Just like it is difficult to hire the perfect marketing salesman, it is not easy for the applicants to sell themselves to the recruiter. How do you convince the interviewer you can pull potential customers, increase brand loyalty or bring in new business in the CV/resume or a series of questions and answers session of […]
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Advice on how to build a successful career and the pitfalls to avoid.
Having effective communication skills is not just an essential requirement of the sales and marketing professionals but is must for workers involved in jobs at all levels and all departments in the organization. Communication involves two major things: listening to other people and having other people listen to you. Below are four ways to make […]
A lot of effective job search techniques of the past seem to have become obsolete. A monotone “Dear Sir or Madam” has to be revised in order to attract more attention. Here are two important things that need to be addressed to while seeking the right job: Revamp the resume Recruiters and hiring managers do […]
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2010 Challenges – Career Networking
Recruiters and hiring managers, in the recent past, have been paying more attention to networking sites for searching the right candidate. In 2010, job seekers need to be much more conscious of their adequate presence on the internet so as to be approached directly by the recruiters. Professional networking and making and developing more contacts […]
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Manage Your Stress Level
Stress can be good or bad. A certain level of stress is essential for high performance. Whether it’s a sales target deadline to be met, or a closure of a business deal, to reach a high level of efficiency, the adrenaline surge triggered by stress will play a pivotal role. And yet we also know […]
It is not arguable that during the current downturn economy, managers are over occupied with immediate issues and seemed to have postponed their career development goals. They do not necessarily have to. What can be done is the reduction in time spent on achieving the long-term goals. It is important, however, with your current job, […]
Former employees who once had been valuable to the company are likely to hold value after the rehire. However, before you rehire a former employee, investigate two important things. One, why did they leave in the first place and secondly, whether they were on of the top performers on their job. It is not very […]
A cover letter is essentially a brief introduction of yourself to the employer. In a few paragraphs you need to convince the hiring manager of your worth and encourage them to scan your CV. Is the cover letter important in getting the right job? Yes, it is. In the job application procedure, this is one […]
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Is An Online MBA Degree Worth It
For advancement in your career it is essential to learn new skills time and again. This does not necessarily mean going back to school especially if you have a full time job. Online courses offer great help in acquiring the essential skills and excelling in your career. There are numerous reasons why an online MBA […]
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Promotion is bad for mental health?
Mental health of managers typically deteriorates after a job promotion, and in a way that goes beyond merely a short-term change, says a research.
Shortly after I sent a recent newsletter, a subscriber, Hammad wrote: “I agree with you to some extent but we have to change the mindset first. If every one becomes negative towards the economic crises we will have a spiral effect of low productivity in the current jobs and making ones self venerable to layoff.” […]
My company was recently handling a large number of Construction related vacancies in Dubai. (View them on http://www.aarknet.org if you are interested!) While handling these interviews one thing was evident and at times heart-breaking: Many people do not pay attention and learn the tools of their trade. I am NOT talking about spanners and hammer […]
The world has been hit by tough times that were not on anyone’s radar at the start of 2008. Well, for the sake of argument, perhaps some doomsday economists may argue that they had predicted this for a long time. But realistically, most people were happily employed, and were planning their finances with a positive […]
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Working in Saudi Arabia
Many people think of Saudi Arabia as a closed, extremely conservative country where they would never imagine going and living. But if you ask those who have worked in Saudi Arabia for sometime, they will tell you that the benefits are no less either. Experienced Gulf expats will tell you that Saudi Arabia is still […]