When I recruited, I always wanted candidates to do well in job interviews because then my searches would be done faster! Yet, candidates get all worked up over job interviews and sabotage themselves with self-denigrating remarks and weak statements. The recruiter wants to like you. Help them like you! Here are five confidence-killers to avoid:
When speaking about Saudi Arabia, many have misconceptions about what the Kingdom is all about. Saudi Arabia is a country full or heritage and culture, and everyone is well aware of that. However, with every country comes a list of misconceptions and myths that speak far from reality. Here's a list of the top 5 myths about the glorious Kingdom.
I'm very discouraged. I came in as a runner-up for a great job I applied for. I had two interviews but I didn't make it to the third and final round.
Should I just chalk up this disappointment to life learning and move on? I feel like maybe I'm not interviewing that well or I'm doing something else wrong.
That job was not the right job for you, at least not at this momen...
Q: After being out of work for quite a while, I'm happy to say that I'm starting a new job. But I'm concerned about getting back into the routine smoothly. What can I do to have a successful transition?
A: Pay attention to your new environment, and keep the other aspects of your life as stable as possible.
Have you ever been in a headquarter based meeting when someone says, “This marketing campaign will be impossible to localize in China?” Or when a product manager says to her engineering team, “This product schedule will miss Diwali in South Asia.” One may presume that these comments are from people who originally came from those respective regions but that is not always ...
Attaining a job across the sea comes with numerous challenges that author Maria Lamp attempts to cover in her article. These challenges include competition, silent recruiters, biases and several other variables. Lamps insight proves intriguing for numerous reasons as she keeps the reader engaged and keeps the content relevant throughout.
Returning recently from an international trip to Japan provided a stark contrast of culture shock that has left me reflecting on brand consistency and customer service. American-based brands, my own included, can learn a great deal from the traditions and culture of Japan that apply to many aspects of business but especially to brand consistency and customer service.
Here are three principle...
Bob Sutton, who wrote perhaps the only business book with a title a family newspaper cannot reprint, The No A**hole Rule, has gone decidedly more tame with his latest work. Scaling Up Excellence, released Feb. 4, is the Stanford professor's look at the challenge of sharing good practices, growing new business lines and scaling the size of a successful startup. Co-authored by Hayagreeva &quo...
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