College Grads -- Land That First Job

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There is some good news for college grads looking for that first job. Employers report they'll hire 19% more new college graduates this year than last year, and average salary offers will start at $50,462, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). 

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That said, if you're looking to land a great post-grad gig, there are few things you need to do to get your foot in the door. 

Tip 1. Network, network, network

First, make sure you're ready to network -- online and in person. 

Hiring managers may look up potential employees on their social media sites, so get rid of any photos online showing you in any unflattering light. 

Moreover, give your contact information a mature makeover by changing your e-mail address and voicemail greeting so they're professional and appropriate. 

Also, stay in touch with your school's career center as well as their alumni office, who can help match you up with contacts in your desired field.

Upcoming Events at New York Business Partners

It’s been a busy month here at New York Business Partners. Some highlights? We hosted our Leadership Conference in New Jersey on May 1st. Our soccer team finished the Corporate League number 4!

Check out below list of some upcoming noteworthy events.

• The softball season has begun. Our league begins playing on May 15th at 4:20pm in Central Park.
•  Some of us are going to "Top Gun Leader Conference" in Atlantic City to learn from professionals in the field of leadership and management, May 21st - 22nd!
• CEO and Organizational Consultant Rafael Diaz will be headed to Brazil this week to work alongside the expansion team in our Sao Paolo office. 
• June will be an exciting month! We are planning a charity bowling event and at the end of the month are heading to Nashville, TN for a national conference. 
• Paintball at the end of April delayed to May because of the Leadership Conference in New Jersey. 
• Stay tuned for news about our trip to Puerto Rico and how you can enjoy a weekend of rest and relaxation in beautiful San Juan.

Keep on tune!

Leadership Lessons: Manage the Crisis By Brian Tracy

In a fast-changing, turbulent, highly competitive business environment, you will have a crisis of some kind every two or three months.

You also could have a financial crisis, a family crisis, a personal crisis, or a health crisis with the same frequency.

Take Charge Immediately…
When the crisis occurs, there are four things you should do immediately.

1. Stop the bleeding. Practice damage control. Put every possible limitation on losses. Preserve cash at all costs.

2. Gather information. Get the facts. Speak to the key people and find out exactly what you are dealing with.

3. Solve the problem. Discipline yourself to think only in terms of solutions, about what you can do immediately to minimize the damages and fix the problem.

4. Become action-oriented. Think in terms of your next step. Often any decision is better than no decision.

HOW TO READ BODY LANGUAGE

Has it ever occurred to you how much you are saying to people even when you are not speaking?  You are constantly sending messages about your true thoughts and feelings whether you are using words or not. 

Studies show that your words account for only 7% of the message you convey. The remaining 93% is non-verbal. 55% of communication is based on what people see and the other 38% is transmitted through tone of voice. So think about it. In the business setting, people can see what you are not saying. If your body language doesn’t match your words, you are wasting your time.

Through movements, gestures, eye contact and facial expressions, you can read into a person’s truest intentions. As a rule, body language communicates more about what someone says than what his own words do.

People in the corporate world use body language interpretation everyday when they interview prospective new employees. In bigger companies, they might even hire a body language expert to sit in on the interviews so they can study the interviewee’s mannerisms and actions. When they read body language, they are looking for a variety of movements that indicate if the person is uncomfortable answering certain questions or talking about certain subjects.

As the old saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover...but people do it all the time! Sure, it's unfair, but first impressions can haunt you forever. Like it or not, your attitude, appearance and overall demeanor say a lot about you.

33 Striking Differences Between Winners And Losers – So Which Side Are You On?

Differences Of Winners and Losers

Successful people are winners in our society. But what are the factors that make them so different from others? I have pondered about this question for a while and I found that there are some striking differences between winners and losers. Winners operate in a totally different frame of mind compared to losers and that is why they always got the results that losers dream of. So read on for the list of 33 differences between winners and losers.

 

Striking Differences Between Winners and Losers

	Winners	Losers
1	Winners focus on solutions.	Losers focus on problems.
2	Winners take responsibility.	Losers blame others.
3	Winners find opportunities in crisis.	Losers complain about crisis.
4	Winners enjoy being in the present and learn from the past.	Losers live in the past.
5	Winners make commitment and keep them no matter what.	Losers make promises that they always break.
6	Winners think about how they can achieve.	Losers give excuses.
7	Winners make personal development a priority.	Losers neglect personal development.
8	Winners face their fear, accept it and take the leap.	Losers dwell in their fear.
9	Winners constantly expand their comfort zone.	Losers stay in their comfort zone.
10	Winners take action consistently.	Losers refrain from taking action and lack consistency.