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Job Hunting, Resume Writing

What is an ATS and is it important? Read the truth about ATS Resumes.

March 10, 2021

Over the years, we’ve seen a great many questions posed by job candidates about Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions and erroneous beliefs as to how ATS actually work, how they review and qualify candidates, and what benefits they provide to both the candidate and the employer. Let’s take a look at some basics every job applicant should understand and then clear up some assumptions and misinformation about this very important component to the job application process. What is an ATS? Simply put, an ATS is an online software application that accepts and stores information that job…

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Career, Job Hunting, Work from Home

Job Outlook for 2021 – Post Covid

December 10, 2020

Everything was passing pretty good, the world was growing, the underdeveloped countries were developing , the employment was accelerating but then there came the havoc of CoronaVirus and the blooming dreams flipped upside down. Talking about India, 86% of the population faced job uncertainties. Whereas in Britain, Australia and the US this percentage is 33, 41 and 71 respectively. However, the economies of the globe are slowly struggling to switch back on the track. But, saying anything about stability as of now is really difficult. The minor sign of relief is that in the current times of pandemic a few sectors…

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Career, Job Hunting, Resume Writing, Women Careers

How Mathematics can help you climb the Ladder of Success

August 24, 2020

MATHEMATICS – It is the only subject that remains with us through our entire life. A person may not have an education in English, Science, History, Geography etc. but still holds knowledge in basic Mathematics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Mathematics plays both the role of a hero as well as a villain not only in student but also in college life. If we can grab the depth and concepts of math, we find it like an easy game and all our math sums and problems start giving acute solutions. But if we are unable to grasp math,…

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Career, Job Hunting, LinkedIn, Resume Writing

Start using LinkedIn the right way in 2020

May 6, 2020

We all know how powerful a tool LinkedIn has become in the last 5 years. This blog is a small guide on how LinkedIn should be used and the tools it provides to everyone — from a job seeker to a sales professional. We also explore the different premium features for all use cases. A brief introduction of LinkedIn with some stats Started in 2003 by “PayPal mafia” member — Reid Hoffman 675 million LinkedIn users, spread over 200 countries; 2 new members per second Source: https://news.linkedin.com/about-us#statistics US — biggest market (165 million users), India #2 (62 million users), China #3…

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Career, Job Hunting, LinkedIn

Leveraging your LinkedIn Profile – a step by step guide to using LinkedIn to find jobs and leads

April 17, 2020

This is one of the most descriptive and comprehensive coverage on how you can use your LinkedIn account / profile to become more successful. Whether you are a Job Seeker, an HR recruiter, a Talent Manager, a Sales Executive, a Business Professional or a Brand, this video will tell you what features LinkedIn provides to help you leverage your profile to the MAXIMUM.   From Sales Navigator, to LinkedIn Jobs, to LinkedIn Recruiter, Company Pages, LinkedIn Jobs, as well as Feed, we have covered it all. This video is self-explanatory and without a narration. We will soon publish a narrative version…

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Career, Communication, Job Hunting, Resume Writing, Trends

Your Writing Skills can show you a career path with Numerous Options & Opportunities

March 24, 2020

 “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing” – Benjamin Franklin In schools and colleges, teachers or professors often give topics to write something – essays, journals, or paragraphs. If we are able to express our thoughts and opinions fine through the writings, we score well and sometimes we even receive an appreciation. Our writings get published in school magazines, children paper editions, etc.  As a result of these reasons, we often think of enhancing our writing skills and have a feeling that a career in writing may not be a bad choice. Writing as a Profession. Writing…

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Graduate Resumes, Job Hunting, Resume Writing

Quantify your Resume Bullets and Get Hired Faster

March 16, 2020

Your resume is irrelevant if it doesn’t get you an interview call. To put differently, you will not get an interview call if your resume does not impact or shake the recruiter. When someone looks at your resume, their eyes need to light up. They should be able to visualise you sitting in their office and crunching those data sets or writing that program which will change the game for the company! Run-of-the-mill resumes, which do not show any measurable outcomes do nothing to help this. How to make your resume impactful? Everybody wants to develop their resume in a way…

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Arts, Career, Job Hunting, Resume Writing, Trends

Love to doodle? Create a career out of it!

March 9, 2020

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” – Confucius You have started it as hobby or interest to draw something without thinking about what you are doing. You used to mess around with pencils and draw figures from your imagination. Then, why not start treating this hobby as a business tool and think of building a solid career?? Doodling Doodling is a fun way to draw beautiful and original designs with cute and child-like characters or random and abstract patterns. Doodling is a great means to engage the mind in…

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Career, Job Hunting, Resume Writing, Trends

Beautiful Handwriting? Try a career in calligraphy

March 5, 2020

“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are very human way of making life more bearable.” – Kurt Vonnegut Good handwriting can create great impressions, it augments your personality and the person who is watching your writing gets stunned by how beautifully you can write. Maybe you have always received compliments about your handwriting, so why not consider those compliments seriously and think of starting a career in calligraphy?? What is Calligraphy? Calligraphy is the craft of fine handwriting, a visual art where the legibility of letters may be compromised in favour of visual extravagance. Calligraphy…

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