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5 Approaches For Interview Success In Spite Of No job Description Being Shared With You

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Many times, during my interview success sessions, I come across job seekers who want to know how to handle the interview or  interview strategy for successful hiring  in a situation when there has been  no job description shared by the prospective employer.  The company would not have provided any details in the job description. Except for the title and one or two skill areas. Or it could be that you have been called for an interview through the referral route. No details are provided. I also notice that at times  Job Seekers  do not pay any heed to the JD. Even when one is available (it is not even read by them). For you to  stand head and shoulders  above other candidates. It is extremely important to use each and every  tool  to prepare for the  Interview  and a  job description  is one of them. You may be having a background within the same domain and would have an...

7 Costly Mistakes That Ruin Your Chances of Receiving The Job Interview Call

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During my  Interview   Coaching  sessions, most job seekers share that their major pain point is that they do not receive a job interview call in spite of sending multiple applications to various prospective employers. I understand it is a frustrating experience as a professional but you as a  Job Seeker  can certainly turn this situation around by avoiding 7 common mistakes. These slip-ups may not seem crucial to you on the face of it but are certainly responsible for you missing out on getting the job interview call. So let us think out of the box. Avoid These 7 Costly Mistakes And Increase Your Chances of Receiving The Job Interview Call: MISTAKE 1:  ‘Cursory’ Homework Not doing in-depth homework on the organization as well as the job’s requirement before sending the application. Solution:  Even before you send in your resume, you need to literally behave and think as if you are already an employee of the...

Interview Preparation Tips To Stand Out the Interview During Pandemic Situation

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How to give the best shot in an Interview? This is a common question everyone has in mind while they are planning for a job search. Be you are a fresher, a mid-level employee, or in a higher position, every position you apply for has a different Job Interview pattern. Nowadays, people have become even more cautious and started to enroll in various  Interview Coaching  classes. Aspiration Jobs is one of the most experienced hiring organizations, which delivers some excellent Interview coaching sessions, which can change your approach to Job Interviews. Today we will be sharing some super Interview preparation tips that can help you bring an end to your job search. In this pandemic situation of Coronavirus, the market has gone topsy-turvy. Companies had to minimize their workforce, and hirers have started to look for efficient and multi-tasking employees who can be assets for the company. Today we are going to discuss some t...

5 Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make On LinkedIn

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  Today 95% of the recruiters utilise LinkedIn as a major sourcing tool to find candidates (Source: US News).  And with the current pandemic environment where the time spent online has increased multifold, you as a job seeker have to mandatorily build an online presence on LinkedIn.  Most job seekers take their LinkedIn profile for granted and do not pay attention to it. If you are making the below 5 most common mistakes that job seekers make while using LinkedIn you would be losing out on job opportunities as employers will not get attracted to your profile: 1]  Incomplete Profile : Ensure that you have completed all the sections of the profile with a special focus on the headline, your profile pic, and the summary. Also, upload your outstanding presentations or media coverage if any.  2]  Confusing Headline :   Recruiters glance through a profile where the headline needs to catch the attention. You need to clearly spell out your area of expertis...

5 Tips To Boost Your Resume During COVID-19

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  In the situation of COVID-19, job opening has got massively affected, but job search has increased due to sudden layoffs. The job scenario has rapidly changed. As we had seen in 2001 and 2008, when the market crashed, hiring still happened in that time of recession too. The same scenario is getting repeated, even today, due to COVID-19. However, things aren’t going back to “normal.” Instead, we’re in a “new normal” now. In this scenario, job seekers need to be more specific in their job hunting. Though uncertainty has been all around, job seekers with required job skills are always given priority by the hirers. Thus, this is the right time to boost your resume during COVID-19. In this new normal due to COVID-19, job seekers need to emerge stronger and impress the hirer with the job skills to succeed. That means if you want to get hired in this “new normal” under COVID-19, your resume needs to highlight certain traits, abilities, and job skills. Today, in this article, we will be ...

How to Find your Dream Job: 10 Key Steps

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While I coach experienced professionals who are in a  Job Search  mode, I see that almost all of them do take steps like building a Resume,  LinkedIn Profile , Networking, Making Cover Letters…..and so on. While these steps are required, they do not get the desired result because the approach they use is still traditional and not all avenues of reaching out to the prospective employers are fully utilised. Just imagine what would happen if the source of the light would not have evolved from a flame to a bulb? So to find your dream job, with my practical experience, I am sharing with you the following key steps and each one needs to be taken without any compromise. If you diligently do that (no pain, no gain), you are bound to get your dream job. 10 Key Steps That Can Help You Find Your Dream Job: List of Prospective Employers and Job Roles : Make a list of all the target employers and the kind of job roles that you find interesting. Even when there are no active jobs ...

Tips To Write A Job Winning Resume

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Your resume is the personal marketing document that will help you sell your skills and potentialities to the hirer. Your resume is the document that represents your profile on your behalf. This paper needs to have all the minute details that can competently represent your potentiality to the search committee while the screening process. Research says that recruiters take only 20 seconds to have an initial glance, and that is when their eyes stick to the major highlights of skills and achievements in your profile. So, to get selected, you need to know how to write a job winning resume. There are several  resume writing formats , but you need to understand what items to know about job seekers applying for the particular post. Today we will be discussing some tips to write job winning resume. These tips will help to draft an impressive resume summary and will help you to avoid all sorts of common resume mistakes. Here are some tips for writing a job winning resume 1. Set your job...