While leadership styles vary from person-to-person, great executives share a number of common, observable behaviors that support their success. 20 Characteristics Most Successful Senior Executives Have in Common: They are competitive. They approach every business situation as a competition. They are dedicated to continuous improvement. They do not settle for "good enough"…...
Five Actionable Steps You Can Take to Land Your Dream Job
Although it is never too late to land the job that you’ve always dreamed about, positioning yourself to achieve your goals straight out of college, trade school, vocational school, or grad school is often a bit easier. The first step is working on intentionally manifesting what you want. So, before…...
Positive hiring outlook for 2021
Almost one-half of employers plan to replace workers while 35 per cent hiring for new positions More than eight in 10 (82 per cent) of employers globally say that they plan to hire this year, according to a survey by Monster. Among these, 47 per cent plan to hire to…...
5 tips for setting post-pandemic career goals in 2021
The pandemic has waylaid plans and potentially derailed the career trajectories of many professionals across various industries. As the world collectively recovers from this crisis, there is an opportunity to reset career goals and emerge with a sharper focus on how to achieve success in this new environment. “The pandemic…...
Tips for Finding a New Job You’ll Actually Like
It’s true, most people are unhappy with their job. Everyone should have a job they enjoy and makes them want to wake up to go to work each day. How does that old saying go? Something like, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your…...
How to Attract High Performers for Your Company : High Potential Employees
A company with top performers has a more prominent reputation than the competitors. One top performer in a company is enough to increase the production manifold as the person can deliver as much productivity as up to four average employees. HOW TO SPOT HIGH-PERFORMING EMPLOYEES High performing people are always:…...
Career vs Passion: What should you run after?
Follow your passion and earn or build a career just for earning? What should you run after in the career vs passion dilemma. The oft-quoted cliche of ‘follow your passion and you will not have to work for even a day of your life’ sounds good, but as in all…...
Don’t Let The Summer Slowdown Stop Your Job Search—Start Being Aggressive
Traditionally, the Fourth of July holiday weekend has always been considered the start of vacation season. People would bolt out of the office early Friday afternoon or take three-day weekends at the beach. As July turned into August, folks would take their two weeks off. The interviewing and hiring process…...
Job Search Tips When You’re Over 50
I have received several recent reader questions about job search tips when you’re over 50: When you are an older unemployed professional in your late 50's how do you survive and what strategies should you use to navigate through these difficult times we are currently in? – Theo What are…...
On Career Resilience in Uncertain Times
Resilience is our capacity to recover, to bounce back, from challenges and misfortune. It implies emotional strength and grit, an ability to confront and overcome the barriers that stand between us and our goals. The coronavirus pandemic has tested that resilience, both our personal resilience as investment professionals and…...
7 Tips for Starting Your Remote Job
The coronavirus pandemic has given the job market an unexpected shakeup, with millions of workers across the globe filing for unemployment. However, many companies have successfully transitioned to remote work despite these alarming figures, even hiring new employees through digital recruitment. If you’re one of those lucky people who…...
Three Job Skills You Need to Really Impress Employers
When it comes to skills and personal development, there’s a massive gap between what graduates think they need to know, and what employers actually want from them. Consequently, the job skills you think are the most important are probably not actually the ones your future employer is going to value…...
Jobseeker and Hiring Trends in the COVID Era
We went from record-low unemployment numbers to record-high unemployment numbers in a matter of weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to this drastic change in the employment landscape, talent acquisition professionals should stay up to date on the latest trends in order to understand the “modern” jobseeker. In early May,…...
8 tips for taking stock of your career during Covid-19
With normal work routines disrupted, many people may be re-evaluating career options, writes Geraldine King of the National Recruitment Federation. If you weren’t altogether keen on your job in the first place, trying to now work from home and possibly deal with radically altered business conditions is not going…...
Post-lockdown: Jobs of the (near) future
Job roles such as front office executives at hotels, travel and tour operators, event managers, sports instructors and restaurant service staff are at risk. Whenever the world changes its working patterns, argues Manish Kumar, MD & CEO of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), some jobs can be at risk,…...
How to find a pandemic-proof job during the coronavirus outbreak if you’ve been laid off or furloughed
For the millions of Americans who have lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic, finding a new job may not be an easy feat. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the U.S. economy to lose more than 20 million jobs, and some estimate that the unemployment rate in the country could actually…...
