Check out this week’s article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. Whether it is because of a strong belief in the power of data, the ‘S’ or sensory data preference in MBTI or simply good old curiosity, I decided to check out what were the most searched strings on …
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Check out this week’s article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. I get a lot of queries on video resumes. The questions range from whether it is a replacement for the traditional resume, how to make such resumes, do’s and don’ts, how to send them and so on. In …
Check out my this weeks article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. A tiny virus exposed faults in our economy and high consumption economy and threw life into chaos. Among the casualties are the large number of working folks left behind on the wayside by big and small corporations …
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Check out my this weeks article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. “I don’t know how to network.” “I am not comfortable asking for a job.” “How can you network sitting from home?” These and many more doubts are there in the minds of many people. 2020 has been …
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Check out my this weeks article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. Personal branding 101 for most of us in the corporate world refers to our Resume, LinkedIn profile, One Page Bio and Cover Letter. The next levels would be a website or a portfolio of work, video resumes …
Job Scam Alert!!If it’s too good to be true, it probably is a bad sign. Desperate times are a scamster’s dream. This week’s article is on job scams and how to avoid them. Check out my weeks article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. “Of course, I will be …
COVID-19 has proved to be a watershed moment in history. Recruitment went down by as much as 60% in April (Naukri) and is limping back since then. As job applications per position increase 100+ times, and candidates also seek to move across sectors, aptitude, personality, domain and skill testing is on the rise across levels. …
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Thinking like a designer can transform the way you conceptualize a product, service, process. Know why design thinking is the new hot topic and how you can acquire these much sought after skills Check out my this weeks article in ‘The Tribune’. Please do share the article amongst your family and friends. The only way …
This weeks article in ‘The Tribune’, helps you get clarity on whether you should jump on the MBA bandwagon. We predict CAT registrations to go up this year as studying is a time tested way to tide out a recession. But you need to be clear on the fundamental criteria so that you don’t end …
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This weeks article in ‘The Tribune’, helps deconstruct liberal arts in India and is targeted for high school students as they try to understand more about these courses and their benefits. Sarah yawned as she finally closed her Mac. She was in the 11th grade and had been researching the liberal art courses in India. …
My article on ‘Jump on the Remote Gig Wagon’ was published in The Tribune, a leading National Daily in India, on Sunday, 30 August 2020. “Boom Time for Gig Workers!” Screamed the headlines of the economy section tucked away in the middle of the newspaper. Looking at it as he sipped his tea after breakfast, Ravi …
My article on ‘why your backup graduation college may be the better option in COVID time’ was published in The Tribune, a leading National Daily in India, on Monday, 24 August 2020. Covid 19 has thrown a spin in college admissions worldwide. Many smaller colleges are not even sure if they will be able to …
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My article on negotiating a salary raise in COVID times was published in The Tribune, a leading National Daily in India, on Monday, 17 August 2020. Negotiating a salary raise in Covid 19 times. “Impossible, Huh, You must be daft,” are some of the typical responses to this statement. As the world struggles with a …
Working at a startup offers many benefits for both experienced and new professionals. For individuals working at large, established companies, making the move to a startup provides the thrill of watching their work have an immediate impact on the startup’s success. New graduates and entry-level job seekers have the opportunity to experience a quick learning …
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This article is covered in a leading North India daily ‘The Tribune’ on 17 June 2020. Please find the link below: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jobs-careers/informational-interviews-%E2%80%94-how-can-students-get-it-right-100056 These are a great tool for students and young professionals to get more information about the possible career paths they may be evaluating. As a career coach, I strongly advocate informational interviews as …
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This article is covered in a leading North India daily ‘The Tribune’ on 10 June 2020. Please find the link below: https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/jobs-careers/how-freshers-can-withstand-the-covid-storm-96282 Nimrata Kapoor “Raj scrolled down his home page on the social media app. It was full of virtual graduations of his friends, from across the world. The disappointment of not meeting his friends …
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Here’s another article Published in a leading media house of North India. Click the link below: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jobs-careers/layoff-communication-%E2%80%93-how-can-firms-get-it-right-93497 As companies weather the economic storm unleashed by the pandemic, it has become common place to freeze hiring, delay joining and also take the tough call of layoffs. The question is can the layoff communication be done with …
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The distressing stories of job loss with this COVID-19 Pandemic, is scary and when the world opens up, aftermath will be scarier. Choices: 🤬 Blame everyone & waste time. 🎯 Unlock your career opportunities and gear up for all the possible scenarios. Join us on 11-May-2020, between 5-6 pm IST, when Nidhi Sharma will deep …
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We live in unprecedented times. For those in transition, whether because of layoffs, military to civil transition, business slowdown etc, it is important even more so now to keep our sanity and not fret. Maintain routines for yourself and your loved ones. Your positive and pragmatic attitude is the need of the hour. This is …
