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9 Things You should stop doing at Workplace

1. Being a Teenager or Badass

Many of us even after graduating and starts working, won’t stop acting like Teenagers in front of others.And also being a show off and be very rude to others is not a good work etiquette. That has to stop!

2. Being Loud

DO NOT be loud in front of your colleagues. Be it over the phone or while talking to someone next to you. And never laugh loud so the whole floor knows you are laughing.

3. Speaking ill about others

No matter what someone does, you are not allowed to talk bad about them in front of  others. Never spoil their privacy.

4. Gossiping

Do not gossip around with your colleagues, its simply a waste of time. Remember what goes around comes around.. Someone may be gossiping about you somewhere!

5. Putting the blame on Others

When you do a mistake accept it rather than putting that blame on someone else.. It will do no Good to you!

6. Oversharing with your colleagues

You may have close friends in workplace but do not share about your personal things too much to anyone. You might become weak in front of them!

7. Excessive complaining

Complaining about few genuine things are acceptable.. But not for each and everything. People will think you are not the right one for that job!

8. Isolating yourself

Never be a One Man Army! It doesn’t hurt your pride if you start your day with a pleasant conversation with your colleagues.

9. Wasting time via Social Media

Everyone has the temptation, its up to you how you overcome..You have to keep separate time allotted to check your social media sites. But  NOT when you are WORKING! It makes your work unproductive.

Mohammad Ashfak

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Four questions employers want to know during an interview

In today’s world he or she who gets hired is not necessarily the one who can do the job best; but, the one who knows the most about how to get hired.

Assuming that you are in an interview, these are the four essential questions the HR absolutely needs an answer to – even if they never ask you these directly.

Anything you can do, during an interview, to help find the employer find the answer to these four questions, will help make you an outstanding candidate for the job.

1.      “Why are you here?” This means,

 Why are you knocking on our door, rather than someone else door?

 How much do you know about who we are, and what we do here?

2.      “ What can you do for us?”  This means,

If we were to hire you, will you help us with the tasks and challenges we face here? What are your relevant skills, and can you give us examples or stories from the past, that demonstrate you have these skills

“Tell me about yourself”

3.      “What kind of person are you?”

Will you be a pleasure to work with or will you be a problem from day one?

What is your greatest weakness?

4.      “What distinguishes you from other people?”

What makes you unique; do you show up earlier, stay later, work more thoroughly, work faster; go the extra mile, or…what?

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Get 10 job offers!!

Getting a job is easy these days provided you know how to get an employer's attention BEFORE-DURING & AFTER the Interview.

Here are five points to keep in mind when you are on a lookout for an opportunity /Job

1. Do you have NETWORK?

A network is basically how many people you know working in your industry/domain. If you are an MBA person do you know any person who is a Management consultant, a VP or a CEO in a company? Or if you are a mechanical engineer do you know someone who is working in the industry you want to get into with at least 5-10 years experience? 

NETWORK will lead to your NETWORTH

So Bigger the Network, BIGGER THE NETWORTH.

2. Are you Marketable?

If you don't know how to market yourself you won’t be able to sell yourself in an interview. Basically, it's all about selling, convincing your dad to give you money is also a part of selling. Which means you are a good sales person. All you have to do is apply this concept in the interviews and sell yourself.

Selling can happen through Resume, GD, follow up emails to the employer. 

3. Are you using emails Effectively?

Professionals won’t look into their facebook or WhatsApp once they are at work, they check their emails first. I have got a lot of emails from freshers which are usually in the form of a text message, We reject it even without looking at the resume

To get employers attention you have to know how to write a catchy subject line or to put your content in such a way that they will be excited to call you for an interview.

4. Are you completely relying on Job Portals?

Out of all the people who apply in job portal only 10% will get an interview call. The other 90% can only get through a good Network. 

Sell yourself more in your network, instead of putting the information in Job portals

5. Do you project that confidence?

When I used to take interviews for my company, there were people who got bluntly rejected because of the way they dressed, the way they presented themselves, or their body language. They didn't have the attitude of getting a job.

Employers take a decision based on your Attitude & Confidence. 

So what are you waiting for? Go find your network, learn how to write emails and always Project yourself Confidently. 

Mohammad Ashfak