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8 tips for a successful phone interview

admin March 13, 2020 0

Phone interviews are popular these days for a good reason: efficiency. They save everyone’s time and effort.

However, they also miss communication cues that are present during typical face-to-face interviews, which makes phone interviews a little trickier.

Here are some tips that might help you prepare, as compiled by Ladders:

1. Remove distractions

Distractions are your worst enemy. Beware of anything that might take your attention away, whether its sound or vision.

Try making the phone call indoors and pay attention to the slightest sound, like traffic or washing machine, as smartphones might pick them up.

Turn off phone notifications beforehand. Make sure the area is clean before you start the phone call. The less distraction, the more focused you’ll be.

How to avoid burnout at work

admin February 25, 2020 0

Feeling long drawn exhaustion, unsatisfied with your job and unproductive? You may be heading toward “burnout”, according to a newly recognized World Health Organization (WHO) diagnosis.

Around 1 million people skip work every day for reasons linked to professional stress. While it is hard to undo the damage, here are the things you can do to avoid burnout at work according to Business Insider.

How to prevent yourself from becoming a workaholic

admin January 31, 2020 0

Some people are lucky enough to love their jobs and find it to be a source of fulfillment. However, these passionate workers may be at danger of becoming workaholics and having their lives sucked into a bubble of work and work only.

Climbing up the career ladder might be exciting but it should not be your whole life. Compiled by Inc., below is a list of things you can do to avoid becoming a numb workaholic machine.

Work-life balance is new goal for many

admin January 27, 2020 0

Young professionals appear to prefer freelance work to experience a new way of boss-free job and control over work and career growth. But older professionals opt for freelancing mainly to strike a perfect work-life balance.

In a 2015 study on Chinese people’s happiness conducted by Tsinghua University, respondents chose freelance work as one that would produce maximum happiness for professionals.

Parents’ stress at work may affect the well-being of their children

admin October 8, 2019 0

Companies have long been aware that sick children have an impact on the professional lives of parents, who are obliged to take time off or work from home, which may then affect their efficiency. But is the converse also true?

In a recent study, a team of researchers set out to assess the impact of parents’ work-related stress on the health of their children.

Making yourself more valuable as an employee: How to grow, create values

admin September 30, 2019 0

In today’s economy, being good at your job isn’t enough to get promoted and to deliver for your organization. With the increasingly fast rate of change that technology brings to the workplace, companies demand that employees upgrade their skills to stay relevant and contribute.

Investing in self-improvement is important and necessary. Yet, it can take time to develop new competencies. So, how can you make an immediate impact on your organization?

Cold offices may be good for men, but not so much for women: Study

admin September 13, 2019 0

Your office’s temperature apparently has everything to do with how you perform your job.

According to recent study in Germany, female employees are said to perform better at the workplace when the temperature is warmer, meanwhile men were found to be more productive when the office is set in a colder temperature.

Leadership program seeks to prepare younger generation for Industry 4.0

admin August 19, 2019 0

The World Economic Forum predicted last year that 133 million new jobs would replace 75 million existing jobs in the next four years as the result of technological development. Hence it is crucial for Indonesia to develop human resources with relevant skills to face the challenges in Industry 4.0.

A 2017 survey by the Tanoto Foundation, an independent philanthropic organization focusing on education, found that 20 percent of its scholars were still unemployed six months after they graduated. “We limited [the survey] to only six months because they’re supposed to get a job within that period,” said Satrijo Tanudjojo, CEO global of the Tanoto Foundation, during a leadership forum in Jakarta on July 3.

Bullying bosses may find employees work against them: Study

admin August 8, 2019 0

Employees acting out or sabotaging their own companies might be caused by bullying bosses, new research suggests.

For a study published in the Journal of Management, an international team of researchers explored the negative outcome of bullying behavior. It turned out that workers suffering under “abusive” supervision are more likely to sabotage their own workplace by purposefully messing up tasks, arriving late, taking excessively long breaks and putting in minimal effort, Newsweek reported.

Five attractive jobs using only a smartphone

admin July 25, 2019 0

The era of technological disruption and advancement has led to the disappearance of many jobs. Some people may find it difficult to land a job, but if we look on the bright side, there are so many new kinds of jobs available, among them those we never imagined would exist.

Some of these new jobs can be done with the help of smartphones, instead of complicated tools and equipment. Kompas.com lists five jobs that require a smartphone and almost nothing else.