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“Setbacks and mistakes are the price you pay for a full life.”—Anonymous With the rampant and copycat lay-offs…
As a career coach I have now worked with more than 7,000 clients, one-on-one, in a variety of fields—From neurosurgeons…
Summary: October 10 was World Mental Health Day. Recently, there has been much talk about both, Job burnout and…
One of my most common client groups I work with are those who get promoted to their manager role after…
“All good writing is alike in that it is truer than if it had really happened and after you…
On our march in quest to go through each of the eleven career management principles reduced on a single index…
In this ongoing series of blogs stemming from my eleven career-management principles reduced to fit on a single 3”x 5”…
Career Strategies that Work: On Becoming a Good Manager (Career Principles #3 and #4) If you choose management learn what…
Having now worked with more than 7,000 clients in 23 countries I have experience with a variety of professionals—from Bollywood…
Summary: Many professionals wait their entire life trying to uncover their passion to find out what career they should choose…
The success of your job search and in your career is directly proportional to the amount of uncertainty you can…
Since the pandemic clampdown, Zoom, WebEx, Skype, and other video tools have become the sine qua non for conducting “in-person”…
- February 22, 2009Dilip Saraf
Knowing and understanding etiquettes that relate to pre-interview and interview interactions are critical to moving to the next steps and…
- February 28, 2009Dilip Saraf
“The secret to survival is knowing when to hold ‘em and when to fold.”--Kenny Rogers, singer “How you leave a…
- March 4, 2009Dilip Saraf
Introduction Dictionary defines etiquette as conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority in social or official…
- March 12, 2009Dilip Saraf
Great spirits have always faced violent opposition from mediocre minds--Albert Einstein If you are successful at work, you have to…
- March 16, 2009Dilip Saraf
The following checklist will help you with the process where it is a 1:1 interview: Once you enter the room…
- March 23, 2009Dilip Saraf
After being at a job for a period of time and getting good performance reviews, most expect to be promoted.…
- March 29, 2009Dilip Saraf
“If you do not manage your boss, she cannot manage you!”—Anonymous Managing your boss appears like an irony! Why? Most…
- April 5, 2009Dilip Saraf
The concept of core competence emerged about two decades back when those writing about corporate strategy came up with the…
- April 14, 2009Dilip Saraf
“A strong mentor/mentee relationship is the basis for forging tomorrow’s leaders.”—Jack Welch, Chairman, General Electric (1982—2002) Navigating successfully through a…
- April 18, 2009Dilip Saraf
In achieving career success the common misconception is that you have to be a top performer at your job. Although…