Hiring managers have to go through a lot to pick out just the right candidate. They have to find someone with the right skills, a good attitude and appears sincere and loyal. But, in a highly competent job market, this... . . .Read more
I recently came across this compilation from Resoomay, an applicant screening service, on the outrageous costs of making a bad hire. It's quite staggering. More so, when you look into the time, effort and expenses spent... . . .Read more
Managing your career is a full time job (pun unintended). Most columns will advise you on what to do to get ahead. This piece tells you what not to do.
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Tata Consultancy Services, Asia's biggest employer of software developers, will shift hiring to smaller cities as it struggles to cope with lowering profit margins, amidst peaking labor... . . .Read more
If you’ve ever changed your job, then you know how frustratingly unclear Job Descriptions can be. If you haven’t changed any job but plan to, then make sure you know what to look for in a job... . . .Read more
For freshers, an office is a veritable minefield. Forget the fat handbook of company policies (which even the HR department wouldn't have read). Employees spend each day at work negotiating their way through a maze of... . . .Read more
The first day at work is like a book in another language. It's nice, and crisp, and fresh. There's a whole book to read and savour. Yet, before you start on it, you have to learn a whole new... . . .Read more
As job seekers, we resort to great lengths to get ourselves noticed. We do all these, hoping for the better. But, from an interviewer's perspective, we are just one amongst the 99 percent of candidates they probably will... . . .Read more
Negotiating your compensation for a Job offer is usually considered the toughest part getting a new job. You are always keep thinking whether you negotiated the right amount or not.
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Think you know all about the job interview? Here are a few interview myths busted.