by Elaine Rosenblum | Apr 30, 2020 | Career, Getting the Job, Human Connection, Interviewing, Marketability, ProForm U®, Self Improvement, Solutions, Virtual Interviews
Virtual interviewing is here to stay. There is a difference between in-person chemistry and Skype or Zoom video conferencing. Your pre-interview prep and how you frame yourself are becoming ever more important. ProForm U collaborates with students and professionals to...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Aug 21, 2019 | Civility, Conflict, Human Connection, Respect, Word Choice
For my comeback blog, there’s no better time to talk about the power of human kindness. The next time you throw out some angry language, don’t fool yourself into thinking “well I showed them.” While you may have blasted out a verbal bullet or two, you also shot...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Jul 27, 2018 | Authenticity, Career, GenText®, Human Connection, Personal Branding, ProForm U®
In my forthcoming book, A Word and a $hake, Interview Storytelling Skills for GenText®, I write that emailing post-interview thank you notes is non-negotiable. While I profess that the professional world leans transactional versus emotional, I wholeheartedly believe...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Jun 13, 2018 | Civility, Conflict, Conversation, Human Connection, ProForm U®, Respect
Allison Skinner’s article in The Conversation about the slippery slope of using dehumanizing language to describe other human beings is worth talking about. As of late, politics has crossed many lines. I typically refrain from commenting on the issues, per se. I draw...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Feb 10, 2018 | Conversation, Human Connection, Low to No Tech, ProForm U®, Social Media
I was glad to learn that early tech investors and the engineers who wrote the code have initiated The Center for Humane Technology to curb tech addiction and realign technology with humanity’s best interests. These social entrepreneurs are having second thoughts about...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Dec 12, 2017 | Human Connection, Low to No Tech, ProForm U®, Self Improvement, Smart Phones, Social Media
“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” The underlying physiology of this idea is that we are a society addicted to dopamine. Ironically, this was not said by me or a world renowned psychiatrist. It was said in an...
