Friday, January 31, 2014

Applying Dinner Party Etiquette to Your Job Search

My latest Memphis Daily News column is out, "Apply Dinner Party Etiquette to Job Search."

The title of this column may sound funny. After all, you’re looking for a new job, not a steak and baked potato. On the surface, you’re right, but there are lessons you can carry over from your dinner tonight to your job interview tomorrow morning.

Much like a dinner party, you never know who you might be introduced to when you’re searching for a job. When you go for an interview, it’s important to be friendly to each person you meet – whether they’re the intern or the CEO. Look each person in the eye and greet them with a firm handshake. And, above all – do your best to remember their names.

To read the entire article, visit the Memphis Daily News site here.

http://bit.ly/mdn140131


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