Evaluating a job offer: 6 steps to consider

Posted by admin July 20, 2009

After spending a year or two tied to your books, case studies, and presentation notes, you’ve finally earned that MBA you’ve been striving for. So what next? Knowing that you’ve received numerous job offers is flattering and just what you’ve been aiming for as a graduation goal. High salaries, intriguing benefit packages, and fancy titles are tempting you like a free tropical holiday, so how do you choose between these seemingly exceptional jobs? Function: Ideally you’ll use the skills... Read more »

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Job interviews tips: get Your Unique Selling Point?

Posted by admin July 18, 2009

The competition in the job market is increasing like never before. This is because many candidates possess similar qualifications and experience. So, why would an employer choose you unless you have something different to offer? In such a scenario, when applying for jobs, it would be a good idea to think about developing your Unique Selling Proposition, or USP. The term USP, which first became popular in the world of marketing, has traditionally been used by companies to market their products in... Read more »

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How to Deal with Difficult Coworkers

Posted by sudhirmangla December 1, 2008

If holding your head and tearing your hair out were a rare option rather than the daily situation for you when thinking of dealing with your coworkers, wouldn’t you just love to know what to do Understand that problem exists There are many types of difficult coworkers. Whether it is cold-shoulder treatment you consistently get from a coworker or constant whining, gossiping, arrogance, rudeness, hostility, shirking of responsibility, bullying, misappropriation of credit and blame, or other aggressive... Read more »

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How to prepare for meetings

Posted by sudhirmangla November 8, 2008

If there is one activity that unites professionals from different occupations all over the world, it is meetings. Executives, managers, or software developers — they all spend a large part of their working hours closeted in conference rooms discussing issues, significant and insignificant. But the truth about meetings is they are largely a waste of time if not organized well or not planned in advance. Here are some tips to help you get the best out of these congregations. Time and venue The... Read more »

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12 things your CV should NOT have…..

Posted by sudhirmangla November 8, 2008

Your CV is your marketing brochure through which you try to sell a commodity, ie your skills to the potential buyer ie the prospective employer. The sole purpose of your CV is to fetch you an interview call. Nothing more, nothing less. However, creating a CV isn’t as simple as just using flowery language and pretty fonts. There are certain things that put recruiters off and if you want to make a good impression, make sure you do not commit these mistakes in what is arguably the most valuable... Read more »

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How to fine tune future presentations.

Posted by sudhirmangla October 24, 2008

What makes complex sales difficult is that the decision-makers often don’t understand what they need and what the differences are between products. It sounds as though you can provide technical differences, but those are meaningless to someone trained in management. Try these tactics: Make sure the CEO gets involved In my experience, the MIS (Management Information System) departments have the discretion to use their budgets as they see fit. In a smaller company, a CEO might get... Read more »

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4 Powerful Ways To Fire Up Your Motivation

Posted by sudhirmangla October 22, 2008

It’s so difficult to go on when everything seems to fail, isn’t it?  Are there times in your life when you really want to call it "quits" because you just can’t see any good results from all the hard work you’ve done? Hold your horses! Never ever think of giving up.  Winners never quit and quitters never win.  Take all negative words out of your mental dictionary and focus on the solutions with utmost conviction and patience. The battle is never lost... Read more »

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Top 10 Tips for Self-Improvement

Posted by sudhirmangla October 22, 2008

While I do not always end up managing to put each of the following tips into practice, I do make a big effort to do so each day. This is a list of my favorite tips to improving your life. All it takes is a little bit each day and you will see wondrous changes. 10. Get off to a Good Start This means getting up early and eating breakfast. You will have much more energy throughout the day to follow the rest of these tips if you do! If you are so inclined, you can even include a little exercise in your... Read more »

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Top 5 Tips While At Your Job Interview

Posted by sudhirmangla October 20, 2008

Interviews can be stressful at the best of times, however there are some factors we can be aware of which can stack the odds more in our favour. Interviews have got more sophisticated over time and now you can be faced with many challenges, your ability to role-play and physiological testing can all come into play. While no one can know for certain, what type of interview they are going to be faced with, keeping your cool and being able to adapt quickly and easily to almost all types of interview... Read more »

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The TOP 5 Things That Keep You From Success

Posted by sudhirmangla October 20, 2008

A lot of people want to be successful. Yet, only a few people are willing to pay the price. There is a price to success as there is a price to failure. Here are 5 reasons that keep people from accomplishing their dreams. A lack of motivation. Success comes from loving what you do. Is your current job your passion? When your study highly successful people, you understand that they have at least 1 thing in common: they love what they do and they do what they love. Is this the case for you? If the... Read more »

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