Given the ease of availability of job boards which facilitate instant access to open positions, the contention that changing jobs now is way too easier and turnover has become all the more acceptable these days. However this comes with a cost to the people taking up these jobs and also the companies hiring them. The Price You may be astonished, however that both the employee as well as the employer have to bear the price in terms of turnover, under performance. disengagement, and stagnation as far as career growth is concerned. Back in the olden days changing jobs was not ...

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It is a given that people who have been fortunate enough to earn their degrees are quite likely to end up with real good careers. However not all degrees are created equal, we must accept the fact that some of them can take you only so far and not beyond. On the other hand certain degrees carry with them the potential to bring you closer to more prestigious jobs than others. Let us examine some degrees that are most likely to help you land the coveted job after you graduate out of college.  Start thinking on these lines when you ...

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The job market is showing considerable improvement and job growth is expected to be solid this year. Employment in healthcare, retail, business services and food services is going to witness a rise, while other industries would witness a weak growth, certain export oriented industries, energy, mining, as also the rail, air, trucking, shipping and allied industries would take a beating in terms of growth and expansion. Most Promising This underlines the fact that not every industry and every profession is quite really booming. Which brings us to the really vexing question, which is how to find the right job for ...

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Did it ever occur that you happened to be giving a pep talk to your colleagues, a dubious one at that when an ambitious fellow pulled you aside and asked the difference between a job and a career. You might have felt the urge to berate the fellow using a sarcastic tone, it is such a simple thing that every professional is aware about save you. No Ready Answer However you refrained from launching a tirade, later on it so happened that you thought quite deeply about the same and found out that you really did not have a ready ...

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Prior to the internet era people used to refer to the classified sections of local newspapers for finding out jobs. Things have undergone a sea change since then. With the advent of internet and especially mobile computing with its app environment, job search has become an anytime, anywhere activity. Internet has rendered the process plain and simple, all one needs to do is conduct a simple search on any of the numerous job boards like Naukri, Shine, Times Jobs or Monster or even aggregation sites like SimplyHired or Indeed. Employing some quick clicking one can easily apply to a number ...

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