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Studies show with over two hundred applications coming in on average for a new job posting, only a mere 2-4 applicants get selected for an in-person interview. That's a 3% chance you'll get picked. With studies showing you have just a 3% chance of getting a call for an interview, wouldn't you want to increase the likelihood you succeed in the so you can get the job offer? There's a lot of preparation that goes into nailing interviews. Regardless of your age or experience level, nailing the interview can be challenging. The only way to "win" at job interviewing is to prepare yourself effectively.    However, if you're unsure of the right approach, you're not alone. Many people struggle during job interviews. Lack of confidence, preparation, and strategy can result in a painful and ineffective interview that doesn't make a great impression. Research, Explore & Connect - In today’s world, content is king. Go beyond a company...

Every human resources director, headhunter, or recruiter will tell you the same thing: the best way to find a job is through networking, which includes social media. The best social media networking tool for professionals is, without question, LinkedIn. LinkedIn is an insanely useful tool for every working person, not to mention every job-seeker and student. LinkedIn has redefined the online version of a resume and having a well organised LinkedIn profile is now essential. We have put together some of the tips that will enhance your Profile: Your headline should be catchy and have keywords and phrases that you would want to turn up in Google search results Fill up all the fields, don't leave anything blank. It has been shown that a 100 % complete LinkedIn profile is viewed in a better light than one with a lot of blanks. Add a photograph to your profile. Profiles with photos are nine times more likely to be viewed. Use a photograph that portrays a professional...

With all the resources and advice available online, it’s astonishing that people continue to make the same mistakes, over and over again, when job searching. But you don’t have to be one of them. Use this list as a sort of checklist against these common mistakes, and protect your job search against painful mistakes. The best and the most effective way to catch Recruiters attention is to get a customized cover letter which outlines your accomplishments. The cover letter here refers to PAIN POINTS. Every firm hires because they need help. They have certain PAIN POINTS which can only be resolved by hiring right folks who are a perfect fitment for the role. So the most strategic way to grab recruiter's eyeballs is to let them know how can solve their pain points. You should always avoid: Typos on your resume. They make you look unprofessional. Proofread with extreme prejudice. Waiting for the job to come to you. You should be proactive. Make a list of the top 10 ...

It’s easy to look at the latest overnight success and think – “Wow, look at them, so happy, so successful, so free” – and think that something must be wrong with you.  Because even though you are constantly trying to make something happen, you don’t feel successful or energized, no instead you feel worn out with nothing left to give.  If this is the case for you, perhaps it’s not what you are doing to become successful but rather what you are still focusing on to become successful.  Even the slightest tilts of lost focus is enough to shift our context and frame of mind from where we should be headed to instead a completely different one. So what do those people DO to get through these moments of lost focus?  How do they zero in on the task at hand to become a success? Perhaps it’s not what they FOCUS on, but rather what they DON’T FOCUS on that makes the real difference. The Clock Never Stops A successful person will never focus on th...

We are getting smarter about work and people and the intersection between them. More and more, working people are telling the truth about topics that they were afraid to talk about openly before. One of the stickiest topics is the quality of leadership found in large and small employers. We are starting to tell the truth about the fact that most people in leadership positions are lacking in critical skills. They don’t know how to talk to their employees and they don’t know how to listen. If they received any management training at all, they were probably trained to dole out work assignments and evaluate people. They don’t know how to probe for understanding or how to create cohesion on a team. Here are seven leadership skills most managers lack. Perspective-Taking A good manager can take another person’s perspective, whether the other person is a customer, the manager’s boss, or an employee on the manager’s team. Strong managers can see the world thr...

In the new world of executive job search, your “Paper” or Word document executive resume will probably not be your first introduction to recruiters and hiring decision makers. Whatever they find out about you online may be the deciding factor – often before you know they’re assessing you. Today’s C-level / Leadership / Senior-level resume takes the form of a LinkedIn profile, VisualCV, or online portfolio. Savvy executives know they have to have a strong online identity, leading hiring professionals to accurate, on-brand information about them. Before dusting off your old resume (if you have one), merely updating it with your latest contributions and career history, and expecting that, when you put it out there they will come, you need to get a handle on today’s resume 2.0 and what part it plays in the new world of executive job search. If you don’t have a strong online footprint providing them with plenty of on-brand information supporting your value prop...

“Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success. If other people are putting in 40 hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100 hour work weeks, then even if you’re doing the same thing you know that… you will achieve in 4 months what it takes them a year to achieve.” Entrepreneurs and other company workers starved to see ‘Tesla Motors‘ fail due to the company’s products being seen as an attack on mainstream vehicles. He then launched the electric cars to the public, which had the public and other companies in doubt of the success of ‘Tesla Motors‘. Poll votes and TV hosts belittled Tesla cars and told the public they weren’t worth buying. But he did not care and decided to push through to make it happen. He released an offering to the Public in 2010 for Tesla, and was granted a place in the stock market, there hadn’t been an IPL since Henry Ford and the net-worth grew to $2 billion. This courageou...

It's deceptively easy to make mistakes on your resume and exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once an employer gets it. So prevention is critical, whether you're writing your first resume or revising it for a mid-career job search. 1 . 'Best of breed' When CareerBuilder surveyed more than 2,200 hiring managers last year , it found "best of breed" to be the most irritating term to be seen on a résumé. "Anyone can say they are 'best of breed,' a 'go-getter,' a 'hard worker,' or a 'strategic thinker'". "Employers want to know what makes the job seekers unique, and how they will add value to the specific organization for which they're applying." 2. 'Phone' There is no reason to put the word "phone" in front of the actual number. "It's pretty silly. They know it's your phone number." The same rule applies to email. ...

One of the best, proven ways to get ahead in your career is to keep abreast of the latest, best thinking in management. There is always more to learn about any given topic. This especially true for individuals looking for a career change, fresh graduates or someone aiming to for higher profiles. Highly productive individuals, business tycoons, entrepreneurs all have a common trait - They are all BookOholics.  We have listed some of the fantastic books to grab and scour through. At Staffio , we love books and are crazy about embracing, learning and unlearning stuffs that really matter the most. Listed below are some of the fantastic books in no particular order Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career (The 99U Book Series 2) Success isn't about being the best. It's about always getting better. Can you step outside your comfort zone? Bounce back from failure? Build new skills? Tapping int...

Many think the successful are simply fortunate. But it's how they manage their luck that turns it into success. Everyone wants to be lucky . People often see others who are successful and attribute it to luck or good fortune. Surely some successful people had little personal impact on their achievements. They may have been born into wealthy families, inherited good genes or simply have stumbled onto the right circumstances. But more often then not, people who get good luck handed to them either ignore it or squander it before they can take full advantage. Super successful people don't need to rely on fate to get to the top. They take their own initiative to bring good fortune to their lives. Here are nine habits that successful people use to make the most of everything the universe throws at them. 1. They turn negatives into positives. Every incident has polarity. What seems awesome to some can be a burden to others. Super successful people look pra...