7 tips for writing cold emails to prospective employers

culled from:mashable.com 1. Know something about the person you're emailing. Everyone's heard the job interview version of this tip: Always research the company where you're interviewing. The same applies when sending a cold email, so make sure you know the recipient's job title, what she does in her position and a little bit about her background. If you have something in common, highlight...

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De-Coding: Dress Codes 101

culled from:lifehack.org What’s worse: showing up over-dressed or under-dressed? If you have trouble figuring out what “business casual” means, you’ve probably run into such a dilemma before. Knowing dress code lingo is important not only for attending events, but for work attire and job interviews as well. This illustrated guide shows you approximately what all the dress code standards look like...

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20 High-Paying Jobs That Don’t Require A College Degree

culled from:lifehack.org It’s becoming increasingly clear to many that in this day and age, having a four-year college degree doesn’t always guarantee you a job. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the rate of unemployed college graduates in the U.S. as of May this year rose to a sizable 8.5 percent, which is a significant increase from 2007’s record of 5.5. The labor market also reported...

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6 Secrets to Corporate Authenticity

culled from:completeinnovator.com “Authentic” is undoubtedly one of most echoed words in the Social World nowadays – applied especially liberally when explaining to companies the means by which they should be conveying themselves to the broader world in order to be heard.The term seems seldom explained more than that, and yet the implications are deep.  It amuses me to no end that the word...

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Are you listening? The return of Employee Engagement

culled from:completeinnovator.com Employee Engagement” used to be a term reserved for the hollow halls of HR departments across the land. You’d hear a client say that was their main goal, and you knew a program was doomed to fail – usually because it was code word for “I haven’t got a clue what to do with this type of social application”.  My eyes would roll, my sleeves would get rolled...

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CEO Challenges: Rallying the Troops to Solve a Common Goal

culled from:completeinnovator.com The recent convergence of social technologies in the CEO bag of tricks is great to see, bearing in mind the advancement of these technologies over the years. Nowhere more can we see the growing acceptance for social technologies and business practices than in the emerging trend and desire for CEOs to finally see their world expanding beyond their direct reports,...

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10 Super Health Benefits of Kale You Didn’t Know About

culled from:inc.com How do you like your kale? Green or purple, curly or straight? This dark, leafy vegetable has lots of varieties, so you are spoiled for choice. It is a distinguished member of the Brassica oleracea family and is a close relative of cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. But more important, there many health benefits of kale you probably do not know about. Here are my top...

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20 Healthy Snacks For Your Sweet Tooth

culled from:inc.com Giving up sweets can be one of the hardest things to do when trying to live a healthier lifestyle. How can you address your desire for ice cream and candy without actually consuming those products? You can whip up some sweet snacks that are healthy instead! It sounds like an oxymoron, but if you try hard enough, you can put together something dessert-y that’s also good for...

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5 Documentaries Every Entrepreneur Should Watch on Netflix Now

culled from:inc.com After Thanksgiving dinner, as the food-coma sets in and you suddenly realize the need to capture your extended family's attention--or, let's face it, you need a little "me time"--here are five films you should stream on Netflix.1) Burt's Buzz:This film chronicles the humble beginings of the Burt's Bees' namesake and co-founder Burt Shavitz and his Machiavellian struggle with...

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Your Cheat Sheet to the Best Beers From Around the World

culled from:inc.com It was not long ago that I didn’t really like beer all that much. To me it just was not something I would seek out; that is, until a few summers ago in Southern Italy. It was a typical summer’s day in that region: hot and humid. We had been out and about and I was really thirsty. I met our friends at a little bar along the beach, and before I could stop him my friend ordered...

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Five Foods You Hate as a Kid But Love as an Adult

culled from:inc.com According to Kids Eat Right, kids “are born with an instinctive desire for sweet and salty foods, and an instinctive aversion to sour and bitter tastes,” which would explain why our food preferences consisted of powdered donuts and popsicles when we were young.However, as we get older and our taste buds begin to diminish (sob!), our inclination toward sweet and salty foods expands...

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12 Ingenious Multi-Use & Space-Saving Products for Your Home

culled from:mashable.com When buying new products for the home we often overlook where we’ll put them once we’ve brought them home. Many times we end up storing things away in a garage, the back of a cupboard or drawer or even under the stairs. The problem with this is, when they’re out of sight, they’re out of mind. Then we forget where we’ve put something and by habit we buy it again, resulting...

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20 Flowers You Probably Never Knew Were Eadible And Would Add Taste and Color to Your Festive Meal

culled from:masahable.com The culinary use of flowers dates back thousands of years to the Chinese, Greeks and Romans. Many cultures use flowers in their traditional cooking — think of squash blossoms in Italian food and rose petals in Indian food.Today, it’s not uncommon to see flower petals used in salads, teas, as well as garnish for desserts. The possibilities are endless. Your imagination...

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