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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Learn to avoid the biggest interview mistakes



I faced a number of interviews, some of them were successful, and others were not. There was one extremely beneficial aspect though. Every interview taught me something unique. It helped me prepare to face my next interview even better. I was able to see my mistakes. I would go into a better position by alienating my weaknesses. 


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To succeed in interviews, one needs to present his or her best traits forward. Every person has weaknesses, it can’t be left out entirely. The sooner a person understands this fact; he will be in a better frame of mind while facing interviews. When I finally began interviewing candidates, my understanding of the psychology of a person facing interview turned a full circle. I looked at candidates and started analyzing their mind when they gave interviews, and then I found that, for some, it is never easy, sitting on a chair and answering a barrage of questions thrown at them.

Friday, November 29, 2013

Retirement savings what Indians do with gold


Retirement savings has never been a hard decision for Indians. For ages, it has always been the gold. If I look back and saw my relatives and friends, many preferred to keep gold at their homes, in some form. Women, in particular, will buy jewelleries and keep in the locker, believing that it will come good if they need money in times of crisis. Even those who live in urban India did the same. Imagine what the rural India did with gold. Though, times have changed now, and more investment arms have cropped up, yet, gold remains the best investment bucket for most Indians.
It is still considered as the best retirement investing option. Such has been the affinity for Gold among Indians that people have imported more that 800 tonnes of gold in just one year, in the year 2012-13. The finance ministry feels that high imports of gold have also played a role in affecting the current financial situation. As a result, the current account deficit has increased, perhaps more due to gold imports. 

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Resolving Your Money Problem like Jim Carrey



Not having enough money is certainly a problem for many. But oftentimes, the real problem lies with your own ideas about money. Financial discontent is not uncommon among many members of the working class—even the world’s handful of millionaires faces their own money problems. 

Regardless of how much you are making, there’s a tendency to spend more often than you should be. In that regard, the key to your money problem is quite simple: spend less. Learn to live within your means. The billion-dollar question is how is it possible to be able to do that in a world where we are encouraged to want more and to yearn for more. 

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If you are serious about putting your personal money matters in order, if you are truly determined to get out of debt… you’d have to do a major mindset and attitude overhaul. And one way to begin is through visualization. Let’s look at an example in one popular story often shared about Hollywood celebrity Jim Carrey.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Why sometimes the best employee never becomes a great manager



You may have come across many individuals who have gained the reputation as best employees in their respective organizations, but when promoted to become the boss of their unit, they failed to deliver results. My experience as a sales and marketing guy helped me to see such employees from close quarters. Some of the guys were too strong in marketing and selling products, and they turned up decent results with their sheer hard work. And then the review process was put in place. The management decided that three of us should be made team leaders. 

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It was a great day for us. We partied together to celebrate our success. Even before a month passed away, I could see that one among us was facing a tough time to manage his guys. We were close, and it hurt me to see him suffer. His boys were not responding to him as well as he would like them to. Secondly, he was not able to obtain expected results. He came to me for  advice. Though, I couldn’t answer anything to him then, but I thought long, and then saw what he missed.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

China set to scrap one child policy



Will it help the economy?


Many scholars in China believe that the old Chinese one child policy, which came into force in the late 70’s, has perhaps, harmed China. Though, it certainly helped China check the then fast growing population, but now experts believe that things have changed. The economic scenario and the economic fundamentals have changed. How will the change back the Chinese economy?
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