December 2007

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The Pros And Cons Of Contract vs. Permanent Positions

An individual can either accept a contract or permanent position based on his or her personal situation and choices. Many people favor a permanent job to make a living. These permanent job seekers are looking for security above everything else. A slowdown in the private sector would force companies to lay off both contract [...]

Process Ownership: A Vital Role In Six Sigma Success

Segregating a single process into two different tasks is necessary because both the tasks are quite different from each other. If responsibility were not allocated properly, it would become quite impossible to identify the root cause of a given problem if something were to go wrong during the implementation.
How To Work With Process [...]

What Not To Say In An Interview

Listed below are some of the questions or statements you should avoid during your interview.
The Don’ts Of An Interview:
-”What’s the nature of your business?”
Before going to an interview, do your homework and get as much information about the company as you can. You can search for the company’s profile on the Internet, and read press [...]

Graduating With A Plan Of Action

You should ask yourself if you know what you want to do, and if you have a plan of action for turning the opportunities into reality. The old adage that a quick route from point A to point B is a straight line is very true. Setting goals for searching for a job and launching [...]

How Job-Hopping Can Affect Your Career

Today, most under-30 employees view themselves as “free agents” who need to manage their careers actively. They realize that the company they are working with can lay them off at any moment if there is a merger or a business slump. They are also well aware of the fact that their economic survival depends on [...]