Category: Your Job
How to Find Serenity at Work
Wouldn’t it be nice to find serenity in the midst of all the chaos that is erupting around you at work? Wouldn’t you like to have a sense of calm within the storm, a peacefulness that allows you to move through difficult situations where you normally flail and flounder? WellRead More
How to Succeed in Different Job Interview Situations [INFOGRAPHIC]
Hiring managers often receive around 100 applications per job opening. Even if an applicant is lucky enough to go through the screening process successfully, they still have an even bigger mountain to climb: the job interview. With so many different types of interviewers and interview situations out there, how canRead More
10 Most Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a CV
Your CV is extremely important in the hiring process. After all, your CV is the first impression your potential employers have of you. Mistakes on your CV can cost you an interview and possibly a job. So if you don’t want to happen to you, pay attention to these 10Read More
4 Ways to Write Your Resume Like a Pro
Today’s lives are characterized by so many activities that people complain of lack of enough time to do what’s important. With the ever contracting time, the smaller, often-considered-less-important jobs like editing and proofreading are neglected or done haphazardly, leaving a lot to be desired. If the work is written, itRead More
5 Steps to Assertiveness in the Workplace
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” – Martin Luther King Jr. Do you want to tell your boss an important matter but are afraid to say so for fear of rejection? In a meeting, do you want to ask a question toRead More
10 Easy Ways to Increase Your Job Satisfaction
What is it that makes a job satisfying? People differ on what they seek from work. For some, doing work that you love for an organization that you believe in is paramount, and purpose and meaning override all thoughts of income or even profession. Think, for instance, of those whoRead More
Ten Innovative Solutions to Optimize Your Workspace
Are you tearing your hair out looking for lost papers or supplies in your workspace? Is every nook and cranny of your office or cubicle crammed full of stuff? If so, it’s probably time to make some changes. Not only does this situation reduce your productivity, it can also addRead More
7 Ways to Make the Best Impression at a New Job
Though your first day at a new job will be mostly training and orientation, you’ll also be working to impress your new boss and coworkers. You only get one chance to make a first best impression, so starting off on the right foot should be one of your top prioritiesRead More