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By Roger Custer • Feb 15,2017 Communication, Professional Development

How to Write Good*

If you’re like me, you read that headline and thought “That’s a mistake and should say well instead of good!” You are correct, but many young professionals might miss that...

By Peter Redpath • Feb 13,2017 Professional Development

Redpath on Networking, Part 1: How to Get Started

Networking. It’s such a dirty word. And with good reason—a lot of people are doing it the wrong way! I first learned how networking isn’t done during my first day...

By Roger Custer • Nov 02,2015 Career Advice, Professional Development

Distinguish Yourself: Get to the Point!

Whether you are giving an elevator pitch, doing a job interview, tweeting, or answering a question, getting to the point is essential. In today’s fast-paced culture, people expect a quick...

By Roger Custer • Oct 06,2015 Career Advice, Professional Development

Distinguish Yourself: Use Time Wisely

In economics, we discuss the allocation of scarce resources. Those discussions generally focus on guns and butter, labor and capital, or other economic-speak but don’t cover our personal resources. You...

By Roger Custer • Aug 10,2015 Career Advice, Communication, Professional Development

Distinguish Yourself: The Importance of Speaking Clearly

Um, so, you know, um, I think…um, yes, this is a professional advice column about how you can distinguish yourself by speaking more clearly without using filler words.  Most people,...

By Roger Custer • Jul 14,2015 Career Advice, Professional Development

Distinguish Yourself: Keep Reading

Education doesn’t end when you graduate from college. One way to distinguish yourself is to keep reading throughout your life. Morton Blackwell, president of the Leadership Institute, writes, “People who don’t...

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