Job resume writing is a skill that not everyone has perfected. The majority of job resumes I review have some fundamental errors, not least of which is the inclusion of information that has absolutely no place on your job resume. I have compiled a list of some of the most common things people include in…
You may not like it , however managing your boss or manager is vital to your career growth.?Cultivating him or her as an ally is key to your survival in this modern tribe. So it?s in your best interest to make sure your boss thinks you?re awesome, and wants to support your success.? Here, then,…
Being a manager in today?s environment is not easy. The key is to find the right balance. Here?s how you can be a better manager: 1. Know what you?re doing Are you aware of each of your team member?s responsibilities? Do you know how to do their work if you had to? If you know…
Giving feedback is an honest two way dialogue with another person without any intent to show them down or in poor light.?Feedback?is not a bashing exercise! Feedback helps people maximize their potential at different stages of life or career, it raise their awareness of strengths and areas for improvement, and helps them to identify actions…
In the current volatile business climate, it is important to evaluate a prospective employer and the new job from various angles. Remember that it is your future that you are taking a call on. There is no scope of snap decisions in such a scenario and no point jumping from the devil into the deep sea.
Sometimes a new thought or a new idea is all you need to make a lasting change. You can wake up one day and decide to make your entire life change. If you are new to exercise or you dropped it for a while and you want to get back to doing it, the best…
We are limited by the beliefs we set in our mind, history shows that successful people are able to break these shackles and unleash their potential. The difference is the?? T ??between?Can Do?and?Can?t Do. The ? T ? is your Thought. In an episode of Sex and the City, the lead character Carrie Bradshaw, once…
You can make it happen. Strike out ?I don?t know what to do? from your vocabulary. You?ll figure it out. Everything you have ever done has brought you to this point. The force of life is on your side. Start fresh. Break the bad habit of a recurring cycle that inhibits you to move forward…
Human Resource managers may ask tricky HR interview questions to save time and try to figure out what kind of employee you really are. Joyce Lain Kennedy, a nationally syndicated careers columnist says outline the 10 Trickiest Interview Questions & Their Answers Kennedy says that even if job hunters have rehearsed anticipated topics, an unexpected…
There are many roads to success, however there are some commonalities between what the most successful people say every day. Jeff points out what most successful people say every day. If you want to make a huge difference in someone’s life? Here are things you should say every day to your employees, colleagues, family members,…
If you’re considering quitting your job, you may be indecisive about whether it’s the right decision or not. On the one hand, you’re pretty miserable. On the other hand, if you wait it out, you might make that promotion next year. While quitting or staying at your job is a personal decision, let’s look at…
Preparation is the bedrock of successful salary negotiation. It’s about approaching the negotiation with a strategic mindset rather than seeing it as a battle to be won.
I chose to devote my career to Human Resources due to a passion for business and an understanding of the value human capital brings to a company. I fear however, that many professionals choose to pursue a career in HR to utilize their soft skills or the desire for a quick route to a corporate…
A distinguishing characteristic of a rising star is the ability to reflect on and learn from each experience. Before embarking on a new project, discussing with your manager the skills and knowledge you aim to acquire can set clear development goals.
It is not simple to find a good job with high salary especially during the economic crisis. Strong competition in job market forces job seekers to do everything that’s in their power in order to find a good job. Only a few people know the best methods that give positive results when going for an…
It’s New Year time and It is likely that at least one person will ask you what your resolutions are for the year ahead. Whether you like to make them or not, research has found that people who make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make…
Well, it?s that time again?time to start rolling out the New Year?s resolutions. How about learning from most successful people and their new year resolutions? Have you noticed how the most accomplished people just seem to identify important things and consistently get them done? If you were to study successful people long enough you would…
You landed the interview. Awesome! Now dont screw it up. I’ve interviewed thousands?of people for jobs ranging from entry-level to executive. Easily three-fourths of the candidates made basic interviewing mistakes. Did I still hire some of them? Absolutely… but never count on your qualifications and experience to outweigh a bad interview.?Here are eight practical ways…
As LinkedIn is a business that started in a living room, much like Virgin began in a basement, I thought my first blog on the site should be about how to simply start a successful business. Here are five top tips?I’ve?picked up over the years 1. Listen more than you talk We have two ears…
With the onset of the holidays and a brand new year just around the corner, along come the traditional resolutions. I will lose XXkgs, I will complete a marathon, I will give up smoking, I will stop working so many hours, I will find more work/life balance and a pretty common one ? I will…
It’s time for the big questions everyone asks themselves: Why am I here? What am I here to do? Suddenly, I knew what I wanted. It was the eve of my fourth birthday, and for weeks I had been trying to decide what big present I’d like on my special day. Nothing had sprung to…
The journey to securing a job is incomplete without mastering the nuances of the interview process. Jappreet Sethi, a respected HR and Leadership Coach, emphasizes the importance of not only focusing on the major elements but also paying meticulous attention to the subtleties of interview basics.
Some of you may have watched ?the iconic American Movie?Titanic?starring?Leonardo DiCaprio?and?Kate Winslet?.The Sinking of the Titanic provides invaluable lessons of leadership. ?We have struck iceberg ? sinking fast ? come to our assistance.? On a cold evening?in 1912 that message came blistering across the airwaves. Before they tapped the last bit of Morse code, those…
“Human Resources.” When it comes to your career, those two words will ultimately influence whether you are hired or fired, have to relocate your family to move up or move out, and whether you receive a holiday bonus or that dreaded membership to the ?Jelly of the Month Club? a la Clark Griswold. If there?s…
Happiness–in your business life and your personal life–is often a matter of subtraction, not addition. ?Aristotle said “Happiness depends upon ourselves”. Consider, for example, what happens when you?stop?doing the following 10 things: 1. Blaming. People make mistakes. Employees don’t meet your expectations. Vendors don’t deliver on time.So you blame them for your problems. But you’re…
Perhaps the most critical aspect of building a successful career is the narrative you tell yourself. The stories we internalize about our abilities and potential play a pivotal role in shaping our professional journey.
Successful HR careers demand a robust interest in business strategies and an analytical mindset. Numeracy and analytical prowess are indispensable tools in the HR toolkit, enabling professionals to make data-driven decisions that align with organizational goals.
Once a quarter?or so, I find it valuable to step back and ask:?How am I doing? Otherwise, you can end up consumed by work for years at a time and not be really happy, or not be really getting anywhere. So it?s helpful to take some time to step back and check in with yourself….
Why do some people achieve their goals while others fail? I believe it’s because successful people manage to overcome five barriers that, in many cases, guarantee failure. Here are those barriers and how to overcome them: 1. Uninspiring Goals When most people set goals, they envision a “thing,” such as a particular amount of money,…
One of the biggest issues for me over the years has been how to make the mind an ally instead of an enemy. Everyday suffering is primarily mental. We obsess and worry. Old hurts haunt us and anticipate new ones with anxiety. For many people, the same four questions keep cropping up to exacerbate these…