Tag: creativity
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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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Story Telling Leadership –A crucial skill for Today’s HR‼️ ⏺HR leader may announce compensation enhancement package. But the audience is not inspired. ⏺ This is where Story telling helps. ⏺Instead of relaying data to make a point, stories connect with the heart. ⏺Stories can powerfully shape organization’s culture. Recent Forbes study, revealed that 75%…
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Leading from the Back‼️
⏺We’ve heard about “leading from the front”. It means taking the initiative to make decisions and showing the way. This phrase has been around for centuries. It comes from the military arena, where leaders had to be at the forefront of hand to hand combat. ⏺In today’s era of unpredictability, events like black Swans are…
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Are you making the most of LinkedIn? ✴️LinkedIn is the largest professional platform of a million users. ✴️But are you using it to your best advantage in your job search? ✴️If LinkedIn is not part of your strategy to land your dream job your missing the bus. ✴️While 30% have Got jobs through LinkedIn. 71%…
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An entrepreneurial mindset goes beyond entrepreneurship‼️
⏭️ At its core, an entrepreneurial mindset embraces resilience, adaptability, creativity, willingness to take calculated risk, encourage experimentaton and openness to new ideas. ⏭️ In today’s business landscape, traditional leadership approach is no longer sufficient to ensure sustained growth & success ⏺ Some perspectives of an entrepreneurial mindset that can help leaders in navigating uncertainty,…
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Take Control of your Career
Take Control of your Career‼️– the shape of things to come. ➡️ We are now in an era of Do It Yourself Career Development. ➡️ As job tenures shorten, companies may become less motivated to offer formal training in future. ➡️ Your career & personal development will be your own responsibility. ➡️ The top skill…
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Will AI sound death knell of Emotional Intelligence?
Will Artificial Intelligence strike death knell of Emotional Intelligence? It’s very doubtful, since AI has no emotions. Emotional Intelligence comprises:1. #selfawareness of one’s own emotions2. Being able to self- manage them.3. Being aware of others’ emotions4. Use 1, 2, and 3 to build better #relationships . AI flunks on all 4 counts1. & 2.AI has…
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Skills is the new Data
Skills is the new Data! Skills-based hiring, promotion & talent development are a way of life today. ‘Skills-based’ is a shorthand for employers’ ability to spot candidates whose experience has imbued them with most (if not all) the skills to succeed in a job, even though they may not hold the job job title yet…
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Clarity of Direction in your Job Search
Clarity of Direction & targeting Companies in your Job Search! The pandemic has created an unemployment pandemic of sorts – in India as well as globally. 35 million white collar workers are still jobless, as of February 2023 in India. Today’s Job Search is Less about Searching, and More about Being Found. Chances do not…
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