Laid Off?

Laid off?
In times of global turmoil, your seemingly steady company could turn into a ‘Lehman’ overnight. Here’s how to get equipped…
Arun Nayar (name changed) never saw it coming. A divisional head of Lehman Brothers – ranked numero Uno in “Most Admired Securities Firm” by Fortune just last year, was shocked to know about his company [...]

Simple Test

Question 1: You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it’s raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
An old friend who once saved your life.
The perfect partner you [...]

Rejection Letter Response Template

The next time you get a rejection letter from a hoped-for employer or publisher, just send them the following:
Dear [name of the person who signed the rejection letter],
Thank you for your letter of [date of the rejection letter]. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to [...]

That’s it!

That’s it!
The top signs to know when to quit. Just in case you haven’t learnt anything from the fate of the seniors of our cricket team
Do you like what you do but just don’t like ‘where’ you work? Well, it’s a familiar problem. From co-workers who annoy the hell out of you to depressing work [...]

Eighteen “Do Nots” For Your Next Job Interview

By Robert Crane
In Robert Crane’s career he has had plenty of job interviews, probably fifty. And he admitted that he got-an-offer percentage maybe 95%; not bad. On the flip side, he has also interviewed over a hundred candidates, hiring a number of good people with few exceptions and only one a probable serial killer [...]

9 Smart tips for SUCCESS in your JobHunting

9 Tips For Success
1. Never Stop Learning
Life-long learning is your keyword.The world is constantly changing, and everybody is looking for new ways of doing business.If you have decided that your current skills are good enough, you have also decided that your current job is good enough. But if you want a career in the future, [...]

Avoid These 10 Resume Mistakes

Avoid These 10 Resume Mistakes
1. Resume lacks focus
2. Resume is duties-driven instead of accomplishments-driven.
3. Resume items are listed in an order that doesn’t consider the reader’s interest.
4. Resume exposes the job-seeker to age discrimination by going too far back into the job-seeker’s job history.
5. Resume buries important skills, especially computer skills, at the bottom.
6. Resume [...]

How To Recruit The Right Person For The Job?

Put about 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed toom
with an open window.
Then send 2 or 3 candidates in side the room and close the door.
Leave them alone and come back. After 6 hours and then analyze
the situation.
* If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounts department.
* If they are [...]

HOW TO SUCCEED IN AN INTERVIEW

Hi All,
INTERVIEWS
After using a variety of job searching methods, such as networking, approaching employers direct, scanning the newspaper, Internet etc. you have finally landed an interview. The initial excitement begins to subside as nerves get the better of you. Thoughts of messing up begin to plague you. You have this vision of making a complete [...]

Tips for Interviewers

Basic guidelines for interviewer
* Create a two-way conversation to find the best qualified applicant for a specific job
* Provide accurate and appropriate information to the applicant about the job and the working conditions
* Reinforce a positive image of the Institution
* Following steps are to be followed by an interviewer in the interview process:
1.Preparing for the [...]