Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic
Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic
Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic
The festival of Diwali is the conquest of good over evil. The year 2020 had joined hands fo all in the world to fight the only virus that created a menace in every one of us on this planet earth. Nevertheless, we were all together on this Pandemic in our will to overcome the evil. Besides in the verge of outsmarting the Corno pandemic. Similarily, We are together in this ubiquitous generic times together.
Indians worldwide can never stay indoors on a fine day like Diwali. Staying Indoors on a festive day like Diwali is inconceivable for any Indian born citizen worldwide. Now with the government announcing a ban on crackers. Yet another blow to the good times. We are nevertheless accepting the rule of the game with the same spirit of pride in wiping the coronavirus epidemic. Nevertheless, We see nostalgic of the past Diwali with tears in all of us.
We Stand on guard against any evils that may further ruin the present scenario. Making no chances for further spread the deadly virus any further. Bangalore Secretary Services is all set to Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic.
Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic
How to Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the PandemicPandemic with loved ones and Office colleagues?
Celebrate a Virtual Safe Diwali in the Pandemic
- Safe Dsitanceing with relatives and friends.
- Video conferencing with office colleagues.
- Back to age-old methods of sending Archies Gifts & Greetings
( seems very old 90 s style )
- Games on Zoom call can do the magic with office colleagues.
- The magic of celebrations blossoms only when all are together in a virtual zoom call on a Diwali day.
Celebrate Diwali with the most creative Diwali gifts.
- Sweets of the native origin shared with office colleagues. Bengalis with Kolkatta sweets. Tamils with Native Tamil sweets Authentic Tirunelveli Halwa and Sweets.
- Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic with Home foods shared with loved ones.
- Celebrate a Safe Diwali in the Pandemic with No crakers but with laughter and joy with family members.
Sanitizing the house before Celebrating Diwali
House cleaning is an age-old tradition on an auspicious day like Diwali to keep the evil out and to welcome the good inside the house.
Diwali also called as Deepavali is a propitious celebration observed on the new moon night of Kartik month (autumn season) in India. It was the day when Lord Rama came back to Ayodhya with goddess Sita after vanquishing the demon king Ravan. This day acknowledged as the victory of wisdom over darkness and good over evil. This festival is a five days long celebration.
People all across the country believe in preparing and cleaning their house and offices. Besides, to embrace positivity on this day. Cleaning the house and the Office is a day to day work, but before Diwali cleaning carries specific significance. We generally consider the following reasons to clean the house before Diwali.
- Gratefulness to the positive energy in the house or Office.
- Becoming an excellent host to the guest and office colleagues.
- Declutter the house and Office of all unwanted things.
- Diwali is a New year beginning.
Let this Diwali bring lights in all of us sharing this PandemicPandemic with hands together. May we be united with the laws of the land. Nevertheless, we can get the smiles in all of us with the current unprecedented times we all are facing with hands tied.
How to encourage employees to take responsibility and perform with excellence?
How to encourage employees to take responsibility and perform with excellence? Responsibility comes only when a task is given. A task given to an employee is on trust and accountability.
How to encourage employees to take responsibility and perform with excellence?
The world of work has been changed drastically within the last 20 years. In olden days, people took orders. Workers were expected to park their brains, shut their mouths and work their daily hours.
But somewhere along the way, some employers and organisations got smart. They began to realise that they could do more than buy their workers’ time. They could engage their teams’ heads and hearts as well.
In the new work world, it is all about taking responsibility. Every employee is expected to take responsibility to use all their talents and perform with excellence.
So what all things can you do to encourage your team to take responsibility and perform with excellence? Here are the seven things that work.
How to encourage employees to take responsibility?
- Help people get a vision of excellence.
Lots of people do not even know what “excellence” means. After all, they are doing their job and think that is good enough. They are competent but not excellent. Competence is the enemy of the great. So show the employees your vision of excellence that goes beyond competence, or create such a vision together.
- Expect excellence.
It sounds simple enough. But many employers and leaders do just the opposite. When they oversee the detail of every function, they are saying, in effect, they don’t expect excellence from their people. They expect failure.
Just be careful. It’s very difficult to disguise your expectations. Never expect others to shrug responsibility and do just enough to get by. Once they sense that, they will act accordingly. Expect and project. Expect excellence from your people and learn to project your expectation. And then…
- Lead by example.
When you walk your talk, people will listen to you. For instance, if you take responsibility for excellence, there is a greater chance for people around you also take responsibility and practice excellence.
Employees won’t take responsibility for excellence until they see you demanding excellence from themselves and others. Then only will they see that excellence is more than a hyped-up, flavour-of-the-month buzz word or training class? Rather, excellence is something that leaders, mature people, effective entrepreneurs, and managers take seriously.
Walk your talk. Never ever say something like “quality is king around here” and later ship out a few defective items when you are crunched for time.
- Get a commitment to excellence.
It’s unbelievably powerful. We would rather have one dedicated person working WITH us than three simply working FOR us.
When you want employees to take responsibility for excellence, get a commitment from the other person that he CAN do it and WILL do it. Get the other person to make a strong decision. It all begins with making a plan and saying, ‘This is what I am going to do: I am going to make it happen, no matter what happens!'”
To get that kind of dedication, ask the percentage question: To what degree you are committed to excellence on this task? And what will it take you to get 100% on board? After all, there is a time when you should move from deliberation to firm decision and from consideration to commitment.
- Reward responsibility.
When employees take responsibility for excellence, they typically do it for a reason. Maybe the work makes them feel good. It helps them master a skill, or move ahead in their career. But there is always a reason.
One of the major reasons people take responsibility is they want to receive praise. So give it to them. Praise employees who perform excellently. You will get amazed at the difference it can make in someone’s life or career.
Make sure you are doing something that rewards others for taking responsibility. And if they make some missteps along the way, all you have to do is…
- Use responsibility-encouraging words.
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. When employees take on more and more responsibility, they are bound to make some mistakes, and some correction is needed.
To be specific, don’t talk to an employee about his “weaknesses.” That sounds too much. It is like a set of permanent character flaws. A focus on “weaknesses” will turn an employee into a pessimist. Because he will think, “That is just the way I am. There is nothing I can do about it.”
Instead, when you are correcting less-than-excellent performance, talk about the employees’ “improvement opportunities.” That way, you are describing a process they will take responsibility for fixing. And that puts them back on the path to excellence.
Use words that tell the person he can do some things to improve. It is within his power.
- Analyse the process and payoff of admitting responsibility.
Excellence does not randomly strike like lightning. It is the outcome of certain acts of responsibility taking. And the process can be replicated if it is understood.
So it isn’t enough to acknowledge the employees’ excellence. The ideal way to keep it going is to help him realise the reason it came about in the first place. HOW did things turn out right, and HOW can he replicate that?
For example, if a person had an unusually good month in sales, recognize it and ask her why. Did he use a different strategy to prospecting or in closing the sale? Ifsoever he makes more sales calls or approaches a different type of clientele? Did he create a new presentation?
By asking such questions, you can help the person learn how the process of responsibility taking led to significant payoffs.
In gone days people used to say “that is not my job” and get away with it. In today’s work world, the only ones who will survive are those who take responsibility for excellence. With these seven useful strategies, you can get people to do exactly that.
Should companies stop hiring during the coronavirus pandemic?
Should companies stop hiring during the coronavirus pandemic? More and more companies are using this crisis in hiring new talents in their spare time they do have.
Coronavirus is continuing its course by spreading throughout 203 nations and territories in the world. It leaves many people numb without knowing what will happen next. Many employers think whether they all should suspend their hiring process until the virus has run its course.
Should companies stop hiring during the coronavirus pandemic?
If you also have any vacant chair, you can adopt the same process Google is using to fulfil its hiring needs. Do it virtually! At a time when online recruiting is getting adopted so heavily, this seems to be the most logical option, as most of the recruiting process is done via phone calls and e-mail communication. It helps recruit while avoiding human contact in the wake of the coronavirus. Here are a few tips for making your recruiting process solely online.
Should companies stop hiring during the coronavirus pandemic? The crisis is the right time to have a clear thought of the future. The spare time is the time to set the goals straight.
How to make online recruitment or remote recruitment?
- Candidate Outreach
Job fairs are a great source to top talent. But in this tough phase avoiding face-to-face communication isn’t suit well. So, online adopting options are the best route to travel. These days, more and more recruiters and hiring managers are turning to online methods. It let them to source and connect with potential candidates. Seeing as a vast majority of job seekers are online, that is your best bet for finding top talent. But where can you search for them?
Well. Start with social media, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. They are the most popular social media platforms. If you tailor your messaging just right, you will be sourcing talent within no time! Get a few tips to start recruiting through social media:
- Set up a definite feed for job posts if you have many vacancies to fill.
- Utilise social media functions to get quick access to the application process.
- Ensure the people responsible for social media response are incredibly sharp when responding to candidate inquiries.
- Use hashtags to draw attention to the organisation when appropriate.
- Encourage your employees to be active on social media platforms. They can forward job openings to people in their network.
- Consider hosting online events to encourage candidate interaction with the organisation.
- Consider using the paid options offered by different social media platforms to host or boost a job post. It may include advertising or other specific job post functionalities.
- Ensure your social media pages are optimised to be found in search results.
- Use social media to seek out and proactively reach out to passive candidates.
- Utilise the data analytics tools that social media sites provide. It helps tailor your posts to garner more interaction.
Social media is the best platform for recruiters to hunt their target candidates.
- Conducting Interviews
After you have found the perfect candidates, the next comes interviewing them. Traditionally, most firms start with a phone screen, And if the person seems to fit the mould, he or she is called in for a face-to-face interview. But during this time, conducting in-person interviews may have your recruiters on edge. But with updated technology, it doesn’t have to be that way!
At first, people may be wondering whether candidates even want to conduct interviews virtually. But candidates are receptive to this method. Candidates really appreciate the opportunity to attend interview from a place that is convenient for them. There is a strong sense of appreciation from candidates when you show concern for their health, schedule or family situation. It doesn’t need to have a major disaster to implement virtual screening. They are always useful for an employer and the candidate.
Conducting virtual interviews doesn’t need too much technology, either. If you have a web camera on your computer, or your cell phone has Skype-like features, you can get the job done easily. And new technologies continue to appear in the online recruiting world.
- Get LinkedIn’s talent hub platform
LinkedIn is now allowing interviewing capabilities via its Talent Hub platform. This new benefit let users’ interview candidates at anytime, anywhere. Users can also access writing, coding speaking, and soft skills. And even check the authenticity of candidates through secure proctoring. Instead of evaluating candidates in-house, you can do everything online!
- Schedule interviews virtually
Apart from that, even scheduling interviews can be done virtually! No more playing phone tag. And no more waiting for a candidate to get out of office before calling you back to schedule an interview. Now applicants can access your calendar via Web-based applications to pick a time and date that works best for them.
If in case you want to dismiss the interview, you can also ask candidates to submit a project-based assessment. Instead of an interview, for some roles, it may be suitable to ask candidates to provide a completed project. The requirements will be created and detailed in advance by the hiring company. It shows the individual’s skills upfront and tells you a lot about the applicant by how he or she approaches the entire project.
- Head straight for assessment
One last strategy to try is to scrap the interview again and head straight for the assessment portion of the recruiting process. This step may or may not oppose the need for an in-person interview. But the idea is to shake up the hiring process by going to assessment testing promptly rather than waiting until you have an applicant (or shortlist) in mind.
This stage may involve skills-based tests, logic tests, behavioural tests, personality tests, etc. The potential benefit here is that you may discover there are more potential candidates for the role than it would have thought. Some candidate may excel at the necessary assessments, even though those same people may have been overlooked if the traditional hiring path had been followed.
While coronavirus fears continue to plague all over the world, it’s time to start looking into technology-based aspects of the recruiting process. As the world frequently becomes reliant on technology, you will at least be ahead of the curve when we all go fully digital!
What are the right ways for HR to handle coronavirus concerns in the workplace?
The right ways for HR to handle coronavirus concerns in the workplace
The COVID-19 coronavirus became the accelerator for one of the greatest workspace transformations of our lifetime. How we work, with whom we work, where we work, how we communicate and the ways we learn got changed completely. It has taken a few weeks for the COVID-19 to shut down most restaurants, malls, shops, and gyms. To stop spreading of this contagious disease govt encourage 88% of workers to work from home, despite whether or not they are showing symptoms of coronavirus.
It leads businesses to analyze current policies in favour of smarter ways to prevent workplace contamination and calm employee anxiety. But the larger question is: how this massive transformation will impact the workplace, you, your team, and your organization? Here are our insights on how HR should handle coronavirus concerns.
How should HR to handle coronavirus concerns in the workplace?
- Transparent communication to employees
Communication and decisive action help both to inform employees about changes in company policies and to assuage anxiety and fear. Be accurate, prompt, and honest in your communications. Outline the measures you are taking and why you are taking them.
HR to handle coronavirus concerns in the workplace is crucial at the times of a pandemic.
Adopt a multi-pronged approach for communicating to your HR team. Use electronic means but adopt physical communication methods as well.
Send an email to reassure employees you are paying close attention to the virus, and it’s spread. Explain the precautions you are taking to keep the office and your worker safe. Share reputable sources for information like the CDC and WHO. Designate a point of contact for COVID-19-related queries in the HR department.
Post notices around the workspace with the signs and symptoms to watch out for (cough, fever, and shortness of breath). And to remind workers proper cough etiquette and hygiene.
- Limit employee travel
Curb the travel plans of your employee as much as possible. Postpone or cancel business trips to any of the nations that have been granted level-3 travel restriction by the CDC.
- Cancel face-to-face meetings
Minimize person-to-person contact by cancelling face-to-face meetings. We know it’s hard to replicate the rapport you can build in face-to-face meetings, especially with new clients or business partners. But keeping everyone healthy and safe is what’s most important right now. You can go for video conferences or a good old fashion phone call.
- Make a pandemic plan
If your SMB does not have a documented pandemic plan yet, it’s the time to make one. Answer these questions:
- Can our firm operate with 25% or greater employee absenteeism?
- If illness causes high absenteeism, are workers cross-trained and able to perform multiple duties?
- Can our employees work remotely?
- What is infrastructure support needed to support a shift to employees working at home?
- Will our firm monitor, or restrict, employees travel to high-risk regions?
- What assurances should we provide to the employees, so they feel safe at work?
- How will travelling employees be brought home, particularly if they are ill?
- Is there an escalation procedure to get additional resources?
- Is there a well-trained and representative crisis management team that involves on-call staff? And do those teams know what is expected of them?
Answering there queries are essential for your company to decide the next step.
- Ask sick employees to stay home
Sick employees should stay home, point-blank. Signs of a COVID-19 infection can be mild. It takes five days on average to show up. So, workers who have been in contact with an ill person should also stay at home. Inform employees who have fevers to stay home for fourteen days to make sure they are COVID-19-free.
- Reconsider leave policies
Whether they are dedicated employees who want to put in face time or employees who have already used up their sick pay, they will show hesitant to stay home when unwell.
Do not wanting to forgo a paycheck is a powerful motivator for them coming into work, especially when you have a sore throat and case of the sniffles. But this is particularly dangerous. The symptoms for 80% of coronavirus patients are more cold-like than anything else.
It is up to HR departments and SBOs to lift any barriers to entry for unwell employees. Encourage sick workers to stay at their home, no matter how “well” they may feel by rethinking your leave and PTO policies. Even though not every business can go as far as Apple is offering unlimited sick leave to retail employees, employers should analyse what leniency they can grant regarding sick leave.
- Place restrictions on returning to work
Employees coming back from countries experiencing major outbreaks should stay home from work. These countries currently include India, China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, and many more countries around the world are added to the list.
- Consider remote work
Work from home arrangement is the best answer to stalling the coronavirus spread in the workplace. For some firms and roles, the transition is easier than others. Consider these scenarios.
- When remote work is not possible
There are some industries that rely on the presence of physical workers. In healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail WFM are not always possible. In these scenarios, the HR department and business owners have to answer difficult questions about how to protect employees, customers, and the workplace. It may mean operating with a reduced staff level or even closing during peak employee absenteeism.
- When remote work is possible but not ideal
Sales and marketing job roles still rely massively on face-to-face contact and relationship building. Provide logistical and emotional support for the cultural changes this adjustment will entail.
- When remote work is highly possible
Developer teams and off-site contractors are already well-used to collaborating virtually across geographical lines and time zones. Encourage these people to stay at home and continue to support them as usual.
Think long term
Remember that the disaster will pass. How will your workers and customers remember your businesses’ response? Resilient, prepared, and people-first leadership will carry you through to the other side.
How social distancing affect one’s mental health and how to survive it?
Social distancing affect one’s mental health
Social distancing affects one’s mental health and can lead to adverse physiological effects on people. In order to slow down the coronavirus spread, govt has adopted stringent measures to keep people apart. But mental health experts are warning that losing everyday social connections comes with psychological costs.
Fear of pandemic illness, forced isolation and a sudden spike in unemployment have hit all over the world. All these can take a significant mental health toll, especially on people who might have already experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.
Coronavirus outbreak have greater rates of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms
Some recent research and surveys show that people who are quarantined during a coronavirus outbreak have greater rates of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms than those who are exposed but not quarantined. Having undergone through trauma before is a risk factor for elevations in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and other symptoms like depression when someone is exposed to another life-threatening event.
During this social distancing period, others who are already dealing with mental issues and addiction could spiral while some might develop addictions, noting domestic violence and child abuse also could rise.
There are many families where there may be conflict. Or there may be abuse, and that is certainly something where being forced to stay at home can put them in a psychological pressure.
We have to find ways to stay socially connected to one another. And provide the supports so that all of us — all of us as essential citizens of this community — is here when we get to the other side of this plague.
How social distancing affect one’s mental health and how to survive it?
- Never let isolation numb your brain
It is important to note in your mind that isolation doesn’t just numb your brain with boredom. People start getting lethargic when they do not have positive inputs into their small worlds. We can expect depression to kick into this situation. As depression and anxiety are kissing cousins, you can expect that too. These symptoms are likely to get intense during coronavirus-related isolation.
- Have an open and transparent conversation
Open, transparent, consistent communication is one of the most important thing governments, and organisations can do. Ensure people understand why they are being quarantined first and foremost, how long it is expected to last. A big factor in the negative psychological impact is confusion about what is going on, not having clear guidelines, or receiving different messages from different organisations.
- Psychological strain and loneliness
The psychological strain of isolation manifests physiologically, too. It is one of the gravest things that humans can do to their overall well-being. In oldies, social isolation seems to worsen any pre-existing medical conditions. It can be from cardiovascular diseases to Alzheimer’s, but its ill effects aren’t limited to those over 60.
- Who all affect the isolation the most?
The people who are most at the bay of risk from the loneliness associated with COVID-19 are the people who are already at heightened risk of social isolation. Among older adults, people who earn lower-income and men experience isolation at a different level.
These individuals may not have friends or family to call, or maybe unable to do so. Some people have technology as a means of connecting people, but lower-income groups might not even have Facebook or Skype or minutes on their phone. People take that for granted. Using their mobile devices can be a strain on a few people’s incomes, particularly if COVID-19 has left them running out of a job. Minority people are going to be hit particularly hard as they often work in service industries. It increases the risk of social isolation and loneliness and coronavirus. It could pave the path to an economic and social recession.
No matter what your situation is, there are many things you can do to improve your experience while being socially isolated. We suggest exercise as a mood booster. Create structure and predictability as much as you can with those pieces of your life that you do have control over. Pursue neglected projects and get on with life. Be patient with yourself, both now and when this tough time eventually ends. People who go through an isolation period often struggle while reintegrating back into their ordinary routine. Social isolation may slowly become your routine, and losing it may still be a jolt.
Fortunately, you’re not in this alone, and you shouldn’t leave others that way, either. People who are not isolated can think about those people who were in your network that you haven’t heard from in a while. Give them a call or write a letter. Strengthen those weak connections. With any luck, you will emerge from social distancing a whole lot closer.
How to turn your passion to your profession?
How to turn your passion to your profession? The path to success is to have your desire as your career. The passion to your profession will ensure you climb the ladder of success in an accelerated manner.
Easier said than done is pursuing a passion. You are stepping out of your cocoon and trying to get good at something you may know little or nothing about. The chances are strong that it will take some time to turn something you care about into cold, hard profit. You may probably fail at your initial few attempts. So, it makes sense that many people begin with a lot of enthusiasm, and then give up quickly as the ball goes from the fun court to frustrating court.
But some people stick with their dream and reap the benefits eventually. How do you become like those people to turn your passion to your profession? There is certainly no one right way, but below you will see five proven strategies from successful people.
Best strategies to turn passion to your profession
- Use Your Free Time
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, was an exceptional math student. When he was thirteen years old, his school had a PDP 10 computer. It taught people how to code. Bill Gates used to go to the computer room during his lunch break and tinker with the machine until he learns how to program.
There is a lot for people to learn from Bill Gate’s younger self. He followed his passion and acquired a new skill during his lunchtime. Be honest: How many times have you quit something because you can’t find the time for it? The truth is that if it is something that you really want to learn, you will make time for it, whether you get up earlier or work on it during lunchtime.
- Learn From Your Failures
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is one of the most successful fashion designers in the world now. But it wasn’t an easy ride for her.
She was torn apart by critics after her solo singing career failed. It was from this failure that Beckham realised music wasn’t her passion. That is when she got into the fashion business. After facing initial harsh reviews, she ended up excelling in a whole new industry.
If Beckham’s solo singing career had taken off, she might have never become a fashion designer. Sometimes failure can drive you toward another interest altogether. So, never dwell on something for too long, when it doesn’t work out. Instead, think about turning your Plan A into your Plan B. It will work out pretty well.
- Study the Best
Among other achievements, songwriter Randy Bachman’s a member of the band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, famous for hits like “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” and “Takin’ Care of Business”.
A few years back, he wrote a letter to young musicians. It was on how to learn songwriting. He also included his secret: “Studying the greats.” He will not only look for similarities between popular songs but write a sequel to hit songs just for practice.
If you feel like you have hit a plateau, analyse what the best in the industry are doing. By searching for patterns and things you can emulate, you will be able to break through and keep developing your abilities and skills.
- Know When to Listen to Yourself
Many people dream of writing a bestselling book, but only a few of them actually write it so well to land a book deal. Count Dean Koontz a bestselling author as a member of that exclusive club.
How did he hit success? By ignoring others. Really! Koontz warns against the writing groups. He says that the criticism might intimidate you so much and you stop developing your own style. He advises that the real secret to climbing the mountain of success is to listen to your heart and write the story you want to write.
That isn’t to say to neglect all constructive feedback, but be aware that if your so-called support group is making you feel discouraged, you are allowed to turn inward for motivation.
- Give it Time
Paula Scher is now one of the best graphic designers in the world. She is responsible for the trademark logos of companies such as CNN, Windows, and Citi. Her secret? The same one your parents always said to you: “Practice makes a person perfect.”
Scher believes that nothing can stand before years or even decades of hard work. She explains, “It took me a few seconds to draw it, but it took me 34 years to master how to draw it in a few seconds.”
So, never give up on your new learning skills if you don’t seem to be making progress. The fact that it is taking you a while doesn’t mean you won’t achieve the same outcome as experts out there; you just need to give it some time.
So what is the lesson here? It is OK to do something different, even if the same-old works for everyone else. What all is common in these people is that they step out of their comfort zone and do something. They worked hard, and today they have a fantastic career to show for it. So, sit down and start learning that new skill today, because if the story of these people tells you anything, you will be better because of it.
How to attain a successful career? – The best strategies you should follow
A successful career is a treasure box. It will offer you a lot of benefits and real profitable opportunities. We all live in a world governed by social status and money, working your way up to the top surely will improve the quality of life. There are many possible reasons for which a person would desire success.
One of the reasons is that hitting success in your professional life makes you feel better among other people. It also offers you a feeling of security and accomplishment. Many people climbed the mountain of success from a level zero. They have reported that their lives got improved drastically in almost all aspects.
There are several habits and activities that successful people around the world do on how to attain a successful career. The best means of approaching success is by following and mastering what are the strategies that professionals use. Model them according to your needs.
The following strategies will give you enough boosts to advance your career on how to attain a successful career in a delineated manner.
How to attain a successful career?
- Identify with your life goals
Before even consider following a career route, you must get to know what you want to do for yourself. A majority of people will choose following a well-established pattern. The sad part is, they don’t even realise what they do, or they just don’t realize how many other things they could do.
To avoid this awful happening, you should identify what are your biggest rational wishes. Then, start going deeper. Make an in-depth introspection in which you need to think about the connection between your rational goals and your inner desires.
They have to match. Otherwise, you will not get truly fulfilled with your professional life. Identifying with your life goals takes some time and effort. But it is a critical process in any successful person’s journey.
- Build a Professional Resume
Your resume is your way of saying “I am good at this, good at that, and I can assist by doing this and that”. Well, that is why you should build a professional, neat resume or cover letter.
By taking care of this facet, you are making sure that you will never be caught off guard. Opportunities are present everywhere. And you must always be ready with a quality resume.
- Be aware of your strengths
Awareness is a vital key to personal or professional improvement. By being conscious of your inner thoughts, your desires, your strengths, and your disadvantages, you can adapt your life to whatever conditions you are being put through. You will also get many benefits as you can leverage your wisdom and knowledge for the best purposes.
It is better if you choose your long term career according to what you know about yourself. Are you a very patient person? Would you be able to sit nine to twelve hours in an office working on a laptop? Or you would rather be a football coach because you are truly passionate about football and you believe you can become an efficient trainer?
No matter what your strengths and disadvantages are, you should choose a career path that matches your traits and qualities.
- Accept full responsibility for your life and decisions
One difference between mediocre and successful professionals are how they taking responsibility. Whenever something bad happens because you, you should accept it.
Start admitting responsibility for all of your wrong actions and never blame anyone for your mistakes. That is the worst thing you can do. Be calm and never take things personally.
- Always Raise Your Standards
Here is another critical part which distinguishes the successful from the non-successful. Your standards influence the way you think, and behave. If your standards are high, you will never be satisfied with less than you can achieve. Most of the time, people with high standards are more successful than the average.
Every two to three months take a few moments to reflect upon your standards and values. Try to develop them bit by bit up until you realize that you have become the best version of yourself.
- Brand Yourself
Branding is very important nowadays. Big companies are spending hundreds of millions to establish themselves as the “big dogs” in the competitive marketplace. It is an old business tactic used by the most professional firm. Your branding is your image in the market.
Professionals should brand their names and services and improve it constantly. You can do it by starting a blog, creating a professional social media profile, or simply by providing awesome services.
- Network — A LOT
Networking is all about opportunities and connections. When you meet new people, you get a chance to use their skills to your advantage. You must also give back something. It can be your services, your knowledge, your money or anything else. Successful people always network and create life-lasting profitable relationships.
You can start by creating social media profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. These three networks are the best choices for this type of activity. You will find lots of opportunities and career choices along the way.
For instance, LinkedIn is filled with business professionals that are branding their companies and also networking at the same time. Twitter is also used in these matters. And Facebook is good for everything, including networking.
Conclusion
Cultivating a successful career takes time, effort, and patience. If you are willing to sacrifice some free time and you are willing to get out of your comfort zone, you will certainly succeed. It is not that hard, honestly. It just takes courage and commitment to follow everything that you have targeted.
What is your salary expectation? – The best answer to this question in your next interview?
Salary expectation – The best answer to this question in your next interview.The best way to deal with a favourable revert form the employee on the Salary expectation questions.
“What is your salary expectation?”
When a job candidate hears the question from a recruiter, the query may sound like a neutral request. But in fact, how you answer it will be the beginning of your salary negotiation for that job role.
There is a long debate about the best way to address this tricky question. Some people suggest skipping it, while others suggest it’s OK to give a salary range. In this article, we are discussing what to do when you face this situation.
What is the salary expectations query really about?
What a firm is really trying to find out is if you are in the same salary range as they are. Whatever you do, get prepared to address this common question. There are two times when hiring managers will ask about your salary expectations. First one is often right away. And the second is often right before you get the job offer. The recruiters are trying to get you to make it easier for them.
- If you do answer it with a number, make it a salary range
Answer this question with a salary range after conducting fine research. The salary expectations answer can be contextual. Analyse where you are standing in your career and what kind of industry you are working in.
Most senior professionals know what their market value is. And they have strong opinions about what their base pay needs to be for them to take the job. If you really have a strong perspective, be general with your specific ask. That way, you don’t commit to any number, and there can be flexibility.
To get a clear idea of what a reasonable salary range is, you can and should ask your colleagues about typical starting salaries for the role you are applying for. The more you discuss with people, the better off you are.
You can also do online research to land on a specific salary range. The most critical thing is to have a business case behind why you choose the range of salary that you do. It is better to start your salary range directly in response to the salary expectation query. If you allow them to give a number, they will anchor the conversation, and they will offer you a low payment.
- How to answer without stating a particular salary number
If you are a job seeker who does not want to state a particular salary range, you have options. For instance, you can say you will engage but at a later stage.
If you are asked point-blank by a hiring manager, you can say something like I am delighted to talk about it once there is an offer. Or that would totally depend on what the exact role is. You can say it as long as you are in an industry where there is not an expectation for you to answer.
If you are talking to a recruiter, you can state that you don’t want to talk about it. Your language can sound like: I prefer to concentrate on the value that I bring to your firm. I would like to mark job this as a big step ahead in terms of both responsibility and compensation. I do not prefer to talk about my salary expectations. And I don’t have an exact number in mind. And I look forth to hearing from you about what you think if we get to that stage.
- Turn the question back on the interviewer
The purpose is to show that you are flexible with your salary expectations answer. Another tactic is to turn the query back on the recruiter. You can ask them about salary ranges before you mention yours.
If you have done your homework well, you can use numbers in your answer. You can say like, according to my research, this job gets paid between X and Y. Is that compatible with the hiring range for this job role? This kind of answer shows that you are really trying to work with them to understand if you are in the same ballpark.
If you aren’t confident in your research, you can phrase the follow-up question politely as, without knowing more about the job entails and not knowing what the total compensation picture is, I would love to hear what your hiring range is.
The goal isn’t to engage about a number but to learn what a company is thinking about the salary first. Your whole goal here is to defer to them to make the first offer so you can see approximately where they value you.
- Salary expectations aren’t the same as the final job offer
Recognise that this discussion is the beginning of salary negotiation, not the end of it. If you learn new information about the job role later, you should feel empowered to ask them for a salary that is more aligned with those responsibilities.
Even if you get a lower ballpark range, you can adjust it upward later. But this is conditional only if you learned any new information about the job role or responsibilities. And you can make an argument for getting more work.
Three brain hacks to improve your concentration and to achieve focus amid distractions
Three brain hacks to improve your concentration and to achieve focus amid distractions. Improve your concentration with natural techniques.
How many of you have sat at your office desk and tried to focus on a task? You found that your mind is wandering again and again? Despite your best intentions, you just can’t just concentrate. We have all been in this familiar, frustrating situation, and it’s something that can really undermine our performance.
In this article, we will review strategies that you can use to improve your concentration and to reduce your daily distractions.
How to improve your concentration amidst daily distractions?
Environment
Your personal work environment plays an immense role in your ability to focus. The more comfortable and welcoming your office environment is, the easier it will likely be for you to stay there and concentrate.
Here are amazing ideas for improving your physical environment:
- Make sure you are comfortable – Start by ensuring that your desk and chair are at the right height to work comfortably. If your chair and desk are too high or too low, you will be uncomfortable, and you will get tempted to use this as an excuse to get up and walk away.
- Put up pictures – Viewing natural scenery or watching wildlife can help improve concentration. If you can put up pictures in your office or work area, then choose landscapes or natural images that you enjoy. It can help your concentration, especially if you can see the pictures from your desk.
- Turn away from distractions as much as possible – Listening to music can help, especially if it’s instrumental music. Some people even use “white noise” apps, which produce a steady, undistracting noise like falling rain or ocean waves. This steady background sound can drown out other noise. It helps you focus better and ignore distractions.
Nutrition
Follow a few simple nutritional tips:
- Drink water – Most people don’t think about drinking an adequate amount of water while we are at work. Dehydration can make us feel fatigued, irritable, slow, or even sick. When our brains don’t get enough fluid, they cannot operate at peak performance. Staying hydrated during work is an easy way to improve your focus during the day.
- Eat breakfast – Start your workday with a healthy breakfast. It’s much harder to concentrate when you are hungry. So, have a well-rounded meal before you go to work. You can also help your focus throughout the day by keeping healthy snacks at your desk. Almonds, crackers, fresh fruits, and vegetables are great choices.
- Get up and walk around – Do you have a habit of walking around during the day? There are many people who don’t prefer walking around enough. Research has shown that walking around regularly can help improve your focus during the day.
Mindset
Constant distractions, and the low productivity that is associated with these distractions, have become so commonplace in today’s offices. Doctors have even given it a name. That is Attention Deficit Trait or ADT. And, they say that the entire organisation can suffer from it.
Follow these guidelines to help focus your mind:
- Set aside time to deal with your worries – Many of us have trouble concentrating during the day because we are constantly worrying about other things. It can be an approaching deadline for a project you haven’t started yet, a new colleague who is causing issues, or just the amount of work piled up on your desk. If you find yourself distracted by any of these worries, then note it down so that you don’t need to hold them inside your mind. Then schedule a time to deal with these problems.
- Focus on only one task at a time – It can be harder to focus if you take minibreaks to answer emails, send text messages, or make quick phone calls. Some researchers say that it can take up to 10 to 15 minutes for us to regain complete focus after a distraction.
- Close your email inbox and chat boxes – Let your voicemail do its job. Close your cabin door or put up a “Don’t Disturb” sign if your office allows it. It let your co-employees know you need to focus. If you are a manager and you want to operate an open-door policy, then consider working from home or work from elsewhere for those times you need to focus.
- Switch between high- and low-attention tasks – It can give your brain a rest after heavy concentration. For example, if you spend two hours working on a high-attention task, you will probably feel tired afterwards. You can fuel your energy by working on a low-attention task for 15 minutes before going back.
- Prioritise – Having too much work to do cannot be a welcome distraction. And this sometimes causes procrastination. Or, you may jump from task to task quickly, creating the illusion of work. But in reality, you are not accomplishing very much. If you aren’t sure which tasks to start or which are most important, take 10 or 15 minutes to prioritise your To-Do list.
Limiting distractions let you get into the flow of your work, so you get more done. Improving focus takes work and effort. However, it isn’t necessarily essential to be a difficult or complicated process. In fact, all it really needs is to challenge yourself in some way.
When we challenge ourselves, we are forced to stay focused on what we are doing. And, staying focused for extended periods helps improve our concentration.
How to work from home along with your partner during the challenging times of coronavirus outbreak?
Work from home along with your partner on a Coronavirus epidemic is quite an exercise for all married men and women to be on a disciplined work mode status.
Neither I switched my job, nor added anyone to my team, yet I have a new co-worker. And I see more than anyone now.
My new co-worker is my husband. There are many people like me in working together with the community. They will be working from their respective home for the foreseeable future. It means that my workday is now happening in the same rooms as and sometimes right next to my husband’s workday. This new reality is teaching us all those things we never knew about our partner’s work-life, tasks and responsibilities.
There are several employees in many industries struggling hard through coronavirus-related shift cuts and layoffs. In this situation, we consider ourselves even luckier to be employed in industries that don’t require in-person attendance.
Eager to establish a sustainable working relationship with my deskmate/wife, I solicited advice from a few dozen people. Some of them have been working at home with their partners for years. And some are like me. They are swiftly learning what works and what doesn’t after getting forced to co-work for the first time. Here’s what experts say how to handle your working days along with your partner.
How to handle your Work from home along with your partner during the Coronavirus outbreak?
- We are all uncomfortable — and that’s OK
When you figure out your partner’s work schedule, you should change your work schedule accordingly. What a day at work looked like in the office hardly resembles what our new lives working from home have turned in to. And, that’s okay, we have to survive this situation. You have to accept reality and act according to that.
It’s completely understandable for many of us to feel like we’re out of our comfort zone. And to experience some ‘growing pains’ as we adjust to our new reality (for the time being). It makes it incredibly important to work as a team, directing your energy as a couple towards the common enemy (COVID19 related changes).
Having a morning meeting to discuss the plan for the day can be a simple way to alleviate some of the discomforts we are all feeling.
- Social distancing applies to your partner, too
It is crucial to have your own working space away from your partner if possible. Once you establish separate areas, it’s also necessary that couples respect the boundaries of that space during the workday. Creating baseline rules around when and how to interrupt each other during the day can go a long way to help preserve sanity as well. Also, while it may be tempting to take breaks together during the workday, taking breaks alone may be just as essential to maintaining sanity.
Distancing your work life from your home life as the spaces you are doing both become one is also important.
- Communicate, communicate, communicate. And then communicate again.
Ensure to do the best to avoid miscommunications about expectations while living in isolation. In this uncertain time, you can collaborate on a daily schedule that outlines both personal and professional obligations. Including things like outdoor activity and exercise is an excellent place to start. It gets everyone on the same page for how the workday will look different now that a commute into the office isn’t on the table.
It’s also necessary for couples to reconsider “who does what” during this time. For example, just because your partner was the one who did a majority of the cooking before the pandemic, re-evaluating those responsibilities will be key to staying productive during it.
- Give your partner some grace
Becoming more empathetic during this time may be the answer to a lot of the anxiety we are feeling. That especially applies to the person you are partnering with to get through the pandemic. Now more than ever, it is significant that we work together and practice ‘we ‘ rather than ‘me.’ With teamwork, we can manage this challenge and even come out stronger and better than we ever imagined.”
Give yourself and your partner some grace. These are unprecedented times, and we’re all dealing with a range of emotions about the current state of affairs. Be patient with your partner and yourself. And just remember that you are both doing the best you can, and these arrangements won’t last forever.
Bringing a bit of workplace like structure into the home can feel unnatural. But it still might help you keep yourself and your partner sane as you adjust to a new routine. Once you get adapted to your new normal, you will both be sighing with relief. And buy a new headphone. It won’t let you even hear each other.
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