https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Down & Dirty Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Negotiation Questions. Salary negotiation can be a complicated, confusing, confidence-rattling experience. There are lots of questions to be answered, and in nearly every situation, part of the answer is "it depends" -- on number of years in the workplace, what the salary level is, what the job and industry are, and how much leverage you have. Given that background,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1387 Tue, 13 May 2014 10:54:14 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1387-slideshow-8-answers-to-common-salary-negotiation-questions "Soft" Skills & Emotional Intelligence Will Help Get You Hired & Promoted. As your career progresses one of your goals is to ensure that your "hard" skills -- tangible, teachable skills and abilities that allow you to perform your job -- are up to snuff. But in your effort to hone your hard skills, don't ignore your "soft" skills. Soft skills, sometimes... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1027 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:47:06 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1027-7-signs-you-have-terrible-people-skills How Do You Spend Your Time? You know how some people are always late but tend up spending way more time in a meeting than you think is necessary? And how some people are always prompt? An easy way to recognize someone's personality style is looking at... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/909 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:49:20 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/909-what-is-your-time-management-style Recent surveys have estimated that over 132 billion business emails are sent and received each day. With that much communication going on through emails, there's lots of room for confusion and misunderstandings -- especially if you are unaware of how your personality style is perceived by other styles. Follow these tips to make sure you are on the same wavelength as the recipient of your email... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/908 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:48:46 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/908-is-the-tone-of-your-e-mails-sending-the-wrong-message It's your cubicle. You even have a nameplate. So it's your personal space, right? Not really. It's more like a seat at the dinner table than a room in the house. In other words, any sense of privacy is an illusion. Treat your office space with respect if you want to be taken seriously in the workplace. You want to keep your job? Avoid... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/660 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:47:18 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/660-crimes-of-the-cubicle-15-desk-don-ts