Tag: job search
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Personal Development and Career Development go hand in hand?
❓Personal Development & Career Development – two sides of the same coin? Maya Angelou says “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” A whole life is to find time to invest in oneself as well as in others. To extrapolate this…
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Stories Sell
Stories Sell – even at Job Interviews! Stories bring your skills, your talents and experience to life. Show your values, your character, your attitude. Display your passion, enthusiasm, energy and what excites you. Stories are sticky and make you memorable. ✅ 5 types of stories to prepare before an interview You made a mistake or…
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Do manners matter?
Workplace Etiquette. Manners don’t cost anything, or so I thought. But Not having Manners, can certainly Cost. I came across a funny story recently. It was a price list at a coffee shop with the following prices: Coffee : 5.00 USD A cup of coffee: 3.00 USD Good Morning! One cup of coffee, please : …
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“Video Resumes”
Video is easiest way to get toknow a stranger.. Job seekers can create video resumes, cover letters or short tutorials, or short pieces of content. Sound, Lights, Camera….. Jobsearch(based on some views expressed on LinkedIn Get Hired) This topic has gained traction, with the arrival of Tik Tok resumes . Growing number of job seekers…
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Design your Future Self
Design your Future Self. – Take Ownership of your Future Self(Perspectives shared in HBR article in 2020) Our personality, skill, likes, dislikes & world views change over time. We have some control over these changes. We tend to think that the person we are today is the person we will always be – that’s a…
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Changing Moods for Job seekers
captured herein. But the basic need to remain positive and celebrate every win remains valid, despite volatilites and a constant flux. . (This article was published at the beginning of 2922. The ensuing Geo-political crises has changed some of the perspectives Make the most to absorb, the positivity and mood of the season, to counter…
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References Recommendations, Referrals – allies in your Job Search?
References, Recommendations, Referrals – allies in your jobSearch? 1. References are about your Past, what you did and how you faced challenges in the Past. These would include your network, college professors ex Colleagues, even your boss, other senior people with whom you have worked closely, your Alumni network. They are vouching for your previous…
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Emotional Intelligence at the Job Interview
EI is a critical factor for success and growth at the workplace. It also leads to increased productivity and benefits the bottom line of the Company. Repeated Surveys by the World Economic Forum in recent times, have been ranking Emotional Intelligence among the top 3 Skills employers have been and will be looking for in…
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5 Abilities for Success in Life
5 Skills (Abilities) to succeed in Life(sharing learnings from Jim Rohn) 1. Ability to ABSORB, soak in like a sponge. Gift to take in, reflect understand and express whatever Life has to teach you each Day. 2. Ability to RESPOND and affect what you see. Connect emotionally. Let sadness make you sad, happiness make you…
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The only Purpose of Feedback is to Feed Forward
Feedback or Feed Forward?(A post of a different kind – spreading positivity and Hope) Could not help sharing feedback from a very senior executive received this morning. He declined my 3 month coaching Program, for some financial constraints at the moment. We had 2 interesting pre- coaching discussions, lasting more than an hour each. I…
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