How to resign and exit - advice from a headhunter
Receiving an employment offer from a desired company is exciting, but another challenge immediately pops up – how do you resign and settle the last day with your current employer? How to smoothly handover and exit without being too hasty? This article will provide some insight and advice to professionals who may be facing this unsettling period.
How to express your opinion of a company during a job…
Many people often think of interviews as a one-way street, but actually, interviews are an opportunity for both the employer and the prospective employee to get to know each other; the company is evaluating you, but at the same time, you're evaluating the company.
Top tips for adapting to a new workplace
OK, so you've just started working at a new company. That of course means a new work environment, a new corporate culture, a new group of colleagues, a new boss and new responsibilities—but most of all, new opportunities and challenges.
How to explain the reasons for leaving your previous…
You are about to leave your old job, or are on the verge of accepting a new job offer. There is one question that you better be able to answer – why do you want to leave your job? The motivation behind leaving your job is something that both your current and your future bosses will want to fully understand.
Why is it difficult to get a promotion at work?
In the hierarchy of a workplace pyramid, opportunities for promotions are rare. It can be disheartening to get the news that your peers, classmates, and colleagues who joined the company together with you have advanced to a higher position. Before you decide to change jobs or have a serious discussion with your boss, try to find out why it is always other people who are being promoted.
Will you pull a “naked resignation”?
After the Spring Festival, the social phenomenon of “Luo Ci”– Chinese for “naked resignation”–among young white-collar workers has received much attention in the mass media.
Understand yourself and know your potential
Most people want to do something or be someone, but very few can achieve that.
The Importance of the Adversity Quotient (AQ)
Psychologists agree that, a person’s career success depends on their intelligence quotient, emotional quotient, and adversity quotient. When IQ is held constant, AQ plays an especially pivotal role.
Be an Entrepreneur and Employee at the Same Time—Are…
Many of the candidates I run into at interviews work in sales or in the service industry—many are also prospective bosses trying to start their own businesses.