Part Two: Purpose – Inspired by Tiffany Dufu! Purpose by definition is: the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. While at the PA Conference for Women earlier this month, I attended Tiffany Dufu’s breakout session titled “Achieving more, by doing less,” inspired by her book “Drop the Ball”. …
I have been so fortunate to have been able to attend two very powerful events in the last week that have inspired me tremendously! Three things that really hit home that I want to share with you all is the messages of Positivity, Purpose and Meaning and how to alter your way of thinking …
Crafting a great resume is something that is not an easy feat. Being in the industry for almost 6 years I have seen thousands of resumes and I want to focus on not only what makes a good resume, but things that can ultimately ruin a resume and get your candidacy overlooked. The Basics: Spelling …
I was asked to write a blog on what makes a good account manager. It first takes clarification on what’s the difference between an account manager vs. sales representative. I see the job titles used interchangeably but in my mind, they are very different. A sales representative focuses most of their energy on new business …
“Alright, alright, alright.” If you do not recognize these three words together, I am sure you know of the person who built his career off them. Matthew McConaughey is one of the most famous actors of our generation. He is an Oscar Award winning actor, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and the centerman for the greatest car commercials …
Going through the list of things I would be doing with my managers this summer, the biggest thing that stuck with me was networking on a professional level. What we are taught about networking in school can only take you so far when you are put in a real-life situation and I felt it was …
“I reckon the industry has about two years left in it, four at most. Machine learning, big data, propensity algorithms can deal with vast networks of connections much better than a human can.” This was a quote from Daily Mail CTO, Oleg Vishnepolsky, in a very facetious article posted to LinkedIn last November. The beginning …
Welcome to The Score! Over the course of the next 10 weeks, MatchPoint Consulting Group will be publishing a blog series with interesting topics and valuable information geared toward all types of organizations and work environments that can be translated into any industry. Every Tuesday we will be posting to our blog, The Score, …
When we talk business, the word “Green” can mean many things: profit, reference to money, the process of moving forward, etc.… but at MatchPoint Consulting, we are taking that one step further and making our goal of “Green” relative to the environment and the impact we can have in our work environment. I recently …
Top 4 Things I Learned From Our Summer Intern Doesn’t it seem that we learn the most in situations when we least expect it and often times from the people we least expect to learn it from? That is definitely what happened to me over the course of the last three months while mentoring our …