Mistakes to Avoid on Your First Day at Work
Last week, I discussed how you can get ready for your first day at work. This week, I am going to point at some mistakes that you should definitely avoid during your first day at work if you want to leave a good impression.
1. Not Paying Attention: This is your first day at work …
Get Ready for First Day in a New Job
You perfected your resume, wrote a great cover letter, spent days applying to job descriptions. Most importantly, you nailed the interview process and got the offer you have been waiting for! Now, the time has arrived. It is your first day at work. First day of a new job can be stressful because everybody wants …
Choose Your Boss Not Your Job
When you go to a job interview, you get the chance to meet with the people you will potentially be working with and have an idea of the culture of the company. Therefore, it is very important to work with coworkers that you can connect with since you will be spending time with them at …
How to be a Great Manager
Great managers are inspirational leaders who have a clear vision of the future and achieved significant success in their fields. A great manager also needs to inspire others for greatness and knows how to motivate them to be better at what they are doing. All of the employees want to work with a great manager …
The Difference Between Work Friends and Real Friends
Many of you work at least eight hours a day and see the same people week after week. Therefore, it often makes sense to become work friends with fellow employees.
However, have you ever considered whether your work friends are your real friends?
There is a difference between your real friends, who will be there …
How to Say No To Your Boss
You all had times where your boss wants you to take on a new assignment or asks you to do something that is outside of your job description. In this case, you have two options. You will either do whatever your boss says or push back. However, you should be careful when pushing back your …
Networking Tips
Networking is meeting and sharing information with individuals and groups of people in your field of interest. For example, if you are looking for a job, these people include potential employers, recruiters, head hunters and HR agencies.
Networking is very easy to do if you do it right. You can network pretty much anywhere and …
5 Tips for Making More Effective Meetings
Many of us attended so many unproductive meetings or meetings we don’t even know why we are there for. Unfortunately, we cannot avoid making meetings altogether because a successful business needs brainstorming, discussion and an open-dialog among others. However, we can make meetings more effective. In order to increase efficiency and not to waste everyone’s …
20 Most Asked Interview Questions
It is important to be prepared before going to an interview. Many of the behavioral interview questions are standard questions that are asked by almost anyone. Therefore, it would be to your advantage to write down your answers and read them out loud to yourself in front of a mirror or to practice your answers …
3 Things You Should Consider When Evaluating a Job Offer
You passed all of the steps for this news. You have put together a great resume and a cover letter, got noticed among other candidates and answered all of the interview questions. Finally the phone rang and the recruiter said ‘Congratulations! We decided to extend you an offer.’ Now, you cannot wait to sign the …