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  • Entrepreneurship

8 Ways to Improve Your Elevator Pitch

Lorraine Howell, founder of Seattle-based Media Skills Training and author of "Give Your Elevator Speech a Lift!," offers the following tips to help you improve your elevator pitch.

  • Money

Cutting Edge: Zip Car’s Going Public. Should I Buy?

Though money is a bit tight with student loans, I’m still always on the prowl for investments that look like they'll be rewarding in the long term. Earlier this month, car sharing company Zip Car Inc. filed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. After learning that the Massachusetts-based company planned to take its business public, I began to wonder: Would this be a good investment? And since it will be new to the stock market, how do I conduct my research on it?

7 Things to Leave Off Your Resume
  • Career

7 Things to Leave Off Your Resume

With career competition at an all-time high, job seekers need to be strategic about what goes on the resume and what is left off. The less you say on the resume, the more likely you'll make the cut. Each word, phrase, and sentence needs to be carefully selected to prove that you are the right person for the job. Specifically, here are some things to take OFF your resume.

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