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Ask any young professional and he or she will swear by the invaluable advice of mentors from around the globe, given the reach of present day technology. They find that a trusted, as well as experienced adviser, offers solutions that weigh more than its intrinsic value with respect to gold. Hindsight Bias On hindsight, having travelled the career road a bit, having changed couple of jobs, applied for vacancies against vigorous recruitment drives, all through the journey, it is commonly observed, the guidance of such counselors, tends to stick with the men-tee for a very long time to come, many times ...

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Networking is a key requirement in today’s marketplace, you will hear the buzz everywhere, both online as well as offline, having tried all the tricks in the book, people who have networked brilliantly would tell you there is something amiss that limits their ability to harp the benefits that must accrue as an outcome of their skills and efforts. Mindset of a Connector That something happens to be adopting the mindset of the connector. Now – who is a connector, well he or she happens to be someone who knows lot many folks and has the highly prizes habit of making ...

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At some point in time or the other, we all come across the insecurities that abound in our life, whether it is the outcome of an interview that we undertook against a vacancy for a recruitment initiative or something similar. Time on Earth Honestly speaking it is a very natural way of gauging whether we would be successful in our ventures or they would end badly for us. In order to be fully able to enjoy your time on earth, you would need to take your fears, be it job insecurity or otherwise by its horns. Constantly Changing Kaleidoscope One must ...

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To come out of any interview with flying colors you need a bit of preparation beforehand and it goes without saying that some of the questions can be pretty much usual, while others may leave you perplexed and flummoxed. Let us examine some of them and the appropriate responses that would help you land the coveted job. Skill Set Well, the adequate response could go something like this. I see myself in a senior role, managing an important portfolio within the organization. In any job interview, your skills are tested first hand, you may be even asked to demonstrate it in practice. Break Into ...

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We put in our best efforts to keep the trails of our professional life far from being rough as well as manage our personal affairs as smoothly as possible, despite our noble intentions chaos strikes back and throws everything into a state of disarray. The Right Timing It is quite interesting to observe that on closer scrutiny you will find the chameleons and the mules to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum, however, when you attempt a spectacular combination between the two, by employing the right timing, disruption gets minimized and amazing things happen. The State of Flux An analogy with a ...

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