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Making the Connection
Leverage video to grow your personal brand on LinkedIn Differentiate yourself on LinkedIn by utilizing video to showcase your skills or expertise in your particular industry. Post video to the Summary section, or put your video content in front of potentially thousands of eyes by sharing on relevant LinkedIn groups, William Arruda suggests. Forbes (8/26)Simmer down before hitting send Avoid sending angry emails by first putting the draft in a separate folder and sitting on it for at least a few minutes as you clear your head, writes Julia Glum. Once your head is clear, respond to the recipient in a professional manner by replacing all instances of "you" in the drafted email with less triggering statements like "I feel" or "I think," suggests Drew Dudley. Money magazine (8/24)
The Landscape
Starbucks aims to boost retention with fellowship Starbucks has selected 36 employees from 13 cities to participate in a six-month fellowship in which they spend as much as 20 hours weekly at a nonprofit. The program, designed to bolster retention, connects fellows with organizations aligned with Starbucks' philanthropic priorities. CNNMoney (8/23)
Your Next Challenge
Prep for an interview by thoroughly researching the company Prepare for a job interview by spending a few hours researching the company via Google, social media and friends or colleagues to learn as much as you can about its culture and values. Use this information to prepare a few thoughtful questions to use at the interview, which will show the interviewer you've done your homework. The Muse (8/24)Overcome a misstep in your past by owning it and moving on Be authentic on your resume and during job interviews about explaining past failures, gaps in your resume or instances of job hopping. Spend time prepping answers to those questions before your job interview so you can explain what you learned from those situations, Gary Burnison writes. Forbes (8/22)
Balancing Yourself
How to work on vacation, if you must If you must work on vacation, get it out of the way within the first couple hours of the morning and then disconnect the rest of the day, Brandon Loures suggests. When you have a "work hard, play hard" mentality, don't forget to balance the "play hard" part, Melina Gillies says. Fast Company online (8/22)
Procter & Gamble is trying to trademark acronyms such as LOL and NBD so that it can place the social media lingo on its products to connect with millennial buyers. The company is facing increasing competition from startup brands, some of which it has acquired, such as Native deodorant. Fortune (8/23),Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (8/23)
