Bounce Back Have you ever paused to ponder and taken note of the fact when some people are turned down for jobs in Bangalore or Mumbai, they take it to their heart and get quite personal about it, with end of the road looming large in the horizon. They stop trying and then nothing moves forward, everything comes to a standstill. Then there are some people who always seem to bounce back from any rejection emerging stronger than before, say from hardware jobs or accountant jobs. In the course of personal or professional life each one of us is likely to experience ...

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Extraordinary Talent Everybody finds the present day job market to be highly competitive be it jobs in Kolkata and rightly so given the number of applicants inundating prospective employers. The only way for the latter to get out of this deluge is to target the cream of the crop, meaning weeding out people who position themselves as qualified, which in any case is no big deal in the eyes of the recruiter. Trade places with him and you will find the poor chap has way too much on his hands to be able to do justice to each and every ...

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The Disconnect You find a plethora of career related books in the market place all claiming to take the sting out of what sometimes turns out to be a soul crushing job hunting process with jobs in Delhi or Bangalore. Despite the humongous career advice available both online and offline, there is a glaring disconnect, interviews are broken, and both employers and employees are responsible for the dismal situation. Well you would not be able to do much about what falls on the other side however you can surely take care of your own. Rather than going for the prevailing wisdom ...

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The Personal Touch Are you still look for a job using the same old fashioned approach when internet has evolved beyond recognition? Once you realize that you need to keep pace with rapid technological advances and make efforts to catch up, just ensure you do not overlook the fundamentals of how we interact with each other. Best job search websites say irrespective of the way in which technology impacts our lives, we as humans basically like to work and do business with people whom we like and have respect for their talents and inherent qualities. Pragmatic Approach It is prudent to ...

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The Status Que As a kid jobs for fresher students were the farthest things from your mind. All you were doing was going to a school or a few of them for that matter wondering all the while you no longer wanted to do the same for the rest of your life. You may have felt that it was not quite normal at that time but as life moved on; you picked humanities for graduation in one state, moved to another state or country to pursue your masters. Your intention perhaps could have been to teach writing courses at college level and ...

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