Interview to Jobs

Fresh graduates or interns in their last year of bachelors, hired often have little to no work experience when they are called for interviews and taken into the team. It is because for most of them, it’s their very first interview and job and since they are never worked before, they are new to the office environment and how things work in a company and how the skills learnt in the bachelors are applied in the practical life. Usually, employees are given training on the job and assessed over a certain time period specified depending on the company, so that the company can know if the hired employee can hold on to the real-time pressures and be a part of the team, delivering quality service. Some companies however, cover the training during the internship period of the employee, and if they manage show good enough skills, they are offered a permanent job. That ensures that the employee is already prepared when he/she starts working for the company. But what if you’re left wit...

A company’s managers and bosses are responsible for the well-being and source of motivation for providing a healthy working environment for their employees. To ensure a team or an employee works with full commitment and give their very best, producing anticipated results, they require that determination and to be in the right mindset which they good from praise and acknowledgement from their high officials. Unfortunately, these employee matters are often overlooked and not given the important they require and it leads to work toxicity, inefficiency and unwillingness to work and surprisingly, the management plays a big role in the matter. It is extremely crucial to attend your employees as it revitalizes them and gives them the encouragement and sense of work attachment which helps them to think better. So what causes the toxicity? Line managers, bosses and even the higher, fail to acknowledge some of the needs of employees which spread hopelessness and having to support...

Usually, the word ‘job’ entails the dreaded 9 to 5 timing criteria. A newly hired employee, assuming it’s their first job, is all fun and exciting and the newly hired is enthusiastic about his/her very first office experience. They are punctual and reach office in time, 9 am dot. They start working and they seem to have everything under control but after a few hours pass by, the efficiency is lost. It isn’t long when they are gulping down tea and coffee and other sources of caffeine, just to keep them awake and fight against their drowsy eyes constantly pulling them down. But isn’t this similar with every 9 to 5 job? It surely is but that doesn’t mean it has to be just like that. The rule is simple. Working too much and without a gap will kill productivity. But the level of productivity varies from person to person. This certainly doesn’t simply mean working less will prove to be more productive. It involves careful planning and setting work priorities and time limiting tasks and ta...

Getting an interview call is delighting, since you made it far enough to get a call in the first place, but it can also be frightening. A lot of things come to your mind and you just want that job. You actually know what to do before an interview but it’s probably all jumbled up in your mind because you’re too tensed up. Besides dressing up well, being on time and looking your best, there are a few other things you might want to consider, before, during and after a job interview to simply own it!   Research about your company like it’s already yours So you know all the company you’re applying for? It won’t hurt to research a little more about it after you get the call. Sometimes a simple question such as “What do you know about our company” can leave you baffled like you never heard that one before. Practice in front of a mirror Might sound stupid and you might even think it’s just goofing around but, after talking to yourself in the mirror, that’s exactly...

So you have already done lots of research on job interview s and how to give the best interview. You already know what to do. Dressing well, being on time, definitely not winging it, and leaving a follow-up thank-you note for your interviewer, great. But you feel that’s just not enough for you. Often times even the most prepared candidates stumble after sitting on the chair. Luckily, there are inspirational videos on the popular media organization TED Talks , y ou can watch, which will give you a confidence boost for your next job interview . How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed-by Daniel Lavitin Just before a day or two, or for some, a week before the job interview , nervousness starts to kick in. You start to panic and get anxious how your interview will go. It’s actually pretty usual for such feelings to occur but thinking as such will likely make them really happen during the interview. Daniel Levitin, who’s a cognitive psychologist and a neuroscientist, ...

After getting an interview call, you are quite excited; you can’t wait for the day. The day comes and you wear your best suit, blabber in front of the mirror and head out to give your best interview. You reach the place in time, manage to answer most of the job questions effectively, and your time is up. You get up, nod at the interviewer and leave the room. You return home, asking yourself if you gave your best and somehow convince yourself, hoping you get the job and that’s it. Now why not do something about it? Instead of doing little and leaving the rest to fate, let’s do something about it. There are some little things you can do that would actually help you get on the good book and have your interviewer remember you after you leave the room. Keep a firm posture As you enter the room, keep yourself tight. Offer a strong and firm handshake to the interviewer and sit down on the chair professionally. A lot of individuals start to get nervous and lose their cool ri...