When Payal Kadakia quit her job at Warner Music Group, she didn’t have a backup plan. All she knew was she wasn’t happy in her current job — and she needed to do something about it.
She spent several weeks trying to figure out what that something would be. After much soul-searching, she finally landed on her big idea: a fitness search engine that would surface new classes in your area.
Any marketer will tell you: happy salespeople are the currency of a job well-done. When you bring awesome leads to your account reps, you make their jobs infinitely easier. Instead of weeding through mismatched prospects, they can focus on closing deals with solid fits. This efficiency is especially important in the media world where established sources of revenue are waning, and publishers are needing to get creative in how they’re keeping their businesses alive.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
That question is, as HubSpot recruiter Emily MacIntyre puts it, “so boring.”
But love ’em or hate ’em, those tried-and-true interview questions still make their way into even seasoned interviewers’ candidate conversations.
“I got lucky.”
“I don’t belong here.”
“I’m a fraud, and it’s just a matter of time before everyone finds out.”
Thanks to the TV show The Office, many of us have heard of the classic “stapler in Jell-O” trick. But what other, less conventional pranks are out there to add some color to an otherwise average day at the office?
We asked our friends and combed the internet for more examples of some of the funniest office pranks, and pulled together this list to serve as inspiration for your own work pranks.
How often do you take a step back from your day-to-day job to ask “why?”
Today, the world is more connected than ever before. If you need to quickly reach someone who isn’t nearby, you simply fire off an email, instant message, or social post, and you’ll likely receive a response within minutes.
That’s where things might get tough. Even though we can reach each others quickly and easily, you may still face some communication challenges.
This year’s Christmas was a huge success for me on a number of different levels. Not only did I check everyone off my list with at least one heart-felt present but I was also able to do it for next to nothing. But how?
Ever misjudge a hug for a handshake and wind up trapped in some sort of unforgivable in-between? I have.
Ever stumble your way through a few floors of elevator small talk, only to regret 99% of what you said upon returning to your desk? Yup. Guilty of that, too.
