Tag: job
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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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How to overcome Interview anxiety?
✅It’s said an Interview is the third thing people fear the most, after death and public speaking. ✅ Most of us, can be confident, most of the time.. ✅Until we enter that Interview room. ✅ No matter how much you’ve prepared, how much experience you have, it’s only natural to feel nervous. ✅ The other…
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Rest is Not Laziness
A reality check – by Adam Grant Grant (one of my favorite authors) ✅The pandemic has given us an unique opportunity – to press the PAUSE button! ✅In actual fact, life has become more frenetic, for many. ✅ More, instead of less, of a ‘hustle’ ✅ The stress of 24×7 WFH, trying to accomodate the…
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What to do when you have no experience to show in your resume?
What to do when you have no Experience on your #resume ? This is problem many fresh graduates and new entrants face – especially in today’s competitive #job market. Lack of experience adds to the normal anxiety attached to any interview. Some tips to keep in mind. 1. Do a deep dive excavation of all…
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Do Manners Matter?
❓Do manners matter? ➡️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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How to Survive and Thrive after a Job Loss
How to Survive & Thrive after Job Loss? Imagine you join a Zoom link & hear the dreaded words:“We regret to inform you that we’re terminating your employment with immediate effect.” This seeming fantasy has become current reality in some rare cases. Job loss equates to the loss of loved one, especially to those whose…
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How to make Hybrid Meetings more Meaningful?
How to make Hybrid Meetings Meaningful? The pandemic made virtuality a fact of life for one and all, irrespective. Employees, managers, entrepreneurs, trainers, coaches, public speakers, educators, students, mentors, doctors, health care workers, entertainers. All have had to face the challenges of adapting to new virtual technology platforms. In the last two years, people have…
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Mehrabian Model – Fact or Myth?
➡️ Busting Common Myths (1) ✅How many times, have we not heard, the much touted Mehrabian Framework of Communication? ✅Alfred Mehrabian, Prof of Psychology, University of California, developed a #communication frame work in 1967, which is often quoted to this day. ✅According to this framework, 93% of Communication is Nonverbal. ✅55% Appearance or Image,Body #language …
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When the Job is Not a complete match – Whether to Apply or Not?
When the Job is Not a complete, Match – Whether to apply or not?(Perspectives based on LinkedIn News) We often tend to bypass job opportunities, simply because the Job Description does not match our skills set. This is a real challenge for freshers and entry level jobs, according to consultant Janet T Phan in her…
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