Tag Archives: CAREER ADVICE

When you hit mid career, which you would at some point, the realization would dawn that the hard skills which stood you in good stead so far and got you the job in the first place are simply not enough. You would need additional skills in order to get promoted. Effective Career Advice It is quite usual to hire an employee primarily for their hard skills at the beginning of their career. They are evaluated for things that are relevant for the particular career, this continues for a few more years, certain things like the soft wares they have mastered, ...

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All work and no play makes jack a dull boy, well I am pretty sure we have heard this adge one time or the other. All of us set goals in our lives and put in the required industrious and conscientious hard work towards achieving them. When you tend to focus solely on work and recreation is relegated to some sort of low priority activity, then problems start cropping in and if this goes on for a while the person is rendered dull, distant and unsociable. The Human Mind When you closely follow the workings of the human mind, you ...

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Just go ahead and visualize a top athlete you happen to be really fond of, what comes to the mind, invariably it has to be performance above anything else. Depending on where you are located you would have your preference of sports and sports persons. With the limited over’s cricket world cup happening at the moment each one of us has a personal favorite. A Matter of Personal Choice For some it could be Virat Kohli for others it could be M S Dhoni, even Shikhar Dhawan or some other athlete. It is entirely a matter of personal choice though; ...

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How are you faring at work these days, enjoying your responsibilities and the challenges as well, or you are feeling completely overwhelmed. At the back of your mind you have two thought processes going on. The first one says stay put, the other says you need to go ahead and make rock solid efforts to explore greener pastures. Safe and Secure  At the moment you have something safe and secure in hand, contemplating a voluntary job switch seems to be the farthest thing from your mind.Have you ever bothered to pick up the facts and figures of the job market ...

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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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