One thing about personality questions is that they are tricky to answer. The employer will ask one thing but the answer will reveal a certain personality trait about the applicant. When the question for instance is: “If you made a mistake, would you admit it even if nobody noticed?” ,and the applicant says no, the…
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Several years ago, two American gentlemen called Peters and Waterman published an instant bestseller called “In Search of Excellence”. The book was based on research that they had carried out into American industry and commerce. There were prompted to do so by a general feeling that effectiveness and excitement had somehow started to disappear from…
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Even with all the various theories of management that have been put forward in the last 50 years, basic structures have remained largely unchanged for the last 500,000 years. Throughout this time, management has relied on just FOUR pillars or basic methods of organization. Pillar One: “Shoot the monkey” Division of labour means breaking up the…
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The key to staying competitive in the industry is employee contentment. By looking into employee contentment level, employee achievement and success within the organization is gauged. Many things affect contentment however — including pay, promotion, benefits, rewards, operating condition within the work-place and co-workers. But here, we intend to look into Extra Benefits for employees.…
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Arriving unprepared for an interview is a big mistake. Interviews require skill, preparation, practice and most important of all — research. On your resume and cover letter you have included information about yourself. The potential employer already knows your skills, accomplishments, experience, and goals. These things have already earned you an interview. Once there they are looking…
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