Some of the questions in an interview can catch you by surprise if you are not prepared to handle them. It does make sense to go through the standard set of questions and answers to help you handle the job interview better. The same question can be asked with some twists but the answer remains the same. For example, this question can be put up as “what are your expectations from the new job and the company” or “what are your career expectations...

Very few organizations actually work on the CEO selection strategy while making a choice. If you question the management on the CEO selection criteria, they will tell you that they want the CEO to an able dynamic leader, who can drive the organization towards it set targets. He should have good administrative control and technical knowledge to manage the operations of the company. It is a kind of an idealist thinking and you may not find a...

Most of the people who go in for the job profile have the entrepreneurship ideas kindling inside them. Similarly, the people who graduate from the college have an entrepreneurship and innovation dream world in their eyes. Then what is it that holds us back from taking the plunge. Why doesn’t everyone or say the majority get into the business of their own?  The reasons could be many and some of them are listed here: Over the generations, the...

The legal profession offers a number of opportunities for the law students. Like any other popular career path, a career in law is also sought after by many aspirants. If you have studied law then it is quite likely that you are looking forward to joining a law firm and grow your career. The candidates have to go through the interview process once they are shortlisted based on their applications. A normal pattern is followed in the law...

All of us who are into jobs, business or pursuing any career profile have the desire to move ahead in our career path. Some of us are extremely ambitious while others prefer to grow at a steady rate. Whatever may be the speed, the turning point in the chosen path comes when we begin to exhibit confidence in our moves. The individual undergoes a change as he emerges from a nervous and shy garb to a confident and exuberant persona. Let us look at...

Yes, there is a drive going on around the world for skill development. There are international forums, non-governmental organisations and multi-national corporations working on the skill upgrade requirements. Most of it has been triggered by the technological improvements but also by the lack of standard training methodology. There are many sectors where there is a crunch of trained manpower and they have to depend on hiring the skilled...

If you have the experience of appearing for interviews you would have tasted both success and failure. At times, you would have felt that the interview is slipping out of your hands. You can judge the outcome of the interview by keenly watching the body language of the interviewer. You will get many tell-tale signs if there is dissatisfaction at the other end. It may not be very evident to the ones who appear for the interview the first time...