Note-taking: Top 5 Tips

Few people realize how fast memory fades. Studies on memory have shown that, without review, 47% of what a person has just learned is forgotten in the first twenty minutes and 62% is forgotten after the first day. (University of Texas at Austin). Therefore, having good lecture notes to review can determine how well you are able to perform on exams.

Teamwork Tips

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

Groupwork is inevitable, both in school and in the workforce. These are the basic ingredients for successful teamwork.

Effective Communication Tips

The term ‘Communication’ has been derived from the Latin word ‘communis’ that means ‘common’. Thus ‘to communicate’ means ‘to make common’ or ‘to make known’. This act of making common and known is carried out through exchange of thoughts, ideas or the like. The exchange of thoughts and ideas can be had by gestures, signs, signals, speech or writing.

In short, communication is making your ideas and thoughts known to another person.

13 do’s and don’ts for your professional references

Written by: Colleen Clarke

This special moment in the job search eventually comes and a splendid moment it is. You have been through a round of interviews and those magical words are finally spoken, “We’d like to check your references.”

How to research companies and employers

When researching a company or employer consider the following: History of the company, Product lines, Customers, Organizational structure, Location of corporate headquarters.Size of the company, Number of employees, Holdings and annual sales growth for past five years, Reputation or standing in the industry and Potential for growth.

Don’t Apply Without a Cover Letter

Chances are you went through several drafts of your résumé before you submitted it to a prospective employer. You wrote and rewrote each line several times and had friends, family, even strangers proofread it. But if you send it off without enclosing a cover letter, your hard work may never be seen.