Archive for September 2013
Seven Steps To Career Development
Are you happy with your career as it currently stands> Would you like better opportunities or would you like to advance your career? The obvious answer to those questions is Yes. In order to take control of your employment trajectory, you need a plan. You can not develop your career without a proper plan in…
Read MoreHow To Use Interviews To Employ The Best Candidates
How many wrong hires have you made this year? Did you conduct interviews for them? Interviews are a popular means of choosing between candidates or deciding if a candidate should get the job. However, it is very easy to interview wrongly and hire a candidate that would fail. How do you get the best out…
Read MoreFive Steps To A Better Resume
This is 2013 and people are busier than ever. This busy set includes hiring managers. So if you want a job anytime soon, you have to master the art of catching and holding the attention of hiring managers. That means your resume has to do its job. What is the job of the resume? Simple.…
Read MoreHow To Reduce Your Hiring Costs
Every business is faced with costs. Production costs. Employee compensation. Customer acquisition costs. And of course, hiring costs. Companies spend money to employ workers and in some competitive industries, these costs can be as high as the salaries the employees are going to receive. If you want to make profit, you would of course be…
Read MoreNeed To Hire Fast? Consider A Staffing Agency
You come to work one day and find out that three of your employees have sent in notices that they would be quitting. Another two employees would be going for maternity leave. Your business needs immediate replacements. What would you do? Hiring new workers can be very easy–if you have months to plan for the…
Read MoreHow To Decide If A Job Is Right For You
If you have been searching for a job for long and you finally get one, you might be tempted to jump into it. Many people do not think well enough before accepting job offers. Your career is an important aspect of your life. There are many people leading miserable lives because they took wrong career…
Read MoreJust Been Fired? Things To Do And Not Do
Consider this scenario: Victor Sterringhom (not a real name) was fired form a tech startup. Instantly, he went on twitter and let out a series of rants where he badmouthed specific people at his former company. Without knowing the specifics in the above scenario, do you think what Mr Steringham did was professional? Most people…
Read MoreFour Ways To Improve Your Self Confidence
Do you fear important meetings? Do you have challenges expressing your views in front of strangers or superiors? Do you fear the process of making a sale or attending to a customer? If so, you might have confidence issues and under confidence can cost you a lot in your career or in your business. Although…
Read MoreWhy You Did Not Get That Job
Majority of job seekers have received a regret letter at one time or the other. Usually, these regret letters are received with feelings of derision and disgust, then discarded. However, it is of great benefit if you know why you received a regret letter rather than an invitation to come resume work. You would be…
Read More