Swati works for a multinational advertising agency. Next week she has to fly to New York for a workshop. But Swati has never done this before. Neither has she ever ventured out of the country, nor has she ever gone on a business trip. Even though she is a confident young professional, this is completely new territory for her.
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Learn To Climb “UP” The Corporate Ladder
Submitted by Shalini on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 07:16.
Shanti has worked hard to make a career for herself. She works as a “Cluster Manager - Ops” for the Baroda cluster in a leading Life Insurance company. But Shanti has held this position for the last three years. She was sure that she would get promoted to the “Regional Manager” position last year. But the guy from the Ahmedabad cluster got promoted instead. This year has been no different! Shanti is regarded as a dedicated and hard working employee by everyone in the organization. But she keeps getting overlooked when promotions are handed out!
Make Your Worklife Interesting!
Submitted by megsamazing on Thu, 03/06/2008 - 09:04.
Naukari Kyun kari?
It can become quite a pain to get up in the morning and do the same job everyday, day after day, year after year! However interesting your job maybe, at some point or another you must have felt the ‘burden’ of the job!
So, let’s try to break this monotony … remove this ‘burden’ called ‘work’. Let’s try to make work a lot more fun!
Killing Overtime!
Submitted by megsamazing on Sat, 03/01/2008 - 16:53.
In today's competitive world, working overtime is almost counted in your regular work schedule. And then things so turn up that you start living at our workplaces and visiting your own homes!
There is so much to do out there in the world outside your workplace! It will require just a little bit of reorganization in your style of working and the rest of your life will automatically be reorganized, with a lot of space for fun and family!
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If You Have Gaps in your Work History
Submitted by megsamazing on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 16:12.How do you design your CV if you have Gaps in your work history?
The last thing you should do is hide them!
You may feel these gaps may reflect a negative side of you and may discourage them to call you. On the contrary, if they discover that you are hiding career gaps, it may reflect on your deceptive personality!
The way out…
Reason out
When you have legitimate or even near legitimate reasons for your work gap, explain it to them. If you are convinced on the reasoning, you can convince them too!
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Move Ahead with Networking
Submitted by megsamazing on Mon, 08/13/2007 - 05:00.If hardwork is the key to success, networking is a password that opens many such doors that lead to success! And the key to networking is taking the initiative and refining your conversational skills.
Networking can get you a job, get you a higher position or otherwise expand your business horizons. But networking is a skill many of you might be born with it, for everyone else theres www.memsaab.com!
Here are some of the guidelines and tips you can take aid of, for building and maintaining good networks:
How To Write An Impressive Resume
Submitted by Shalini on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 05:00.Summary:
The resume that you send to a prospective employer is your first introduction to him/her. This makes it very important to write your resume in such a way that it helps you put your best foot forward.
Your resume, or CV if you like, is the window through which any prospective employer gets a peek into your skills and capabilities. It is an advertisement (for you) that precedes you everywhere you go for an interview. It even gets to places where you are not invited (if its not attractive enough). Shouldnt you put more creativity and effort into writing a resume that is attractive, interesting and worth considering for the company?
When To Start Looking For A New Job?
Submitted by Shalini on Sat, 06/30/2007 - 05:00.Summary:
Are there any specific reasons why you should start looking for a new job?
Gone is the era when people joined a company soon after graduating, and left on retirement. It was called loyalty back then. Today it is called stagnation. Experts say that it is better to switch to a new job when you feel that you are not learning anything new, and everything has become routine. So when should you look for a new job?
Your week begins with: Oh God!, I will have to face him/her at work again.
You feel unappreciated in spite of giving your best to the job.
You go through the week, looking forward to holidays and weekends.
Asking For a Raise? (Part II)
Submitted by Shalini on Tue, 05/29/2007 - 05:00.Summary:
How to ask for the raise without being denied?
Nothing in this world comes for free, and nothing comes without asking. Thats the mantra that the Private sector companies swear by. You have to slog your ass off day in and day out to deserve that paycheck. And getting a raise is not an easy thing gals. It doesnt usually happen on its own in due course of time. So dont assume that you will get the raise when the time is ripe. The time is ripe NOW, and you have to be more proactive if you need the extra dough.
Asking For A Raise? (Part-I)
Submitted by Shalini on Sun, 05/27/2007 - 05:00.Summary:
Before you actually ask for the raise, you have to get your timing and your amount right. Here's how...
So your best friend at work (read competitive bitch) got a promotion and is now making more money than you do?
Feeling like youve been dealt a rough deal?
Fikar not gal! Memsaab brings you ideas on how to ask for a raise and get it
