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Almost all the advice appearing in these columns deals with those at the beginning of their careers or those trying to progress. However, there are quite a few who will be nearing retirement and this is especially for them.
Ideally, we should start to plan for this important transition as early as possible but are too [...]

After having done all the hard work during the job interview, you need to ensure that you bargain well for the product that you have come to sell: yourself. However, you need to be careful that the negotiation is carried out in a tactful manner so that your confidence in your abilities is not perceived [...]

Joining a new place of employment is usually accompanied by a sense of anticipation about meeting new people and adjusting to a new environment. Although most companies make it a point to make the transition for new employees as easy as possible, there are instances where they can be left to fend for themselves [...]

The job interview is an exercise  designed to match the right candidate with the job.
Therefore it is only natural that while preparing for an interview most candidates tend to focus on coming up with ‘right’ answer to a variety of questions.  What they tend to forget is that these days most employers provide an opportunity to [...]

Becoming the Most Valued Player (MVP) on your team means going the extra mile; even if the rewards don’t seem to be forthcoming effort will pay off in the long run.
To become the MVP at your workplace, consider the following:

Have an opinion. Being the MVP means not sitting on the sidelines. Have an opinion that [...]

For many of us, a new job often means new challenges. For the rest of us, it means goose bumps – the kind we had when we switched schools when we were younger. Although patience, attention and caution will get you through the probation period easily, the key to success is that you [...]

Searching for a job can be a real energy sapping experience especially if you are jobless and the news repeatedly unfavourable. A very common reaction is to let your spirits sag and lose focus of what needs to be done.
Here are a few tips that will help to lift your spirits while you continue with [...]

Most people attend training workshops with a set of expectations regarding what they will gain from the workshop. However, sometimes their expectations are not very practical  or realistic.
Here is a closer look:

I will get to learn everything about the subject, right? Wrong. A training workshop is at best a refresher course that provides an overview [...]

Exit interviews are useful tools to prise important information from employees who are about to leave the company.  If these interviews are properly carried out and the results well-utilized, a company can overcome any shortcomings that way exist between management policies and employee well-being.
The exit interview should take place in a private room and be [...]

One of the greatest challenges we face unknowingly is something called a ‘perception gap’.  Although psychologists have analysed this in many different ways, for our purposes let’s keep it simple. It is the gap between how we view ourselves (and our capabilities) and how the world sees us.
We often have a very high opinion of [...]