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Kendra Guidolin

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5 Tech Skills Workers Want to Hone Career adviceNews

5 Tech Skills Workers Want to Hone

As numerous LinkedIn News stories have shown this week alone, artificial intelligence (AI) is back in the news with updates on how it is affecting businesses and economies world-wide. And as such, many are honing in on the very tech skills workers in AI-related industries use regularly. In an article on how AI is reshaping Canada's workforce, Senior News Editor Riva Gold reports that an increasing amount of Canadians are acknowledging the increased presence of AI in the workplace. In another article, Editor Emma W. Thorne reports that, according to the CEO and chairman of IBM Arvind Krishna, AI will…
Kendra Guidolin
24 August 2023
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4 Steps toward a Successful Path in Sales Leaders' advice

4 Steps toward a Successful Path in Sales

Amidst the ever-fluctuating landscapes of industries and economies, the role of a salesperson stands as an enduring pillar of opportunity and influence. In a realm where risk and reward dance hand in hand, the allure of a successful sales career remains steadfast. As the year 2023 unfolds, the stage is set for individuals to embrace the art of persuasion and engagement like never before. In this era of transformative change, the formula for achieving sales success has evolved, transcending conventional wisdom to encompass a synthesis of knowledge, skills, and individual disposition. So, what is this formula, and how might you…
Kendra Guidolin
22 August 2023
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The Best Business Development Practices for Recruiters Career adviceRecruitment

The Best Business Development Practices for Recruiters

With the great fluctuations in the job market we saw in 2020 and 2021 came a high demand for talent and thus for recruiters. In 2022, as Jack Kelly writes for Forbes, businesses were struggling to find enough workers to meet the new demands at their companies, and as such, are constantly looking for solutions. Now, however, the need for recruiters seems to have dropped back down, demonstrating both the great waves this industry sees and the need for business development practices that you can carry out beyond temporary booms. Just as Greg Savage states in “17 Selling Tips for…
Kendra Guidolin
18 August 2023
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4 Tricks for Writing a Perfect Cover Letter for Any Job Career advice

4 Tricks for Writing a Perfect Cover Letter for Any Job

These days, applying for many jobs is as easy as clicking two buttons (thank you, Easy Apply on LinkedIn!). But what about the cases where Easy Apply is not an option? What about applications that ask for not only a stellar resume, but also the perfect cover letter and thorough work sample, or even a full professional portfolio?  It can be a lot to take on, especially if you're desperate and want to apply to numerous job postings. Many, in these cases especially, feel the need to skip the cover letter, since it's arguably the most time-consuming—having to personalize and…
Kendra Guidolin
17 August 2023
A man and woman are standing in a grey, modern space with crockery and other kitchenware items in front of them on a table just off screen. The man is selling the woman items, and both are smiling; the woman looks invested in what she is being sold. They are both in business casual clothing and look relaxed.
What It Takes to Succeed in Sales: Tips from Stu Schlackman Leaders' advice

What It Takes to Succeed in Sales: Tips from Stu Schlackman

It's no surprise that many who succeed in sales are competitive by nature—they want to win, and as such, they act quick on their feet to do so. And for many decades, salespeople have been perceived—and even depicted in literature and media—as being pushy, charismatic, and working well under high-pressure. But what many forget or fail to recognize is that not all customers respond to the same kind of sales techniques. In fact, some of the best salespeople in the world base their sales approach on each individual customer. And countless who have been in the industry for long enough…
Kendra Guidolin
15 August 2023
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Job Market Trends So Far in 2023 Uncategorized

Job Market Trends So Far in 2023

For many months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, economists and business experts alike made projections about what the future held for the economy and the job market. And many, for good reason, anticipated a massive recession in 2022 to 2023. But, of course, only time would tell what the actual repercussions of the onset of the pandemic would have years later. Having just passed the mid-year mark in 2023, now's a better time than ever to consider these results—now that the numbers are in. Here are the mid-2023 results, according to a recent report from Yoh written by…
Kendra Guidolin
11 August 2023
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5 Ways to Improve Your Career Trajectory Career advice

5 Ways to Improve Your Career Trajectory

You may be proactive with your training and skills upkeep. You may be taking workshops and attending conferences in your field to make sure you're up-to-date with all advancements and expectations of your work. Maybe you even have some of the best ideas and input at your organization. And yet, you may still feel unfulfilled and underwhelmed with your career trajectory as a leader. After all, your hard skills are not all that's necessary to succeed in a given job function. You'll need to examine and consider what soft skills you may or may not be able to improve upon.…
Kendra Guidolin
10 August 2023
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How to Find Your Top Potential before You Pivot Your Career ArticlesCareer advice

How to Find Your Top Potential before You Pivot Your Career

While there may be newer reasons to pivot your career—from AI making more and more workers redundant to workplaces now mandating a return to offices for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19—doing so is certainly not a new concept. What is new, however, are the high stakes of doing so. Earlier this year, inflation reached an all-time high, and costs of education and other training leaving countless in debt for years, even decades at a time. Pivoting, these days, can be especially devastating if it's not into the right industry. So, how do you know you're ready for…
Kendra Guidolin
9 August 2023
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Are You an Inclusive Leader? 3 Steps for Top Team Success Career advice

Are You an Inclusive Leader? 3 Steps for Top Team Success

As it ought to be, diversity and inclusivity these days tends to be a given. But perhaps because these things are so widely accepted as an expectation, many workplaces engage less meaningfully with diversity and inclusion as is necessary. After all, hiring diverse teams is not itself inclusion. So, what does being an inclusive leader mean? And how can you become one so as to improve your organization's cohesion and efforts toward meaningful and impactful change in the workplace? Let's start with the basics. What Does It Mean to Be an Inclusive Leader? Workable defines inclusive leadership as "the capacity…
Kendra Guidolin
4 August 2023

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