7 Interview winning secrets before uttering a single word
These 7 etiquette subconsciously influence your interviewer to form the best first impression on you: 1. Personal hygiene – Clean nails, clean hair (no dandruff), minimum to no jewelry, and no body odor 2. Clothing – A commonly accepted professional attire is enough, but ensure that it is clean and neatly pressed. It’s alright if […]
Expertise vs. Skills – Why are they important?
Your successful #career isn’t cemented unless you have a deep understanding of these 2 requirements: 1. Acquired knowledge – also known as subject expertise 2. Anything you are inherently, naturally, good at – also known as super skills Your subject expertise either comes out of a book, or teacher or a combination of these. Over […]
Golden “hack” to get comfortable with interviewers
Feeling uncomfortable during the first interview is everyone’s problem, largely stemming from stranger anxiety. This is contagious. If you heart is pumping at 150 beats per minutes in fear, then your interviewer is also uncomfortable. If you are comfortable, from the moment of shaking hands, then you can guarantee an engaging discussion with the interviewer […]
Ever wonder why many people do not follow their passion?
People who did follow their #passion had an unfair advantage. Some person in their life – a friend, family member, or a mentor – had compelled them to follow their dreams. This consistent reassurance has exposed the dormant #magic hidden in people. For most people however, there are hardly a few who listen to, or […]
Why your personality is key element to sync with company culture?
Smart companies realize the significance of right cultural sync among teams. What this implies is that a candidate’s innate attitude and personality is given equal or higher priority to qualifications and experience. In other words, team members with the right attitude and personality sync have shown direct correlation with effective collaboration and efficient long term productivity. Another […]
How do we empower the skilled but underprivileged Indian workforce?
About 80% of Indian blue-collar workforce, represented by 700+ million people, do part-time jobs owing to seasonal and contract work. It is critical that they get identified for work-on-demand. Despite the increasing smartphones and internet penetrations, the underprivileged workforce are handicapped for 2 main reasons: 1. They may be illiterate and cannot be expected to […]
Why Artificial Intelligence can’t solve the hiring challenges?
While AI has many valuable applications, its influence and capabilities in the hiring space is highly exaggerated. Here are the 2 fundamental flaws of AI when it comes to hiring: 1. AI needs millions of data points to extrapolate and justify a strong conclusion. This is applicable only to repetitive processes in manufacturing and services […]
Resume’s REAL definition: Document that’s ruining job placement for the past 539 years
2 major problems with resumes: 1. Candidates mostly exaggerate their capabilities. Moreover, its composed in the same lines of the job description being applied for. 2. Recruiter spend less than 20 seconds reviewing it. Not all candidates are great writers either. Crucial credentials are ignored or overlooked and genuine candidates are neglected. A Since the […]