Whether you are aware or not, the fact is your career development started the day you were born and continuous to this day as it is a lifelong process. The various factors that eventually shape your career range from your personality, interests, values, background, circumstances and abilities. You need to understand yourself as also the world of work really well, once you have this knowledge you would be able to make better decisions about your education, career and life as well. You are not going to remain the same person throughout your life, situations change; however one thing that ...

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Has someone behaved rudely with you recently, what did you do about it, took it in your stride. Generally speaking rude behavior is not just bad etiquette in any walk of life; it is equally bad for business too. The downside is, it is rampant in lot many workplaces as well. There is a clear and present danger of everyday impoliteness spreading its tentacles and pervading the entire work environment. It is important to note that rudeness has an incredibly negative impact on the workforce. In the event an employee sulks routinely and behaves grumpily, do not ignore the behavior ...

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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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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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