Job search as it is stands out, is a tedious, long drawn, energy sapping activity. However the basic fact which all job seekers should bear in mind is resumes knock and interviews do open doors. Anyone who is career oriented is bound to undertake this exercise at some point in time or the other. The present market position is not the best very best or should we say it is not in the pink of health. Having said that, companies are still hiring and people are still landing jobs. Read our previous blog => What Every Leader Must Know About ...

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Man is a mystery. If you spend your entire life trying to puzzle it out do not say that you’ve wasted your time. I occupy myself with this mystery because I want to be a man. – Fyodor Dostoevsky Columbia Business School recently published my bookBusiness Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity. This has led to a number of interviews that I’ve generally enjoyed very much. However there is one recurring question I find difficult to answer: “What do you do for personal development?” Read our previous blog => Six tips on how to make a ...

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Don’t get bogged down in thinking that you only have one chance to change career: “When people start talking about their “true calling” or “finding their vocation” it adds a lot of pressure to an already difficult decision. You will probably change career direction several times in your life (I certainly have!), so try to think in terms of what you would like to try next. Career planning tools on websites such as Prospects or TargetJobs can be useful to throw up a few ideas, but the key is to think about the kind of skills you enjoy and are ...

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The prospect of choosing between multiple job offers may seem unlikely these days, given all the talk of joblessness and the real unemployment rate of 15.1% (counting people who have given up looking for work, and those working part-time who wish they had full-time jobs). But career coaches say they are seeing the job market pick up, at least for some workers. “Things are turning around,” says Kate Wendleton, founder and president of national job coaching organization The Five O’Clock Club. Given the slightly improved U.S. economy, some workers who have been unhappy in their jobs for a long time, ...

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HOW TO HIRE LIKE A PRO IF YOU MANAGE ANYTHING, THERE’S PROBABLY A MOUNTAIN OF RESUMES SITTING ON YOUR DESK. OVERWHELMED? HERE’S A STRATEGY FOR EFFICIENTLY FINDING THE AMAZING NEEDLES IN THAT HAYSTACK. Read our previous blog => 45 Things to Do on Social Media to Find Jobs BY AMY KELMAN You got the job requisition posted and are well on your way to hiring your next great customer service rock star or designer to join your team, but you are now being inundated with resumes. Naturally, you want to bring in the best and brightest to interview, but how ...

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