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Why You Should Always Take Calls from Headhunters
“It’s always a good idea to take calls from headhunters—even if the job they’re currently hiring for isn’t the one you want”
Tagged Executive Jobs
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Tips on fixing a work relationship
If you realistically think about it, we tend to spend a lot of time at work- perhaps even more in management positions. Considering this and just plain productivity reasons (that improves when our working relationships are good), it’s important to consider factors that can enable us to improve relationships with our bosses and colleagues alike. Everyone has a bad day and a wrong foot-ed start to the proverbial Manic Monday. But that is no reason to take the bad mood to the next work meeting because sometimes conflicts are just plain difficult to avoid.
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Tips for business travel in management jobs!
Congratulations for your new management jobs or even a high flying consulting career! While we have reported the rise of virtual teams and office, at the executive levels one can seldom manage absolutely no travel in today’s global businesses. That’s the key reason for us bringing you the tips for Business Travel! We are assuming you are suffering like others in executive jobs and hope these tips can come in handy!
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Applying in Germany: find the perfect photo for your resume!
Pictures are a worth a thousand words- and while there’s no rocket science in this statement and before you yawn away thinking it’s a cliche, the reality is that it is true. But what does an image truly convey? The subjectivity of this thought is far more critical when put in the context of a job application. Because the perception of a candidate can be severely altered because of an image and then you’re left wondering if you should have paid a little more attention. Applying in Germany is special in that respect as you are expected to send in your job applications and CVs with a photograph attached to it. Find the perfect photo for your resume- here are our tips!
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Applying in Germany: tips to optimize your job application!
A few moons ago, we published tips on CV writing when you’re applying for management jobs in Germany. Today we have a follow-up on this series. We share tips to optimize your job application.
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Top boss at 25: Women in management jobs meet Jenny Krumme
A while back we talked about women in management jobs, while we are on the same topic today, this one is even more special. Jenny Krumme is a top boss at 25. Many of us girls (and boys) in childhood get subjected to the same career question in each party. What would you like to be when you grow up? Plenty among us decide on our career paths quickly and many others go through varied paths before one can safely assume that one has arrived.
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How to make yourself indispensable to your manager?
Who is the most important person in your work universe? Your manager. But the real question is: How to make yourself indispensable for your manager?
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The future of sales manager jobs is managing teams with robots
So, if reports are to be believed, Nestle Japan is hiring a thousand Robots to sell espresso coffee machines. The first batch of these Robots will already be ‘selling’ by the end of this year. These are chatty humanoid ’emotional’ robots called ‘Pepper’ costing about $2000 each. Apparently the Robot is also able to understand ’70-80%’ conversation and can interact with gooey eyed (or they hope) customers
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How do you experience work place culture?
Of late we have talked plenty on company culture- what it means to create one, how can we hire right to match, and most importantly how do we create the right, creative mix. Taking a step back, I thought through the question that was most pertinent before we began the real analysis- how do you experience work place culture?
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Infographic: 12 Outstanding traits of a great boss
Time and again, we’ve talked about soft-skills and the fact that while the industry experience and knowledge are a given for most management positions, it is often the emotional skills that make a difference between a bad boss and a great leader. Earlier, we shared the 7 reasons why you are not a top manager. We also shared the personality traits of those that we consider bad bosses- or propagators of ‘toxic leadership’. However, with the weekend approaching today we are sharing the 12 outstanding traits of a great boss!