Oct 28 2008
Today’s IQ tests are largely discredited as a true mark of intelligence, as they don’t measure drive, application or emotional intelligence – which are aspects of a person’s ability to perform. A large body of research over the years has shown that IQ indicates a person’s ability to think in complex and abstract terms and to learn quickly. In terms of a job, however, IQ is a good indicator of how well an employee will perform (you can take the test here).
Oct 22 2008
Best-selling author Karen Salmansohn - who wrote The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Uncertainty, Setbacks and Losses - gave Businessweek a useful analogy on how to cope with sudden retrenchments or negative developments at work that may be impacting on your productivity.
Oct 21 2008
In these stormy economic times, many people have been cast out into a lonely unemployed ocean. While every person’s experience of being jobless differs, here are a few notes on what not to do with your CV and the task of pitching your personality well:
Oct 20 2008
In times of economic crisis it is always best to avoid the media frenzy. Employers do yourselves a favour and resist the urge to shed as much excess expenditure as is possible in an attempt to save a buck. Redundancy and retrenchment efforts are not always the best ways to protect the profit margins of a company.
Oct 14 2008
Difficult financial times means an aggressive job search policy is key for anyone out in the cold in terms of employment. Here are some job finding tips to weather jobseekers through an ever changing economic climate worldwide.