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Careers in Insurance Industry 2008-06-06 05:23:13 Insurance industry is going to be one of the hot sectors attracting new talent. The employment generation from this sector is compared to other hot sectors like Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Information Technology (IT). Want to know if you really a cut for career in Insurance Industry? Answer these questions: Do you have an interest in understanding the risks (life and non life
How to deal with Job Search Pitfall? 2008-06-04 07:24:50 Job Search
Pitfall to AvoidWhen people have a goal in mind or want to find something, there's one simple process that needs to be carried out - that of actively going after or searching for that prize. The search for a great job is no different, and while mass communication makes job hunting easier, there's still a dreadful lengthy process involved when you're trying to find the job you want. Here Read more:Job Search
Relationship with Your Boss 2008-05-28 06:59:44 How to Build a great Relationship
with Your Boss?Everyone knows how important it is to have a good relationship with their boss, but not everyone knows how to go about doing this. There are many things you can do that are completely legitimate and won't make you look like a suck up. A good relationship with your boss can make all the difference to how you feel about your job. A supportive, approac
Resignation Tips 2008-05-24 04:25:32 The following eight Resignation
Tips will help you to leave with a lasting positive impression. 1. How to give news to your Boss about your resignation ?You should resign in person to your boss. Present a copy of your resignation letter. Be simple, direct and most importantly respectful. The only reason you should give for leaving is that you have decided to take another position or purse othe
Oppurtunities & Challenges of Working Abroad 2008-05-14 11:00:01 Some one has said that - A new country brings new opportunities, new challenges and also new difficulties.Working abroad in a foreign country can be quite challenging for some people especially where interaction with other people is part of the job profile. In such a situation, knowledge of the foreign language and an understanding of their culture can be helpful. Those of us who have had an expe
Evaluating the Job Offer 2008-05-13 04:59:02 Once you receive a job offer, you have to decide if you want the job. Fortunately, most organizations will give you a few days to accept or reject an offer. There are many issues to consider when evaluating a job offer.Will the organization be a good place to work?Will the job be interesting?Are there opportunities for career advancement?Is the salary fair and justified for my profile?Does the emp Read more:Offer
Impact of Active Listening on your Job 2008-04-29 13:54:28 Contributed by B D TiwariListening
is one of the most important skills you can have. How well you listen has a major impact on your job effectiveness, and on the quality of your relationships with others. You would think we’d be good at it! In fact we’re not. Depending on the study being quoted, we remember a dismal 25-50% of what we hear. That means that when y Read more:Active
CHOOSING A CAREER PATH 2008-04-19 05:52:57 WHAT DOES "CAREER PATH" MEAN? Most journeys have a path and a destination and a career journey is no different. "Career PATH" means the direction in which you want your career to go in and the destination you would like it to achieve. Some of the elements of Career Path are - job, industry, and responsibility you want to take, recognition you want, and way you want to work. Some of us choose
Performance appraisal and career strategy 2008-04-15 05:13:22 Performance
Appraisal Defination Assessment of employee contribution to the success and growth of an organization can be defined as the Performance Appraisal. Continuous assessment of employee performance helps organization to determine whether the performance of employee is aligned with the objective of the organization and this will ultimately help to measure the actual job performance vis-a-vi
Work from Home: Need of Employer or Need of Employee 2008-04-15 05:13:22 Rita* was surprised when her manager (of a large 5000+ employee IT & BPO company) has summoned her and have asked her to start working from home. Working as a project manager with leading multinational, and a mother to a small baby of six months, Rita was always looking for such opportunity. However she was afraid that asking her company work from home might result in slow career progression Read more:Employee
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How not to mess up with your performance appraisal? 2008-04-15 05:11:33 Performance appraisals are increasingly viewed by many as total waste of time and having absolutely no impact on performance. In fact some are of view that they reduce the performance than increasing it. Why such a great principal of Human Resources have been targeted by many as useless? The blame should go to its implementation rather than concept itself. While implementing Human Resource Departm
Seven tips to maximize effectiveness of your relationship with headhunters. 2008-04-10 02:05:44 You interact with recruiters (or popularly known as headhunters) on every job search. As a third party other than employer and employee they play a crucial role in linking the two. Here are seven tips on maximizing on your relationship with them:1. Be Professional - How you work with recruiter is usually good indication of how you are likely work with your employer. Read more:effectiveness
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Are you thinking about changing your career? 2008-04-10 00:53:27 Are you worried about how difficult the transition is going to be? Then you are not alone. Many people go through similar anticipation when thinking
about attempting a career change. Your career is among the most important things in your life, and changing it is one of the most stressful decisions you will ever make. Be Passionate The reas
Tips & Tricks for attending Telephonic Interviews 2008-04-04 02:12:35 Telephonic Interview These days Telephone interviews are becoming an important part of the recruitment process. They are now frequently used by many organizations, as the first stage in selecting a candidate. Why Telephonic Interviews
: Telephonic interviews may save time and costEmployers conduct telephonic interviews for a variety of reasons. Here are few of them: Employer may have received hun Read more:attending
JOB FAIRS: TRICKS TO GET BEST OUT OF A JOB FAIR? 2008-04-02 02:16:13 Take note of Job Fair Layout?When you first arrive at the job fair, walkabout the entire area to get a feel for the layout and where each employer is located. Make note of those employers that are conducting secondary interviews either at their booth or in another location. If there is a separate area devoted to secondary interviews, ask one of the job fair workers which employers are conducting s
Time Management for a successful career 2008-03-13 01:05:44 Time management is an important building block for foundation of your career. Effective time management helps in improving overall personal effectiveness. Time management is something that could be limiting your success level today. The skill of time management is about knowing what to do and when to do.Why manage your timeGood time management skills helps you in bringing you in control of your ti Read more:Management
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER – YOUR FIRST DAY AT NEW JOB 2008-03-11 02:28:46 The first day of a new job is crucial in determining how your new employer perceives you. In this period your supervisor, coworkers & subordinates will all be making crucial judgments about you. Hence, you cannot afford to give a wrong impression to them. The ways, in which you present yourself & communicate help people to form opinions of you, so it is necessary to put your best foot forw
Seven rules for posting your resume on job sites 2008-03-08 04:48:48 Posting resumes to job boards is has gained its popularity in recent times. Here are SEVEN rules for posting your resume on job boards effectively. These rules will help you in getting best results from boards, and avoid some of the common mistakes.RULE 1: Post on few select job boards There are hundreds of job boards where job-seekers can post resumes. But before you po Read more:Seven
Do's & Don'ts of Job Offers abroad / overseas. 2008-03-08 04:48:39 Got a job offer abroad: Understand what you need to know Go through the offer letter thoroughly. Make sure that you understand everything about your job offer. Don't hesitate to confirm anything you are confused about. Don't get carried away with verbal assurances, make sure all the promises are i Read more:Offers
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Can I accept that counter offer? 2008-03-08 04:48:29 After being on this job for some time now, you have found a new job, which shows you a great potential. You have accepted the offer from new company. Now when you are resigning from the present company – they are giving you a counter offer, which seems to be a much better deal than the one you have accepted. Sounds like a known situation. Well, the counter offers are very common
The most common Interview question - Tell me something about yourself? 2008-03-08 04:48:19 Tell me something
about yourself? This is the most common starting question used by interviewers across the world. Before we decide on how to answer this question it is better to understand why this question is asked. Here are few reasons why interviewers ask this question: It is perceived as most common icebreaker and interviewers think this puts can
The five most unprofessional behaviors of job seekers? 2008-03-08 04:48:08 We know that the job market is very hot now and offers are raining on candidates. However most candidates are just collecting offers while waiting for right offer. In their pursuit to build a successful career they evaluate various options but many times handle the whole process very unprofessionally. This leaves a very bad impression on company and even if you are not joining tha Read more:behaviors
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Careers in Stock Broking Industry 2008-03-08 04:47:38 Are you really looking for a career in stock broking? Do you have an interest in the daily activities of the stock market? Do you understand or want to understand what makes the stocks of a company ri Read more:Stock
Why let someone else do it? Plan your own career 2008-03-08 04:47:16 Career planning is normally an activity left to the Human Resources (HR) function of an organization. The key interest of organization while planning your career is to ensure that you fit in their future plans (which may not always be in your best interests). While your best interest is in finding out how the company fits into your career plan. We have seen individuals do financial plann
Tough Interview Question Why you leave your job? 2008-06-12 08:32:52 One of the questions that is typically asked in an interview is "Why are you leaving your job?" or "Why did you leave your job?" Review these suggestions on how best to response to meet your particular situation. Be direct and focus your interview answer on the future, especially if your leaving wasn't under the best of circumstances.This question is among the most basic in interviewing. It's als Read more:Question
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Career in Retail Industry 2008-06-19 03:09:00 Today retail Industry is not just expanding but also getting more organized. This shift has attracted many to join courses related to retail industry such as retail marketing and merchandising. The rising trend in retail industry is generating new jobs for educated and specialized staff in the world of fashion retailing. A person having degree and experience in such field is able to demand higher Read more:Career
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Using self-assessment inventories to plan your career 2008-08-02 08:45:05 One of the key step in making a career plan is choosing a major, goal setting and planning a career path. Career advisors are available throughout the world (you can ask your own Career Guru also) to help you evaluate, select and pursue a rewarding career option that is in harmony with your skills, your interests, your values, and your personality.Some of the popular self-assessment inventories
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How To Create A Resume That Gets Results 2008-08-15 07:38:01 By: Oleg SavchenkoAn Effective resume should make an impact on the reader who gets impressed and results get transformed. Its purpose is to create possibility of an interview and obtain it as well as to ultimately get the job or work assignment or intensive. All the efforts put in this direction would be worth its while and you can be given a lot of tips to help create resumes which gets good resu Read more:Resume
Entry Level Retail Jobs Lead to Lucrative Careers 2008-08-14 07:35:01 By: Chris RobertsonIf you were to survey store managers, merchandisers, buyers, or other high-level retail executives, virtually all of them would say that their first retail jobs were in customer service or in retail sales. They may have started part-time when they were students, took seasonal mall jobs during the holiday season, or started full-time after taking classes in merchandising or in ma Read more:Entry
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