Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 14, 2010
Whether you are joining your first job or changing jobs, it is important to understand the difference between cost to company (CTC) and take home salary. It will help you in negotiate better with the HR and in structuring your salary. One of the most commonly used terms by companies, yet least understood by its [...]
Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 7, 2010
Success in life is always relative. Some people are happy with small achievements while there are others who won’t be satisfied until mountains are moved. Regardless of our ambitions, our career spans through a series of jobs and experiences that truly polish our personality and will. While we all have defining moments that will determine [...]
Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010
A tongue-in-cheek look at some signs that employees are not engaged, followed by proven action plans to improve that situation. For decades, studies have shown that employee engagement has a direct influence on a company’s financial performance, its capacity to recruit other high performers and its ability to retain top talent. To put [...]
Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010
SAYING IT WITH IMPACT Using verbs and adjectives effectively adds impact to your resume. Read this section again carefully just before you actually begin writing. DESCRIBING RESULTS – GOING BEYOND DUTIES The typical resume merely lists duties and does little else to sell the person. One of the best ways to sell yourself is to [...]
Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: October 17, 2008
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25 behaviors that lead to mistrust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson All of life is relationship – even life at work. And the most critical, foundational building block of a team is trust. Without trust most [...]
Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: October 17, 2008
Every company faces the problem of people leaving the company for better pay or profile. Early this year, Mark, a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He was thrilled by the offer. He had heard a lot about the CEO. The [...]
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