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I recently gave a TEDx talk in which I reflected on what I've seen and learned over the past fifteen years - researching, writing, and speaking about essential human experiences in the workplace. As I addressed in this talk, I believe that for us to thrive professionally, especially in today's ... Views: 2197
“Know Thyself”: The Key to Finding Your Life’s Work
This is the first in a series of articles that will help people and their organizations achieve better career fit. We believe that successful enterprises in the 21st Century will be defined by the strength of alignment between company mission ... Views: 2197
The internet today has brought the world at our fingertips. For those who are looking for online job opportunities, internet offers plethora of them. All one got to do is proper research before choosing one.
With the recent downturnof economy and recession hitting it hard, many people who ... Views: 2197
What does it mean to stand out in a crowd? Is it just a matter of looking or acting different? That could be one way to stand out but you’ll never be a seven-figure earner if you look or act like a buffoon. Standing out in a crowd will get you noticed but standing apart in a crowd will make you ... Views: 2192
I used to think sex was bad…
Something tacked onto every human being by some mysterious mistake and now we had to put up with it as a distraction from perfect holiness or something…
Thankfully, I was mistaken.
Unfortunately, a lot of people, even leaders like you, may still live beneath the ... Views: 2190
Today, there are many teachers who transition from full-time school teachers to home tutoring. Unlike in a teaching job, home tuition is very individualized and unregulated. Thus, when you are a private home tutor, it is important that you follow some certain guidelines in order to make sure ... Views: 2190
"Interview" to most of the world means being invited to a company or office to be interviewed for a job. There are lots of sites and tips for getting through those interviews successfully. One such site told me about the seven steps toward making a good impression at an interview:
1. ... Views: 2182
Anxiety, according to dictionary.com, is “distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune.” Fear is defined at the same site as “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined.” So anxiety can be defined as ... Views: 2182
You're at work. You've been assigned an exciting, highly visible project. You can't wait to get started. You arrive at your first team meeting ready to rock and roll. You take one look around and you immediately hone in on several scowling faces. Almost immediately, you are confronted and a ... Views: 2181
QUIZ - Way to Learn Current Affairs
Current affairs provide us with useful information about the things taking place around us. It can be any important information on a famous personality or details about an event that took place. All this information accumulates together and becomes what we ... Views: 2181
If your current resume is not generating the interview offers you want, it is time to start assessing it.
Check to see that the following descriptors apply:
· Begins with a succinct, clearly stated career objective tailored to the particular job for which you are applying.
· Highlights ... Views: 2179
“No" is a complete sentence.” ~Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott is an author who has been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and is known for her wry wit, her political activism, and her sometimes divergent thoughts on faith. The sentence above is a mark of her ability to cut to ... Views: 2178
Interviews are of different types.There are behavioral interviews, analytical interviews, general interviews and so on. Basically, the first interview is conducted by a human resource staff. If you overcome the first obstacle, you will then be interviewed by several more people. In some ... Views: 2173
In most of the competitive exams that are conducted in the country, General knowledge is a very prominent segment. It is imperative that the candidate answers the questions based on general awareness and current affairs correctly to get good score in the exams. Candidate must appear for various ... Views: 2172
Regardless of the current state of the economy, it's up to each of us to position ourselves for success. No matter what is going on in the world around us, each of us has to take steps to make sure that we are prepared to succeed – for now, and into the future. While we may not be able to ... Views: 2171
“If you aim for a market you’ll miss the mark.” Whoever said that, I’m a believer. It’s no good looking over the shoulder at what strangers prefer before creating. True inspiration is the optimal motivator. Quality issues from there, and its purity taps the nerves of audience attraction.
... Views: 2170
You worked for your company 10+ years. You have a resume somewhere, but you haven’t looked at it since the first day you joined the company. You really never needed one as you were promoted up the ranks of the organization. Since you’ve been doing the same kind of work in your profession for so ... Views: 2165
Many people still perceive changing passwords often will definitely help improve the security of their data Tally software accounting, while others keep busy to think long complicated tally password for their important tally accounting data files and folders. They are not losing their precious ... Views: 2164
Speaking good English is vital for people who want to do business globally or need to succeed in the present competitive industry. The universal language, regularly refers to the impartially-accented, grammatically stringent appearance of language connected with anchor and the media. In the era ... Views: 2163
Work can be an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling part of your life, but when passion for the work you do becomes an obsession it can be to the detriment of a healthy work/life balance.
Ask yourself:
• Can you carry on a conversation about anything other than your job?
• Is most of ... Views: 2161
1. What is the most important trait you look for in child actors?
The ability to be relaxed, comfortable, disciplined and natural in front of virtual strangers is a hard quality to find. Clients want kids to be real kids not seem like they were forced or coached by their parents.
2. ... Views: 2161
In such a challenging economic and workforce climate, career development means different things to different people:
getting that first job, keeping your current job, returning to the workforce after a long hiatus, dealing with redundancy and unemployment, starting an entrepreneurial ... Views: 2153
The designing industry has gone through a complete change in the recent years and the range qualifications for same are required for success in world of design. Fashion technology is becoming the quickest and created industry these days. All prosperous developers are spending so much time to ... Views: 2152
Bachelor of Education(B.Ed) is a course offered for those interested in pursuing career in teaching. IGNOU B.Ed degree is mandatory for teaching in higher primary schools and high schools. The minimum qualification required for entry into B.Ed. course is Bachelor of Arts(B.A.), Bachelor of ... Views: 2151
There are lots of highly skilled, talented and hard working people sitting in companies and not getting what they deserve – either in terms of job advancement or financial or moral recognition. If you are one of them, here are 13 proven tips to raise your profile:
1. Find out what your boss ... Views: 2146
Wave City Ghaziabad New Launched by Uppal Chadha Group. Wave City wellplanned beautiful township for Residential Plots which is located at NH 24 in Ghaziabad and Designed by the world renowned city planners, Bentel Associates from South Africa. Chadha Group is a reputed industrial house of ... Views: 2141
Anticipating and Avoiding Getting Fired
By
Bill Cottringer
“If you intend to go to work there is no better place than right where you are; if you do not intend to go to work you cannot get along anywhere. Squirming and crawling about from place to place can do no good.” ~Abraham ... Views: 2139
Aside from the statistics about the sheer number of careers across our lifetimes in 2009, there are a multitude of new perspectives on career planning, and career options. Was it an option to be a network engineer in a small office when you were a youngster? How about a nanotechnology ... Views: 2139
Waking up every day excited and happy to go to work has always been a goal for me. Some jobs were like that for me and others were not. I remember once literally dragging myself to my job because it was so stressful. It was easier for me to write this list when I thought about what I hated ... Views: 2139
Commerce education promises to serve as a catalyst to socio economic development of any country region or community, it enables to meet the requirements of present day stiff competition business environment , it helps the youth to in providing right course of action for their survival and ... Views: 2130
An anxious client asked us if he would get a new job soon
and if he was destined to be out of work for a while. He
wanted to know when he would find a great new job. We
told him the following and it will give you an idea of the
mechanics of predictive work, along with some insight
about ... Views: 2125
SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION: SEVEN SURE SOLUTIONS
By
Bill Cottringer
“You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” ~Galileo Galilei.
There is no shortage of information about being a successful supervisor. But, that is a problem in itself—there is ... Views: 2123
It is becoming increasingly common for organisations to use the internet to deliver personality tests and aptitude tests. This approach has distinct advantages over paper-and-pencil tests:
1. There is no need to print and distribute printed material. This advantage has implications for the ... Views: 2120
So many people rely on their voice for their business – yet so many people are unaware that their voice can have a tremendous impact on the success of their business. When you hear yourself on recording equipment or an answering machine, for example, what is your reaction? While your 1st ... Views: 2118
All your school life, especially 12th standard is dedicated towards getting into a top notch college of India. Students work very hard, parents pressurize too much, relatives expect a lot, to see you into one of the best colleges of India, getting a popular degree. A college is judged with the ... Views: 2117
Accountants are required in all business operations regardless of the size and type of organization. Every organization must track its revenues as well as need to keep records of all financial transactions as per state or government policies. Accountants are vital to gather and organize ... Views: 2116
Specialist Officers is the most promoted banking employment after Probationary Officers and Clerks. But what accurately is Specialist Officers. Like the title implies Specialist Officers are vacancies where aptitude and experience specialized is needed. Freshers apply for PO and clerical jobs ... Views: 2115
Recently I was working with one of my clients, describing how to add more color to her voice. Color is the emotion, the life, the animation one expresses in speaking. Her response to me was, “You want me to speak with more energy.” While I certainly want speakers to have an energetic ... Views: 2109
LinkedIn is an amazing professional career tool and perhaps an even more amazing job search and prospecting tool. With over 65,000,000 members (and adding thousands of new members daily), this social networking service is your ticket to a world of career connections that would have been possible ... Views: 2108
Almost every article - or career coach - will tell you that in order to do well in an interview - and to ultimately get the job offer, you must "Be Prepared." But what if you don't know how to prepare?
- "What does prepared look like?"
- "How do I know what they are going to ask?"
- "How ... Views: 2107
As a hairstylist or salon owner you have got to be online. The
internet is simply where it is at right now. Most beauty supplies
stores are online, so call that a clue! So how do you even use
the internet to bring in new clients? Here are six brief steps
you can take:
1. Use Your ... Views: 2105
Banks are no doubt, one of the most admired career destinations for the students. Being, one of the most suitable and stable agencies in a rapidly growing economy, it becomes a bit challenging to grab a job in the banking sector but fortunately, there are plenty of plenty of options you can ... Views: 2097
How to keep a Job in Tough Times
By
William Cottringer, Ph.D.
“The quickest way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” ~Oscar Wilde.
In tough economic times, it is not a good thing to be unemployed. And if you are lucky enough to have a job, you don’t want ... Views: 2096
There are many types of work that may take from a few minutes to a few hours, but valuable work needs time. Time needs to be booked without interruption for long periods. To be able to make progress on all my activities including work, businesses, blog and family, I use several techniques to ... Views: 2095
Resume is one of the essential tools in the job searching process. If one has to gain an interview call then he has to attract prospective companies and recruiters; with the help of effective CV. We have learnt fundamentals of resume making in the school. But it is a one of the daunting tasks ... Views: 2094
You Reap What You Sow.
It’s true in most aspects of your life and it’s especially true in your career.
The other day, I got a call from a former colleague. He hadn’t been in touch for years (almost 10 years) but he just lost his job and was hoping I could give him some contacts in IT ... Views: 2091
Meaningful and engaging work is the key to a profitable business. When people feel their work is meaningful the end result is a more productive office with a satisfied and fulfilled workforce. What do I mean by meaningful and engaging work? Here is a story to illustrate:
There once was a ... Views: 2091
How do you stay motivated when you don’t feel like doing something?
There’s the ‘carrot and stick’ philosophy which works for children. How do you “motivate” your 10 year old to clean up his room? Either punish him for not doing it, or hold out a reward for him when he does do it, the ... Views: 2090
Each of us has a glorious, divine purpose for making a unique and positive difference on this planet; that is, for leaving a powerful legacy. And guess what? Your passion and your talents together point directly to your purpose. Pretty obvious, eh?
Most of us have a good inkling as to ... Views: 2087
You moan, you groan. Your manager has called one of his infamous “team-building” meetings, and it’s only the threat of getting fired that propels your butt out of your chair and into the meeting. What a waste! Sitting around doing departmental Kumbaya when you have piles of work marked “Urgent!” ... Views: 2084