You come across co workers every day, how well do you know them or do you know them at all. You may have a nodding acquaintance with some of them by uttering a quick hello or saying hi as you pass them by. You consider yourself to be friendly at the work place, smiling whenever circumstances warrant especially during meetings, if that is possible besides work gatherings. Does it really matter, well you would be surprised to hear, it does. It is important to build strong and positive relationships at work for the very simple reason; it is bound to ...

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Each of us must strive to be fit at all given times, more so during a job search, no matter you lost your job due to corporate restructuring, downsizing or the company closing. It could be the result of a layoff or the unfortunate event of you being fired. All of these situations are very stressful and like most people you are quite likely to lose structure of the day to day routine that you followed all the while. It is a taxing period in terms of the emotional toll it inflicts as the landscape is fraught with uncertainty. Be ...

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Have you met an entrepreneur lately, when you do just ask the person about the challenges encountered at the beginning? One of the things that would crop up is the difficulty in finding a bunch of committed and talented people who can form a dynamic team. The usual practice is to start scouring people for building the A-team through references and networking. In addition to this one still needs to recruit from the open market. It is not unusual for job seekers to harbor biased expectations on the basis of success stories. To some extent early employees did make a ...

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You may wish to make steady progress in the current career itself or decide on embarking on a different route altogether. Mapping your career path and tracking your progression is not going to be easy and it is not something that can be accomplished overnight. To ensure success it is important to plan effectively right from the word go. It is imperative to create clear and lucid objectives in order to be able to generally impress the present employer; this would ensure you are headed in the right direction. Take a Stock Accept the fact, no matter how boldly you ...

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We are halfway through the month of February, and you had made some promising resolutions at the beginning of the year. Well by this time some sheen has been lost and they are getting old really fast. The unfulfilled resolutions from yesteryears are trying to tell you something. It is about time to pause and ponder, just resolving to do something is not enough, your end goal is not accomplished automatically, and the previous years bear testimony to this. The way forward is to change the mindset then. Excuses Change Nothing On closer monitoring you will find any number of ...

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