Tag: Skill Grill

June 18, 2022

Personal Interviews – no longer Personal?

Personal Interviews no longer Personal❓There’s been a lot of hype in recent studies about AI, VR and Robotics replacing recruiters & hiring managers. Interviewers are human. There is a dire need to get the Human back into Human Resources, especially at the Job interview. Being Human, it’s no wonder, that Interviewers have a positive bias…
June 18, 2022

A job interview like a final exam, is bound to fill the most confident of us, with a certain amount of trepidation.

🎯Research shows that, it’s the third thing, people fear the most:the first being death, and the second, public speaking. 🎯The major stress, is around giving the right answers to the questions. Take note of this One Tip to help you Answer Any Question at the Job Interview. The Interview is Never about You. It’s always…
June 15, 2022

How to get yourself next promotion?

Everyone aspires for career growth and increase in salary. But only a few are ready to do what it takes, intentionally and consistently to get there. Here are 7 time-tested tips: 1. Exhibit a strong, positive can-do attitude. There are two types of employees. Those that are physically present from 9 am to 5 pm…
June 15, 2022

The 2 Es for Interview Success and Career Branding

We no longer live in a time when a job seeker, can hope to send application, get interview calls and be offered a job. Energy and Enthusiasm are critical to Ace the Interview as well as succeed in your career Employers put great value on the energy you bring together the table and to the…
June 15, 2022

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…
June 14, 2022

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…
June 10, 2022

Keep on Reading!

Keep Reading!Of the 3Rs, Reading comes first – not without reason. Decades ago, we had to rely on reading for learning. This paradigm has shifted in the last couple of decades with the arrival of the Internet and Digital Revolution Today some of us are too preoccupied with social media to bother with books. Some…
June 9, 2022

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…
June 9, 2022

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…
June 8, 2022

How Work shapes your Personality

Being in a particular environment every day, for eight or more hours each day, for several years, has a big impact on the habits of our mind and behaviour. It influences our view of life and how we understand it, the way we think of ourselves and how we relate to others. Very often, though,…