Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing how the development of the United States has always depended on its transactions with other n...

After the ivory tower existence of college comes the hard reality of "real life." Although the economy is steadily curving upwards, many college graduates still have to face the reality that their efforts over the past four years may not readily result in the payoff of a lucrative job. To put it bluntly, many new graduates today find themselves newly unemployedFor those that fall under this category, who are walking out into the real world for the first time, help in the form of a ...

Attention spans are shrinking, the pace of life is accelerating, and no ones job is completely secure. As a result, everyone who lives on the planet and has a job needs at least 30-second speeches - one that tells the world who they are and the other that tells the world what they do. This short-form book by business coach Dr. Nick Morgan explains how to create pitch-perfect elevator speeches.

Job interviews can be scarier than jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. One of the worst parts is being asked a question and having no clue how to respond. As you go about your job quest, take some time to go over these questions and have an inkling as to how you will answer to them if you are asked. This book contains 400 questions so you'll be more than prepared for whatever an interviewer throws at you.It's impossible to foresee every question an interviewer will ask ...

Heres a seven-point approach that can make annual appraisals of your employees go from appalling to appealing.

It's Your Business was an immediate Wall Street Journal bestseller and garnered tremendous media attention from entrepreneurs and small business owners.With advice from Ramberg and such notable entrepreneurs as Blake Mycoskie and Guy Kawasaki, this right-to-the-point book covers topics from human resources to finance, public relations to sales, and much, much more -- all geared towards the small business owner.Knowing that entrepreneurs ha...

• Grow your confidence to communicate and schedule sales appointments over the phone • Overcome every hint of call-reluctance to prospect with poise and professionalism • Understand the 4 essential components of every successful sales call • Apply the 3 easy steps to Schedule Appointments That “Stick”™ • Create white-hot call connections even when your cold-calling • Cause prospects to clear their calendar in order to meet with you ASAP • Experience rea...

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.   How to write reports that people actually read—and then act upon!   Feel buried by requests for reports? You’re not ...

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.   How to write successful proposals and grant applications.   Two technology companies regularly apply for government...

By Bob Conrad, PhD, APR. Jim Lukaszewski has been a crisis management strategist and strategic advisor for nearly 30 years. He runs the Lukaszewski Group and has been called one of the “28 experts to call when all hell breaks loose.” Jim’s latest book, “Why Should the Boss Listen to You: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor,” is published by Jossey Bass.Jim was interviewed by Bob Conrad exclusively for the public relations blog, The Good, The Bad, The Spin (www.th...