02 Oct 11 3 Things You Shouldn’t Ask First at the Interview Desk
Job interviews are crucial points of an individual’s life, where one either succeeds with sheer pride and evolves as a winner or crumbles into pieces of frustration and lack of confidence for whole life. Well here are some tips for the interview desk, explaining there are some typical questions that you shouldn’t ask first in any circumstances. Let the interviewer give you some hint, then only shoot your questions. Here they are.
Do not ask about salary first
This is a major mistake often seen among the youngsters and fresh candidates at the interview desk. Many youngsters join jobs, especially easy to get through kind of jobs just because of salary attraction. What they fail to see is that the company is hiring them for some good reasons of its profit, not to do charity. All that interest them is salary package. Often such candidates turn really impatient and just cannot wait till the interviewer asks him or her about expected salary package. Such candidate looks for an opportunity and whenever the interviewer is found little quiet, soon shoots questions like ‘How much are you planning to pay for this job?’ or ‘What will be my salary package if I am chosen for it?’ Well, such questions may not only irritate the interviewer, you may also lose chance to impress him forever. Ask about salary package only when the interviewer gives you come hint or asks you directly about your expected salary figure. Too much proactive effort from your side will invariably send wrong messages across.
Do not ask about the company’s background first
Do not forget, it is you who is being interviewed; not the person sitting across the table. Maintain interview decorum. Too much of interest and questions may make you appear too bossy, picky and irritating. It is good if you have queries in store for the interviewer, it is always appreciated. But shooting such questions at the wrong time may spoil your entire effort. Shoot all questions you have regarding the company background or places of operation or anything specific about the job profile – only when you are asked. The interviewer may specifically ask you ‘Do you have any questions to ask?’ and that time you can shoot your questions. If you are not asked, towards end of the interview process you may proactively ask some questions. But keep it short. Make sure questions are sensible, smart, logical and not personal.
Do not ask personal questions
Often the interviewer makes the candidate feel relaxed, at ease and comfortable. Interviewer may crack some jokes, share light moments to see how you are exactly behind the shield of formal attire. But such atmosphere doesn’t permit you to forget all interview decorum and get personal. Even if the situation is light hearted do not suddenly get personal and shoot questions like ‘Sir, what does your name mean?’ or ‘Madam how many years you have been working in this company?’ Such abrupt questions may instantly make the interviewer feel uncomfortable
Follow these tips and do not make a mistake being proactive at the interview desk.
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12 Jan 10 Saving For Retirement Early
You’re never too young to save for your retirement. That’s something that not everyone realizes. But how you plan for you retirement in your 20s and 30s can help determine the quality of your life after retirement. The more planning the better, especially if you want to retire early and ensure that you have the money available to lead the life you want, after work.
Saving is the best way to start. Determine an acceptable percentage of each paycheck that you want to set aside in a savings account. If you have direct deposit at your job, practically every bank offers you the ability to denote a percentage of each check automatically to your savings. That way you’re saving money without really even consciously trying. Remember, start small. You don’t have to go crazy to save a lot of money. This is a long term strategy, so a little now will add up over the long run.
When you’ve started building up a decent amount of money in your savings account, think about making that money work for you. If you’re money is sitting in savings, it isn’t really doing anything. Consider putting some of that into long term stock or bond investments. Something practically guaranteed to make your money grow. There’s always some risk involved, so don’t over invest, but definitely take a few steps to build on what you have.
Finally, try not to frivolously spend your money. That doesn’t mean being frugal your whole life so you can finally spend in your 50s. But rather, don’t make purchases you can’t afford, and don’t use credit to live beyond your means. Both catch up with you faster than you’d think, and will hurt your retirement in the long run. Be intelligent with your money. If you have to wait a few weeks for something you want to fit in the budget, be patient. You’ll be better off in the long run.
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