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"The problem with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score " Self-Study Today: Resuming with Resume Again So you've read and searched for action words. If not, here  powerful-verbs-that-will-make-your-resume-awesome , you're welcome. Now what? There's a lot of tips you can find and majority of it will advise you to not put the job description as work experience. Then what should I write? Contributions/achievements of course. What if I don't have experience/achievements? Then go and Google 'How to write resume without work experience" or something similar. What if I don't have to update a resume because I'm not looking for a change? Then take note of the points so that you can step-up your game in the company and be worthy. We don't want to be a functioning 8am - 5pm robot, do we? Be proactive, take initiative. As a summary, you can...

"Don't look down on anyone unless you are bending down to pick them up " Self-Study Today: A Table or The Tableau A: Ever since the global lockdown and movement restriction order, things are changing fast. More businesses are moving towards digitalization. B: Are you still trying to talk me into becoming a data expert? For the record, I flunk programming. A: Don't fret, there's a lot of tools using drag and drop function already. Zero programming needed. B: I bet they'll be super expensive. A: Nah, there's this business intelligence tool called Tableau, it has a free version to play around with. B: Taboo?? Seriously, what? A: Ta-bloh, it's super easy and user-friendly, take a look at the trainings;  How-to-Tableau  B: Oooh...but not sure if I'm gonna use it though, unrelated to me, I guess? A: "Know something of everything and everything of something" . B: You talk riddles, but I get it, thank...

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going " Self-Study Today: Skills of the Future A: Go and gain new skills B: How? A: There's a thing called 'online', stop being slothful. B: What skills to learn? I don't know~ A: Just google 'skills to learn' B: There's too many, I'm overwhelmed, no time to learn all these. A: Suddenly changing from having all the time in the world to no time at all? B: Help me...please? A: Since you say please, start with looking through job descriptions, see what is in demand and go learn that. Or maybe find what position you like, and go learn the skills required. B: There's an idea, thank you! Eat to Live If you're looking for Serunding: Food for Thought Till then, my prayers for you and your family 🌷

"Writing is the painting of the voice " Self-Study Today: To Resume or A Resume Few examples gathered from different resources to show how two sentences of the same meaning, have different impact to readers, observe: Example 1) Talked to clients and figured out what would be best for their brand. Advised clients on both short and long term content strategy tactics while clarifying their personalized brand voice. Example 2) Trained other assistants and helped with hiring. Hired, trained and guided a team of five assistants including a seasonal team of sales interns. Example 3) In charged with ensuring customer and employee satisfaction. Increased the regional Customer Satisfaction Index by 4% Example 4) Deal with customer complaints Handled 100+ phone calls a day. Which one can get the recruiter hooked? There's no need for Shakespeare's level of English, just some effort to tailor the experience description in the r...

"Resourceful entrepreneurs capture the available opportunities, and take steps during today's hard times, to lay the groundwork for tomorrow's prosperity. " Self-Study Today: Surviving Economic Downturn While surfing the net on how to survive during economic crisis, I came across this excerpt that gave suggestions to small business owners on how to thrive when larger competitors are unable to adapt quickly except to fire employees. Among the main points shared: 1) Keep track of inventories carefully, but not so tight till you lose sales. Convert it into cash. 2) Monitor cash flow and forecast it monthly, to ensure expenses and planned expenditure are in line with accounts receivable. Be able to project where you will stand three months in advance. Negotiate with suppliers, contractors, landlords for better prices or short-term reductions. Consider trading goods and services on a barter exchange for credits instead of cash. 3)...

"You will never always be motivated, you have to learn to be disciplined " Self-Study Today: Problem Solving Interview Questions Not all are impromptu speakers, some need to craft their answers beforehand to avoid loss of words. Apart from the basic interview questions (tell me about yourself, etc), these are samples of problem solving related questions: Q1) Describe a situation where you had to solve a problem. What did you do? What was the results? What might have you done differently? (-Identify-Analyse-Implement-) Q2) Give example of a situation in which you saw an opportunity in a potential problem. What did you do? What was the outcome? (Problems are opportunities for improvement) Q3) What steps do you take before making a decision on how to solve a problem? Why? (Have formalized process that makes sense, not just asking for help the entire time.) Q4) Give an example of a time that you realized a colleague had made a mista...

"No one can go back and change a bad beginning, but anyone can start now and create a successful ending" Self-Study Today: Giving Constructive Feedback Everyday we have to engage with people. At times, we are bound to criticize them. Instead of talking behind their backs, it is best to confront it the right way. That's where the art of giving constructive feedback comes in. Be mindful that the objective is to build things up, not break things down. The 6 steps to give a constructive feedback as written in a random article that I've read online; Step 1: State the constructive purpose of your feedback, e.g. "I have some thoughts about..." "I feel I need to let you know..." Step 2: Describe specifically what you've observed, e.g. "Yesterday afternoon you were speaking with ......., I noticed that you kept raising your voice." Step 3: Describe your reactions, e.g. "The staff member looked embarr...