Dear Ladies – Use Your Brains While Getting Interviewed For A Job

 It is a known fact that an interviewer decides whether to hire a candidate or not within 10 minutes. I am sure it’s pretty amazing as well as scary for most of the readers. One should be extra cautious while getting interviewed. After all, it’s about casting a spell. Isn’t it?

“Casting a spell” is mostly understood in a wrong way, especially by many women across the globe. It is important to understand that what should be embraced during an interview and what should be detached away. Following are some pointers which will help women bagging jobs rights away!

Dream Job – Does It Actually Exist? 

It has been noticed that majority of women usually try to impress their interviewers by bragging statements like “Wow! This is an ideal job for me.” Or “I always dreamed about this kind of job.” To be honest, no job can be a dream or ideal job because of the fact that there are many unpleasant things that a person has to perform for a job. 69% of the interviewers don’t appreciate this kind of replies.

 

Never Smack-off Your Ex-Boss:

Defaming your ex-company or superiors won’t help. In fact, it will definitely harm your personality and you won’t be able to impress your interviewer. 

You Know You Are Hot – Don’t Flaunt It, Where it’s not needed

It is a myth that women with out-going approach and bold behavior are appreciated in professional world, in third world countries. One should know that dressing up for going on a date is totally different from going to an interview. Genuine interviewer is more concerned about your skills and talent rather than your looks and oozing hotness.

Salary Is Not Everything – That Should Be In Your Mind

 

Discussing salary is not a good idea. Interviewers don’t appreciate the question related to salary at first place. Only 15% of the interviewers have agreed to the fact that it’s better to discuss remuneration in first meeting. Rest of them simply doesn’t want to discuss anything like that. So, if you are not asked about the salary, don’t initiate it from our end. 

Keep It Cool

Everyone has emotions but every time is not the right time to express emotions. This is key statement to understand that when you are attending an interview it is not advised to show your emotional side. It’s all about controlling, relaxing and coming up with a calculated idea or response.

Jeans! Are You Serious?

All those girls, who like to be casual and on them jeans look really cool and sexy, they should know the fact that “dress code” is very important. When going for an interview it is advised to wear something decent, formal and smart as well. No one wants to hire a casual candidate. It’s a serious job at which you applied right?

Getting Connected Is Important But Getting A Chance Is Vital:

We all know cell phones are status symbol nowadays, plus replying to every call and text message is what we usually love to do but when on interview, it’s not a right time to either answer any call or reply to any SMS. It is advised that you should switch of or at-least put your cell phone on silent. Even putting a phone on vibration is not a good idea as its humming sound can also cause distraction.

You Can Make Your Boyfriend Wait For You For A Lifetime But Not Your Boss

Arriving late for interviews is not good. This is the reason why every HR employee is of the view that a candidate should reach 10 – 15 minutes earlier. It gives a positive impression. It makes a candidate show his seriousness and punctuality, which count in professional environment. Always remember “time is money – don’t waste it” whether this time is yours or your boss’s.

 
I hope, if these points will be taken into consideration, your chances of getting hired will improve. Share your opinions as well.

New Year's New Opportunities

There are many individuals who plan different resolutions every year. Some like to get into shape by reducing their weight and losing their belly fat. On the contrary there are few who plan their promotions by performing exceptionally well. Different people have different goals in their lives. These days there are many individuals who are looking for better jobs, to suit their educational backgrounds. But unfortunately the job market is suffering from the lacuna of downsizing, so the point of hiring is already lost somewhere.

There are many individuals who have planned to get a nice job this year, but it really looks difficult to them to get associated with any esteemed organization. The rest who already have jobs are either underpaid employees or working for two or three different positions and earning the salary of only one position. In this scenario it is getting frustrating for the budding talent to bag a job which can support their needs.

As far as my new resolution is concerned, it is pretty different from most of the individuals. I want every Educated and Talented Pakistani to be earning, no matter how big or small the amount is. The main point is to create a platform with the help of which everyone can earn a regular salary. I would like to share with my readers a fact that, there are many platforms with the help of which people can earn a great deal of money by sitting in their homes and working for any outsourcing company that provides online jobs to them.

If we talk about United States of America, United Kingdom, and Australia, we can easily see that 63% of individuals who are in the age range of 38 – 49 years are earning through online jobs. They work from their homes and manage to live a nice and decent life. I agree with the fact that in Pakistan you must have heard about so many scams associated with the Online Job Providers, but just think over one fact, did that happened to you? Or you overheard it from a friend or any other third person?

There are people who consider that e-jobs are much easier than practical jobs! It is not the reality. Any job in the world, for which one gets paid, is not an easy job at all. No one pays for just sitting idle in front of the screen, without performing. One should be mature enough to know the job requirement and specifications before applying for the online jobs as well. A data entry operator can never be a perfect match for the job of Content Writer. It is always good to self actualize your own skills before applying to any job, both virtual and practical.

If you want to make a difference in your life then just log on to any online job providing company and fill out the Employment Forms and email them to the concerned authorities. I can guarantee that if you have the talent you will be selected. Be factual while quoting desired or expected salary. No one gets paid 18K+ for working 3 or 4 hours. Don’t make fool of yourself by quoting which you cannot even relate to. A smart approach is to consider, working 9 – 5 or any 8 (flexible) hours can let you easily earn 15K – 20K, which is earned by 68% of Pakistanis by investing their 10 – 12 hours per day (including traffic and late sittings etc).

This year can be your lucky year to start a virtual career. After all, if all over the world something is acceptable and applicable, why can’t it be in PAKISTAN?