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5 Ways to Improve Your Professional Networking Skills
Advice to help you bring out your best networking self, make great connections, forward your career and start you on your way to becoming a superconnector!
How to build your Professional Network
We're all about professional friendships here at CP. Enjoy our best free resources about networking. Yeah. that's right, it's free.
Curiosity: The Biggest Threat to Ignorance
MBA advice: Be curious. It can make you a better business leader. If you want to change the world, you first have to know how it works right now.
Here's why you need to tell the truth in your MBA applications
Did you know that schools do background checks on students? That's why if you have resume blemishes or academic indiscretions you need to tell the truth.
10 ways to show your target schools the love
MBA deadlines are approaching fast, so here are 10 creative ways to demonstrate your interest in schools before you apply.
How to Say Thanks the Right Way
People help you grow and advance. They create opportunities for you. Appreciation is the secret key to keeping good energy flowing to and through you.
Take the Right Advice from the Right People
Internet searching is an indispensable skill. But sometimes the things you need to know can’t be learned online. There is no substitute for mentorship.
Your Initiative is the Key to Unlocking Opportunity
Resumes are all about impact & positive contributions to meaningful outcomes. Want to have more impact and contribute towards meaningful outcomes? It’s easy.
How to Actually Enjoy the MBA Application Process
I use these secrets to coach my clients to amazing outcomes while bringing out their authentic voices so they get more than just a stellar application.
But Do You Really Know What You Want?
But Do You Really Know What You Want? Explore Preferences: If you don’t know what you want, it will be hard to make confident choices.
5 Questions with MBA Admissions Coach Angela Guido
I help aspiring business leaders understand their strengths, how to communicate them & achieve their goals, and build strong professional relationships.
Master your future: How to be a Long Term Visionary and a Short Term Pragmatist
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question I’m still asking after more than 3 decades. And that’s as it should be.
Don’t Waste Your MBA Career Pivot: Advice For New Admits
Here are some things you can do now to get ahead of the game. Taking these steps before classes begin will help ensure your success in the internship race.
5 Ways to Bring More Fun & Connection to Your Office
If you’re feeling stuck in the rut of just getting your work done, try a few of these ideas for how to bring more fun and connection to your office.
Loads of Amazing Free MBA Application Advice
Loads of Amazing Free MBA Application Advice! Here are some of my choicest pieces of advice for MBA applicants, rising MBAs, and even folks on the waitlist.
How to choose the right MBA Program for you
Did you get into multiple schools? It's a tough decision! This is for people who have the problem of having to choose between rival offers for MBA admission.
I gave up second guessing my decisions. Here's what happened
I couldn't accept the decisions I made. Then I made peace with them and discovered something new. It got easier to make decisions!
The 8 things every leader must do before 8AM
You are awesome without having to try. I recommend doing more things that bring you joy because that is the best path to fulfilling your ultimate purpose.
The One Thing That Changed How I Think About Risk
Security and risk: Humans need a balance of both in order to be happy, fulfilled, and feel alive. So why don’t we take more risks?
You can learn charisma in 3 minutes and 34 seconds (with some help from a dancing monkey)
Charisma isn't what you think. Let this Italian dude and his dancing monkey show you how to wow a crowd and make friends with strangers.
Real Leaders Don't Use the Word “Led”
Stop and look at your resume. Do you have bullets that start with the word “Led”? You have to get rid…real Leaders Don’t Use the Word “Led”
How to Be a Selfish A** in Job Interviews
The secret to presenting yourself as the ideal hire: show your utility function. This is what employers want to know when they interview you.
Something really important the toilet taught me
If you aren’t asking questions and seeking to understand how things really work, it will limit your opportunities for advancement.
3 Things to Do Before You Quit
Before you quit your job and head off to bschool, be sure to do these 3 things to solidify existing relationships and collect valuable feedback.
Career Bites #12: Interview People
You’re willing to work hard, you want to add value, but you also want to enjoy your work and be inspired. The key is to interview people.
Career Bites #11: Be a Short Term Pragmatist
You won't reach your highest goals overnight. To get there fast, maximize your current options and enjoy the ride. Be a Short Term Pragmatist.
Career Bites #10: Be a Longterm Visionary
Being a longterm visionary is a cure for Short Term Myopia and Option Paralysis. Try this quick exercise to help steer your career.
How to Rock a Professional Conference
A professional conference is a great opportunity to create career social churn, support and inspiration. Here's how to make the most of one.
Career Bites #9: Be of Service
Want to have more impact in your career? It’s easy. Just ask yourself this one question: How can I be of service? The download our 67 ideas!
Career Bites #8: Build Your Resume
Learn how to build your resume through expanded impact and measurable results. Follow these tips to make it easy to impress with your resume.
Career Bites #7: Say Thanks
Don't just say thanks. Use Vivid Appreciation: the art of giving back by letting people share your success and be inspired. Learn how.
Career Bites #6: Get Mentors
Mentorship is part of how we grow. Mentors are people whose wisdom makes your journey easier. You can’t achieve full potential without them.
Career Bites #5: Be Curious
Be curious. Ask questions about how the world works. It will make you a better thinker & leader. Download our free market sizing problem set!
Career Bites #4: Be a Risk Taker
Are you a Risk-Taker? Would you call yourself brave? You need to be if you want a fulfilling career. Here's why and how to cultivate courage.
Career Bites #3: Be Kind
Workplace Kindness is an underestimated way to advance your career. You need to hustle. But unlike hard work, kindness never goes unnoticed.
Career Bites #2: Knowledge Capital
Jobs pay in two currencies – cash and knowledge capital. Develop knowledge you can take with you, don’t just master the firm’s way.
The Awesome Informational Interview
Want to research potential firms & impress networking contacts? Here is our 7-Step Process for conducting an Awesome Informational Interview.
Career Bites #1: Explore Preferences
Explore preferences; decide what you like and what matters to you. If you don’t know what you want, it's hard to make confident choices.
Resilience: Get Good at Failing
Resilience allows you to grow. If you know how to fail, then you know how to succeed. Follow these 3 easy steps to turn setbacks into wins.
Confident Humility:Key to Successful Interviews
Confident humility is required to live a full and happy life. It's a founding principle for Berkeley Haas and Google seeks in its employees.
5 Tips for Upward Management
Upward Management may be the most undervalued skill for professional success. If you are a great upward manager you will also advance rapidly.
Death to the Elevator Pitch
You have to stop using your Elevator Pitch to introduce yourself at Networking Events. Try a better way to connect.
Listen! Avoid Awkward Networking Moments
Listen! Avoid Awkward Networking Moments. Listen here to find out how to gain access to any networking conversation without being an arse.
None of Your Beeswax! Understand Social Distance
Understanding Social Distance is your key to confidence in any professional networking situation – even when you are outside of your culture.
How to Turn a Disparaging Comment into Useful Feedback
Sometimes feedback takes the form of a disparaging comment. Instead of letting them get you down, here's how to use them to grow.
Networking Your Way to Real Friendship
Did you think that the purpose of a networking event was to impress people? Take the transaction out of networking and get people to like you.
This ONE Tip Will Make You Love Networking
Change your perspective on networking. It's something you already do and enjoy. This is the Career Protocol networking philosophy.
How to Find a New Job in Just 2 Hours | Career Book Review
The 2-hour Job Search by Steve Dalton is a MUST READ if you’re looking to boost your next job search! Learn why in this episode of #MakeMondaysBetter with Angela.
Only 3 Skills Define a Leader
Discover the 3 leadership skills you will undoubtedly need for any job or MBA program to build the foundation of a successful career in this video.
An open letter to the new director of admissions at HBS
Harvard Business School is getting a new Director of Admissions in 2023! Read this letter to the new appointee explaining why the HBS application is so special and what can be improved.
An open letter to the new director of admissions at Stanford GSB
Read this letter explaining why the resignation of the Stanford GSB Dean of Admissions gives Stanford the chance to reform the 2023 application and find applicants who will have a positive impact.
Your MBA Application Timeline for 2023
Are you ready for the 2023 MBA application cycle? Here’s the timeline you need to follow to get yourself organized and feel fully prepared to hit “submit” when the deadlines come!
Stop Ruining Your Resume! | The 3 Biggest Resume Mistakes
Here’s what NOT to do on your resume! Check out this episode to learn about the 3 most common resume mistakes and how to fix them.
MBA Applications 2023 | 6 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW To Prepare
Are you ready for the 2023 MBA application season? Watch this episode of #MBAMonday to learn the 6 things you need to do to prepare for the September R1 deadlines.
27 Interview Tips to Help You Stop Dreading and Start Loving Interviews
If interviews make you feel anxious, you’re not alone. Read this to reverse your opinion on job interviews and start loving them instead.
Veteran Stanford GSB Student on How to Transition from the Military to Business School
Going from the military to business school can be quite a culture shock. Tips from Military Officer who obtained an MBA on how to navigate the transition.
Mock MBA Interview | MBA Interview Prep with Brian Birdwell
A full mock interview with feedback! Learn how to approach the interview questions and harness your storytelling skills for this Columbia Business School mock interview with Senior Coach Brian Birdwell.
We Asked Chat GPT To Write MBA Essays | Can AI Get You Into Business School?
OpenAI got you thinking you’re finally off the hook for writing your MBA essays? Think again!
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Might End in Failure (And How to Fix It)
Still believe that happiness comes after success? Think again, friend. Discover what it takes to be truly successful and learn to be happy at work.
Can you write a better MBA essay than this robot?
Expecting OpenAI to write your MBA essays? Read this blog post to learn why human qualities will always give you the upper hand to write a better essay than any AI robot.
Are You a Good Fit for this Job? | How to Answer Job Interview Questions and Answers
Discover how to answer the inevitable interview question, “why are you a good fit for this job?” to stand out amongst your competition.
How To Reduce Interview Anxiety: Read This The Day Before Your Job Interview
Interview day totally freaking you out? Worry not! Follow these 3 steps on game day to feel confident and prepared for your interview.