Let’s describe the typical job interview. You might be the one looking for a job but there’s no reason to just sit there and respond to their questions. It’s your prime opportunity to get to know more about the position, the work, and the company apart from what you already know.
Most human resource officers [...]

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Personally, I don’t get it why some bosses are so intent on keeping office resources to themselves not minding that a bit of allowance for employees for some breathing space helps. Surf a thing or two on the Web or play a little game of Minesweeper. Those things do help in keeping people sane [...]

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In a recent study by Accenture, they find that information management is now a growing concern. Managers have way too much information that doesn’t get shared.
Information is critical for any business. Middle management are the ones often tasked to get relevant information to accomplish and deliver. Unfortunately for them, the process of finding information [...]

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Getting the right people into any key position can be a serious challenge for any organization. Here’s an excellent article about getting the right people in the right places in a quick and timely manner. Below are some of my favourite take-outs from it.
1.Compress the “white space” in your hiring process.
White Spaces are [...]

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In step with the holiday season, office parties will be going into full swing! Of course, office parties are often a double edged sword, and offers as many pitfalls as it does opportunities. Monster.com offers up some helpful office holiday party etiquette which should help you navigate your company event successfully. Here’s [...]

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Time management is a discipline which a lot of us struggle with. Realtor.org offers up some really handy advice about how to manage your time more effectively, and here are my top tips.
Carry an ‘Emergency Kit’
I carry an emergency kit with important forms and presentation materials, along with some essential office supplies, so [...]

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Praise is something which many bosses don’t give enough of. When some of them do decide to praise, it somehow does not have the maximum desired impact on the employee. A recognition of good work, and essential to drive your employees further, praise is something that needs to be imparted correctly when due [...]

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This week I’m concentrating on a series of posts about Effective Web Design. Part 1 offers strategic questions to ask yourself when eyeing up the work your competitors are doing.
There are a myriad websites out there. New ones crop up every second and it is getting harder to get your message across, especially if [...]

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Whether you’re a manager aspiring to be one, here are some key traits of a successful manager. Apply these learnings to your work, and you’d certainly make a positive impact to the people under you

People: Managers concentrate on strengths and make weaknesses irrelevant.
Place: Managers create great workplaces where people thrive.
Mission: Managers get the work [...]

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A new pay for post blogging/advertising service is out called ReviewMe, and so I decided to give it a test drive. The post here is a sponsored post, meaning that I am getting paid a small amount to talk about the service. But there is no better way to learn how a service operates [...]

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Business overheads are something best kept to a bare minimum when you’re starting out. This is especially true when you’re starting small. Here’s a list of things you shoud not spend (too much) money on as a business overhead in the begining.

Fancy shmancy marketing materials - Scale upwards, and try blogging to [...]

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“If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.” - Benjamin Franklin
Know how to stretch a dollar and make your money work for you. Women’s Personal Finance has come up with 46 tips to help you do just that… Here are some of my favorites:
Always Try to Pay More [...]

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You only get one chance to make a good first impression. For most job applicants, your first impression would depend on the design of you resume. LifeClever has come up with a useful tutorial on how to soup it up with MS-Word.
Among the tips they provide in their tutorial is:

Pick a better typeface [...]

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Kathy Sierra of ‘Creating Passionate Users’ has come up with a set of rules you can use for your upcoming presentations. The premise of her piece revolves around the fact that too many people provide too much context espeically at the begining of the presentation, thus killing the mood completely.

Do NOT start at the [...]

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When you meet someone for the first time, handshakes will play a crucial role in your introduction. It will affect the first impression you give others, and as you know, you only get ONE chance to make a good FIRST impression. Ask Men has a list of handshake styles to stay away from.
The [...]

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