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Interpersonal Skills – do you have them?

People regularly use words like “strong interpersonal skills” when describing themselves and companies often ask for good interpersonal skills when looking for new staff. From our experience, few people can give a useful description of what Interpersonal skills really are, but CEB (previously Saville Holdsworth),  a global leader in Talent measurement, gives us some useful insight.

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Career sustainability – choose the best “first time” experiences and develop your “soft skills”

These days, technology is evolving faster than ever and the impact of this on organisations can be huge, with layers disappearing, titles changing and the pendulum swinging from centralisation to decentralisation.  In this fast-changing world, what can you do to sustain a career and remain a sought-after candidate?  Here are just a couple of suggestions:-

The Power of Firsts

First-time experiences are crucial, so keep your views and options open.

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Unique Selling Point

I was really excited to begin this year.  Why?  I’m feeling loved.   Thanks to my 3 new connections on LinkedIn and especially @rsehji for the tweet regarding my article in the Food New Zealand journal.

As daunting as it is to put yourself out there it’s somewhat empowering to actually receive feedback so thanks to those who have let themselves be known.

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