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How to Network

Networking is, as its name implies, work. And like any job, networking takes skills.
That's right: there’s more to the networking hustle than showing up at an event and hitting the bar. (It takes more than inviting someone to meet for a cup of coffee, too.) Networking has its own skillset, one that you have to work to hone. But luckily, you can get good at networking. Here's a guide on how to network—from how to view this often-dreaded activity to what to say and how to keep the conversation going.

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How to Develop and Nail Your Elevator Pitch

Picture this: You step into an elevator, and right after you steps in a well-dressed woman. She looks familiar, and as you squint your eyes you realize she is the CEO of the company where you’ve always wanted to work, a woman who you once met earlier in your career. She presses the button for floor 43. Can you tell her who you are, what your goals are, and leave a memorable impression before the elevator stops? The answer, of course, is yes – if you have a good elevator pitch!
This guide will give you the tools to craft a winning elevator pitch. It will take you through the elements of an elevator pitch, how to draft and practice the pitch, and how to deliver it successfully to anyone, whether it’s the CEO in the elevator or a person you bump into at a networking event.

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Common Interview Questions in 2024

A good interviewer will tailor their questions to the company, the role, and to you. They want to find out as quickly and as effectively as possible if you’re suitable for the job. And at the same time, you’re trying to figure out if the role is suitable for you. There are a lot of interview questions that you will be asked again and again in job interviews. These common interview questions come up often because they are so relevant to a range of jobs, companies and when working with people. When you're asked an interview question, you need to be able to give well researched and well-thought-out answers.

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Skills You Need for Your Resume to Secure a Job

Wondering what good skills to put on your resume? Wonder no more! You’ll find a list of the right skills for your resume, regardless of your job or experience.

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Common Resume Mistakes to Avoid (20+ Biggest Blunders)

When writing a resume, it’s easy to forget about some important details or include something you’re not supposed to. But that won’t happen to you ever again—if you read this study.

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100+ Best Skills for a CV (List & How to Include Them)

You can’t write a CV without including skills. They give the hiring manager proof that you have the necessary qualifications to do the job. But you can’t just throw in a randomly selected list of skills and hope for the best.
There are many different skills for a CV but deciding exactly which ones to include can make even the most experienced candidate throw up their hands in despair. But we’re going to break it all down so you can see what the main types of skills are, check lists of useful examples and learn exactly how to include them on your CV.
Create an effective CV in minutes. Choose a professional CV template and fill in every section of your CV in a flash using ready-made content and expert tips.

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200+ Skills To List on Your Resume

The skills you list on your resume help prove to employers you’re qualified for the job you’ve applied for, and are often a deciding factor for whether or not you get an interview.

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15+ Word Resume Templates with Free Download

Thought that creating a resume in Word format is passé? Not if you use one of the top Word resume templates. The best part is that they're free. So come along!

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Resume Resources

A resume presents your story by highlighting your skills (the things you do well). Employers initially scan a resume for 30 to 60 seconds, so it needs to be descriptive and concise at the same time. It also needs to be tailored to the organization to which you are applying. We asked a few recruiters to tell us what they notice on a resume in 30 seconds. Check out what they look for in the video below.

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Resume Maker

Looking to stand out from the competition? Marq makes it easy for you to create resumes that get you noticed. Our simple drag-and-drop interface lets you create a professionally designed resume in minutes, no software download required. Haven't signed up yet? Give us a try.

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Resume

Learn from actionable resume writing guides and tutorials with hints from resume experts. Find easy step-by-step instructions and fix your resume to get any job you want.

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The Best Resume Formats in 2024

From using an expanded skills section, to putting extra emphasis on your education, there are lots of different ways you can format your resume to highlight your strengths as a candidate.

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3 Best Resume Formats for 2024 [W/ 5+ Professional Templates]

How you format your resume matters. When reviewing your resume, the first thing hiring managers notice is how your resume looks, not what it contains.And if the first thing they see is a messy, cluttered, crowded resume, chances are you won’t make a great first impression.So, this begs the question: what are the best resume formats, and which one should YOU use?
That’s exactly what we’re here to explain! In this article, we’re going to cover:

Resume Formatting Guidelines
5+ Resume Templates (You Can Steal)
3 Main Resume Formats (With Examples)
Resume Format Pros and Cons
How to Choose a Resume Format
7 Other Resume Resources

Let’s dive right in!

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Resume Examples

Level up your resume with these professional resume examples. These 1800+ resume samples will help you unleash the full potential of your career.

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200+ Action Words to Use on Your Resume

Action words on your resume are vital. I once worked at a bagel shop in college. Instead of saying that I “advertised” our toasted bagels on campus, I wrote on my resume that I “spearheaded a bagel marketing campaign.” The recruiter knew it was a super basic job, but was impressed by my effectiveness. Yes, it is important what you say on your resume, but that’s just 50% of the process. The other part of it is how you say it. Using action words on your resume is key. In this guide, we will look at 200+ examples of action words to use on your resume in order to best highlight your experience and stand out.

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30+ Best CV Writing Tips and Advice for 2024

The number of applicants for each role is increasing. Competition is fierce. The only way you have of standing out from that massive pile of applications on the recruiter’s desk is to craft a perfectly written CV. And we’re here to help you do just that.
This collection of CV tips and advice covers everything you need to get the edge in a competitive job market. You’ll get easy to action CV writing tips, advice on layout and CV formatting tips. In short, everything you need for job-seeking success.
Create an effective CV in minutes. Choose a professional CV template and fill in every section of your CV in a flash using ready-made content and expert tips.

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How to Write Soft Skills on Your Resume

Your resume should contain the right soft skills to land a job. We’ve got the top 10 soft skills and 115+ examples by job type, experience level and resume format for you to add to your resume.

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Create a Resume That You're Proud Of

Update your resume quickly with a resume template. Pick your favorite template below and start filling in your information effortlessly.
The templates are ATS-friendly to ensure your resume won't be rejected by a system, and land on the recruiters desk.

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How to Write a CV: 10 CV Top Tips to Make a Great Resume in 2024

Anyone who has sat down and stared at their screen in an attempt to document their career history knows how difficult writing a CV actually is. However, taking the time to write a great CV is so important. Not only will it get you noticed, but it will leave a prospective employer wanting to know more about your skills and experience. Your CV is your first chance to make an impression on the recruiter. Don’t forget to tailor each application you submit to the opportunity you are applying for, using the job description to customise the content. In this guide, we will take you through the best ways on how to write a CV: what you should include, what works and – most importantly – what doesn’t. Writing a resume can be a daunting prospect, whether you're experienced in an industry or looking for a career change, but it doesn’t have to be. Our definitive guide will show you how to make your CV stand out.

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How to Make a Resume: Secrets Your Employer Won’t Tell You

According to recent statistics, approximately 72% of adults are passive job-seekers. That means that hundreds of candidates are aiming for your potential job. And they might be more experienced and skilled than you.

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How to List Certifications on a Resume (With Example)

Wondering where to put certifications on your resume? Follow our step-by-step guide on how to list certifications on your resume and get inspired by our proven examples.

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How to Write a Resume

Let's face it: writing a resume can be intimidating. And the pressure to make it really sing can make the prospect of putting fingers to keyboard that much scarier. But writing the perfect resume doesn't have to be terrifying. In fact, it can be easy — if you know what you're doing.
That's what this guide is for. We'll take you through all the essential steps of crafting this career document, from how to structure its many sections to how to make sure a spelling error doesn't sneak in. We promise that when you're done, you'll want to show it off to the world. (Luckily, you can do that on Glassdoor. Simply upload your resume here, and you'll be ready to apply in an instant when you spot your dream job posted in our long list of job openings.)

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Free Professional CV Templates 2024

To give you an edge with your applications, we’ve made some free CV templates that can help your name stand out. They’re professionally designed, visually striking, and best of all, free to download. We’ll also share guidance on what you should include in your CV and highlight online courses that will improve your application writing and interview skills.

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Functional Resume: Template, Examples, and Writing Guide

If you have non-traditional work experience — or a lack of relevant work experience entirely — the functional resume format may be the right choice for you. Learn how to write your own functional resume and use our template and examples to help you get started.

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Resume Templates

Need a job? Our huge range of free resume templates can help. Simply choose your favorite, download directly to Word or open in Google Docs, and fill it out. We also provide a copy-paste template, and show you how to fill out your own resume template with an instructional video.

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21+ Student Resume Examples + Writing Guide

Exceed your competition with our student resume examples! These student resume samples are completely customizable and show you what to include in your resume to land the job.

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Which Font Should I Use for My Resume?

Oh, the great font debate. When you’ve got 10,000 to choose from but a resume to get out the door, what do you do? There are some clear options to avoid, sure, but will you be judged for what you choose? Obviously, the answer there is yes, so choose wisely. Not all of these options are going to get you all excited. After all, the point here is to choose a font that’s easily readable, works well for all sorts of applications and – most importantly – gets you the job. This is not the time to try out something new; you need tried-and-true. That’s why I’ve assembled a list of some of the best fonts for your resume, which should help narrow things down a bit. Maybe.

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Free Online Resume Builder

With Canva’s free resume (opens in a new tab or window) builder, applying for your dream job is easy and fast. Choose from hundreds of free, designer-made templates and customize them within a few clicks.

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101 Essential Skills to Put on a Resume in 2024 [For Most Jobs]

Listing skills on your resume is fairly easy. Listing the right skills in the right way is a little bit trickier. Are you mentioning the right skills for the job, or are you boring the HR manager with irrelevant information? The hiring manager for the software development team couldn’t care less about your expertise in marketing. What they’re dying to know, though, is your skill level in Python and how you get along with the team. In this guide, we’re going to walk you through the process of putting skills on your resume from start to finish. We’ll explain how to identify the right skills and how to list them in a way that catches the hiring manager’s attention!
Here’s what you’re going to learn:

Hard Skills Vs Soft Skills - What’s the Difference?
Why Should You List Your Skills on a Resume?
8 Best Skills to Put on a Resume
How to List Skills on a Resume
120+ Skills to Put on Your Resume (For 10+ Fields)

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The Best Fonts for Your Resume in 2024

When writing a resume from scratch, the font you choose is key to making a good impression, in addition to how you write your resume.

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430+ Resume Examples for 2024

Learn how to make a great resume by taking inspiration from professional resume examples written by other people with a similar background as you.

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45 Resume Tips for Getting a Job in 2024

Get ready to land that dream job! Our resume-writing tips will help you prime your resume for recruiters and get you that coveted interview. Learn top industry pointers for your resume’s key sections, formatting, keywords and more.

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Tips on Writing a Stellar Cover Letter

Whether you’re just beginning your first job search or deep in the trenches of your career, one of the most daunting parts of an application process can be crafting a cover letter. According to a 2020 survey by Resume Lab, 83% of human resources professionals said a cover letter is an important part of a hiring decision. In a separate question, 83% of respondents claimed that a great cover letter can secure you an interview even if your resume isn’t good enough. This leaves many job applicants wondering how to write a good cover letter.

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Apply With a Cover Letter People Remember

Get started easily with your cover letter writing by choosing a cover letter template. Simply pick a template and start filling in your information.
All our cover letter templates are ATS-friendly and expertly designed to match our resume and CV templates. This ensures that you stand a better chance of getting an interview, and most importantly, your dream job.

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700+ Cover Letter Examples: Cover Letter Samples for Any Job

Browse through dozens of professional cover letter examples for a job application. Our professional cover letter samples will give you direct insight into how other professionals market their best accomplishments and skills to make lasting impressions with recruiters.

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How to Write a Cover Letter for a Job in 2024

You’ve already made a resume that highlights your experience and you’re about to submit a job application. But before you can continue you see the phrase that every job seeker dreads: “cover letter required.”

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How to Write a Cover Letter for a Job—Guide for 2024

Many thoughts come across your mind when you start writing a cover letter. “Do I really need it?”, “It’s going to be hard, so maybe I’ll just skip it.” Or, sometimes, you sit down, and your mind suddenly goes blank. Some people decide to cheat slightly and just repeat whatever they’ve written on their resume.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
This guide will teach you how to write a cover letter correctly. Not only that, I’ll help you go through the process of writing your cover letter quickly and easily. With our expert tips on how to write a good cover letter, you’ll be able to illustrate your skills and wow the recruiters.

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How to Write a Cover Letter [Full Guide & Examples for 2024]

After weeks of heavy job searching, you’re almost there! You’ve perfected your resume. You’ve short-listed the coolest jobs you want to apply for. You’ve even had a friend train you for every single interview question out there.But then, before you can send in your application and call it a day, you remember that you need to write a cover letter too.So now, you’re stuck staring at a blank page, wondering where to start...Don’t panic! We’ve got you covered. Writing a cover letter is a lot simpler than you might think. In this guide, we’re going to teach you how to write a cover letter that gets you the job you deserve.
We're going to cover:

What Is a Cover Letter?
How to Write the Perfect Cover Letter, Step by Step
15+ Job-Winning Cover Letter Examples

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How to Show Off Your Transferable Skills in Your Cover Letter

In today’s job market, transferable skills are crucial in showcasing versatility and potential to excel across industries. Learn to incorporate transferable skills in a cover letter to land your next job!
Resumes are crucial for showcasing skills and experience, but when paired with a strong cover letter, they can distinguish you from a crowded field of applicants. A well-crafted cover letter allows you to highlight your value, express interest in the position and the company and emphasize transferable skills, particularly useful if you’re changing careers or lack extensive work experience.
Table of Contents

What are transferable skills?
How to talk about transferable skills in a cover letter
Cover letter examples with transferable skills
Cover letter writing tips

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35+ Cover Letter Templates to Try Right Now

Looking for killer cover letter templates to take your job search to another level? Search no more. The best free cover letter templates are a few scrolls away from you.
In this guide:

A selection of 25+ free cover letter templates from several online resources.
Instructions on how to use these templates and where you can find more.
Pros and cons of using cover letter templates from each of these sources.

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How to Write Entry Level Cover Letters

Your cover letter plays a critical role in how you communicate your information to potential employers.

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Cover Letter Examples for All Job Applications and Situations

Our list of 200+ cover letter examples is perfect for all job seekers, whether you need to write one for a specific life situation (like a career change) or you’re looking for an industry-specific sample.

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8 Ways To Incorporate Volunteer Work Into Your Cover Letter

Your cover letter is a strong tool at your disposal during your job search. It often determines whether employers review or reject your resume. To keep your document out of the trash, use relevant cover letter samples and avoid common mistakes such as detailing every prior position in your career. How do you avoid such a mistake? How do you make your document more impressive than other candidates’ cover letters?
Consider including volunteer work in your letter. In some cases, it is not a good idea to mention this information, but often it improves your chances of standing out as a remarkable applicant. Use the following tips to learn how to use this type of experience to enhance your document.

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How to have better, deeper conversations

You’re sitting down for dinner with an old friend to catch up. You’re in the middle of sharing an anecdote when their phone dings. Their eyes shift to the screen, and they slide their device into their lap to send a reply.
Most of us have been on both sides of this scenario, and while it may seem harmless, these kinds of distractions during our everyday interactions can make people feel unheard or unimportant, fragment our attention, and hurt our relationships. On the other hand, research shows that active listening — putting your full focus on your conversational partner to truly understand their message — can help us anticipate problems, resolve conflicts, expand our knowledge and build trust.
Like any skill, active listening can be practiced and cultivated. Here are three key ways to become a better listener.

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How to explain anything to anyone: 4 steps to clearer communication

“Have you ever had this experience?” asks physicist Dominic Walliman in a TEDxEastVan Talk. “You’re having a chat with someone, and they’re telling you something about a subject they’re very interested in or they know a lot about, and you’re following along. Then, at some stage you realize you kind of lost the thread of what they’re saying … You realize you have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.”

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The 7 Cs of Communication

In this article and in the video, below, we'll look at each of the 7 Cs of Communication, and illustrate each element with both good and bad examples.

Keywords:: Oral communication Communication Interpersonal communication
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The Better Speaker Series Set

The Better Speaker Series modules are designed as 10-15 minute educational speeches to be given in your club. They give practical tips that can be of benefit to all members.

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Twelve Ways to be a More Successful Learner

What do you really need to learn in life? How do you teach students to excel? What do successful learners do differently from others? What, in short, are their habits of mind?
Over the last two decades the learning sciences have begun to provide some powerful answers to these questions.
Here are some suggestions, drawing on research, to help you identify the kinds of learning habits likely to help you succeed. Imagine a clock-face. Think of each of the twelve points of its face as we look at twelve key aspects of learning.

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Be SMART about your goal setting

Whether you’re interested in goal setting tips for you, your business, or to gain a deeper understanding of goal setting to help your clients, this SMART goal setting & Action Planning GUIDE can help.
Starting with an overview of the SMART Acronym and a helpful SMART graphic, this guide goes deeply into each element of SMART goal setting. It includes examples and more to help both you and your clients set well-rounded and SMART Goals and Actions!

Keywords:: Goal (Psychology) Motivation (Psychology) Goal setting in personnel management
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The Neuroscience of Trust

Managers have tried various strategies and perks to boost employee engagement—all with little impact on long-term retention and performance. But now, neuroscience offers some answers. Through his research on the brain chemical oxytocin—shown to facilitate collaboration and teamwork—Zak has developed a framework for creating a culture of trust and building a happier, more loyal, and more productive workforce.
By measuring people’s oxytocin levels in response to various situations—first in the lab and later in the workplace—Zak identified eight key management behaviors that stimulate oxytocin production and generate trust: (1) Recognize excellence. (2) Induce “challenge stress.” (3) Give people discretion in how they do their work. (4) Enable job crafting. (5) Share information broadly. (6) Intentionally build relationships. (7) Facilitate whole-person growth. (8) Show vulnerability.
Ultimately, Zak concludes, managers can cultivate trust by setting a clear direction, giving people what they need to see it through, and then getting out of their way. In short, to boost engagement, treat people like responsible adults.

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Team Effectiveness Assessment

Teamwork has a dramatic effect on organizational performance.
An effective team can help an organization achieve incredible results.
A team that is not working can cause unnecessary disruption, failed delivery and strategic failure.
Nowadays it is almost impossible to avoid being a member of team. If you're not on an official team at work, chances are you function within one in one way or another. So it's important for your personal and career development to know your teamworking strengths and weaknesses.
This assessment helps you uncover common teamworking problems that you might be experiencing. Once you've completed the assessment, we direct you towards team tools that will help you to improve and develop these important skills.

Keywords:: Teams in the workplace Performance Organizational effectiveness
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Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing

You can't just switch on teamwork. It takes time for a new team to "gel" and work to its full potential. What's more, team members go through stages as they move from strangers to co-workers.
Bruce Tuckman's Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing model describes these stages. When you understand Tuckman's model, you'll know how to help your new team to become effective – faster. Let's look at how.

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The Nine Belbin Team Roles

Dr Meredith Belbin defines a 'Team Role' as one of nine clusters of behavioural attributes identified by his research at Henley as being effective in order to facilitate team progress.

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The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design

At IDEO.org, part of our mission is to spread human-centered design to social sector practitioners around the world. The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design reveals our process with the key mindsets that underpin how and why we think about design for the social sector, 57 clear-to-use design methods for new and experienced practitioners, and from-the-field case studies of human-centered design in action. The Field Guide has everything you need to understand the people you're designing for, to have more effective brainstorms, to prototype your ideas, and to ultimately arrive at more creative solutions.

Keywords:: Design -- Psychological aspects Design -- Social aspects Human engineering
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Design Sprint

The Design Sprint Kit is an open-source resource for design leaders, product owners, developers or anyone who is learning about or running Design Sprints. Whether you are new to Design Sprints and gaining buy in for your first Sprint, or an experienced Sprint facilitator looking for new methods, this site will help you learn, plan, and contribute to the Design Sprint Methodology. The Design Sprint is a proven methodology for solving problems through designing, prototyping, and testing ideas with users. Design Sprints quickly align teams under a shared vision with clearly defined goals and deliverables. Ultimately, it is a tool for developing a hypothesis, prototyping an idea, and testing it rapidly with as little investment as possible in as real an environment as possible.

Keywords:: Design -- Psychological aspects Problem solving Creative ability in business
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Design Thinking Bootcamp Bootleg

The Design Thinking Bootcamp Bootleg is an overview of some of our most-used tools. The guide was originally intended for recent graduates of our Bootcamp: Adventures in Design Thinking class. But we’ve heard from folks who’ve never been to the d.school that have used it to create their own introductory experience to design thinking. The Bootcamp Bootleg is more of a cook book than a text book, and more of a constant work-in-progress than a polished and permanent piece. This resource is free for you to use and share—and we hope you do.

Keywords:: Creative thinking Design -- Psychological aspects Creative ability Product design Critical thinking
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SPSS: Learn SPSS

The Library produced short Cantonese tutorials and organized workshops on SPSS and has subscribed to Linkedin Learning (former Lynda.com) and SAGE Research Methods Videos which provides SPSS online courses and tutorials. Of course, we also have books! There are also free websites you can use to learn SPSS.

Keywords:: SPSS (Computer file) Statistics -- Data processing Statistics -- Computer programs
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IELTS Rewind

Welcome to IELTS REWIND, your number one source for all things [IELTS MATERIAL]. We’re dedicated to giving you the very best of IELTS MATERIAL, with a focus on LATEST, RELIABILITY AND TIME
IELTS REWIND has come a long way from its beginnings in India. When WE first started out, OUR passion for IELTS MATERIAL so that IELTS REWIND can offer you THE LATEST IELTS MATERIAL. We now serve customers all over country and are thrilled that we’re able to turn our passion into our own website.

Keywords:: English language -- Examinations International English Language Testing System
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Internet Archive

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Course related:: ELC1012 English for University Studies
Keywords:: Internet searching Computer network resources Internet Information retrieval
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Pronunciation Scaffolder

Pronunciation Scaffolder is an online tool to help learners of English read presentation scripts.

Course related:: ELC1A08 Digital Literacies and Language
Keywords:: English language -- Pronunciation Public speaking
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Oxford Academic

Oxford Academic, Oxford University Press (OUP)’s platform for research, offers a single point of entry for access to scholarly and academic books and journals. We serve the diverse and changing research needs of students, researchers, professors, and practitioners and seek ongoing feedback from these communities.

Course related:: COMP3423 Human Computer Interaction
Keywords:: Electronic journals Scholarly periodicals Electronic books
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VideoPad Video Editor

Mac Professional Video Editing Software for Everyone

Course related:: CBS590 Multi-media Applications for Language Professionals
Keywords:: Video recordings Digital video -- Editing
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Academic Career Kit

Learn more about finding a journal for publication, open access, predatory journals, your copyright as an author, social media in academics, enhancing your visbility, networking, tools for sharing and co-writing or research data management.

Keywords:: Scholarly publishing Research Academic writing Bibliographical citations -- Evaluation Research -- Data processing Scholarly publishing -- Evaluation
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Why Tech Needs The Humanities

If you want to build a team of innovative problem-solvers, you should value the humanities just as much as the sciences, says entrepreneur Eric Berridge. He shares why tech companies should look beyond STEM graduates for new hires -- and how people with backgrounds in the arts and humanities can bring creativity and insight to technical workplaces.

Keywords:: Science the humanities Vocational guidance
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Double Trouble With Listening

Learn about the seven common barriers of listening and evaluate a conversation using the barriers.

Keywords:: Disctraction (Psychology) Listening Attention
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Seven Barriers to Listening

The learner will identify common barriers to effective listening.

Keywords:: Attention Distraction (Psychology) Listening
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Employability Essentials -- Think Critically and Creatively

Being a critical and creative thinker is essential in today’s workplace. It’s also crucial to your career success, regardless of your field or your position. Employers are looking for employees who can creatively problem solve to find answers that are best for both employees and the company.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Creative thinking
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SQ3R

In this learning activity you'll be explore independent and cooperative learning strategies to support retention of the material.

Keywords:: Study skills
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Employability Essentials - Adapt to Change

You will understand why having the ability to adapt to change is an essential employment skill.

Keywords:: Adaptability (Psychology)
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The You View

Learners will write effective business messages that incorporate a second-person point of view and focus on the benefit to the reader. This approach is often used to create positive messages, neutral messages, and inquiry messages in business settings.

Keywords:: Business writing
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The SMART Principle

Learners will examine how to use the SMART principle to make sure a goal is simple, measurable, realistic, timely, and holds people accountable.

Keywords:: Goal (Psychology) Motivation (Psychology)
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Recharging Your Attitude

Learners will determine if they are satisfied with their attitudes and then rank tips for regaining a positive disposition in the workplace.

Keywords:: Goal (Psychology) Motivation (Psychology)
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Time Management Matrix

Explore what time management is, how to use a time matrix, and how to put it all together and use our new time management skills to accomplish more during your days.

Keywords:: Time management
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Problem Solving: Using a Decision Matrix

The learner will understand how to use brainstorming and a decision matrix to find the best solution to a problem.

Keywords:: Problem solving
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Thinking Outside the Box

Learners examine strategies for evaluating new ideas and accepting change. They consider a list of various reactions to change and a list of actions that enhance teamwork, and check those statements that apply to themselves.

Keywords:: Creative thinking Problem solving Critical thinking
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Maintaining Motivation

The learner will explore the challenges commonly faced with remaining motivated and identify the obstacles that cause a loss of motivation.

Keywords:: Motivation (Psychology) Goal (Psychology)
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Four Steps for Setting and Achieving Your Goals

You will learn four steps for good goal setting.

Keywords:: Motivation (Psychology) Goal (Psychology)
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Barriers to Critical Thinking: Being Human

The learner will explore basic human limitations that create barriers to critical thinking including selective thinking, false memories, and perceptual limitations.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Critical thinking -- Study teaching
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Barriers to Critical Thinking: People-Related Obstacles

The learner will identify barriers to critical thinking related to internal and external factors after viewing scenarios.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Critical thinking -- Study teaching
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Job Application Success

In this learning activity you'll complete a job application and learn why each section is important. The option to print has been disabled.

Keywords:: Job Application Vocational Guidance
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Overcoming Barriers to Critical Thinking: People-Related Obstacles

The learner will identify techniques to use to overcome people-related barriers to critical thinking.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Critical thinking -- Study teaching
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Building a Resume

Students read about the components of a resume and write one for personal use.

Keywords:: Résumés (Employment)
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Overcoming Barriers to Critical Thinking: Being Human

The learner will identify ways to overcome barriers to critical thinking and problem-solving including false memories, personal biases and prejudices, and physical and emotional hindrances.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Critical thinking -- Study teaching
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VR Career Experience

The VR Career Experience is an immersive, interactive 360° video application that allows prospective apprentices to explore the various career paths and training methods offered at hundreds of apprenticeship training facilities in North America.
Experience firsthand the sights and sounds involved with being an HVACR Service Technician, Pipefitter/Steamfitter, Plumber, Sprinkler Fitter, and Welder while you are immersed in their environments. As a first-person user, you can control where you will go using gaze detection to literally “open the door” to the opportunities that await you in a pipe trades career.
With over 20 interactive 360° video scenes to explore, you can gain insider knowledge into the exciting world of the United Association’s apprenticeship training program.

Course related:: MM517 Human Resource Development
Keywords:: Vocational guidance
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ProCon.org

The award-winning ProCon.org website serves more than 20 million people each year, including students and teachers in more than 11,000 schools in all 50 states and 90 countries. Additionally, 37 U.S. state governments, 17 U.S. state departments of education, 31 foreign governments, 25 U.S. federal agencies, and thousands of media articles have cited ProCon.org.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Current events
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Animoto

Join millions of people creating and sharing videos with our easy drag and drop video maker. No experience necessary. Make each video your own with intuitive color, font, and design tools. Add your logo as a watermark to build brand awareness.

Keywords:: Streaming video Digital video
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i-Space: Student Project - VR Tour of the Library’s i-Space

3D Modelling and Virtual Reality Tour of the Library’s i-Space
A virtual reality tour was developed by a student that allows the user to navigate and explore the virtual Library’s i-Space (4/F North Wing) freely using a mouse and keyboard as playing a first-person shooter game. The student used 3DS MAX 3D modeling software to create a virtual space of i-Space and its 3D objects bit by bit including furniture, plants, laser printers, 3D printers and PCs video wall. Then, all these 3D objects are imported into Unity software to complete the VR game development. With his tremendous effort, user can get the first-person experience of the i-Space just like visiting in person and learn about what facilities provided in the Digital Makerspace. The web version of the virtual tour is available here: https://webapp.lib.polyu.edu.hk/ispaceVR/

Keywords:: Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Pao Yue-kong Library Human-computer interaction Virtual reality
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i-Space: Student Project - Smart Home Prototype

With the advancement of technologies, we are now a lot easier to access the internet with different electronic widgets compared to the past decades. IoT technology is developed to make use of the vast usage of internet so as to create an environment for centralized control. Let’s look into the case of our home. When we feel that a room is dim, we have to switch on a light. Similarly, we are required to turn on a TV with a remote. “How about making a controller panel that can turn on all electronic appliances in our home?” One of the solutions of this question is making our home smarter with IoT.

Keywords:: Arduino (Programmable controller) Intelligent control systems Internet of things
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i-Space: Student Project - Real Time Weather Monitoring Station

An Internet-of-Thing (IoT) component can be configured to collect real-time environmental data by integrating NodeMCU ESP8266 development board with a temperature and humidity sensor DHT11. The student used an Arduino IDE program to set up a small scale weather monitoring station which indicate the real-time and historical environmental data over the IoT platform ThingsBoard.

Keywords:: Arduino (Programmable controller) Environmental monitoring--Data processing Internet of things
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i-Space: Student Project - Automatic Hand Sanitiser Dispenser

The following procedures will show you how to build a touchless auto dispenser for hand sanitiser with simple IoT components and 3D printing.

Keywords:: H washing H -- Care hygiene Detectors Internet of things Arduino (Programmable controller)
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i-Space: Student Project - 3D Modelling and VR Tour of a Green Park

During COVID-19 outbreak, people are staying at homes to lower the chance of infection. Having a long period lockdown, do you miss the moment you walk along a country park to enjoy a breath of fresh air? A student has developed a virtual Green Park with first-person view navigation, you can take a virtual walk and feel it by controlling the movement with a mouse and keyboard. This Park provides an auto-pilot feature, in which an i-Space cat will introduce the Park to you after selecting a self-guided tour function. Users can also fly a drone in the Park to experience a bird's eye view for the whole park.
The student uses 3D modeling software to create a virtual landscape of the Green Park and its 3D objects including plants, fountain, bench, direction board and buildings. These objects are openly accessible for download. You can import the objects into Unity software to create a unique and exquisite virtual park for your loved ones.

Keywords:: Human-computer interaction Virtual reality Parks
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Calculator.net

Calculator.net's sole focus is to provide fast, comprehensive, convenient, free online calculators in a plethora of areas. Currently, we have around 200 calculators to help you "do the math" quickly in areas such as finance, fitness, health, math, and others, and we are still developing more. Our goal is to become the one-stop, go-to site for people who need to make quick calculations. Additionally, we believe the internet should be a source of free information. Therefore, all of our tools and services are completely free, with no registration required.

Keywords:: Calculators
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Routledge (Taylor & Francis) Book Proposal Guidelines

Here you'll find everything you need to know about the Taylor and Francis book publishing process, including quick guides, forms, checklists and more. This may look like a bit of a long list of publishing guidelines, but please don't worry. Your editor will help you at every step along your publishing journey by letting you know which documents you need to read or forms you need to complete and when.

Keywords:: Scholarly publishing Publishers publishing
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Intellectual Property Department

Intellectual Property Department was established on 2 July 1990. The Department took over from the Registrar General’s Department the responsibility for the registration of patents and trade marks for goods and for other related matters. The Director of Intellectual Property replaced the Registrar General as the Registrar of Trade Marks and Registrar of Patents. The Department also took over functions relating to copyright from the Attorney General’s Department. In 1998, the Department also became the Government’s civil legal advisor on intellectual property legal matters. This website covers the materials of trademarks, patents, designs, and copyright.

Course related:: ISE5601 Managing and Measuring Intellect Property
Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Keywords:: China -- Hong Kong Intellectual property
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How to Write a Research Paper: 10 Steps + Resources

If you’re a college student, you will probably have to write at least one college-level research paper before you graduate. Writing a good research paper can be daunting if you have never done it before. We’re here to help. This guide walks you through everything you need to do to write an effective, impactful research paper . . . and get the good grade you’re after! Here are the steps and resources you need to write a strong research paper, as well as a checklist to go over to be sure you wrote a good paper. Research writing can be a challenge, but with a little practice, it can become an important part of your academic and professional toolkit.

Course related:: ISE549 Management of Innovation and Technology
Keywords:: Report writing
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SPSS Tutorial

SPSS means “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences” and was first launched in 1968. Since SPSS was acquired by IBM in 2009, it's officially known as IBM SPSS Statistics but most users still just refer to it as “SPSS”. SPSS is software for editing and analyzing all sorts of data. These data may come from basically any source: scientific research, a customer database, Google Analytics or even the server log files of a website.

Keywords:: Statistics -- Data processing Statistics SPSS (Computer file)
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HighBrow

Each morning, wake up to a new 5-minute lesson delivered to your email inbox. Choose from 300+ topics. For example, Arts, Business, Coding, Computer Science, Health & Fitness, History, Languages, Philosophy,Photography,Productivity,Psychology,Science,Social Science, and Writing.

Keywords:: Internet in education
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Wolfram*Alpha

Wolfram*Alpha brings expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people—spanning all professions and education levels. We work to accept completely free-form input, and to serve as a knowledge engine that generates powerful results and presents them with maximum clarity. Energetically developed for more than a decade, Wolfram*Alpha is an ambitious, long-term intellectual endeavor that we intend will deliver ever-increasing capabilities over the years to come. With a world-class team and participation from top outside experts in countless fields, we are constantly working to create what we hope will stand as a major milestone of 21st-century intellectual achievement. In this website, it covers the topics of calculus and analysis, differential equations, statistics, chemistry, engineering, computational sciences, earth sciences, language, finances