Tag: attitude
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Transferable Skills – Key to today’s Job Search ‼️ ⏏️ In a competitive & volatile job market, professionals may need to transition roles & industries, multiple times. ⏏️ Building & documenting one’s transferable skills is critical. ♂️Transitioning from Sales to a Marketing role can be one example of such career move. ♂️While both fields aim…
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Executive Career Growth Metrics5 steps to mitigate McNamara Fallacy ‼️ ⏺ Executive Career Growth follows structured path in most corporates. ⏺ ‘Management by Objectives’ (MBO) popularized by Peter Drucker in 1954, has long gone out of fashion. ⏺ Yet, setting & tracking OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) along similar lines is quite prevalent, even in…
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Mission: Zero Unemployment in IndiaIndia‼️ ♦Today as we celebrate 78th Republic Day, I recall the third anniversary of our Co-authored book‘Sone ka Chidiya ko Jagao’ – a collection of professional essays on the Unemployment Scene in India.(underlying theme: Zero Unemployment in India) ♦Three years later, the situation is hardly better. ♦ Citigroup India’s recent report,…
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Are you Eyeing that Promotion?l⏺Although we all aspire to a Promotion, decision isn’t entirely in our hands. ⏺ Certain proactive steps can, however, drastically increase the chances of Promotion. In this post I will talk about one aspect viz. :‘How to Make yourself Promotable? ♦Promotion need to be earned. ♦Qualities to exhibit‼️ 1.…
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The Cover Letter – First Cousin of Resume❓ ⏺ 83% recruiters believe #Coverletter can bolster Resume. ⏺ Well crafted Cover Letter (about 250 words) showcases uniqueness, language skills, creativity & enthusiasm for specific job. ⏺ Not a waste of time (unless specifically instructed ‘not to’) when you’re up against sea of comparable skills & experience…
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Past, Present, Future of Resumes‼️
⏺History: ➡️ Leonardo Da Vinci credited with creating first #resume in 1482. ➡️ In letter that landed him a job as Director of Festivities in Milan, Italy ➡️ This would be called a ‘cover letter’ today. ➡️ Historical records suggest in 16th century, traveling artisans used some form of resume to introduce themselves to employers.…
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Sharing is Caring‼️ ☀ Care to share and dare to do it every day! ☀ Knowledge is a tree and sharing is the water element that is necessary for the growth of the tree. ☀ Someone needs your actions to be her inspiration. ⏺The three keys for abundant living are:Caring about othersDaring for otherSharing with…
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Power of Post Interview Follow-up!
The Power of Post-Interview Follow up. ‼️ ⏺The interview process does not end when you walk out of the room. ⏺What happens after that, is critical to your success ➡️Avoid the temptation of using your phone, the moment the door is closed to give an update to someone. ➡️Often rooms are not sound proof. This…
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How to create Magic in the first few seconds of the interview? ➡️ Interviews are not always objective. Studies show that it’s not the best candidate, but the candidate that makes the best impression that’s more likely to succeed. ➡️ A strong first impression gives you more latitude to be human (in case you make…
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Four Seasons & a fresh croissant! When great teams collaborate, Magic Happens‼️ Steve Wynn, the founder of Wynn Resort & Casino, once shared a story of his family’s vacation in Paris. They were staying at Four Seasons and had ordered breakfast in bed. His daughter only ate half of a croissant, leaving the other…
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