Once again, eCornell has been nominated for E-Learning! magazine’s Best of 2012 awards in 4 different categories.

• #2 Best Learning Management System 
  • eCornell Enterprise Platform
• #7 Best Leadership Development Program
  • Leadership & Strategic Management Suite
• #8 Best Soft Skills Content
  • HR Management Suite
• #9 Best Compliance/Certification Program 
  • Project Leadership

As a valued eCornell alumni and customer, we would like to request your vote.
Simply go to the Best of eLearning! 2013 Ballot and vote for as many categories as apply to your experience with eCornell. Add a sentence or two about what makes eCornell a best-in-class solution.

Feel free to vote for eCornell in any other category that you think we have excelled in and don’t forget to scroll to the bottom and complete the Ballot Validation information before submitting.

Thank you for your support.

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In this 6-course certificate program developed by Justin Johnson of Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, you will explore MBA-level case studies and engage in real-world strategic simulations to learn what it takes to develop and execute a winning business strategy.

1. Make it easy for recruiters to find you. You’ll want to show up in Google searches. Set up a profile on Linkedin (LI) for certain. Twitter, Facebook are secondary, but important nonetheless.
2. Bonus points if you add video, audio, PowerPoint presentations, etc. using LinkedIn apps available at the bottom of your profile.
3. Expand your LI network continually. Recruiters will scan your network to see if you look like a good fit.
4. If you are actively seeking employment, make sure your Facebook and Twitter accounts are in order. It goes without saying that potentially embarrassing material shouldn’t be made visible.
5. Employee referrals are key. The more networked you are, the more likely it is that you will be known by someone in the company. Work toward 500 connections on LI, and be proactive about your Twitter following.
6. Be ready to interview with a well-defined career/personal brand, a portfolio of marketing communications, a video, a robust online presence.
7. Recruiters depend on assessment centers, competency models, job simulations, 360s, and self-assessments to help determine who is the best candidate. Get your profile in line make sure you have the valuable skills and competencies your dream job requires.

In work and in life, many of us are plugged in and multitasking across multiple electronic devices (smartphones, computers, tablets). It’s become unnervingly easy to spin out of control and lose track of project to-do lists, emails and calendar events. If things aren’t synced across all devices and platforms, you could lose your grip, miss appointments or fall out of favor with co-workers. With people collaborating online more and more each day, you need the rights tools to get the job done.

It’s remarkable how quickly productivity tools can become indispensable, such as Google Docs and Google Reader. Box is really useful for transferring huge media files among collaborators.

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From Flowing Data: During evaluations, eye tracking software was employed, and they found that the recruiters spent about six seconds on a resume looking for six main things: name, current company and title, previous company and title, previous position start and end dates, current position start and end dates, and education. After that, it was a crapshoot.

Beyond these six data points, recruiters did little more than scan for keywords to match the open position, which amounted to a very cursory “pattern matching” activity. Because decisions were based mostly on the six pieces of data listed above, an individual resume’s detail and explanatory copy became filler and had little to no impact on the initial decision making. In fact, the study’s eye tracking technology shows that recruiters spent about 6 seconds on their initial “fit/no fit” decision.

Tip: When submitting a resume, consider bullet-pointing those six key elements and drop in keywords where needed. Sort of like SEO for the job search.

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Think of the classic mentor/protege relationship. Your mind may conjure up images of the benevolent, caring tutor and the eager, receptive student in a perfect give and take. A friendly, healthy exchange of ideas and wisdom. Sounds idyllic…

But if you’re looking for a mentor who can provide cold, hard advice and sharpen and diversify your skillset, you might be best served by going outside your comfort zone.
Consider seeking out someone at work who challenges your sensibilities, upends your idea of how things are supposed to be done—maybe even someone who flat-out frightens you.

Look for someone who’ll make you step up your game, who sets you back on your heels—someone who exhibits behaviors that you find professionally admirable, but difficult to imagine in yourself: Shrewdness, unflappability, assertiveness. Does anyone in particular come to mind? Float the idea by them and see how they respond. People who scare others away often make the best mentors.

Here’s a heads-up on next Wednesday’s webinar:

Emotional Intelligence:
Increasing Leadership Capacity & Performance
presented by Dr. Travis Bradberry, co-founder of TalentSmart & author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 1:00pm Eastern/10:00am Pacific

Register www.ecornell.com/apr18

Can’t make it? Download the whitepaper High Performance Leadership: Converting Potential into Execution from www.ecornell.com/hiperf.
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is responsible for more than half of workplace performance, and is the #1 predictor of leadership and personal excellence. Better understanding the “science of emotion” can help you to increase the effectiveness of your leadership development initiatives.
In this 1-hour webinar, you will learn about proven solutions to maximize the effectiveness of your training and leadership development initiatives. Your guide for this interactive webinar will be Dr. Travis Bradberry, the award-winning author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and co-founder of TalentSmart.
During this interactive session, you’ll interact with Dr. Bradberry as he shows you:

• What EQ is, how it works and why it’s a skill we’re all hard-wired to rely upon.
• How to measure EQ and integrate EQ assessment into coaching and training programs.
• How various organizations have used EQ to increase the capacity and performance of their leaders.
• Proven techniques for increasing EQ.

Register today! Attendees of this webinar will be eligible to win an autographed copy of Emotional Intelligence 2.0.
We hope you can join us for this educational event.

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Dr. Mike Goodboe, SVP and Regional HR Director for G4S Secure Solutions. G4S is the largest security company in the world, with over 650,000 employees. eCornell and G4S developed a 12-course custom certificate program that features MBA-style training for the company’s High-Potential Manager Program.

Mike was a presenter at eCornell’s Breakfast Briefing Roundtable Event in New York City, February 23, 2012.

“Through eCornell we have created a unique management development program, a mini-MBA of sorts, that is focused on developing the core leadership and management capabilities of high-potential team members from all G4S companies in the US and Canada. Achieving business results ultimately rests on the quality of our leaders and their strategic agility, understanding of the marketplace, ability to handle and effect change successfully, make informed decisions, and lead through creativity and innovation. The eCornell solution is the ideal combination of executive-level learning content and a flexible, compelling delivery model.”

eCornell invites you to participate in a complimentary webinar presented in partnership with Training Industry:

Emotional Intelligence:
Increasing Leadership Capacity & Performance
presented by Dr. Travis Bradberry, co-founder of TalentSmart &
author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
1:00pm Eastern/10:00am Pacific
Register www.ecornell.com/apr18

Can’t make it? Download the whitepaper High Performance Leadership: Converting Potential into Execution from www.ecornell.com/hiperf.

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is responsible for more than half of workplace performance, and is the #1 predictor of leadership and personal excellence. Better understanding the “science of emotion” can help you to increase the effectiveness of your leadership development initiatives.

In this 1-hour webinar, you will learn about proven solutions to maximize the effectiveness of your training and leadership development initiatives. Your guide for this interactive webinar will be Dr. Travis Bradberry, the award-winning author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and co-founder of TalentSmart.

During this interactive session, you’ll interact with Dr. Bradberry as he shows you:

• What EQ is, how it works and why it’s a skill we’re all hard-wired to rely upon.
• How to measure EQ and integrate EQ assessment into coaching and training programs.
• How various organizations have used EQ to increase the capacity and performance of their leaders.
• Proven techniques for increasing EQ.

Register today! Attendees of this webinar will be eligible to win an autographed copy of Emotional Intelligence 2.0.

We hope you can join us for this educational event.

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“eCornell provides a quality, solid learning experience. The best part about the courses is that they are case-study based, which gives you a platform for lateral learning. I highly recommend the HR Management Certificate Program.”