Tag: Brenda Mendes
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A little Detachment helps on your job search.
A certain amount of detachment helps in one’s job search. Today’s job search involves a myriad strategies & can feel almost like a full time job. It’s important to get off to a great flying start with a list of well researched target companies. Using red flags on hard data to eliminate companies. As well…
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Burnout – a top down problem?
Burnout – a top down problem? Burnout at the workplace was a serious problem, even before the outbreak of the pandemic. Covid 19 has only exacerbated the problem. In a recent article in the HBR, Jennifer Moss makes the case thatburnout needs to be addressed at an organisational rather than an individual level. It’s the…
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How to handle Mental Health at the workplace?
Mental Health – how to handle it at the interview & the workplace? Mental health issues have come to the forefront thanks to the pandemic. Research shows that anxiety and depression have risen almost 3-4 fold in many countries. Workplace stress can compound mental health problems. So it’s vital to understand the mental health policy…
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Managing Workplace Conflicts
Managing Workplace Conflicts. Interpersonal conflicts are bound to arise when people work together. Studies show that 95% of employees admit that they’ve experienced conflicts with colleagues in last 5 years. These can lead to undesirable outcomes like toxic environment, lower productivity, poor decision making. A survey published in New York Times showed that conflicts between…
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When does the Interview End?
When does the interview end? Most people think the interview ends when you walk out of the room. Nothing could be further than the truth. Often your engagement with the Company has just become. Several steps you need to take after the interview. 1. A Thank You note to thank them for their time, immediately…
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How to disagree, agreeably at Work?
How to disagree, agreeably & handle conflicts at work? Conflicts are work are inevitable, especially in today’s VUCA world. Badly handled they can lead to negativity and vitiate the atmosphere. Here are some useful Tips.(Some are from my own experience & some are picked up from multiple HBR articles.) 1. Doubt your assumptions. All perspectives…
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The 6 Minute Interview
The Six Minute Interview! . A job interview is a daunting prospect, even for the most confident of us. It’s said to be the third thing people fear the most. The first being death and the second, public speaking. While every second is critical, six minutes make all the difference. The Beginning:The First Impression which…
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Guiness Book of Records
It’s no surprise that everyonehas heard of Guiness World Records, the highest recognised human record in a particular category. But it’s certainly a very welcome surprise and dream come true, to see one’s own name on that Certificate. Sincere gratitude and immense thankfulness to Success Gyan and Surendran Jayasekar for making this happen, through Super…
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Moonlighting
Moonlighting- the Dilemma. Moonlighting is the practice of working a second job outside normal 9-5 business hours. As World of Work moved to living rooms, during the pandemic, several employees chose to take up parallel gigs to augment their income. Especially when someone is transitioning to a new industry or role. This may also be…
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Top skills employers are looking for in 2022
Top 5 Traits #employers are looking for in 2022. #recruitment is becoming increasingly automated. But employers aren’t just looking for the perfect #resume and hard skills. They’re looking for the Person behind the Page. Personality Traits & People Skills are the Hard Skills of today. They are not likely to be Expressed on Paper. They…
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