We’re back again, talking about soft skills—specifically, interpersonal skills—and just how important they are to your career. Often, it’s easier to understand the benefits of a certain skill set by ...

We all know potential employers rarely take the time to read resumes thoroughly, at least not on the first go-around. Statistics show that they spend a maximum of 10 to 15 seconds scanning a resume to ...

When employers search for candidates to hire, they look at more than just your technical skills and experience. They also want to make sure you have solid interpersonal skills. Strong interpersonal ...

Interpersonal skills influence business cultures because they affect job performance, which in turn helps to decide the outcome of a company's success. Many multicultural companies employ people with ...

If you've been following my series of articles here on Firehouse.com you will notice a certain pattern that seems to be focusing on building a department infrastructure to improve external and ...

Conducting a performance appraisal or employee evaluation sheds light on employee job skills, professionalism and work ethics. Evaluations are rated based on the manager's observations, quantity and ...

Internal auditors who combine likable personality traits with well-presented arguments do better at influencing managers accounting judgments and financial reporting estimates than auditors who are ...

As you assess yourself and your work as we head into the new year (either through formal evaluations or more general musings on your career), you’ll likely need to articulate your strong suits and ...