura Berry Joins the Women on Business Social Media Team
I'm happy to announce that Laura Berry of Eugene Social is the new Social Media Coordinator for Women on Business. If you're not already following Women on Business on Twitter or Facebook, click the preceding links to join the conversation and stay up-to-date on news, insights, and more! You can learn more about Laura below. Please join me in welcoming her to the Women on … [Read more...]
7 Steps to Move from Goodness to Greatness Leadership
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Are you ready to move from being a good leader to being a great leader? Irene Becker of Just Coach It shared seven commitments you have to make in order to do exactly that with Mass Ingenuity. Those commitments are: The commitment to lead and not follow The commitment to the empowerment of self and others The commitment to purpose and vision The … [Read more...]
Helen Gurley Brown – Left Us Life and Career Lessons
Helen Gurley Brown Passes Away at 90 Helen Gurley Brown, passed away this week. She was an author for a well known book for shocking the public of the early 60's "Sex and the Single Girl" and Editor at Cosmopolitan magazine for many years. Her role in the fight for women's liberation was debated for years. She called herself a feminist , she showed women of so many ages … [Read more...]
10 Things You Don’t Know About Women-Owned Businesses
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: In our continuing coverage of the American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, check out the 10 things you don't know about women-owned businesses from the report as published on Mashable: In the past 15 years, the number of women-owned businesses grew by 54%. There are now 8.3 million women-owned businesses in the United … [Read more...]
7 Ways Women Can Dominate in a Male-Dominated Workplace
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: When you're the only woman (or one of few women) in a male-dominated workplace, it can be hard to fit in and harder to stand out in positive ways. Jane Fang for The Daily Muse offers seven ways that women can thrive in a workplace that is dominated by men: The squeaky wheel gets the grease: Be vocal. Beer is for bonding: Opportunities often happen … [Read more...]
Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance in 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: For the second year, Glassdoor.com has released its list of the top 25 companies for work-life balance. The 2012 list was compiled from employee feedback gathered throughout the past year. The top 25 companies according to this report are: MITRE North Highland Agilent Technologies SAS Institute CareerBuilder REI National … [Read more...]
Are Quiet People More Productive?
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Did you know there is a link between quietness and productivity? Roberta Matuson shares five reasons that quiet people out-produce everyone else on the Fast Company website: Being quiet strengthens focus. Being quiet calms others. Being quiet conveys confidence. Being quiet means you think before you speak. Being quiet gives you the space to dig … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Increase your Odds of Getting Media Coverage
Guest Post by Taryn Scher of TK Public Relations (learn more about Taryn at the end of this article): 1. Be prepared: Don’t start reaching out to the media until you have a website that you are proud of and clearly represents your brand, sample inventory that you can send out for photo shoots/testing, clean product photographs (preferably shot on a white background) and a … [Read more...]
What we can learn from the US Women’s Soccer team
Reporters from all over have had some type of sound bite regarding the t-shirts the US Women’s soccer team. The shirts said ‘Greatness has been found’ and sports writers and enthusiasts are lining up to take aim at the perceived lack of humility. As a woman operating in a male dominated industry I have to say ‘Why should they be humble’? Here’s what I have been able to take … [Read more...]