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Six ways to beat the bias in your decision-making We are all subject to what are known as "cognitive biases". These are thought-patterns that we are unaware of, that influence the choices we make. Whilst smart people are able to make quick decisions and give quick opinions, one vital aspect of wisdom is to avoid being caught out by these thinking traps, and see through to the truth underneath. Let's examine five of these biases. 1. The Anchoring Bias The anchoring bias predis

Behavioral interviews are a common part of the job interview process these days. During a behavioral interview, you will be tested on your skills, knowledge, abilities and the way you deal with certain situations and events that can occur in almost any work environment. You will need to give ...Behavioral interviews are a common part of the job interview process these days. During a behavioral interview, you will be tested on your skills, knowledge, abilities and the way you deal with certain situations and events that can occur in almost any work environment.

Do Resumes Make You Crazy? What to put on a resume can be daunting, frustrating, and upsetting. Will I cover all the bases? Will my accomplishments come across? How long should my resume be? And, what format? The stress and anxiety builds inside and doesn’t subside. Resumes scare even the most seasoned worker. There are rules, both perceived and real, that leave people confused and afraid to get it wrong.

Today's world demands perfection and precision, be it any field. Due to stiff competition, jobs are provided only to those who are the best and possess all the required qualities. Thousands of people apply for a single post; therefore it becomes very difficult to choose the best candidates. Thus, a stringent and precise method of recruitment has been appointed by many fields of career. One such recent change in the age old method of recruitment is being worked upon, in the ju

If you still picture a steady progression up the ladder when you think of your career goals, it is time to shift your thinking. For most people, climbing the career ladder is no longer an option. The working world has changed so dramatically that linear career paths rarely exist, except as historical symbols. But, without those trusty rungs to show the way, how do you figure out the next step in your career? How do you determine if you need to go to business school or gradua

When you feel like you’re grinding through your life, faced with challenges that seem to go on and on and you wonder what good could ever come of them, pay attention to this: “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me.” –Walt Disney You may think your challenges are the universe testing you for some unimaginable reason, but I know you can draw on them to substantially enhance not only your career but all of your life. I have witnessed this with many of my clients who are now thriving in their careers.

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” - Abraham Lincoln

The professions in the aviation significantly attract large numbers of students. To practice transport pilot, air traffic controller or crew cabin, you must certify that they have the appropriate license entitling the holder to its performance and is obtained after passing the training schedules of approved centers and schools in our country The Aviation Safety Agency - EASA. Air Traffic Controller Air traffic controllers are responsible for directing, separating and organizi

This is for everyone who is sticking with a job that no longer fits. Maybe it was right for awhile, for a certain time and place in your life. But not anymore. When was the last time you jumped out of bed with excitement about what the day would bring?nn"But I love the people I work with." n"It's so convenient." n"The money's pretty decent, considering…"nnI've heard all the excuses. Hell, I've made them. You know that job is sucking your soul and it's time to leave. The onl

Twitter has taken over the hearts of millions today and if you do not know anything about it, you really want to get on the band wagon and log on to Twitter and learn about it in a matter of minutes. The 140 character message can go a long way and you will be on your way to social networking with friends, colleagues and just about anyone whom you want to follow for their tweets. It is a very fast moving and fun site be on.

Your career is easily one of the most important areas of your life. If you want to make the most of it, climbing the ladder at your job is crucial. Here are four tips that will help you take your career to the next level and ensure both advancement and pay increases at work. Express Interest in Advancement Simple as it may sound, letting your superiors know that you eventually want to move up the corporate ladder is a great first step toward actually doing it. If your boss kn

“How a company interviewer handles candidates who are not hired is as important as the one he or she does hire,” points out A E. Zaslow-Rethaber of International Search Consultants (ISC), a leading executive search firm that specializes in the sales and marketing industry on a nationwide as well as international basis. To avoid liability issues, be careful of the reason you give for not hiring a candidate and be aware of how you treat each person overall. A company’s reputation can sour quickly by disgruntled job candidates. Here are a few suggestions:

When office politics prevail in a work environment, trust levels are usually low. This is because office politicians are perceived as willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want, and this can include deception, threats, attack and a myriad of other undesirable activities. Office politicians are perceived as having no qualms about taking aggressive steps to achieve their personal goals, they are willing to sacrifice relationships in order to achieve this, using competitive tactics that divide instead of unite.

There is gender inequality in global wealth. Men earn more money. Men invest more money. Men save more money. Men run more companies. Yet women live longer and 50% of marriages end in divorce, so women will be alone at some point in their lives. 3 out of 4 elderly women live in poverty, but most ...

1. Keep it service-based and simplistic. I was recently told by someone that their new invention was going to be global; it was going to be the next big thing. Then, I asked him about production, warehousing, distribution and patent because if it got as big as he was boasting, someone would have ripped it off half-way through.

Tips before you write your book proposal February 10th, 2008 Before starting your book proposal, make sure that you have a strong book concept, an interesting approach and a catchy title. Clearly identify your market, your niche, and understand what your proposal is intended to achieve. Make ...

Exodus 3:11-12 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you.” How many times do we protest to God or ignore Him because we don’t believe we are good enough. We think we don’t have what it takes or it is not the right time or we can do it later when we feel better about ourselves. We shouldn’t think that everything has to be just right before we take action.

Have you ever noticed that some of your most successful colleagues seem to view their careers as hobbies? The whole idea sounds heretical but actually it's based on sound psychological principles. One of the tenets of sports psychology is that focusing too hard on a swing or a jump shot can actually harm an athlete's success. When you think too much about your actions and direct your attention to your skills, you lose your rhythm. You become much more likely to miss the shot

Many people have a big misconception that they have to quit their job to start their own business. In reality, it is perfectly doable to start a new business while you are still working. I highly recommend that anybody starting their own business gives themselves a year to start getting online exposure before leaping into anything. Laying down the foundation for online marketing success is most important. These days, if you are not online, you will struggle to be truly successful.

Out of hours General Practitioner (GP) work is an extremely important aspect of medical care in the UK. When surgeries are closed there are many patients requiring the services of a medical professional. GPs can expect to deal with patients at either a Primary Care Centre or by trying to resolve the patient’s problems over the telephone. rnAs a medical professional seeking a job in today's marketplace, out of hours GP work can offer a GP the opportunity to advance their car

There are certain sets of drivers that lead people to venture into their own business. Unfortunately, a certain set of these drivers repeatedly ends in failure. I think that many people have a skewed view of entrepreneurship and the dedication, sacrifice, creativity and stress involved throughout the process. Once you are engaged to entrepreneurship, you might as well marry it because employers are going to be hesitant to hire you following the venture, out of fear that you'll one day be a competitor.

When you are invited to send your resume, do you do just that? Mail or post your resume and just a resume? What about a covering letter with your resume? Or is that a thing of the past; a mere formality? Well yes and no, a lot of people don’t bother with a covering letter along with their resume, but they should. It is not just good etiquette, which it is; but it also makes good business sense. Here is what a covering letter is and how it can help you get your foot insi

Everyone has got a Facebook account these days. It is almost obscene how much time people are spending on Facebook playing Farmville, making friends, looking for dates, printing coupons...you name it! But one group of people of Facebook have been making interesting strides in how they use the site: Artists.

Executives who are appointed to recruit candidates look for perfectionism in the profiles of candidates. Moreover, they prefer applicants who have comprehensively included their strengths and all the relevant credentials. These credentials are obviously varied because the interests of aspirants differ from each other. However, the dire need of hour is to monitor the resources those can prove to be effectual for applicants. In this article, the prime components of resume writi

I recently received an email story, author unknown, titled, Your Parachute. It was about a U.S. Navy jet pilot, Charles Plumb, who was shot down after 76 combat missions and spent 6 years in a Vietnamese prison. He had to overcome numerous obstacles but he survived his ordeal. One day Plumb ran into a man who recognized him saying he was the sailor who had packed Plumb’s parachute that fateful day. The man told Plumb that he was delighted to know that the parachute he had packed had worked and was glad it had saved him when he had been shot down.

Over the years, in the education system of India, one can see the spirit of stiff competition. This appears to have been imbibed from the very beginning of the education system, which is at the school level. As the kids go on into the senior classes, the subjects start getting difficult with science, geography, history, economics, and computers becoming part of the curriculum. Sometimes, the English and MIL papers are also subjected to tuition because of the level of difficul

Many business development professionals have a difficult time transitioning to a sales management role for an abundance of reasons ranging from waiting for too long for a promotion at their current position to not growing themselves enough for a company to give them a shot at running a sales team. However, if you do aspire to transition into sales management, here are 3 tips as to how to do so: 1. It's the resume and the message you get across that counts the most.

When surfing around the web, just like anybody else, I come across hundreds of blogs that peak my interest (sales, marketing, HR and entrepreneurship are what I surf around for). Upon visiting most of these social media forums, I notice that their platform is not friendly to the blogger. This form of social media "mean spirit" comes in the ugly form of "no-follow" tags. As soon as I see a "no-follow" tag, I cease to visit the site again. With the number of blogs out there, there is no reason to show a blog or social media platform that could seemingly care less about you.

Communication can be a two-person sport. You meet someone, get to know her, then take the steps you need to keep the relationship alive and warm. With other introductions, you are delinquent allowing the would-be relationship to die a natural, disconnected death. The same is true in teams, when a new person joins a team, the new person forms a relationship with each person on the team. So, if a team has 5 persons, the new employees will have a unique relationship with each person on the team, and perhaps persons outside the team, depending on workflows and other needs for connection.

There are many instances when, one needs to think practically, when it comes to address the concerns of career building. Referring resume samples is one such thought which needs to be implemented on for smoother future in terms of profession. Samples or examples of CV are basically intended at grooming candidates to write resume without any flaw. In fact, these examples can prove to be very effectual because they give you a rough idea about the outline of resume. It further i

The elements of good sales copy will make or break the success of your product. You could have the greatest product in the world, but if you can't convince a website visitor to buy due to bad sales copy, you'll get nowhere. Most people's sales copy just suffer from a lack of knowledge about how to write for the web. It is far different than writing for print or a TV commercial, and lots of practice will make a ton of difference.r

Pending graduation, many college students who are finishing studies at universities which happen to be in more rural areas and university towns are slowly coming to terms with the fact that staying in Virginia, Michigan or Pennsylvania is not going to offer them the types of first jobs and subsequent careers that they are aiming for. Certainly many people make good livings in rural areas, but often if you are aiming to be in business, you need to be in a larger metro area to start your career.

Without questio Brian Tracy is one of the finest thinkers, writers and speakers on inner development and personal success. Zero-based thinking is one of his core concepts that allows you to start over, calling time-out in your life and work. It will kill off procrastination and/or instantly stop you in your tracks should you be heading down the wrong road. Refreshingly, Zero-Based Thinking gives you the opportunity to start over. Look, some things in life simply aren’t worth

People come to me all the time because they are unhappy in their careers and are not sure what to do about it. They tell me the reasons they don’t have what they want; the economy, their company; some are even honest enough to blame themselves. They are all facing tough challenges, either internal or exte al.

With the UP Board Result 2012 just about to be releases there are many questions that are going through the candidates, parent and analysts minds. Each one of these parties has a huge stake at hand since the UP Board Class 12 Result as well as the UP Board Class 10 Result will determine the future of many of the candidates. UP has the highest number of students attending schools as it is the most populated thus expected to generate more professionals in the future?rnEach diff

There are some days when we feel like nothing really significant happened. We go through the motions of the day and go to bed at night thinking how tired we are but not really realizing how great the day has been. We wake up the next day feeling like we wasted a day; however, we need to stop and think about our day and how well we were provided for.

In the constantly evolving field of education there have been many recent adaptations adopted by students and educators alike, such as the use of Skype, podcasts and online testing centers. Some technological innovations make the delivery of education easier and allow students to interact with a wider range of individuals than they could in a typical classroom setting. As new teaching methods and mediums to conduct learning experiences arise, we must continue to question each new idea to determine if it should be fully accepted by the academic community.

nWhen it comes to activities that most people dislike when conducting a job search campaign, networking tops the list. From vice presidents on down, the lament is: "I'm not good at it" or "I'm shy." This response comes from professionals who are otherwise at the top of their game!nnAll the tips in the world won't help unless you find the motivation to attend an event. But once you've decided to go, these tips can ease the process by increasing your self-confidence and optimiz

A social networking strategy can really impact your job search. Consider these ten tactics to increase your social networking productivity: 1. Join social networking sites. You can search the membership databases by name, title, company and other variables. They usually have job banks or links to job banks and special interest groups where jobs also get posted.

A career map is like a road map of your professional life - it allows you to visualize where you are, where you want to go, and possible routes to get there. A good career map will provide you flexibility, tools to assess opportunities as they surface, and ideas for planning your career management and personal development. Without such a map, your career will be built by default rather than by design. When you have an intentional direction, you can move towards your destination. If you don't know where you're going, then you just might find yourself wandering in circles!

Sometimes we have situations where things are not going our way. We may have someone who isn’t doing the thing they should do. We may have others who are having difficult times and are continuously complaining to us about it. We may have issues at work or things at home which seem like huge problems and we have a hard time thinking about anything else.

nA counselor’s duties vary and depend upon their specialty. Often, their specialty is determined by the setting in which they work and the population they serve. Counselors assist people with a variety of problems with:nn• Personal issuesn• Family concernsn• Education n• Mental healthn• And careersnnEducational, vocational and school counselors provide:nn• Individuals and groups with career and educational counselingnSchool counselors:n• Assist students from e

What Is "B2B"? "B2B" - means that you are selling a product or service to other businesses. A few examples of "B2B" product based companies would be: Ex 1: Selling CRM Software "Customer relationship management" to organizations so they can keep track of their sales leads, manage their sales cycles and determine a cold-calling schedule. Ex 2: Selling office equipment to companies who wish to upgrade their existing furniture. Ex 3: Selling security and access control hardware and systems to building management companies, universities and municipalities.r

Has the pendulum swung too far in increasing productivity at the expense of employee work-life balance? In an article titled, Americans of All Stripes Are Sicker Than They Need to Be, Paul Krugman indicated that full-time American workers work, on average, about 46 weeks per year compared with 41 weeks for full-time British, French and German workers. One indication that this is taking a toll on American workers is that it appears that more employees are taking mental health days. According to a May 8th article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, more than one-third of U.S.

1. Do not bounce from job to job As a job seeker, be aware that an inverse relationship exists between the number of jobs you have had in the past few years and the likely amount of your next job offer. Bouncing from job to job is a serious red flag to employers. This is regardless of whether the job hopping is a true representation of your professional reliability. Although it looks better if you left the jobs rather than if you got fired, either is still a clear negative on your CV.

I got it wrong. For 15 years I got it wrong. During that time as a recruiter I saw many candidates walk into my office with a common complaint. “I’m just not happy,” they would tell me. “I’ve lost my passion (assuming they ever had it) for what I’m doing and I need to find another job.”

There are times when situations happen to others and we don’t really know what to say or do. We feel like we need to something to help them with the hurt they have but our words are just not enough. We want to do something, take some type of action, but nothing we do would really help them. Those are the times we need to just be there for them. Those are the times we need to pray for God’s comfort to ease their pain. Those are the times we need to listen when they are ready to talk. Galatians 6:2 “Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.”

Bad economy calls for tightening of belts. Luckily, fitness is one of the least affected industries. As a matter of fact, this makes a lot of sense because there is no better time to get fit than now and people realize this pretty well. A healthy physique is one of the best ways to avoid unnecessary medical expenses. Furthermore, it affects a person’s mindset, a thing that can make or break a family’s financial fitness. Exercising is so much better than shopping and binge

Do you ever feel that sleep is a luxury that you can't afford? Most of us don't get the sleep we need in order to perform at our optimum level. That means that most of us are mildly to severely sleep-deprived much of the time. We tell ourselves that we don't have time to sleep. There is too much to do! You can catch up on the weekend. The trouble is that not getting the sleep you need during the week can cause health consequences of which you may be unaware, and in this case what you don't know CAN hurt you.