How to Answer – What is Your Salary Requirement?
The “what is your salary requirement” question is always a tricky and awkward one to answer. The best way is to avoid answering it tactfully for as long as possible. I recommend the following strategies in address the salary requirement question. Try your best to not provide any numbers – because you want to avoid either [...]
Self Promotion Ideas
In a previous post I wrote “Hard Work Does Not Guarantee Success.” I still believe it but it begs the question – Then what else do you need to do to guarantee success? One answer that many people would agree with is – self promotion – make sure important people (like your boss and their boss) know what a top performer you are. That’s easier said then done. How to finesse self-promotion without coming off too boastful or self-centered is tricky.
Career Change Advice – 5 Aspects to Consider
A career change is a major step and can often involve a step-back in pay, willingness to take a lower position, investment in more schooling, and re-positioning your skills sets. A career change also requires significant effort in job search, so make sure you are changing your career for the right reasons and have [...]
Best Questions for a Job Seeker to Ask in an Interview
An job interview is a two-way street. You are there to demonstrate your qualifications, but you are also there to get more information. So always be prepared to ask some questions in an interview, if time permits. Most interviews are structured so that you can ask questions in the last 5 or 10 minutes. Here [...]
How to Have a Career Discussion with My Manager?
Recently, I was asked to be a career expert on Focus.com. I was quite honored and started browsing their site for questions that I can help answer. Here is one I found that I wanted to share. Question: “How can I discuss my career plan with my boss without seeming like I am complaining about my position, [...]
Four Key Elements of Life
I came across a cool definition of life accidentally while doing some research on the MarketingSherpa for my business. It defines the four key element of life. Before I read what it was, I thought perhaps it’s family, work, friends, and community. Many of us think of our life in these buckets. I was pleasantly [...]
Working from Home Sucks
Lots of people love the idea of working from home. With the daily 9-5 routine at a corporate cubicle, the luxury of working from home on your own business definitely represents “greener grass.” Well, before you decide to do it, you may want to hear my story. This story will also apply to those [...]
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