Instead of getting caught in a bind of stress and fumbling your words (we've all been there), enter your interview prepared to master your employment gap explanation. Here are six tips to help you overcome the inevitable “What have you been up to?” interview question. 1. Don't oversha...
Investors want to see hard numbers to justify their risk. Include a sales forecast (based on industry and market trends), expenses, sunk costs, overhead costs, anticipated break-even point, expected accounts receivable, an estimated cash flow (derived from your sales forecast and expenses) and ...
Although diversity is a great investment, human resources teams often struggle to push through with their DEI initiatives. Why? Many companies lack data to justify investments. Only 15% of companies connect their DEI progress to business outcomes such as increased profitability or productivity. Those...
It can be a struggle to know how to negotiate your salary in an interview and beyond that it can be daunting, but the rewards justify the effort. For instance, if an initial salary offer is 5% below what is expected for the position, and assuming annual raises of 3%, it would take tw...
Social media is a long-term investment, but businesses need clear, measurable returns to justify spend. The challenge often looks like this: Leadership teams want to see results, so a social media manager spends so much time manually reporting and measuring impact that they have little time ...
To nail the interview is to know yourself and to justify your decisions. Aggarwal says the interviewer will be looking to see truly what perspective you can bring to the classroom and can you handle being on your feet. “Once you get to the interview stage, then you have to just be who...
If you must reconfigure the pricing tiers, add relevant features to justify the new prices. Here’s how SouthWest Airlines did it: Southwest Airlinesadded a premium option-‘ business select’, to their current pricing structure. The new package bundled the high appeal and low-cost options like...
In short, ethical business cannot just be a branding exercise – it is the nature of business in the modern world. Nowadays, companies rightly have to justify how they make money and prove their profits are not detrimental to the people and the planet as a whole. To be successful, you’...
How to write it: Explain your overall research approach (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods). Describe your data collection methods (e.g., surveys, experiments, interviews) and justify why you chose them. Explain how you analyzed your data, including any software or statistical...
Justify your interdisciplinary needs. You need to prove that you wouldn’t be be happier in either management or bioscience — you need them both together. Good statements to have in pocket are “only through LSM,”“LSM specifically,” and “LSM’s unique X.” For example, check out LSM...