Personality tests can be of great help in advancing your career

Personality tests are conducted in most managerial assessment programmes. The aim of such tests is to let you know the person inside of you and how s/he steers your life. It is of great value to understand your true self, nature and reactions to situations. You can use these insights to help you evolve and grow. It’s what we call...

Redundancy is not a reflection of your performance, so be confident and truthful

The other day, I was conducting interviews and met a person who had lost his job recently. He actually fared quite well and yet made some classic errors that people normally make in such situations. This set me thinking. Careers undergo transformation and jobs are lost and found in a matter of days; sometimes...

You can put administrative controls but judicious use of the Net is a matter of corporate culture

I have often been asked about standard operating procedures for access to the Internet and use of technology at the workplace. My answer has been simple. Lay down the rules, curb high-risk factors through firewalls and keep a monitoring system. After that, hope like hell that your staff is...