Age below the Bar
Growing older crawls into the mind of professionals, who are on the hunt for new jobs and some may worry that they may not be considered viable by hiring managers. On the contrary, mature professionals are more qualified than their younger counterparts. Here are a few ways to overcome the age factor in your […]
5 skills that will always keep you relevant in the job
Soft skills cut across all domains and professions. These are the kind of skills that people should think of honing in order to stay current in various kinds of professions: Customer Service: Customers are the backbone of all businesses and a knack for addressing customer needs can go a long way. Leadership Skills: […]
Customize your LinkedIn URL in four easy steps
LinkedIn allows the user to create a unique URL. Creating a distinctive LinkedIn profile URL can help you to convey a strong brand as you go about your networking and job searching. Unless you create a custom URL, LinkedIn will assign a URL that typically contains your name as well as some numbers and […]
Whatever might be the reason, we all take breaks from our careers. These breaks or gaps can be productive or just blow off some steam. So, how do you justify these gaps in your resume?
If you are planning to take a break make sure that you keep it productive. Secondly, if you took a break, do not make it very obvious on the resume. For example – if you took a break from August to November, after working for two years just write your years of working and not […]
Adding skills that will help you get noticed by recruiters
Developing your LinkedIn profile is just the first step in marketing yourself. There is no question that potential employers and new contacts are likely to look at your LinkedIn profile before they meet you or hire you. In addition to listing your education and experience, the skills section can help your profile by ensuring […]
Success has no Limits
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a tough nut to crack. An 18-year-old, Soyeb Aftab left no stone unturned when preparing for the exam during the lockdown period. Consequently, he scored 100% on the test! The young boy would like to specialize in cardiac surgery. He has left a good trail for the […]
Pearls of Wisdom from a Billionaire Coach
Lolly Daskal has worked with numerous millionaires and billionaires as an executive coach. What makes her tick? She is an avid reader of motivational books. The best one from her shelf is “Man’s Search for Meaning”, penned by Viktor Frankl. She sticks by the adage, “when you are no longer able to change a situation, […]
Interview preparation for hiring a candidate:
Interviewing and hiring the right candidate can be intimidating for employees as well as for employers. Due to this, candidates may not be able to deliver the best of their ability during the interview process. In a worst-case scenario, if you hire a wrong person, then your employer would have to spend months dealing […]
Skills and Competencies: Which one has got the better of us?
In some ways, skills and competencies are similar. They both identify an ability that an individual has acquired, but the two concepts are not identical in terms of the function they perform. Skills are more concerned with specifically learned activities while competencies help translate skills into on-the-job behaviors. In other words, skills are the “what” […]
Gates on 3 Kinds of People
Bill Gates is of the opinion that people specializing in science, engineering and economics will be in demand for the future. Professionals from these three broad areas will be at the leading edge of economic competitiveness in an increasingly globalized world simply because these professional workforces are crucial for addressing challenges such as international […]
