JOB – Acing Your Interview

You have applied for a job and have landed an interview. Now what? Many job seekers spend so much of their time and energy trying to secure interviews, but very little time actually preparing for them (and sometimes neither do the interviewers). It’s important to walk into an interview with an agenda of what you want to get across, rather than waiting for the interviewer to ask a particular question. Developing a strategy before your interview can help strengthen your candidacy and ability to be hired. MORE

Ne sous-estimez pas le pouvoir des femmes à se soutenir mutuellement au travail

sept18-04-991369486-Alice-Mollon-850x478Ne sous-estimez pas le pouvoir des femmes à connecter entre elles et à s’entraider au travail. Comme je l’ai appris de mes expériences de comptable débutant à directeur général d’une banque d’investissement, les conversations entre femmes ont des avantages considérables pour l’individu et l’organisation. Lorsque j’ai obtenu mon diplôme universitaire dans les années 70, je pensais que les femmes atteindraient rapidement la parité à tous les niveaux de la vie professionnelle maintenant que nous étions «arrivées» – Continue reading

Le secret pour réussir votre carrière

98iRWi641. Soyez le gestionnaire de votre carrière
2. Une carrière réussie nécessite de temps en temps de prendre du recul et de regarder la situation dans son ensemble
3. N’attendez pas d’être malheureux pour agir!
4. Consacrer 20 minutes par jour sur un objectif que vous voulez atteindre
5. Au lieu de le méditer, faites-le
6. Demandez à quelqu’un d’autre comment il vous voie
7. Organisez vos options
8. Accepter que les chemins de carrière ne sont pas linéaires
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Cartier Awards 2019 edition – Apply now!

unnamed-1The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is an annual international business plan competition that aims to identify, support and encourage businesses led by women entrepreneurs.

Created in 2006 by Cartier in partnership with INSEAD Business School and McKinsey & Company, the Cartier Awards selects 21 finalists from 7 regions:

LATIN AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
SOUTHEAST AFRICA
FAR EAST ASIA

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USA – College Costs. Many people believe that college costs more than it actually does

DM1jhw2XcAA_vN3Average net tuition at community colleges is less than zero — seriously — once financial aid is taken into account. Average in-state tuition at public colleges will be just $4,140 this year. And many elite private colleges cover much of their sky-high list-price tuition through scholarships.

Yet many middle-class and low-income families believe tuition will cost them tens of thousands of dollars a year. This misperception has a serious downside. It keeps some people from attending college, even though the financial (and nonfinancial) benefits of a degree are enormous.

Fortunately, a growing number of colleges are starting to take tuition misperceptions seriously. Sixteen top colleges are announcing this morning that they’re joining an effort called MyIntuition — an online calculator that lets people answer just a few questions, anonymously, and receive an estimate of how much attending each college would cost.

The 16 include Boston College, Brown, Davidson, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, St. Olaf and Yale. They’ve joined 15 others that already participate. The calculator was created by Phillip Levine, an economist at Wellesley College.

The Boston Globe named the calculator one of 2017’s “bold new ideas,” and administrators at Dartmouth say it has helped them attract more low-income applicants. I’ve written about it before, with more details here and here.

The calculator is remarkably easy to use, far easier than other financial-aid tools. If you have a child nearing college age, or you’re simply curious, give it a whirl — with real or hypothetical information. SOURCE: NYT

When Students Help Students: A college application guide created by students for students helps level the playing field

Applying for college is about as tough as slaying a thousand-headed Hydra. College hopefuls negotiate everything from FAFSA Forms to college visits before taking the postsecondary leap. Two Harvard College seniors, recent survivors of the process, hope to make things less stressful through the fair Opportunity Project, a college guide replete with insider advice on everything from essays to interviews and financial aid. Download a copy of the Guide here: Fairopportunityproject.com

These 5 languages will help you stand out the most

nationsFor most people looking to study another language, English remains the first choice – and for good reason. As the language of diplomacy, business and popular culture, currently spoken by an estimated 1.5 billion speakers (and with another billion in class right now), English really is the “world’s language”. But besides English, what other languages can help you get ahead?

Here, are five languages to learn to stand out, in no particular order:

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These 3 sisters — Americans born in Cameroon. As Trump Rages About Immigrants, They Go to the Ivy League

25mzezWeb-master768Ten years ago, a family arrived in the Bronx from Yaoundé, Cameroon, not speaking a word of English. This Christmas, they are celebrating a feat that would be impressive for any family: Three of the family’s five daughters have been accepted to Ivy League universities.

In a year in which our nativist president would have you believe that immigrants are, at best, a job-stealing drain and at worst, criminals, rapists and people with AIDS, these three remarkable sisters are worth paying attention to. Not just because they are inspiring — they are — but because they are far better ambassadors for this country and exponents of its ideals than the 45th president.

“We brought the girls to this country because there are better opportunities here,” says Flore Kengmeni, their mother, who works as a nurse. “I don’t know of another country where you can try hard, work hard and get somewhere. Where you are given the opportunity to fulfill your potential.”

“This country is built on immigrants,” Francois de Paul Silatchom, their father, a professor of economics at SUNY, starts to say, before his middle daughter, Ella, a sophomore at Yale, interjects: “Our experience as a family is what America is.”

That experience is marked by hard work, optimism, resilience and a persistent sense of gratitude even to have the opportunity.

All three girls admit it wasn’t easy. They recall sitting in class during their first year in America and not understanding what their teachers and classmates were saying. They remember being made fun of, but not really knowing why.

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