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Top Resume Mistakes Job Seekers Make

February 21, 2012

Resume Mistakes Job Seekers Make Any job seeker who has tried writing a resume knows resume writing is much more complex than it actually looks. There is an art to designing a resume and when job seekers get it right, they increase their chances of gaining of interviews. Let’s take a look at resume mistakes [...]

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Deciding on a Career

February 7, 2012

Although I did my graduation in Chemistry, I soon realised that what I really enjoyed was researching on the Internet. So, before you decide on any career, think what you actually want to do.   Photo Courtesy Do you like : 1. Sports? 2. Physical Activities? 3. Researching? 4. Reading? 5. Writing? 6. Visualising and [...]

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Top 5 Management Books India 2012

February 2, 2012

1. Thinking Fast and Slow Author: Daniel Kahneman Publisher : Allen Lane 2. You don’t need a Godfather – Create your Own Business Author: Elango R Publisher : Tata McGraw Hill Education 3. Invest your Money – Stocks Funds Gold Property Publisher: CNBC TV 18 4. I Steve – Steve Jobs in his Own Words [...]

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Bank Exams in India – Your Pathway to the Best Bank Job

January 20, 2012

Banks have become an unbiased choice for work, for most of the graduates passing out from colleges these days. There are plenty of reasons why this is so. Banks have become a very stable enterprise where anybody could join for work and retire graciously a few decades later. There never arises a question of job [...]

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Fired from Job? What to say during the interview?”

January 14, 2012

What to Say When You’ve Been Fired Jobseekers often ask, “I’ve been fired. What should I say during the interview?” To which I respond, “Tell the truth.” Unless you are pathological, chances are you are a bad liar and hiring managers sense when candidates are less than honest. They’ve conducted too many interviews not to [...]

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Developing Good Telephone Calling, Answering and Listening Skills

December 19, 2011

The more delay you do in picking the call the more negative impression you get. Try answering the call promptly and be polite When you are finishing the conversation give the caller a positive feeling by thanking If you have dialled a wrong number try to apologise politely rather than just cutting the phone Identify [...]

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Addressing and Sorting issues with the Boss

October 17, 2011

1. Any disliking should be kept private as far as possible 2. Be natural in your approach and keep the communication and interaction professional 3. Be consistent and perform well in your work 4. Try emailing your concerns in a subtle way

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