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42 lessons life taught me - Regina Brett

2013-01-07T12:21:00.002+05:30

http://www.reginabrett.com/

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Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 42 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short – enjoy it..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
12. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
14 Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
15. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
16. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
17. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
18. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
20. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
22. The most important sex organ is the brain.
23. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
25. Always choose life.
26. Forgive but don’t forget.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does..
31. Believe in miracles.
32. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
33. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
34. Your children get only one childhood.
35. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
36. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
37. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
38. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
39. The best is yet to come...
40. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
41. Yield.
42. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

6 Super Ideas To Find A Job Using Linkedin

2012-12-11T11:43:00.000+05:30

Linkedin is the largest professional networking site in the world!
If you are not leveraging it to further your career, you are missing out!

Ensure your profile is complete and up-to-date
Your LinkedIn profile is your chance to showcase your skills and talents and help the right people and opportunities find their way to you. Be sure that your profile is up-to-date with your latest work information and you have a well-written summary that touches on your experience & interest.

Your connections should represent your “real world” network
When your network represents those you know and trust, you can utilize them for recommendations, and ask for introductions into a job or opportunity that you are interested in.

Search on LinkedIn Jobs
LinkedIn Jobs has thousands of job listings for each category. You can search using keywords, title, company, and location to find the perfect opportunity for you.
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs

Your connections should represent your “real world” network
When your network represents those you know and trust, you can utilize them for recommendations, and ask for introductions into a job or opportunity that you are interested in.

Use an “inside connection” to help get you access to company or job you are interested in.
When you browse to a job listing on LinkedIn Jobs, you can see which of your connections are at that company. Leverage these connections to help you find the right contacts at the company you are interested in.

Demonstrate your Expertise on LinkedIn Answers
By demonstrating your expertise on LinkedIn you earn recognition that helps you build your credibility.
http://www.linkedin.com/answers?trk=msitejobseek

HUNTSY – Your New Job Hunter & Gatherer! & Why everyone looking for a Job should use it!

2012-09-19T14:41:00.001+05:30

Makes Job Hunting, applying and remembering so much easier!
Huntsy.com is a new online service to collate and manage all the positions you apply for in one place.

As a job-hunter, applicant, it can get very confusing and tiresome sometimes to try and remember all that you need to do to find, apply, follow up on relevant jobs.
Hunstry makes it easy.

In essence it is a site that can store all your information in one place, including your profile (which you can link up from google, linkedin, facebook or twitter), the jobs you apply for and even your resumes (and on that we have had a lot to say. click here to see how to get your resume selected! 15 sure-shot tips!)

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You can store multiple resumes and cover letters.

Get started by adding a new job to your dashboard. You can do this directly by putting the url into the box shown here, or you can even add the details manually. There are also extensions for chrome & firefox that allow you to add the job while browsing job sites.

Once a Job is added you can do tons of stuff with it. You can add tasks, notes, contacts and even reminders.

I particularly like the feature where you can see if you have any contacts in your network working in the company. Some more articles that help with these are Valuable tips to make Job networking work for you!, Successful Job Search Networking.

Another new feature is the ability to mark that you have received an offer. You can add information about the job offer including rating, salary, number of vacation days, and other notes, all so that you can make the best decision on your future job. Accept or reject your offers to conclude your job hunt.

Job Sharing: a quick way for you to share job listings with your friends directly from Huntsy. You can share job opportunities over Facebook (either as a private message or a wall post), LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and e-mail.

There are you are then!
The how & the why!
Happy Job Hunting!

7 Ways To Increase Your Charisma As A Leader

2012-09-18T15:49:00.001+05:30

Here are 7 traits that charismatic leaders have and that you can work on to increase your charisma as a leader.

Look Good. Look Appealing – It begins with the appearance. And here I do not mean good looks, I mean look appealing.
Listen – Listening as a skill is one of the most important and the one that adds value to an individual in almost any aspect of their life. You can also read 5 Steps To Become A Good Listener
Share. Get Personal – Sharing is a huge part of the charm. Charismatic people share their own life stories, and learning, giving people an insight into their lives and thoughts.
Know – knowledge makes people attractive. read a lot, ask questions, seek information. Know more than most on a topic.
Seek – It is important to seek information and to find out the underlying motivations of people or followers. a leader, a charismatic leader knows the people he leads.
Smile – a welcoming, a true, honest smile is very attractive. lead with that and you will have many followers. do read Key to a Genuine Smile? & Why Smiling Helps
Thank – Gratitude is endearing. Always thank the followers. You wouldn’t be a leader without them.

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11 Things You Can do To Keep Yourself Motivated

2012-06-26T16:48:00.001+05:30

This is for all the people who are self-employed, work for an idiot, are stuck in a rut, don’t know what they were thinking when they chose their line of work or are simply lazy.

Click here to read the full article

DON’T GOOF UP ON YOUR “FIRST TIME"

2012-01-09T22:50:00.000+05:30

There are some things about employment that are rarely fun. So now you have been invited to your boss’s house and there is no way you can wriggle out of this social obligation. You might as well get dressed! And be prepared to go snorkeling in a suit.

Here are a few pointers that can help.

Click here to read the full article

3 Kick Ass Ideas To Get That Team Meeting Working!

2012-01-02T19:41:00.000+05:30

Want a super team meeting?
Feel your meetings are just not getting anywhere?
Want results?
Want creativity?

Here are 3 Kick Ass Ideas To Get That Team Meeting Working!

1. What Might Have Happened If....
Conjuring up what might have been gives a powerful boost to creativity. Markman et al. (2007) found that using counterfactuals (what might have happened but didn't) sometimes doubled people's creativity.

Here's What you need to do: - Go through what went wrong and at every stage, use 'What If' to get the team discussing about options. What If, we had answered that phone call on time? What If we had that information with us? What If... - Go the other route.

Go through what has gone right and make team think about 'What If' that had not happened.

2. Bring All Your Problems Together
People solve many problems analogically: by recalling a similar old one and applying the same, or similar solution. Unfortunately studies have found that people are poor at recalling similar problems they've already solved. In a counter-intuitive study, however, Kurtz and Lowenstein (2007) found that having two problems rather than one made it more likely that participants would recall problems they'd solved before, which helped them solve the current problem.

This is such a new find, I am still not sure this might work! If all the problems are brought together, there just might be a loss of confidence. Too much negativity, etc. But there is a way out. Get all the related problems out. Dont focus on the one thing that went wrong, try and add upto 3 - 5 other problems to the one you are trying to solve.

You can even use step 1 as an option.

3. Start A Fight!
According to research by Dreu and Nijstad (2008), they found that when in conflict people engaged more with a problem and generated more original ways of arguing.

There is your license to start a fight! Get the team together and go for each other's throats!

Have a Powerful Team Meeting!

Prabhjot Bedi

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Prabhjot Bedi is an independent executive coach. call him on +91 98720 00604 or write to him at mail@prabhjotbedi.com for anything you think is keeping you from fulfilling your potential.

See more personal success material at www.eclatme.com

Happy New Year! Have A Good One!

2011-12-31T13:34:00.001+05:30

Keeping “YOU” in focus in the New Year

2011-12-30T19:51:00.001+05:30

Another year steps aside. A year that I am sure had its share of experiences, learnings and failings. As the New Year dawns, for every one of us there is no doubt a sense of anticipation and expectation.

And I believe this feeling of exuberance and positivism is a great time to set things that might have gone awry, or are lying in limbo, in order. Here are a few aspects that might help in getting there!

YOUR TIME: Start with the most basic- are you using your time to its fullest? Are you being prudent in planning your day and following it to some extent? If you are not, then now is a good time to start. List out all that you think you should be completing by the end of the day. Revisit the list at the end of the day.
Only takes a minute, the feeling of achievement lasts much longer! Always be realistic about what you can achieve in a day, your list should be trim and lean. Somewhere on the list, keep aside time for a fun activity or down time, you need to reenergize and feel good! Even if it is listed as just “ nothing”!

YOUR PLANS: We all have goals, we all make plans, few of us see them through in entirety. Some for reasons beyond our control, some out of sheer laziness and some since we ‘retired hurt”.
I think the positivity around the New Year is a good time to make a few broad, long-term plans. Make sure your plans are realistic, or can be achieved given the circumstances that surround your life. Break up your plan in stages, acts as a reality check to see what they will entail at every stage, in greater detail. Ask yourself as you plan, if you really want what you say you want. We will inadvertently not get around to achieving our plans if deep down in our minds were not set on it. If we are only relenting to peer pressure or falling in line with the crowd, chances are we will not see these plans through. Share your plans, atleast the broad contours with a friend, partner, family member as a sounding board and reality check. The second opinion always helps.
Make sure thoughthat you are sharing with a genuine well -wisher and someone whose opinion/ judgment you value.

YOUR SELF: Are you being good to yourself? Sleeping well? Eating healthy? Exercising? Looking and feeling good? If you are not, then you should set that right! Planning your day always help, it ensures you make time for everything that is important. An unplanned day has plenty of time wasted. You must ensure you look good always! It makes you feel better about your self, raises your confidence and people will notice that spring in your step! Exercise! It is good for you. It may not be easy, may not be fun, so try and make it fun. Don’t go to the gym, instead enroll in a fun activity class- spinning, yoga, running outside or even a walk! Do it atleast 4 -5 times a week, for atleast 30 -40 minutes. You will feel better from the inside and the outside.

And most importantly you owe it to yourself! Eat well, eat healthy. Don’t over indulge! A weekly binge, if you do not have any health complications, is fine . But ensure every meal is balanced and gives you energy and does not make you lethargic.

Finally, be cognizant of your strengths and your failings.

Keep a track of your life. Living in the moment doesn’t mean allowing life to pass you by. To drift for a while is fine, to just drift is a waste of ability, expectation ( your own) and your entire being.

So be good to yourself in the New Year, have fun and give yourself enough reason to smile when it ends!

RB

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RB is a guest blogger for myeclatcoach. He has years of wisdom and patience! A communications specialist, he is open to assist. write to him at rb@myeclatcoach.com

Wish You A Very Happy Diwali!

2011-10-25T23:29:00.000+05:30

Give Your Résumé the Psychological Edge

2011-09-22T01:03:00.000+05:30

From one of my fav blog, here are 7 research backed tips:

1. Don't exaggerate

Managing the impression you give to recruiters is important, but don't exaggerate. Only show off about solid, concrete achievements. Knouse (1994) found that exaggerating personal skills and trying to ingratiate yourself with the reader was not effective. Save sweet talk for the interview—it will work better there.

2. Use competency statements

You should specifically target your knowledge, skills and abilities to the requirements of the job. In one study were applicants included relevant competency statements, this led to higher résumé ratings (Bright & Hutton, 2000).

Competency statements are things like: "Created new psychology website, demonstrating high energy, self-motivation and commitment." Words like 'demonstrating' link what you've done to your qualities and skills.

3. Use your looks

If you are blessed with relatively good lucks, but think your résumé is average for the job, then include a passport-sized picture of yourself. A study by Watkin and Johnston (2000) found that for high quality résumés, appearance made little difference, but when the résumé was average, a pretty picture could make up the difference.

(But, do make sure you follow the convention wherever you live—the inclusion of a photo is frowned on in some places.)

4. Boost experience over education

Most businesses aren't particularly interested in your education, it's experience that counts. As much as you may be proud of your qualifications, recruiters generally aren't so interested. Try to play up your work experience as much as possible.

This was tested by McNeilly and Barr (1997) who found that for business students their experience made them more employable than their education. (Naturally there are exceptions, like academia.)

5. Don't stint on information

If you include too little information, it will dramatically reduce your chances of being shortlisted (Earl et al., 1998). So make sure you give the employer ample information. On the other hand résumés longer than two pages are off-putting.

6. Don't use coloured paper

Recruiters seem to be biased against coloured paper according to a study by Penrose (1984). The temptation is to use colour to stand out from the crowd but it seems it makes you stand out in the wrong way.

7. Don't use a creative layout

It seems most recruiters don't like creative layouts. When Arnulf et al. (2010)tested it they found that résumés with 'creative' as opposed to 'formal' layouts were only half as likely to be shortlisted. Once again, stick to the formalities or you may well suffer (this finding may not hold in certain creative industries).

10 Bad Habits That Are Not Letting You Succeed @ Work

2011-07-04T15:55:00.000+05:30

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or visit
http://hubpages.com/hub/10-Bad-Habits-That-Are-Not-Letting-You-Succeed-at-Work

How To Ensure A 'Listening' Enviornment in Your Company / Unit / Department

2011-07-01T12:20:00.001+05:30

Anand Karir, creative director of DDB India, says his company has a monthly event titled ‘Full moon, Full Monty’, where DDB staff can bounce off advertising ideas for any client on top bosses, who will be present.

I read this in economic times and loved the concept.

If you remember the movie, its the desperation that makes them take to dancing. but what a dance!

I think the ability of any company to listen, makes them endearing to the team. When I say company, I mean everyone who matters in the corporate structure - both positional leaders and personal leaders.

As a consultant and trainer, I spend a lot of time advocating active listening skills and training people on those skills, but how to make a collection of senior people listen? talk money. talk power.
yes, that works, but how do we remove the scare, the distractions, the unnecessary 'tell us why we should listen to YOU?'

make it available.
make it available regularly.
make it available regularly without any repercussions.
make it available regularly without any repercussions, but with rewards for the ones who use it judiciously.

that is what you need, an environ where the team can talk and where people listen.

So, to create your own listening company, unit, hotel, department, team leadership do the following:

Dedicate a day of the month/fortnight to listening.
Make sure your entire senior leadership is present.
Let it be a free-for-all. people can talk in person, or via recorded messages or via anonymous notes read by someone else.
ensure there is a raffle - let people who attend win something - on another note here's another tip 'always, always have something for the audience. you need the cheers!'
make no promises. if the idea was awesome, if the complaint was important and true, if the observation accurate or the forecast ominous, someone from the leadership will remember and do something.
repeat the process.

There.
Want to run one for your company/hotel/department?

call me Prabhjot Bedi
+91 98720 00604
mail@prabhjotbedi.com

Happy Listening!
cheers!

Get The Perfect Resume

2011-06-01T22:18:00.001+05:30

You should start here.

Then look at the various parts of a resume.
Understand what makes up a resume and look at improving each of those parts.

Once done, spend some time on Resume Dos & Do Nots.

You can look at samples & templates for your resume, and the words you should use on a resume.

We have an interesting section called Resume Creativity.

Check it out to see what is new in the world of resume design.

Once your resume is done, head to over to Cover Letters.
A very integral part of creating success for your resume.

Spend some time on our articles.
Experts from across the world share their thoughts on what makes a resume win a job!

Last but not the least, feel free to see the many questions people have asked us and of course our answers to those!

What Does Your Handwriting Tell About You

2011-05-31T22:15:00.000+05:30

what does your handwriting tell about you
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6 things you can do right now to improve your CV

2011-05-30T22:10:00.000+05:30

1. Trim the excess
Employers will want to see relevant information that makes you an interesting candidate for an interview, so it's up to you to give it to them clearly and succinctly. Use plain English, avoid cliches and jargon and make sure you're not waffling.
It's tempting to pile in everything you can think of to sell yourself, but you want to catch their attention with facts, figures and achievements. You can dazzle them with the rest at the interview! If your CV goes over two pages, you need to do some editing.

2. Tidy it up
The presentation of your CV is as important as its content, so try to space items evenly and fragment long paragraphs with line breaks. Draw the reader's eye to key statistics by using bullet points instead of listing them in sentences.
Avoid fussy fonts like Times New Roman. Use a simple, clean font like Arial, Verdana or Tahoma to make it easy to read. Try it now - you'll be amazed at the difference it makes!
Font size should never go below 10 points. Bold, italics and underlining are fine, but don't go too crazy.

3. Don't forget your keywords
It might surprise you to learn that your CV might be read by a piece of software before it gets seen by a human being. These programs will look for specific words or phrases that relate to the job spec or industry.
Look at similar job descriptions to get an idea of specific keywords, or try typing the job title into a search engine. For example, keywords for reservations manager include:
Communication skills
Friendly
Confident
Polite
Organised
It might also help to speak to people who do a similar job or work in a similar industry.

4. Include a personal statement
A good personal statement can be extremely effective if you get it right. Keep it short, highlighting your level of experience, strongest skills and the personal and professional qualities that make you right for the job. If you get stuck, why not ask a trusted friend or colleague to write down your strengths? You might be surprised and flattered!

Example:
"As a confident, innovative executive chef with ten years of experience in the restaurant industry, I have shown an ongoing commitment to developing and maintaining my menus, kitchen and staff to give the customer an exceptional all-round dining experience.

In the often busy kitchen environment, my key strength is my ability to deal with situations as they happen, while maintaining a professional attitude and an approachable temperament.

I recognise the importance of a strong team and am dedicated to giving my staff members guidance and training to further their careers and contribute positively to a cohesive working environment."

5. Quantify your achievements
Saying you increased sales is OK, but saying you increased sales by 50% to £100k a month will have any employer salivating over your CV. Wherever possible, use supporting figures when you mention revenue or cost savings.
If your changes were performance or process related, make sure you state the benefit this had on the business. For example, you could say you held regular training sessions on customer service and saw an immediate uplift in positive feedback on your comment cards.

6. Take a break
If you've been doing a lot of cutting, pasting and editing, you may not have noticed that you've chopped the end off a bullet point or muddled a sentence. If you've got the time, leave it for a few hours or even overnight and then go back to it with fresh eyes.
Microsoft invented spellchecker for a reason, so use it! Remember to check layout, as well as spacing and consistency of font size. Once you're happy, get someone with a good grasp of English to give it a once over to be on the safe side.

Five ways to resign from your job on a positive note

2011-05-29T22:13:00.000+05:30

Five ways to resign from your job on a positive note.
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What Is A Vision Statement And How To Make It

2011-05-28T22:11:00.000+05:30

What is a vision statement?
here my layman takes on it
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The 7 interview mistakes they didnt tell you about

2011-05-27T22:07:00.000+05:30

Here are seven lesser-known errors to avoid.

1. Turning up too early
Being late is the classic interview mistake. However turning up too early can be almost as devastating to your chances. Your interviewers will need to find a place for you to wait, get you a drink, and so on. In a busy bar, restaurant or hotel this can be a potential imposition. So arrive ten minutes before your allotted time. Not later; not earlier.

2. Dressing too smartly
Turn up to an interview in ripped shorts, an old t-shirt and some flip-flops and you’ll probably find yourself back out the door before you know it. However, that doesn’t mean that you should turn up to every interview in a suit.

The key is to dress appropriately. For instance, in chef jobs you’re unlikely to wear a suit, so it’s quite likely that smart casual will be perfectly acceptable attire for the interview. However, if you're interviewing for a five-star hotel, smarter is probably better.

3. Staring unblinkingly at them
Eye contact is good. It allows people to make a connection with you, and we tend to trust people who make eye contact with us. However, excessive eye contact will make your interviewer uncomfortable.
In the same way, a firm handshake is a good idea, but don’t crush their hand. Also, while we tend to warm to people who smile, we are less enthusiastic about people who do so incessantly. You don't look friendly, you just look a bit mad.

4. Regurgitating their website
You’re keen to get this job. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a great job after all. So you’ve done your research: you’ve looked at their website, found out what they do and where they’re going. You can go into the interview armed with all the facts, ready to deal intelligently with any question they throw at you.

Don’t go and ruin all this hard work by trying too hard to demonstrate your new found knowledge. The people interviewing you know what their company does, its growth plans, and so on. They don’t need you telling them all about it. At best you’ll look desperate; at worst you’ll start boring them.

5. Giving too much information
In the same way, be careful not to talk too much. You should be doing most of the talking, but don’t waffle on with irrelevant detail, don’t talk so much they can’t get any questions in, and, whatever you do, don’t start criticising former employers or colleagues.

6. Being too relaxed
You want to be relaxed, calm and focused. You don’t, however, want to be so relaxed that you start calling the interviewer by a nickname, make inappropriate jokes, or start calling him or her ’mate‘. They’re not your mate; they’re your prospective boss.

7. Having too many questions
While it's a good idea to prepare some insightful questions about the job, the company and your possible future in it, you don’t want to start grilling the interviewer. Remember, also, that no interviewer is going to be impressed by someone who only asks about the pay, the benefits and the holiday allowance.

What Does Your Signature Say About You?

2011-05-26T22:07:00.000+05:30

what does your signature say about you?
A Lot. Click Here to find out!
Also know what you can do to change!

4 Pysch Study Validated Methods To Get An Interview

2011-05-15T13:23:00.000+05:30

Dealing effectively with objections can be more powerful than other standard methods of persuasion.

pysch studies throw up 4 methods of gaining compliance to a request:

Door-in-the-face (DITF): first you make a very large request which is easily turned down, but, then follow up straight away with a much smaller request which now, comparatively, looks very reasonable.

Foot-in-the-door (FITD): you first ask for something small, then ask bigger. Agreeing to the smaller request makes people more likely to agree to a second, larger request.

Placebo information (PI): this is when you give someone a reason, but not a very good one. Like you say: "Can I use the photocopier before you, because I have to make some copies?"

ask: "Why not?", then try to deal with the objections
I liked the concept so I thought I would use it to get a job - ok - to atleast get an interview.

how to practically use the four methods detailed above?

here goes

1. Door-in-the-face (DITF)
Ask for a job higher than your experience or education should get, maybe outrageously high. Then ask for the job you think you should get. then ask for an interview to discuss your options and seek expert advice from the industry expert you have been speaking to. ;)

2. Foot-in-the-door (FITD)
ask for an interview, just a meeting to know more about the work the company does, how the industry expert became what they are etc etc. once you are in, ask for a proper interview

3. Placebo information (PI)
May I come and meet you, because I really want to meet you

4. ask: "Why not?"
tricky, but hey you arent getting that interview by sending resumes too!
so try it

from http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/10/dont-take-no-for-an-answer.php

Want To Succeed in Interviews? Start Keeping A Journal

2011-05-11T11:17:00.000+05:30

For more on Interview Skills & Success, Click here

Gone are the days when you would not sit for more than 2 or 3 interviews in your life. Now you are probably going to do this once in every 2-3 years. (on a side note, if you are doing it a little more frequently you really should stop and think about your career and what frequent job-hobs will do to it)

So what am I suggesting? Start an Interview Journal.

Click here know what is an Interview Journal, What you should write in it and a Free Format too!

How to answer the question 'What attracted you to this company?' in an interview

2011-05-10T11:26:00.000+05:30

This is part of 100+ Interview Questions Answered

It seems like a question designed to make the interviewers feel good about themselves or their company. You could be right. A lot of interviewers may select based on how good you made them feel in the interview and yet this question maybe asked for a host of reasons different from self-grandiose.

Click here to read the full article

INTERVIEW SKILLS | How To Answer The Question 'What's Your Ideal Company?'

2011-05-03T10:44:00.000+05:30

This is part of 100+ Interview Questions Answered

Ideally the answer (considering how many recruiters say "honesty" is important for them) really should be, YOUR COMPANY.

But that straight forward, forthright answer may not be what the interviewer is looking for.

So what is he/she looking for?

Click here to know more

How to answer 'What are your strengths?' in an interview

2011-04-16T15:26:00.000+05:30

Why would an interviewer ask the question 'What are your strengths?'

I mean who would possibly say 'I dont have any' or 'How the hell should I know?' or who would not want to try and use this question to impress?

Thats exactly what this question is for.

It is what we call 'A positive' or 'Confidence building' interview question.

The interviewer wants you to feel comfortable, talk about yourself in a flattering way, wants you to get into a positive frame of mind.

Hence the question.

To know How to answer 'What are your strengths?' in an interview, click here