There are some things about employment that are rarely fun. So now you have been invited to your boss’s house and there is no way you can wriggle out of this social obligation. You might as well get dressed! And be prepared to go snorkeling in a suit.

Here are a few pointers that can help.

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What Holds You Back? Subscribe to get the success tips delivered daily to your email, Click here most of us want to do something, start something, create something. some commercially, some purely for fun and some for the benefit of others. What stops you? Share here... 1 person has submitted 2 suggestions and cast 2 votes but what do you think? Click here to share & see what the world thinks>

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A lot of recruiters claim to have worked with the best in the industry, but did they ever get paid? Did they try and fail? trying cannot be considered a client-service provider relationship. A lot of firms file tenders and bids, only the successful one is considered the contractor.

So, what does this mean for you as a candidate.

To find out, visit
http://www.hospemagjobs.com/articles/secrets-of-recruitment/secret6-once-a-client-not-always-a-client/

or
http://bit.ly/b1EZ1S

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Where it does not happen, you are good, where it does, you should know what to do.  It may not be just Hr & it may not be just money.
Here are the tips on how to know its happening & what to do about it.

visit
http://www.hospemagjobs.com/articles/secrets-of-recruitment/secrets-of-recruitment-5-recruiters-pay-human-resources/

or
http://bit.ly/cmYeNT 

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Its true.

If you just read the statement once you would feel I was nuts.

The recruiter gets paid (and in some cases, exceptionally well paid) because of you.  You are good, you get selected and hence his business thrives.

Why wouldn't you be important to him? ridiculous.

But its still true.

Now, hear me out, why & what you can do about it.

visit http://www.hospemagjobs.com/articles/secrets-of-recruitment/secrets-of-recruitment-you-are-not-important-to-the-recruiter/


or http://bit.ly/8ZXUJU

How To Write A Resume - 10 essential resume writing tips!

Over 20 articles on resume skills. Over 100 resume tips. No sample resumes, but I did create a list of some creative resume templates But here is the kicker, I never did write anything about 'How To Write A Resume' So, here goes. Resume writing is...

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or visit http://www.myeclatcoach.com/2010/04/how-to-write-resume-10-essentials.html

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5 steps to become a good listener Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:30 AM PST Subscribe to My Eclat Coach by Email 5 steps to become a good listener 1. tell yourself you will listen its not that you are bad at listening, its just that while you are listening you are also thinking. most likely you are thinking about what your response should be the speaker but sometimes, your maybe be thinking about a different topic altogether. this happens if you are not interested in the speaker's topic, or have a personal dislike for the speaker or just have too many things to do and hence see the current conversation as a time-waster. so the first and foremost rule is that you choose to listen and you tell yourself that you will listen. then focus at the speaker. 2. Stop doing anything else if you have something else or something more important or urgent to do, re-schedle the conversation. ask the speaker if it would be ok to do this later. if however you choose to listen, then stop doing everything else. stop looking at your phone, typing or watching tv. look at the speaker and listen. 3. Turn off distractions I tell people who answer their phones in the middle of our conversation, 'i think i'll call you next time' here is someone who is in front of you, conversing, sharing something important ( we all like to think what we say is important) and all it takes to get your attention is a phone ring. turn it to silent. tell your secretary to hold calls and visitors. turn the computer screen to blank. 4. Take notes you have a brilliant memory and you have never needed to take notes. great. now take note. the obvious benefit is that you will have key points of the talk available to you on a later date and of course, you will not need to remember everything immediately. but there are some benefits for the speaker too. it makes the speaker slow down. since you cant write as fast as they speak, they will slow down to your speed. this will give you more time to understand and question if required. the second benefit for the speaker is that he/she will think you take their talk seriously. i suggest you always do it, but overall if there are times when you dont, then this will give the required effect. 5. Repeat and confirm a simple, 'let me see if I understand you correctly. you said '.....' and you want me to do '....' that should do it. any clarifications will come from the speaker. they will go back knowing you care and will tell a lot of people what a good listener you are. happy listening!

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7 Days to a Remarkable You! DAY I

by NaturalBlu

Do you take the final responsibility for all your team actions?

The buck stops with you.

Pointing fingers at your sibling went with the wind as soon as you embarked on your corporate journey.

There is no two about it.

If you are not 100% behind your team, they wont be either!

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I wrote about the 10 questions/dimensions you can measure yourself on if you want to be a 5-star leader.

In this series, I will detail my thoughts/suggestions on each of those 10 dimensions

by jessicaflavin

Do you delegate?

most brilliant people can do everything brilliantly if only they had the time.

but you dont.

so, brilliant as you are, you will be left with a lot to do, that you will never be able to do, just coz you dont have another 24 hours, everyday.

delegate.

find out the tasks that you do not enjoy, think someone else could do just as well, or just a little less and start delegating.

that is a start.

but if I could persuade you to, I would suggest you take a different approach.

find out, hunt for people better than you at things you do everyday and then delegate.

it is so much better!

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Posted By Bedi to My Eclat Coach at 10/27/2009 06:00:00 AM

Awesome Profile created for brilliant successes!

We help you create an awesome profile for tremendous personal branding & success!

é⋅clat

/eɪˈklɑ; Fr. eɪˈkla/ 

–noun

1. brilliance of success, reputation, etc.: the éclat of a great achievement.

2. acclamation; acclaim.

The process is as follows:

* You are assigned a Profile Coach

* You will receive a call or email from this coach to schedule your profile discussion with contact details to forward your information.

o Copies of your resume

o Additional documents as directed including recommendations

Contact Me

Prabhjot Bedi

+91 98720 00604

p.bedi@eclathospitality.com

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BRAND YOU| 

Manage Your Online Identity

photo by AndYaDontStop

do a google search for yourself. 

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I am waiting, do it now!

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good. Now, if you answer NO to any of the following, you need to spend sometime managing your online identity

>Do the top 3 results point to you?

>If you follow the top 3 links, can you see your profile & contact details?

>Is your Facebook account one of the top 3 results?

hmmm, we need to do something.

3 things you must do today:

1. visit www.linkedin.com and create a profile for yourself.

2. visit http://usernamecheck.com/ and ensure your particular username (& I suggest you make it "firstname" + "lastname") is still avialbale across a host of sites.

3. Prepare a short BIO. Maybe less than 140 characters

here is mine

"An Ideator. A personal success coach, trainer, author and professional speaker. A hospitality specialist, I help peopleamaze themselves!"

Ensure that the BIO you create forms the basis if not the standard text on all your online profiles.

MOTIVATION | Why you should do this?

According to research, search the most popular method to track something on the net. Make that something, someone.

New reports suggest that employers are now ensuring a web-check before hiring. The employer checks your profiles on-line to ensure there is nothing 'out-there' that should suggest you should not be hired.

Cheers!

Prabhjot Bedi

The Coach

p.s. search for Prabhjot Bedi in google and see what I mean!

I wrote about the 10 questions/dimensions you can measure yourself on if you want to be a 5-star leader.

In this series, I will detail my thoughts/suggestions on each of those 10 dimensions

by vagawi

DO you have formal/informal listening sessions?

The formal ones

- structure time

- space

- make sure there are no interruptions

- make sure there has been enough time to prepare for both parties

- ensure the time between two sessions is mapped

- ensure everyone is covered

- take notes

- give feedback

- if you can, do something. if you can't, let them know.

The informal ones

the informal listening sessions are probably the ones where you will pick up more non-verbal cues than the formal ones.

in the hall, at lunch, at a staff party, the gym.  it could be anywhere.

Just two inputs here:

1. be willing to listen

2. be willing to stop when it turns gossipy!

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I read the phrase 'Accelerate your ability to learn' and fell in love with it.
I wrote about what you can do Self Development| Accelerate Your Ability to Learn

For the next 10 Days, you will get one site everyday that will help you enhance your language learning.

Today the site is foreignword.com

Use this global dictionary to search in 275 dictionaries on the Internet. Translate from 69 source languages into 73 target languages - 400 language combinations.


Just follow these three simple steps:

1) Choose the source language you want to translate from
2) Choose the target language (select "monolingual" for word meanings).
3) Select a dictionary, enter term & click on "Go"!

Look up your term in one dictionary after another by clicking on the "Next" button.

Start here

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Search for more success articles, resources on the Special Success Search Engine... Try it!
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I read the phrase 'Accelerate your ability to learn' and fell in love with it.
I wrote about what you can do Self Development| Accelerate Your Ability to Learn

For the next 12 Days, you will get one site everyday that will help you enhance your language learning.

Today the site babbel.com

Easy and Playful

Babbel's fun. Here you can learn languages in an entertaining way, without fuss. Straightforward, no pressure.

Put it into Practice

Learn on your own or practice with other people from all over the world. You decide how, when and what you learn.

Effective learning

Pictures, sound, video and interactive elements make for a good variety and
quick success.

Start here

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Posted By Bedi to My Eclat Coach at 10/03/2009 11:24:00 PM

from www.myeclatcoach.com

Naukri PayCheck is based on information from over 10 million anonymous profiles across multiple sectors. It takes your Functional Area, Experience, Industry, City, and Education into consideration to provide you with salary information that is highly personalized and relevant.

It is a neat little app.

I checked out some results for common designations and they seem to be ok. I am guessing these are based on the amounts people enter into their naukri.com profiles. Over the years that I have been a recruiter I have seen a fair share of mistakes (per month fed as per year, lakhs are wrong, thousands missing etc) but I would assume the senior profiles have lesser chances of such mistakes.

Try it out.

Leave your comments about how right or wrong naukri is for your profile or query.

goto| http://my.naukri.com/PayCheck/salary

http://ceevee.com 

This is such a nice tool!

Its simple, effective. and it has some awesome features.

here are the ones I like:

1. pre-formated

it might be a simple format, but at least there is one.

If you think you can do better, you can use this to improve.

for the ones who dont even know how to start or where to start this is IT.

also see RESUME SKILLS| Do You Have A Good Looking Resume?

2. photo/picture on top

i have been an advocate of putting your pic on your resume & even your signature (see Resume Skills| Sign your resume)

3. All the major headings are covered

you can choose to add or delete them as you wish

4. 3 formats

plain text, classic & modern

this not new.  Microsoft word comes built in with these formats but an online version is good.

5. Share capabilities

this is where the power of the internet comes into effect.

you can share your resume /cv with the world at the click of a button.

click here to see Flaunt your Profile/Resume

6. printing capabilities

pdf is my choice.

7. the last but deft not the least, you get a customized address for your resume!

mine is http://ceevee.com/prabhjotbedi 

This was a question posted by anon.
Thank you for the question, here are my suggestions for what to do before the interview & the response/answer

You have to understand that the interviewer is not there to reject you but to select you.
he/she wants to know that you will do the job well and are a good fit for the team.

- For every interview know the following very well:

> Job description of the position you are applying for
> The success parameters for that position
> The company and
> The interviewer if possible

- audit your own fit for the position.

Before the interview, conduct and audit for yourself.
take your skill set and match it against what you think the position/the company desires its success. if you have a relatively good fit, you will have the answer to the question. if not, you could talk about your awareness of the skill set required and your eagerness to acquire those skills.

- suggest your fit

In the interview, suggest that you fit in well with what the position requires. Rather than talk about your achievements in a vacuum showcase them in the context of the job you are applying for.

so dont say 'I increased the sales at my last job by 100%'
say 'I believe my learning in increasing the sales in the last job will be very effective here, as I understand you are seeking to grow the current product line rather than introduce new ones'

- demonstrate your skill & eagerness

Once you have them hooked with an answer like that, you will be invited to share the 'how' of what you just suggested.
Mention that you have broadly looked at the products of the company and visited a store or two and found that very simple shift in visual merchandizing or setup (or something else, as this is just an example) could work. But of course you are saying this an an outsider and will be in a much better position to suggest and implement detailed plans from the within.

A word of advice here (hmmm, warning rather since the whole blog is full of advice) do not share any insider information or leak and company information from your previous employers. that does not go well.

As always, you can leave your questions in the comments & I will answer.
for this one, leave a small/quick profile, what you are applying for or which company and I can help you structure the answer.

happy hunting!

Prabhjot Bedi
The Coach

For any other questions on any type of success write to me p.bedi@eclathospitality.com

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Posted By Bedi to My Eclat Coach at 9/02/2009 11:26:00 AM

I wrote about the 10 questions/dimensions you can measure yourself on if you want to be a 5-star leade r. 

In this series, I will detail my thoughts/suggestions on each of those 10 dimensions

by Thales

Do you ensure every team member is hand picked?

To be fair, its not just about ensuring that you are part of every hiring decision or that you are present to personally meet every new joinee.  These are critical but I believe its a bit more than that.

- define your 'team member'

do this in as much detail as possible.  exp, education, language, skill set, anything else that you feel is required to succeed in your setup.

- involve your people into the hiring decision

let the ones who will work with the new member have a say in it.  Its not complete democracy, but if you get a buy in from them, the process of integration would be far more smoother.

- find out everything you can, before you hire.

use social networking sites, consultants, current team members, any and all sources, but try and find out as much as you can.

- give as much information as possible to the potential hire.

- dont window dress your company, the position or the role

- create a template of questions/interview techniques that you will use with everyone.  let there be some standard testing.

- test for all the skills you deem important and necessary.

- take personal assurances regarding work ethics and commitment

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Posted By Bedi to My Eclat Coach at 9/08/2009 06:00:00 AM

cynosurejobs.com offers a neat SMS2MAIL service that I think is pretty neat. something like this was offered by another site much earlier (I tried to look for it again but couldn't).

Anyway, me gave it a whirl and the service was flawless.

Its pretty simple.

1. register
2. upload resume
3. sms

Thats it.

The time taken to send my resume was less than a minute:

I think you must, and absolutely must register.
There could be times when you are given an email address and this could ensure you can send out your resume immediately.

I do have some suggestions for the team at cynosurejobs.com

1. Multiple resumes - How do I create multiple resumes & send them out?
2. Multiple Cover letters - customized to the individual or the position
3. Format of resume - I generally like to send out my profile in pdf format. the service only offers doc.

but these are more suggestions/wish lists.

click here to register>