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Career Perspectives

Factors that influence your worth in the job market.

What enables you to claim top of the line compensation? A big hearted employer, a cool boss, your ability to deliver and get things done, or just some good luck. All these are true for sure, and a number of these are also interdependent and interrelated. Let’s check out some factors responsible for your worth […]

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Career

5 suggestions: How to reject a job offer?

These days, when mid & senior level opportunities are getting limited, landing up a new job offer is a big deal. In that case, why would you want to say no to a job offer. May be, You have been offered amazing retention plan by your existing employer. You may have also got a well-deserved […]

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True democratization of knowledge.

I spend at least 30 – 60 minutes per day to read blogs & posts on LinkedIn. Apart from reading the posts on LinkedIn (which is of course a new habit), I also browse through and read other blogs – either individual, community or professionally maintained. I read through the writings of people from all […]

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Career

The future of “you”!

We are inquisitive characters. We always want to know what will happen, what can happen etc. We are also keen to find ways of how we can impact the future and if can predict the future right. We are keen to predict the future of economy, future of industry and the future of business. We […]

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Career Resume Writing

4 reasons why your resume was not shortlisted for that cool job?

  The Objective statement on your resume confuses the recruiter and hiring manager. May be it positions you as a jack of all trades while they are looking for some specialist, or maybe it positions you as an SME while they are looking for a generalist operations guy. Your resume ends up boring the recruiter […]

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News

Do motivational speakers really motivate?

Do you really think that motivational speakers can motivate you or your team? It’s just a question, so if you are someone who classifies as a motivational speaker – please don’t feel offended. You can very well offer your explanation to some of the points raised by me. I am not a motivational speaker. As […]

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Insights For Employers & HR Professionals Perspectives

One simple IDEA to attract & retain quality talent.

Yeah! It’s simple. And I am not talking about a back rub or spa treatment, though that just may be an icing on top. You need to – Enable your employees become more employable. You need to Enhance their employability. What!! But then, won’t you lose them too soon? When you know the stock price […]

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Why you may be unhappy at work ?

Almost every third person I meet seems to be looking out for a job change. Most of them seem to be ever unhappy with their jobs, and some seem to be just bored. I am sure most of you who are reading this post may also fall in either of these two categories – unhappy […]

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Insights For Employers & HR Professionals Perspectives

The recruitment managers dilemma: It’s taking ages to fill a position.

  I have just been pondering over the case of hiring the right guy for a position. I faced the problem as a corporate HR guy, and I see others facing similar situation every other day. Let’s say, your HOD for customer service needs to hire a vertical head for his/her function. Ideally you should […]

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Insights For Employers & HR Professionals Perspectives

Is there any “best” way or some “ innovative” ways to hire quality talent ?

  Have heard some business managers say –  Experience helps you hire the best. People go to the extent of saying – “just by the look of a candidate i can say if he / she is right fit for the job” or “within 5 minutes i can say if he / she is right […]

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Hiring Right Talent Perspectives

Getting the best out of your job as a Recruiter.

So you have just stepped into a recruitment services firm, fresh from an engineering school or a business school campus. Accept it – most probably you are here because you could not land up any other job. While you have started working as a recruiter, you secretly hate the job, and you wish to dump […]

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Hiring Right Talent

Quick Interview Guide: Get ready to be an interviewer in next 15 minutes.

Here are some quick tips for those who are not very comfortable interviewing or who feel that their interviewing skills need some degree of polish. To start with – a simple advice – Be confident. We assume you have 15 minutes to plan for and prepare for the interview. Step 1:  Have a quick look […]

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Hiring Right Talent Perspectives Start-Up HR

Some Questions: Why is it difficult for small businesses and start-ups to hire ?

  Let’s say, you are working for a start up or you are the promoter for a start up. Over  a period of time, you realise that it’s difficult to hire quality talent – specially for a new company, small company or start-up. You have tried multiple ways to get good people – You sign […]

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Career Job Search Perspectives

How to register with top executive search firms ?

“How to register with top executive search firms ?” – We have heard this question a number of times, and in this post we try to place our thoughts on the question and related aspects. It’s quite easy to answer this question. Let’s follow a simple structure: Step 1: Identify the concerned search firms. Step […]

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News Resume Writing

Quick Checklist : Before you send your resume to a recruiter.

Spacing & Formatting :  Ensure that the spacing in your resume is uniform.  Check the alignment – you can opt for a justified or a left aligned formatting through out the document. Use underline / bold / italics selectively and with a purpose. Please remove unwanted underlining, avoid highlighting texts unless some one has requested […]