Tips & Suggestions

In a recent study in UK, in which 105 students between the ages of 18 to 43 years and 71 professionals between the ages of 22 to 76 years (120 women, 56 men) participated came to a conclusion that if the candidate overused the word “like” compared to “uh” or control, you are less likely to be hired.

This study examined the use of hesitations and discourse markers such as “uh” and “like,” sex of an interviewee, and professional or student participants on hiring decisions of job interviewees.

So if you having trouble getting a job? Maybe it’s how you use "like" when you talk.

The world saw a bad economic meltdown recently. Most economies are still struggling to come out of the recession. Everywhere there is talk of cuts in government spending and interest rates. In such a scenario, we are lucky that India has maintained its growth rate inspite of the economic recession. But how long will this last? Companies which introduced job cuts last year may be in a hiring position again, but this is no guarantee that there will not be any job cuts in the future.

<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Research shows that more and more people are playing hooky from work, for reasons other than ill health. If you observed your parents going to work, you would remember that they hardly ever took a day off. It was a time when people accumulated their leave over the years. The cashable part was converted into money and the rest of it was carried forward till the time of retirement. Yes, our parents were very committed to work.

If you go by what they say, recruitment consultants are your only hope of finding good jobs. If you visit one, he can easily convince you to place your career in his hands, even pay a lot of money at times. At that moment one usually thinks, "If he can really get me a job.....", but can he? Should you really rely on placement consultants and trust them to do what is the best for your career?

Do You Really Need A Placement Consultant

Here are a few reasons why you DON'T really need a placement consultant to find a job:

These days, many companies (especially in the ITES sector) use the telephonic interview as a tool in the recruitment process. A telephonic interview involves a phone call in which the recruiter asks the candidate to answer a series of basic questions that help him/her in making a decision about the face-to-face interview. If you fail at the telephonic interview, that's it. It essentially means that you are out of the race and will definitely NOT be hired, or even interviewed. So though it may seem trivial, it really is a very important part of the whole recruitment process.

When you think of "talented people", who comes to your mind? Do you inevitably conjencture images of actors, singers and dancers? Most people believe that one has to be famous to be counted as a talented person. But this is not true. We are all talented, but in different ways. People who become famous have obviously recognized their talents and put them to good use. 
But if you look around you and observe, you will find many people who are talented and gifted in their own ways. Someone is really good with words and talking. What a great salesguy would he make!

Often people have a clear idea about what is a "decent salary" for them, and they work towards achieving that figure. It is a separate matter that the figure changes every time they get a raise, thereby making it impossible to be content. So we all continue to work towards achieving the salary and position that we think we should be getting. But do we really deserve it? Do YOU deserve what you want?

It is no secret that all women want to look attractive and beautiful all the time. So obviously you wish to look great when you go to work. But how do you perceive "looking good" and how do your colleagues perceive it?

Dressing Provocatively At Work

So you got another promotion! Great! A promotion makes everyone happy and satisfied. Sure, you have jealous friends trying to run you down. But you are happy...so happy that you forget to prepare to be a boss.

Kavita spends 9-10 hours every day in her worn out office chair, which isn’t great for her backache  by the way. She attends to multiple customer complaints by the minute, and often gets an earful from her demanding boss. The recession has put her job in danger as her company has laid off many senior employees, hiring freshers at low salaries. Kavita is competing for her job with youngsters who have high levels of energy and motivation. As if all this isn’t enough, she is also supposed to upgrade her professional knowledge and take some exams every 6 months, and she has NO time!