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Hiring Introverts and Extroverts

September 25, 2014
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| Categories: hiring, Job Advice, Jobs, Recruitment

I recently became a little active on Quora. I came across a question there that caught my attention."As a decision-maker, when did you hire an introvert over an extrovert? Did you find them more productive or less?"I think it depends on the role you are hiring for. I have seen that when hiring for an individual contributor role, I might be okay to select introverts. I might even consider introverts for roles like testing, editing, proof reading etc. I am more likely to select an extrovert for leadership roles, sales roles…

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Stay Young, Keep Learning

April 16, 2014
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| Categories: Advice, Job, Job Advice, Learning, Professional, Professional Advice, Resume, Youth

Tim Sanders recommends expanding your resume every year to avoid getting lapped up in the sport of business by those who do.He writes in his post:Youth is a state of mind, not a counting of years.  In my experience, the secret to eternal youth is lifelong learning...the constant expansion of one's resume of experiences and insights.  Henry Ford once quipped, "Anyone who stops learning becomes old, whether at twenty or at eighty. Anyone that keeps learning stays young." He goes on to say:If you aren't expanding your resume every year, you…

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