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How to Tame your Boss

Faryal Humayun — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:51:57 +0000

Having worked in an organization, chances are that you have come across many work issues and having a ‘bad boss’ was one of them. Learning how to deal with them is important not only for your career but also your health. By merely watching someone get bullied makes one sick. To tame the boss takes [...]

Career Overview – Financial Analyst

Faryal Humayun — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:09:07 +0000

Financial Analysts research and analyzes the economic indicators, company’s current and past financial position, market trends, competitors’ analyses and then make recommendations to the client on how and where to make investments. They mainly work in banks, large corporations, stock brokerages, insurance companies and government agencies. Nature of job Financial Analysts use statistical softwares and spreadsheets to [...]

5 Steps to Career Planning Process

Faryal Humayun — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:28:12 +0000

Career planning involves various stages people go through during their careers starting from choosing a profession, getting a job, advancing in the career and finally retiring. This essentially is a life long planning. A clear career goal or objective must be defined before jumping in to the corporate world. It must be remembered, however, that [...]

Career Overview: iPhone Applications Developer

Faryal Humayun — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:33:38 +0000

Since its release in 2008, iPhone has been the revolution in communications technology. It is more than just a phone. A wide screen iPod and a breakthrough internet device, it also is home to a wide range of amazing applications. This has opened an era for a new job opening that never existed three years [...]

Good Job Sites, Bad Job Sites

Faryal Humayun — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:06:45 +0000

For an effective online job search, the first and the most critical decision faced by the job seeker is to choose the right job site. There are plenty of options – some are good, some are bad, some are very bad! Job seekers need to be very careful before they sign up with any job [...]

Career Overview – Graphic Designers

Faryal Humayun — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:37:24 +0000

Graphic designers’ work can be viewed anywhere and everywhere. They are considered very important in the print and advertising industry for communicating the message to the consumers. Anywhere you see visuals, advertisements, signage, you can be sure that someone used their creative minds into creating those images to get the message across. Nature of job Graphic designers [...]

Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Professional Goals

Faryal Humayun — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:20:28 +0000

Achieving professional success is not something enjoyed by all workers. Few take the initiative to state a goal and then work towards it with commitment and diligence. Here is how you can attain professional fulfillment and have a more satisfying career: Step # 1: Set a goal The first step is to state a clear career goal [...]

Use Innovative Job Search Techniques in 2010

Faryal Humayun — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:04:12 +0000

The job market in 2010 is expected to be flooded with job seekers as a result of major restructuring and redundancies throughout the world. Candidates, as a result of fierce competition, need to use more innovative techniques for an effective job search. These include: Professional Networking Create and update your accounts on the social and professional networking [...]

How to Increase Your Managerial Efficiency

Faryal Humayun — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:28:04 +0000

Most managers are often found complaining that they are not able to deliver their best performance due to any or all of these factors: lack of time, lack of resources or lack of opportunity. Efficient managers try to overcome these inevitable problems and work slowly and strategically towards achieving long-term goals for the organization as [...]

How to Prepare Yourself for a Stressful Conversation

Faryal Humayun — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:45:03 +0000

Stressful conversations at work are unavoidable and can be very painful. Effort must, therefore, be made to improve the quality of these conversations so as to avoid calling up anxiety, anger or embarrassment for yourself or your counterpart. Be aware of your vulnerabilities Know your strengths and your weaknesses. Make yourself aware of how you react [...]

Lay-offs are inevitable: Be Prepared

Faryal Humayun — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:02:37 +0000

Recession has become the most dreaded word nowadays. Nobody knows who will lose their job or when will the downsizing hit your department. Since, a lay-off is not going to be performance based only, so everyone needs to be well prepared for an unexpected job loss. Cut down your expenses This is a time when you [...]

Essential Skills for Managers – Decision Making

Faryal Humayun — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:26:26 +0000

Decision making happens to be one of the most important and an ongoing task for managers. Whether communicating, commanding, organizing, problem solving or coordinating activities, some decision making is required at all times. Often managers, while taking decision, are stressed and uncertain of the positive outcomes. The following steps will help take better decisions: Identify the [...]