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An Overview of Common and Perplexing Interview Questions

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To come out of any interview with flying colors you need a bit of preparation beforehand and it goes without saying that some of the questions can be pretty much usual, while others may leave you perplexed and flummoxed. Let us examine some of them and the appropriate responses that would help you land the coveted job. Skill Set Well, the adequate response could go something like this. I see myself in a senior role, managing an important portfolio within the organization. In any job interview, your skills are tested first hand, you may be even asked to demonstrate it in practice. Break Into ...

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Type A vs Type B: Does Personality Type Matter at Job?

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Which of these describes you better than the other, ambitious to the core, organized, a little bit impatient at times, highly competitive, creative, collaborative, somewhat messy at times. Most of us associate ourselves with either type A or type B personality. Manic Fervor Again it is entirely possible that you do not associate with one to the complete exclusion of other, and depending on the context you make associations with both. Many people amongst us like to schedule our time and go about writing lists with manic fervor, type A personality attribute, on the other hand, we have never ever tried ...

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How to Optimize Work Time for Job Success and Happiness?

How to Optimize Work Time for Success and Happiness

Any individual or a company for that matter constantly try and seeks ways to enhance efficiency as well as effectiveness in a bid to achieve more. The latter is looking for ways and means to zero in on such techniques, that help teams work smarter, faster and better. An Edge Essentially they are constantly seeking an edge over others. If this is the truth, then why organizations still stick to the eight-hour workday. Can you still be a lot more productive without putting in longer hours, and accomplish what you set out to in a given work day. Well killing ...

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How to Develop Resilience and Grit for Job Success?

How to Develop Resilience and Grit for Job Success

Does intelligence matter when it comes to job success, it sure does, it is not the sole predictor or indicator for future success though. A high IQ or EQ is not just enough, one needs GRIT as well and that too by a substantial measure. Existential Threats Often times people do possess these traits, however, they are found wanting in terms of passion as well as persistence, that is required to overcome adversity, AQ or Adversity Quotient is the new buzz word. For any career professional to be successful as a business leader, all three of them are required. IQ ...

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Tell Me How You Spend Time After Job and I’ll Tell You Who You’ll Become

Tell Me How You Spend Time After Job

Well, this bit is entirely true, the way you spend time after work goes on to determine in a large measure, what direction your career and life takes in the coming time. The fact remains, each and every one of us has exactly the same 24 hours, regardless, he or she happens to be a really successful person or an average Joe. The Best Advice The difference lies in using these many hours quite wisely. Probably the best advice you would ever receive is to simply monitor the things that you allocate your time and make necessary adjustments so that your everyday ...

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