Psychological Testing has become rampant across industries, more so inthe case of Information Technology, BPOs and ITES companies. Thesetests are used to ‘throw up’ personality profiles and competencydescriptions that would help companies recruit the ‘right’ candidate.The Human Resources department in most organizations is responsible forthe administering of Psychometric tests.

The International body that sets guidelines for testing is theInternational Test Commission ( ITC ) which stipulates guidelines foradaptation and usage of tests. ITC has issued guidelines to cover thefollowing ?

Professional and ethical standards in testing Continue reading →

As you know by now, if you have been a long time subscriber to our weekly E-zine, I’m a very big proponent of activity, labor and discipline. In fact I devoted one of the five major pieces to the life puzzle (in my book under the same name) to the subject of activity and labor. But now let me add another key word to the labor equation – skillful. Yes, skillful labor. Continue reading →

Think you have the speed, endurance, and know-how to fix what’s broken? Bet not. The smartest people in the world are those who can leave their ego at the door, and know when its wise to seek help.

Since crashes are usually preventable, when is it a good time to seek professional assistance?before or after the disaster? Talk to local firehouse or police headquarters and they’ll chant the mantra, “Prevention rules.” Smarter to avert the fire or crime, rather than fight it later. It costs much more after-the-fact. Same goes for your job search.

? Gain better, faster exposure to opportunity and decision makers by setting a career foundation that’s heavy on target marketing. Continue reading →

Any job seeker looking for sample resumes usually doesn’t have to look very far.

A multitude of sites today are offering free sample resumes on the internet in addition to the avalanche of books that are released each year touting resume examples. With this kind of information overload it can be quite easy for the unsuspecting job seeker to become mired down in sample resumes, moving from one to the next in their pursuit of the ‘ultimate’ professional resume example that will land them the job of their dreams. Continue reading →

Are you looking for a job — really looking? Or are you simply waiting for employment to fall into your lap?

If you’re like about 75% of the job seekers I’ve met over the past nine years, you’re probably doing too much waiting and not enough searching.

Stop.

Now. Continue reading →

A recent report, titled “The War for Talent” stated that over the next 20 years, employee talent will be what differentiates successful companies from those going bust. The late 90’s gave us a glimpse of the talent war, but was nothing compared to what’s ahead. Here are five ways to bulletproof your company before the battle begins.

Practice What You Preach

Recent studies of America’s largest companies show that a strong reputation for moral and ethical conduct performed better financially in terms of their returns on investment and equity, and their sales and profit growth. How do you begin applying this in your company? At PrideStaff, every time an employee is hired, the owner takes them into his office and goes over the 10 standards of ethical conduct that the company was founded on. We also review these standards several times a year to encourage their daily application in the company. Continue reading →

You can learn a lot about how to do something right by first learning what NOT to do.

Take resumes, for example.

I review about 200-300 a month, and most have at least 2-3 mistakes. Yet, all those hundreds of mistakes can be grouped into just a handful of categories, which you would do well to avoid.

Read on and learn how to write a better resume by avoiding the mistakes of others, some of them unintentionally hilarious … Continue reading →

Too often in life, we fail. We fail not because we set our goals to high and miss achieving our aspirations. Instead, we fail because we set our dreams too low and we achieve them. If we achieve what we set out to do then how is this considered to be a failure? Failure occurs when we are not fulfilling our highest aspirations. Theresa Castro, executive career coach and author of The Dark Before the Dawn: 70 Secrets to Self-discovery, provides insight on what anyone can do while they are in the midst of wanting to change careers. Continue reading →

Want to break into the petite modeling industry but wondering if you have what it takes to succeed? There are lots of magazine and commercial modeling opportunities for good modeling jobs. Take this quiz to find out if you qualify to be the next top face in the petite modeling industry. Answer honestly. These 15 questions will tell you what your chances are of being able to make it as a top paid petite model. Continue reading →

If your job search is dragging on and on, you might want to look in the mirror. Because the person looking back may be sabotaging your efforts.

Do you make the following mistakes in your job search? If so, stop now. And start getting more calls for job interviews.

Mistake #1) Not Following Up

If you fire off resumes without checking to see if employers get them, and fail to keep in touch until a hiring decision is made, your dream job might go to someone less qualified, but more persistent than you. Continue reading →