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The long-term success of employees starts with how a company onboards new hires. Welcoming and training new staff — and orienting them to your company culture — poses unique challenges in a virtual environment. Click here for important considerations and tips.

If you (or others) notice any of these bad video meeting habits creeping in, take a moment to consider their negative impact on audiences and better practices to follow instead.

If you’re considering a professionally oriented resolution in the coming year, check out these tips to increase the likelihood of success.

Interviewing is a critical tool for companies to match the best candidates with positions. Behavioral interview questions provide candidates the opportunity to connect the dots between the needs of the employer and their experience and qualifications. Check out this article for guidance and tips on how to answer these types of questions effectively.

If it’s been a while since you looked at your content, visit the Point Road Group blog for 7 LinkedIn profile updates to make today that will improve impressions, connection and visibility with people you’d like to reach.

Networking internally is critical to professional success. However, it’s more challenging when teams are distributed. In the absence of spontaneous, informal conversations fostered by a shared space, take the initiative to network virtually with coworkers to develop and maintain relationships. Click here for strategies and tips to keep up with coworkers when you work from home.

A critical (yet often overlooked) communication skill for productive and effective video meetings is active listening. This essential skill helps ensure connection and clarity during video meetings when it’s otherwise easy to get distracted and lose focus. Click here to learn about the impact of active listening during virtual meetings — and how you can improve your active listening skills. 

No one likes rejection, yet we all experience it. Even when you do everything “right,” business and career opportunities may not turn out like you had hoped due to factors beyond your control. Whether or not you could have done more or differently, it’s important to know how to handle rejection as professionally as possible. Click here to learn how to make the most out of rejection. 

When you introduce yourself virtually, what you say- and how you say it- can shape and set the tone for new relationships. Here are some key tips to implement into your introductions to make more powerful impressions. 

Making a career change or pivot, whether out of desire or necessity, is both exciting and overwhelming. Learn about the process and how to position yourself for a successful transition here.