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The Subtle Art of Fitting In at Work: What "Cultural Fit" Really Means
"Fitting in" at work is a delicate dance of navigating unspoken rules, shared values, and office norms that can make or break your success. It requires a deep understanding of the organization's culture and the political acumen to adapt and thrive within it. Let's break it down.
Does your company allow Moonlighting?
If you work for a company, you might have come across the term Moonlighting. Moonlighting is doing a second job or taking up multiple work assignments with your full-time job. Recently, Wipro fired employees for moonlighting. How big is this issue and should it be controlled?
Guarantee yourself an interview call with these 7 steps
Attaching the same CV and generic cover letter for all job applications slims your chances of a call-back. Try the following steps to stand out amongst the "undifferentiated, irrelevant and boring applications".
What Color Is Your Parachute? The best job-search strategy explained
Too many people treat their job search like buying a lottery ticket: blindly sending your CV or resume to any open position in the hope of getting lucky.
5 Mistakes on Your Resume You Should Fix Now
1) Education Placement: Many resume templates put education at the very top of the page, just below your name and contact info. This is a mistake. Here's why:
Finding an Entry Level Job for Your Personality Type--No degree required
Look online and there're a million articles on how to find the perfect career for your personality type. ISTJ? Be a dentist. INFJ? A psychologist. But these careers take years of school. What if you don't have a degree? What if you're reentering the workforce after many years?
The best way to deal with a job layoff...
If youāve been laid off, itās only natural to ask yourself certain questions: āIs this because of the market? Bad leadership? Bad luck? An occupational hazard? Or was I just not good enough?ā
How to answer the most common interview questions
āTell me about yourself.ā Prepare a job-focused response showing that your abilities fit the role. Study similar job postings, identify the most common responsibilities, and treat it as a checklist for your condensed career history. This answer will set the tone of the interview.
Thinking of resigning? Donāt make these 6 mistakes
We quit our jobs for a pay raise, work-life balance, workplace politics, new roles, or other reasons. If you plan to quit your job, you need to do it the right way and with elegance. Follow six things when you leave your job -
How to create a resumƩ that will land you a job interview
If your resumĆ© doesnāt work, you wonāt either. Itās simply not enough to compile a list of everything youāve done in your career. The days of a one-size-fits-all approach are over.
Why "transferable skills" are guaranteed to attract job offers
Thereās a reason terms like ācommunicationā, āmultitaskingā and āproblem-solvingā appear in almost every job listing. No matter what the role is, there are certain skills and values that you simply must have. The people who understand this best are the ones that find success.