29 Jan 11 Mistakes you should Avoid At the Interview Table
Interview table is a place where you just can’t afford to go wrong. Don’t let your wrong moves and silly answers mess up the much awaited success. We often unknowingly commit few common mistakes and lose the opportunity forever. After reading this article, be careful next time, while an interview knocks your door. Here are some commonly made mistakes at the interview desk.
Grabbing seat
Often interviewee is extremely nervous while seeing the interviewer for the first time and forgets basic manners by grabbing a seat without recruiter’s permission. You may not notice it, but your interviewer will and find it extremely ill-mannered. Wait for the interviewer to sit and then take your seat with his or her permission. Sit only after you greet the interviewer.
Wandering eyes
Wandering eyes right from interviewer’s tie to shoes, from ceiling to the window is extremely disturbing for the interviewer. It not only reflects candidate’s lack of attention, but also lack of confidence. Look straight into interviewer’s eyes and don’t let your eyes wander here and there. It’s extremely annoying. Look straight into interviewer’s eyes and don’t let your eyes wander here and there. The interviewer may try to find out what are you observing here and there. Make maximum eye contact, but don’t gaze at the interviewer either.
Too much personal talks
No interviewer appreciates personal talk. So avoid it. Even when asked to describe yourself, don’t include too much of personal details like where you were born, where you went for last holiday, what you do in your free time, your relationship status and the like. Even you can avoid too much of personal queries, simply by saying you don’t feel your personal life has anything to do with your professional field. Honesty will impress the right interviewer and he or she won’t intervene into your personal life either.
Fidgeting
Often in nervousness we start fidgeting objects and unknowingly it draws attention of the recruiter. Avoid this habit.
Dumb queries
Just for the sake of asking questions don’t shoot your questions to the interviewer. Ask only smart, interesting and valid questions. Don’t ask stupid questions like ‘Will I get this job?’ or ‘What’s your budget?’ It shows immaturity.
Tags: Basic Manners, Desk, Eye Contact, Free Time, Gaze, Honesty, Interview Table, Interviewee, Interviewer, Lack Of Attention, Lack Of Confidence, Nervousness, Personal Life, Personal Queries, Personal Talks, Professional Field, Recruiter, Relationship Status, Silly Answers, Wandering Eyes
18 Mar 10 Is Writing Really Fun?
No. It is not.
Writing is hard work. Go and ask anyone who is in the business for long and he or she will tell you what a drag this is. As they say it, “The worst part of writing career is to sit still on your desk and write.”
Writing never comes easy, no matter at what stage you are into your writing career. It will never come easy. It takes time, effort, and pushing from your side. Do not assume that someone just sits on the desk and starts stroking keys and articles or books or reports or whatever starts forming itself. It never happens this way. To draw an analogy, let me tell you that writing is akin to polishing gold necklace—it required time, determination, precision, attention to details, and ability to continue even when your mind is saying “F” Word out loud.
I have been long enough in this field to realize this. Initially, I was delusional. I thought it will come easy to me as I am into this since I was a kid is class 3rd. But, as I wrote I was delusional.
Should you take up writing?
Indeed, you should. If writing is tough then what is not? Nothing is easy. You will have to exert yourself in everything that you do. But there is one thing about writing that none of the profession shares, at least not in the essence that writing does.
Writing creates a world, where you are in control of what each of your words will do. But, still your readers are in control. As it is upon them to make whatever sense they want from the writing. Writing is a game being played between the minds of the writer, readers and everything that falls in between.
This indeed makes writing fun.
Yes. Writing is fun. In the truest sense of the word, not in the sense that mean no work all play.
Tags: Analogy, Attention To Details, Control, Desk, Essence, F Word, Fun, Game, Gold Necklace, Profession, Sit, Time Determination, Time Effort, Writing Career
15 Aug 09 Being A Better Worker
Being a better worker is all about time management. We all have a ridiculous amount of things to get to in one day, and sometimes that mountain can look pretty insurmountable, but keeping on top of it isn’t impossible. Plus once you do get your day under control you’ll find yourself being a much more productive worker, and that’s better for you and your company.
-Firstly, organize everything. Don’t just make sure that your work environment is well organized and neat, but make sure that your day follows suit. Set aside time for phone calls and checking your email so that you don’t get bogged down trying to keep up with both, as either could end up dominating your day and interfering with how much actual work you are able to get done for that day.
-Secondly, don’t fall into the work distraction pitfalls. These include mostly bringing in aspects of your personal life to work. Such as browsing the internet, making personal calls, having a non-work related conversation with coworkers. All of these are huge time wasters and will significantly cut into how much work you are able to complete each day.
-Thirdly, try using one single planner for all of your daily goals and activities. This way you’re never confused or having to check more than one place to keep yourself organized.
-Fourthly, figure out your work strengths and weaknesses, and be completely honest in your self assessment. This way you can focus on your strengths in a clinch to get work done and done well, and also be aware of your weaknesses so that they do not dominate your performances. By pointing out your weaknesses you can become a more complete and better worker.
-Finally, know when to take a break. It’s unhealthy for your body to sit down for long periods of time, as it constricts blood flow to different parts of the body. Every 60-90 minutes you should be taking a quick 5-10 minute break where you stand up and take a few steps, either to walk away from your desk for a moment or to just walk around your office. Your mind and body will feel much better, and in the end you’ll get more work done because of that.
Tags: Blood Flow, Break, Browsing The Internet, Coworkers, Desk, Distraction, Email, Long Periods Of Time, Personal Life, Phone Calls, Pitfalls, Productive Worker, Self Assessment, Strengths And Weaknesses, Time Management, Time Wasters, Work Environment
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