3 Secrets for Highly Successful Graduates

The 3 Secrets of Highly Successful Graduates from Reid Hoffman

Excellent, quick take on taking an entrepreneurial approach to your OWN career.  Slideshow was created to promote the book 'The StartUp of You'.

Heineken 'The Candidate' Video - Inspires Standouts

Heineken job interviews = you really WIN the job.

H/T C Juppet

Mashable Reveals 7 Sought After Skills

Mashable details skills and attributes for executive success in today's fast paced, global, distributed work environment.  An excellent field guide for futurework skills development.

Recap below - full article here

1. Ability to Prioritize
2. Works well in teams
3. Organizational Awareness
4. Effective Problem Solving
5. Self-Awareness
6. Proactivity
7. Ability to Influence
8. Effective Decision Making
9. Learning Agility
10. Technical savvy

Mobile Workers - 7 Essentials for Working from Home or Road

Whether working from home, the road or increasing co-working space, MNN lists 7 essentials for effective mobile workers.

• Smartphone
• Laptop
• Wireless network
• Routine and boundaries
• Availability - we recommend Google Hangouts
• Organization
• Strategic Over-communication

As you can see, the list goes beyond necessary tech to include personal working habits.

Home Offices + Co-Working space are are the rise.  Our favorite co-work space in Paris is Mutinerie , eclectic space, creative ambiance in Paris 19.

The full article from Mother Nature Network.

In-demand Jobs + Salaries for 2013

The Boston Globe published a quick slideshow of top 6 in-demand jobs for 2013.  Needless to say, the jobs are in the 'digital worksphere'.

Salary ranges (sorry all in US) were provided by creative talent search firm The Creative Group  and the very global talent match firm, Robert Half.

The Future of Work from PSFK - educators + entrepreneurs great read

The always fantastic future-casters at PSFK have produced a comprehensive report on 'the Future of Work'...the summary is here:

PSFK Future of Work Report 2013 from PSFK

Active Networking via Harvard Business Review

Some tips for progressing your professional network - online from +Harvard Business Review .  Quick take = be a generous connector.

Read the full HBR article  "Keep Your Network Alive" here