Your job-search tips from Pokémon Go

A passive approach may kill you when swift technological changes hit your career or workplace. Instead of losing out, stay on top of the change to score a career win. Here are lessons from Pokemon Go to move ahead.

Get out and Go: Pokemon are found outdoors. So, you need to get up, step outside, hatch eggs and ad vance in the game. Similarly, your new job will never work out if you only sit at home and restrict your ef forts to the Internet or social media.

Get out in the real world, put in those miles daily to go and meet people at their workplaces. The more you do, higher the likelihood of finding Pokemon (potential opportunities).

Enjoy your play style: Do you enjoy hunting the rare Articunos or Moltres or prefer to focus on training your Jigglypuff and Swagger or simply want to stock up Pokedex by capturing as many Pokemon you can? Go ahead and enjoy your style of play . When looking for a job, figure out what you really want from your career. Focus on your preferences and you are likely to land the right job faster.

Go to PokeStops: PokeStops are places where you collect and replenish eggs, Poke Balls and other items.Once done, you cannot collect again until it refreshes. Similarly, to find jobs, go where the jobs are. Figure out which companies or sectors are hiring and meet professionals there.Be willing to travel to places where there are jobs that you seek.

Raise your CP: Each Pokemon has Combat Power (CP) on capture which indicates how well they will perform in a battle, Note that even two Pikachus captured at the same time may not have the same CP. You can improve CP by enhancing your experience. Similarly improve your hirability vis-a-vis your competition by increasing your experience by working on multiple projects, internships and assignments.

Meet the players: Strangers playing Pokemon often chat up at a PokeStop and share tips and information and then team up at gyms to battle opponents. In your job search reach out to professionals. Don't be shy in seeking information on jobs asking how to get connected to people who could help you and for point ers on what you could do better. At the same time, give back by sharing your ideas and knowledge.

Train at the Gym: Like you train your Pokemon at the Gym to sharpen its skills, you too need to train to get the right certifications to be job ready. However, to enter a Gym needs you to be at Level 5. Much like the real world where you need to clear all preliminary levels first before you can qualify for the training.

Use your incense: Activating an incense in the game releases a mysterious fragrance that attracts Pokemon to you for 30 minutes. It thus makes sense to invest your time to build your incense through a CV that highlights your achievements and transferable skills.

Also, craft your resume separately for each opportunity to keep your incense relevant.

Source : Economics Times

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Ways to Simplify Your Life and Be Happier at Work

1. Make home your safe space

At work, you may have pressing deadlines to meet, you may feel you have to rush and multi-task to get things done, or you may feel that slowing down is not an option. This doesn’t mean you have to operate at the same speed at home. Give yourself a break when you’re off the clock and focus on your wellness.
The contrast in pace between your home life and work life will do you a lot of good, allowing you to fully appreciate and enjoy both more, as well as energizing your work life.

2. Shrink your problems

Is your house too big? Move to a smaller one. Big car? Trade it in for a smaller one. In other words, remove the things – especially the BIG things – you don’t need from your life.
In other words, occupy only the space you need and many of your problems and expenses will become much smaller.
By having fewer things, you will use, care for and appreciate the things you have that much more. Here are some extreme examples of minimalism that may inspire you: The 100 Thing Challenge and Living with 72 Things.

3. Be mindful of the green

You can take “living green” as far as you want. Buy Less. Use Less. Waste Less. Eat organic local produce.
If you’re really serious about this aspect of simplifying, check out the No Impact Project’s one-week challenge that will help you to reduce your carbon footprint.

4. Make more time for the people you (really) care about

Are you so busy focusing on your career that you tend to neglect the people you care about?
You’re not the only one. Most of us lead busy lives, and it’s easy to get wrapped up in all of the things we have to do. Yet when we simplify life, we have more time for the people who really matter.
Which is better: a modest life of freedom spending time with your loved ones, or a rich life of excess but at the price of neglecting those relationships that really count? Your answer will make this decision easy.

5. Appreciate the little things

Stop for a moment and take a look around. You are well on your way to a happy life when you find appreciation in simple things.
Enjoy the things that are right in front of you every day. Enjoy experiencing life. Enjoy sharing, learning, giving and receiving. Enjoy nature. Go for long walks. Breathe fresh air.
Again, the balance between being able to do this, then being able to shift gears when you need to in the workplace, can be really powerful – so powerful that it will ultimately lead you to more success in both your personal and business life.

6. Eat healthy – even when you don’t want to

Eat simple, nutritious food. Eat slowly and enjoy every mouthful. Exercise moderately and often. Drink plenty of water and live in the moment. BY focusing on these simple principles, you will be much healthier, both mentally and physically.
It’s nearly impossible to improve your health without having a healthier mind, becoming more alert, seeing an increase in your energy, and ultimately finding that you are more enthusiastic about the challenges ahead.

7. Make reducing stress a priority

Not all stress is bad, but a surplus can be detrimental to everything from your personal life to your work life. Busy people with a lot on their mind often get stressed when they surpass a limit. And too often, we think of “being stressed” as something we can’t control.
Try to identify your limits and take control of your time and your life by taking small steps when dealing with big challenges. Remove the word failure from your vocabulary. Replace it with experience and you will shift your view of stress.

8. Save money by not buying things you don’t really need

Live within your means, and keep those means modest. This will enable you to enjoy life more by giving you more resources (not just money but also time and energy) to invest in the things that really matter. You are effortlessly being more efficient.
And here’s another perk: being more efficient about how you view and spend money will increase the relative success of your career.

9. Make new connections

If you really commit to simplifying your life, you are going to make new connections. Believe it or not, by slowing down, you will meet more people – because you will notice more people – and you will have more time for them.
Not only will you connect with new people, you’ll also connect with new thoughts and with your surroundings. Being open to these connections could lead to career advancement you hadn’t expected before.

10. Let life become easier

Be true to yourself and take only what you need. Give what you can. Don’t hold on to things. Make time for the experiences and people that are really important to you and let go of anything that really isn’t. In time, you’ll find your biggest difficulties will fade away. Life will literally become less cluttered, and in turn, easier.
The result will be amazing – and your life, both personal and business will benefit tremendously. This concept is both simple and practical, and it’s up to you how far you take it.

Source:Internet

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Generic Employment Web Sites around the World

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Generic Employment Web Sites
AIESEC	http://www.au.aiesec.org
Bilingual Jobs	http://www.bilingual-jobs.com/
Career Builder	http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Career Magazine	http://www.careermag.com/
Employment Resources on the Net	http://www.noncon.org/insight/jobs/
Escape Artist	http://www.escapeartist.com/
Hobsons Global Careers & Education	http://www.hobsons.com/
Idealist.Org	http://www.idealist.org/
J-Hunter	http://www.j-hunter.com/
Job Hunt	http://www.job-hunt.org/
Jobnet	http://www.jobnet.com.au/
Jobs Abroad	http://www.jobsabroad.com/
Monster Work Abroad	http://workabroad.monster.com/
Monster Worldwide	http://www.monsterworldwide.com/
News Directory	http://www.newsdirectory.com/news/press/
Newspapers Online	http://www.newspapers.com/
Overseas Jobs	http://www.overseasjobs.com/
Quintessential Careers	http://www.quintcareers.com/
The Riley Guide	http://www.rileyguide.com/
TMP Hudson Global Resources	http://www.hudsonresourcing.com
What you need to know about International Resources	http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/internationaljobs1/
Africa
African Development Bank	http://www.afdb.org/
Africa Online	http://www.africaonline.com/
Career Junction	http://www.careerjunction.co.za/
Careers.Org - South Africa	http://www.careers.org/reg/cint-safrica.html
Find a Job in Africa	http://www.findajobinafrica.com/
I-Africa Careers	http://careers.iafrica.com/
Job Navigator	http://www.jobs.co.za/
Asia
Adecco Asia	http://www.adecco-asia.com/
Asia Business Daily	http://www.asiabusinessdaily.com/
Asia Employment Centre	http://jobs.asiaco.com/jobbank/
Asia Inc Online	http://www.asia-inc.com/
Asia Job Search Resources	http://www.escapeartist.com/jobs7/asia.htm
Asia Net	http://www.asia-net.com/
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation	http://www.apec.org/
Asia Partnership	http://www.asiapartnership.com/
Asia Times	http://www.asiatimes.com/
Asian Development Bank	http://www.adb.org/
Asiaweek	http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek//
Careerbuilder.com	http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Far Eastern Economic Review	http://www.feer.com/
J-Hunter	http://www.j-hunter.com/
Job Asia	http://www.jobasia.com/
Job Culture	http://www.jobculture.com/
Job Street Australasia	http://www.jobstreet.com/
Jobs Database	http://www.jobsdb.com/
Recruit Asia	http://www.recruitasia.com/
Wang & Li Asia Resource Online	http://www.wang-li.com
Australia
Austrade	http://www.austrade.gov.au/
Australian Business Limited	http://www.australianbusiness.com.au/
Australian Federal Government	http://www.fed.gov.au/
Australian Financial Review	http://afr.com/
Australian Job Search	http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/
Australian Stock Exchange	http://www.asx.com.au/
Australian Universities	http://www.avcc.edu.au/
Career Guide	http://www.yourcareerguide.com/
Career One	http://www.careerone.com.au/
CPA Australia	http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/
Dep't of Foreign Affairs & Trade	http://www.dfat.gov.au/
Fairfax Classifieds	http://www.market.fairfax.com.au/
Gradlink	http://www.gradlink.com.au/
Graduate Opportunities	http://www.graduateopportunities.com/
Institute of Chartered Accountants	http://www.icaa.org.au/
Job Watch	http://home.vicnet.net.au/
Monster	http://www.monster.com.au/
My Career	http://www.mycareer.com.au/editorial/graduate/
My Future	http://www.myfuture.edu.au/
SEEK	http://www.seek.com.au/
SEEK Campus	http://campus.seek.com.au/
The Age	http://www.theage.com.au/
The Australian	http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
Victorian Government	http://www.vic.gov.au/
Visa Requirements	http://www.immi.gov.au/
WageNet	http://www.wagenet.gov.au
Austria
Adecco Austria (German)	http://www.adecco.at/
Hill Woltron Recruitment (German)	http://www.hill-woltron.com/
Job Direct (German)	http://www.job-direct.co.at/
Job Pilot Austria (German)	http://www.jobpilot.at/
Jobnet Austria (German)	http://jobnet.uibk.ac.at/
Manpower Austria (German)	http://www.manpower.at/
Trenkwalder	http://www.trenkwalder.at/
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Internet Resources	http://www.bdcenter.com/
The Independent Bangladesh	http://independent-bangladesh.com/
Belgium
Belgian job directory (Dutch)	http://www.info123.be/
Job@ (Dutch)	http://www.jobat.be/
Jobs and Careers Belgium	http://www.jobs-career.be/
Jobs today	http://www.jobstoday.be/
Vacature (Dutch & French)	http://www.vacature.be/
VDAB	http://www.vdab.be/
Brunei
Brunei Government Site	http://www.brunei.gov.bn/
Brunei News	http://www.bruneinews.net/
Cambodia
Business in Cambodia	http://www.business-in-cambodia.com/
Cambodia News	http://www.cambodia-web.net/
Canada
BC Workinfo Net	http://workinfonet.bc.ca/
CACEE	http://www.cacee.com/
Canada Careers	http://www.canadiancareers.com/
Canada Employment Weekly	http://www.mediacorp2.com/
Canadian Public Service	http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/index_e.htm
Career & Immigration Tips	http://www.careertips.com/Canada_Economy.htm
Dep't of Foreign Affairs & Trade	http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/
Work Site Canada	http://www.worksitecanada.com/
Workapolis	http://www.workapolis.com/
Caribbean
Caribbean Hello	http://www.caribbeandaily.com/
The Daily Herald	http://www.thedailyherald.com/
China
Australian China Business Council	http://www.acbc.com.au/
Beijing Review	http://www.bjreview.com.cn/
Business Directory of China	http://www.china-business-directory.com/
Career Agent China	http://china.career-agent.net/
China Daily	http://chinadaily.com.cn/
China News Digest	http://www.cnd.org/
China Vista	http://www.chinavista.com/
China HR	http://www.chinahr.com/
China Window	http://www.china-window.com.cn/
Chinese Newspapers Online	http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/chnsp.htm
Fujian	http://www.fz.fj.cn/
Guangzhou Ribao	http://www.gmw.com.cn/
Inside China Today	http://www.einnews.com/china/
People's Daily	http://www.snweb.com/
South China Morning Post	http://www.scmp.com/
Wen Hui Daily	http://www.whb.com.cn/
Zhaopin	http://www.zhaopin.com.cn/
Czech Republic
CV Online (Czech)	http://www.cvonline.cz/
Career Jet	http://www.careerjet.cz/
Czech Jobs (Czech)	http://www.jobs.cz/
Department of Foreign Affairs	http://www.czech.cz/
Hot Jobs (Czech)	http://www.hotjobs.cz/
Job European Job Sites	http://1job.net/
Jobmaster (English and Czech)	http://www.jobmaster.cz/
Denmark
EURES (English & Danish)	http://www.eures.dk/
Job Bank (Danish)	http://www.jobbank.dk/
Job Denmark (Danish)	http://www.jobdanmark.dk/
Job guide (Danish)	http://www.job-guide.dk/
Job Index (Danish)	http://www.jobindex.dk/
Europe
Career Builder	http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Careers Europe	http://www.careers.co.uk/
EURES	http://www.europa.eu.int/jobs/eures/
Euro-graduate	http://www.eurograduate.com/
European Union	http://europa.eu.int/
IAgora - iWork	http://www.iagora.com/
Job Pilot	http://www.jobpilot.com/
Job Site	http://www.jobsite.co.uk/
Step Stone	http://www.stepstone.com/
Fiji
Fiji Online	http://www.fiji-online.com.fj/
Fiji Trade Contacts	http://www.fiji-online.com.fj/business/
Finland
Aamulehti Newspaper (Finnish)	http://www.aamulehti.fi/tyopaikat/
Academic Career Services in Finland	http://www.minedu.fi/
Academic Careers Service	http://www.aarresaari.net/english/
Ministry of Labour	http://www.mol.fi/tyopaikat/
PIB	http://www.pib.fi/
France
ANPE (French)	http://www.anpe.fr/
Experian en France	http://www.experian.fr/carriere/job.htm
French Employment Directory	http://www.jobpilot.fr/
French News and Employment	http://wanadoo.fr/
French-Aust. Chamber of Commerce	http://www.facci.com.au/
Germany
Berlitz (Teaching English)	http://www.berlitz.com/
Die Zeit Jobs	http://www.jobs.zeit.de/
Job Exchange	http://www.hueber.de/german/jobs/index.asp
Stellen Market (German)	http://www.stellenmarkt.de/
Student Employment in Germany	http://www.careernet.de/
Greece
Athens News	http://athensnews.gr/
OAED	http://www.oaed.gr/mainenglish.htm
Skywalker Job Search	http://www.skywalker.gr/
Hong Kong
Career Times Hong Kong	http://www.careertimes.com.hk/
Chinese University of Hong Kong	http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/
Classified Post	http://www.classifiedpost.com.hk/
Gemini Personnel Ltd	http://www.gemini.com.hk/
HKU Careers Service	http://www.hku.hk/cepc/
Hong Kong Jobs	http://www.hkjobs.com/
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	http://www.polyu.edu.hk
Hong Kong Trade Dev't Council	http://www.tdctrade.com/
Hong Kong Uni Employers	http://www.hku.hk/cepc/service/com_name.htm
Ming Pao Daily News	http://www.mingpaonews.com/
Recruit Online with Panda Planet	http://www.pandaplanet.com/
Sing Tao	http://www.singtao.com/
South China Morning Post Careers	http://careers.scmp.com/
Ta Kung Pao	http://www.takungpao.com.hk/
Iceland
Jobs Iceland	http://www.job.is/atvinnutorg/
India
Deccan Chronicle	http://www.deccan.com/
Deccan Herald	http://www.deccanherald.com/
Economic Times	http://www.economictimes.com/
Express India	http://expressindia.com/
India Connect	http://www.indiaconnect.com/
India Government Homepage	http://alfa.nic.in/
India Server	http://www.indiaserver.com/
India World	http://www.indiaworld.com/
INDOlink	http://www.indolink.com/
Jagran	http://www.jagran.com/
Jobs Ahead	http://www.jobsahead.com/
Kerala Home Page	http://www.keral.com/
Naidunia	http://www.naidunia.com/
Net Guru India	http://www.netguruindia.com/
News India-Times	http://www.newsindia-times.com/
Sanjevani	http://www.sanjevani.com/
The Hindu	http://www.hinduonline.com/
The Statesman	http://www.thestatesman.net/
The Telegraph	http://www.telegraphindia.com/
Times of India Jobs and Careers	http://www.timesjobsandcareers.com/
Indonesia
Australia Indonesia Business Council	http://www.aibc.net.au/
Bali Post Online	http://www.balipost.co.id/
Bernas	http://www.indomedia.com/bernas/
Bisnis Indonesia	http://www.bisnis.com/
Dep't of Foreign Affairs Indonesia	http://www.dfa-deplu.go.id/
Indobiz	http://www.indobiz.com/
Indonesia Government Homepage	http://www.ri.go.id/
Indonesia Professional Associations	http://www.dnet.net.id/ipa/
IndoWEB	http://www.indoweb.com/
Kompas Cyber Media	http://www.kompas.com/
Living in Indonesia for Expatriates	http://www.expat.or.id/
Media Indonesia Online	http://www.mediaindo.co.id/
Pikiran Rakyat	http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/
Republika Online	http://www.republika.co.id/
Suara Merdeka	http://www.suaramerdeka.com/
Ireland
AA Ireland	http://www.aaireland.ie/jobs/
Irish Jobs	http://www.irishjobs.ie/
NI Jobs	http://www.nijobs.com/
Nixers	http://www.nixers.com/
Recruit Ireland	http://www.recruitireland.com/
The Irish Times	http://www.ireland.com
Israel
Aust. - Israel Chamber of Commerce	http://www.aicc.org.au/
Marksman International Personnel	http://www.marksman.co.il/
The Jerusalem Post Daily	http://www.jpost.co.il/
Italia
Adecco Italia	http://www.adecco.it/
Corriere della Sera (Rome)	http://www.corriere.it/
Italian and international jobs	http://www.joblinks.f2s.com/
Job Online	http://www.jobonline.it/
Job Pilot (Italian)	http://www.jobpilot.it/
Talent Manager	http://www.talentmanager.it/
Japan
Agara	http://www.agara.co.jp/
Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo)	http://www.asahi.com/
Chugoku Shimbun (Hiroshima)	http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/
Gaijinpot	http://www.gaijinpot.com/
Hokkoku Shimbun	http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/
Ingenium	http://www.ingeniumgroup.com/indexe.asp
InterCareer Net Japan	http://www.intercareer.com/japan/
Japan Newspapers & Media Online	http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/newspapers.html
Japan Times (Tokyo)	http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Job Dragon	http://www.jobdragon.com/index_e.asp
Mainichi Interactive	http://www.mainichi.co.jp/
Nara Shimbun	http://www.nara-shimbun.com/
Nikkan Koyko Shimbun	http://www.nikkan.co.jp/
Nikkei	http://www.nikkei.co.jp/
Nishinippon Shimbun	http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/
O Hayo Sensei (Teaching)	http://www.ohayosensei.com/
Okinawa Times	http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/
Pacific Stars and Stripes	http://www.estripes.com/
Ryukyu Shimpo	http://www.ryukyushimpo.co.jp/
Tokyo Stock Exchange	http://www.tse.or.jp/
Yomiuri Online	http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
Latin America
Jobs in Latin America	http://www.latpro.com/
Luxembourg
ADEM	http://www.etat.lu/adem/
HVB Luxembourg	http://www.hvb.lu/en/jobs/
Malaysia
Daily Express	http://www.infosabah.com.my
Graduan	http://www.graduan.com.my/
JARING	http://www.jaring.my/
Jobstreet	http://www.jobs.com.my/
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange	http://www.klse.com.my/
Malaysia Online	http://www.mol.net.my/
Manfield in Malaysia & Singapore	http://www.manfield.com.sg/
Sarawak Tribune	http://www.sarawaktribune.com.my/
Star Jobs	http://star-jobs.com/
Wencom Career Guide	http://www.jaring.my/wencom/career.htm
Mauritius
Le Mauricien	http://www.lemauricien.com/mauricien/
L'Express	http://www.lexpress.mu/
Middle East
Bayt	http://www.bayt.com/
Careers Emirates	http://careeremirates.com/
Gulf Job Sites	http://www.gulfjobsites.com
Nepal
Nepalese Newspapers	http://www.south-asia.com/
Netherlands
Dambusters Recruitment	http://www.dambustersrecruitment.com/
English Language jobs in Holland	http://www.englishlanguagejobs.com/
Jobnews (Dutch)	http://www.jobnews.nl/
Jobs Today Directory (Dutch)	http://www.jobstoday.nl/
JobTrack (Dutch)	http://www.jobtrack.nl/
Van Zoelen Recruitment	http://www.vz-recruitment.nl/
New Zealand
Best Jobs New Zealand	http://www.bestjobsnz.com/
Kiwi Careers	http://www.careers.co.nz/
Norway
EMB Net	http://www.no.embnet.org/Jobs/index.php3
FINN	http://www.finn.no/
Norge Jobbguiden	http://www.jobbguiden.no/
RekrutteringssystemerAS	http://www.rekrutteringssystemer.no/
Pakistan
Business Recorder	http://www.brecorder.com/
News International	http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/
The Dawn	http://dawn.com/
Philippines
Australian-Philippines Business Council	http://www.apbc.org.au/
Business World	http://bworld.com.ph/
Chinese Commercial News	http://www.siongpo.com/
Filipino Express	http://www.filipinoexpress.com/
Filipino Online Job Hunting	http://www.trabaho.com/
Manila Bulletin	http://www.mb.com.ph/
Philippine Star	http://www.philstar.com/
Philippines Times	http://www.philippinespost.com/
Visayan Daily Star	http://www.visayandailystar.com/
Portugal
Emprego (Jobs) (Portuguese)	http://emprego.aeiou.pt/
IEFP	http://www.iefp.pt/
Jobs Express (Portuguese)	http://www.expressoemprego.pt/
Portugal Jobs	http://portugal-info.net/jobs/deletejob.htm
Talent 4 Europe	http://www.talent4europe.com/Portugal/jobs.htm
Poland
Job Pilot (Polish)	http://www.jobpilot.com.pl/
Polandjobs.com	http://www.polandjobs.com/
Top Jobs (Polish)	http://www.topjobs.pl/
Romania
Best Jobs Romania	http://bestjobs.neogen.ro/
Jobsearch Romania (Romanian)	http://www.jobsearch.ro/index.cfm
Romania jobsearch portal	http://addbusiness.hypermart.net/employment/
Russia
Human Resources Online Russia	http://www.hro.ru/
Russia Today	http://www.russiatoday.com/
St Petersburg Times	http://www.sptimes.ru/
Singapore
9to5 Asia	http://coldfusion.9to5asia.com/
Alpha Maps	http://www.alpha-maps.com/
Asia One	http://www.asia1.com.sg/
Business Times	http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/
Career Zone Jobs in Singapore	http://www.careerzone.com.sg/
Contact Singapore	http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg/
Job Bank	http://www.adpost.com/sg/job_bank
Lianhe Zaobao	http://www.asia1.com.sg/zaobao/
Manpower Singapore	http://www.manpower.com.sg/
Nanyang Polytechnic	http://www.nyp.edu.sg/
National University of Singapore	http://www.nus.edu.sg/
Shipping Times	http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/shippingtimes/
Singapore Chamber of Commerce	http://www.sicc.com.sg/
Singapore Government	http://www.gov.sg/
Singapore Information Map	http://www.sg/
Singapore Stock Exchange	http://www.ses.com.sg/
Singtao Times	http://www.singtao.com/
The Straits Times	http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/
South Korea
Chosun Daily News	http://www.chosun.com/
Chungang Ilbo	http://www.joins.com/
Dong A Ilbo	http://www.donga.com/
Han-Kyoreh Shinmum	http://www.hani.co.kr/
Korea Post	http://www.koreapost.com/
Korea Times	http://www.korealink.co.kr/times/times.htm
Korean News Service	http://www.nowcom.co.kr/
Maeil Shinmun	http://www.m2000.co.kr/
Munhwa Ilbo	http://www.munhwa.co.kr/
The Korea Herald	http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/
Spain
Terra (Spanish)	http://www.terra.es/
Todo Trabajo (Spaish)	http://www.todotrabajo.com/
Trabajo.org (Spanish)	http://www.trabajo.org/
Trabajos (Spanish)	http://www.trabajos.com/
Sri Lanka
Daily News	http://www.dailynews.lk/
Lanka Academic Network	http://www.lacnet.org/
Sri Lanka Server	http://www.lanka.net/
Tamil Eelam News (Tamil)	http://www.eelam.com/news/tamil/
Job Envoy	http://www.jobenvoy.com
Sweden
AMS	http://www.ams.se/englishfs.asp
I see Head hunting & Consulting	http://www.isee.se/
Jobline	http://www.jobline.se/
Manpower Sweden (Swedish)	http://www.manpower.se/
Proffice (Swedish)	http://www.proffice.se/
Swednet Job Search	http://www.swednet.org.uk/
Temporary Office Work in Sweden	http://www.proffice.com/
Switzerland
Emploi Swizterland	http://emploi.ch/
Job Engine	http://www.jobengine.ch/
Swiss Info	http://www.swissinfo.org/
Swiss Jobs	http://www.swissjobs.ch/
Swiss Web Jobs	http://www.jobs.ch/
Top Jobs Switzerland	http://www.topjobs.ch/
Taiwan
China Economic News Service	http://cens.com/
China Times	http://www.chinatimes.com.tw/
JobsDB.com	http://www.jobsdb.com.tw/
SinaNet Taiwan News	http://sinanet.com/
Taiwan Jobs Center	http://jobs.asiaco.com/taiwan/
Taiwan Stock Exchange	http://www.tse.com.tw/
Taiwan Tribune	http://www.taiwanese.com
Thailand
Bangkok Post Jobs	http://www.bangkokpostjobs.com/
Business Day	http://bday.net/
Phuket Gazette	http://www.phuketgazette.net/
Siam Jobs - resume/jobs database	http://www.siam.net/jobs/
Thai Aust. Chamber of Commerce	http://www.austchamthailand.com/
Thailand Business	http://www.accessasia.com/xroad/xrthbus.html
United Kingdom (UK)
Academic Jobs	http://www.jobs.ac.uk/
ASA Education (Teaching in UK)	http://www.asaeducation.com/
BBC News Online	http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Celsian Group	http://www.celsiangroup.com/
Daily Record	http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/
Financial Times	http://www.ft.com/
Fish 4 - Jobs	http://www.fish4.co.uk/
IC Resources	http://www.ic-resources.co.uk/
Job Mall	http://www.jobmall.co.uk/
Jobsearch	http://www.jobsearch.co.uk/
JobServe	http://www.jobserve.co.uk/
Microscape Recruitment Ltd	http://www.microscape.co.uk/welcome.asp
Net Job	http://www.netjobs.co.uk/
Planet Recruit	http://www.planetrecruit.com/
Prospects	http://www.prospects.ac.uk/
SEEK UK	http://www.seek.com.au/if.asp.loc=ukjobs
Technojobs UK	http://www.technojobs.co.uk/
Telegraph Newspaper Online	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
The Guardian -Jobs	http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/
The Monster Board, UK	http://www.monster.co.uk/
The Times	http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
Top Jobs	http://www.topjobs.co.uk/
United States (US)
Adguide's College Recruiter	http://www.adguide.com/
Financial Times	http://www.usa.ft.com/
Internship Programs	http://internships.wetfeet.com/
Job Hunt	http://www.job-hunt.org/
Jobweb	http://www.collegejournal.com/
Nation Job Network	http://www.nationjob.com/
Net Temps	http://www.net-temps.com/
The New York Times	http://www.nytimes.com/
The Wall Street Journal - College	http://www.collegejournal.com/
US Government official site	http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
USA Today	http://www.usatoday.com/
Vietnam
Vietnam Works	http://www.vietnamworks.com/
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Jobs in Dubai	http://www.jobsindubai.com/
The Emirates Network	http://www.theemiratesnetwork.com/business/jobs.htm
International Organizations
OECD	http://www.oecd.org/
Inter-American Development Bank	http://www.iadb.org/
International Labour Organisation	http://www.ilo.org/
International Monetary Fund	http://www.imf.org/
Red Cross	http://www.redcross.org/
The World Bank Group	http://www.worldbank.org/
UNESCO	http://www.unesco.org/
United Nations	http://www.un.org/
World Health Organisation	http://www.who.org/
World Trade Organisation	http://www.wto.org/
Worldwide Corporate Information	http://www.corporateinformation.com/

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What are the big mistakes of Managers?

Management is very important in every field of life. No organization, no company can survive without managers.
Today we are going to discuss the big mistakes of managers.
One of my connections found these big mistakes for managers. These mistakes are mentioned below:

Lack of communication:
In any industry, at any level, communication is key to being a successful manager. Employees need to know what is expected of them and when specific projects or tasks need to be completed. Communication needs to be clear, and any questions that arise need to be answered.

Favoritism:
Once a manager has obvious favorites, he or she loses credibility and the respect of the rest of the team.

Just do it:
The Nike slogan does not work when employees are trying to gain an understanding of the process or project. Rather than expecting your team to simply work blindly on tasks they do not understand, a good manager takes the time to explain what the project is all about and how the team’s work is incorporated into the plan. Remember, the more the team is invested in a project, the better the results will be.

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10 Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Job

Do you get into the office without a plan of action for the day? Are you not being rewarded for your efforts? Does your boss often pull you down and embarrass you in front of colleagues?
If any or all of these ring true, it might be time to shake things up.
Here are 10 signs that could indicate that it’s time for you to move on – either from your current job function or from your organization – to other adventures.
1. Social networking but not working
Are Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter taking up more of your working day than preparing that PowerPoint presentation? If your company doesn’t allow access to these sites, perhaps your energies are focused on finding proxy sites which allow you to access sites that have been blocked by your company.
Or, do you simply dread coming to office and wait for the day to end quickly?
If this happens some days a week, then maybe you simply need a holiday. “But if one spends more than a month populating Farmville on Facebook, then yes, it’s stagnation and you need to move on,” .
2. Been there, done that
If your job has become so routine or monotonous that you can do most of it without thinking much, what are you doing in it? Essentially, you are not learning much or growing in that role, so you won’t be able to stay motivated for long. “Careers are not ponds, they are streams; they have got to be going somewhere from somewhere,” says Dony Kuriakose, director of Delhi-based recruitment firm Edge Executive Search Pvt. Ltd. “If you’re not moving, you’re dead in the water.”
Remember that if you have become too complacent and start taking the company for granted, your employer will soon recognize that, putting your role in jeopardy.
3. Not challenged enough
This is related to the point above. But if you feel that your organization is not giving you the right exposure or a challenging enough position, you could end up becoming very frustrated. “Take the initiative of engaging with (your) employer and…ask for more responsibilities,” says Pankaj Arora, managing director of Protiviti Consulting Pvt. Ltd, a business consulting and audit firm. If that doesn’t work, look for challenges elsewhere within or outside your organization.
4. Unmet goals
You want to become a team leader or a business head but your employer is moving you around into different departments without really promoting you. “It is time for you to move on when you feel your career objectives are not being met or fulfilled by your employer,” says Ms. Sheth.
5. Too big for your shoes
You were good at your first job, so you were promoted to the next level and the next level and so on. But now you have reached a position which is too much for you to handle. This is popularly referred to as the Peter Principle which states that in a hierarchy, employees rise to a level of their incompetence.
Either you need to re-skill and reinvent yourself pretty quickly to survive in that role or you need to move into another position which is a better fit for you.
6. Closed to change
Today’s organizations are nimble on their feet and are often changing their processes or businesses to meet delivery and cost pressures. If you can’t handle that change because you are too set in your ways, you could end up getting left behind. Or, maybe you don’t agree with your organization’s changes at a philosophical or an ethical level. “There are certain reasons why you work at a place and there are certain things that enthuse you,” says Mr. Kuriakose. “If those core issues change and you suddenly find that you’re working for a place that you wouldn’t have joined” it might be time to rethink.
7. Politics over mechanics
Every organization has politics and it’s smart to keep on top of major changes as well as the movers and shakers of your organization. But if your professional relationships at work have become so entangled and complicated that they are keeping you from your work, that’s a problem. Don’t let politics become more important to you than the mechanics of your job.
8. You’ve been overlooked — again
Are your batch mates from school and college more successful than you are? Or is your company promoting people with less experience and fewer achievements above you? Figure out why that is happening. If they’re working harder and are smarter than you, then consider adding to whatever skills are keeping you from that next job. But if your company is overlooking you, then it might be time to go where you get more recognition.
9. Don’t want your boss’s job?
We typically envy our bosses not only for their higher salaries but also for the responsibility and authority they command. But if you don’t aspire to be in your boss’s position at some time in the future, then it’s time to look around and reconsider your career plans. You can’t stay in your current position forever. Not everyone has to be the top dog, but a career path that promises advancement and satisfaction is a good road to be on.
10. Evil thoughts about your boss?
Ok, so all of us have some evil thoughts about our bosses every now and then. That’s normal. If you hate him or her as a person, deal with it. But if your professional relationship is troubled, then you have a problem. “You have to work with all kinds of people. However, a boss who is always pulling you down, and maybe embarrassing you in front of colleagues, could be harmful for your morale and progress. Time for some introspection and perhaps an exit strategy.

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What Makes a Good Manager?

Communication skill

A manager is the middle person in between the top management level and the team that reports to him. He has to ensure that communication is smooth and conveyed clearly to avoid misinterpretations and dissatisfaction. It’s useful to develop your negotiation and customer service skills, especially if you deal with clients.

A good planner

In order for you to achieve long term goals and commit to strategies for substantial earnings, you have to communicate the vision of the company to your subordinates. You break down and clarify the goals that each team or individual have to perform and assign work schedules and strategies.

It also involves thinking and planning out strategies on how to improve quality and also being cost conscious and effective. Having goals and planning out the directions allow for effective time management and saves cost and resources.

Decision Maker

The daily routine of making decisions include determining how to approach an employee who is not performing or lacking progress and how to bring about change to the organization and its team. It is essential that your day to day decision is based on what’s important, what’s right and not who’s right.

Interpersonal relationship skill

If you want cooperation from your team or employees, pay attention. Practice empathy and respect the personal values, opinions and ideas with the people you interact with. Listen and respond and offer praises and encouragements when they make progress. By doing that you will enhance their self esteem build trust. As the boss, your ability to develop trust and confidence, resolve problems and issues will result in a productive, goal oriented work group. You should encourage your team to ask for help, get involved and participate.

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10 Tips for Top Notch References (Who to ask and why)

Summer is a great time to find people—think summer employers— who are willing to serve as references for your full-time job search. Kelli Robinson offers tips on how to put that important list together.

References available upon request is  a statement that can make or break your job offer.  Here are 10 tips for assembling a successful reference list.

1. Ask, don’t assume.  Ask your references for permission to use their names. Confirm the following:
   
   • Do the people you include as references actually want to give you a reference?
   • Does their schedule permit time to discuss your qualifications?
   • Most importantly, what kind of reference will they be?
     When it comes to references, neutral is the same as negative, so ask your contacts to be honest:  Can the people you ask to do this task give you a positive recommendation?
   
   
   
2. Let the professionals do the job.  Potential supervisors are not interested in hearing friends or relatives talk about how nice you are. They want confirmation for their main objective:  Are you going to deliver the duties of the job?
   
   Good reference sources include previous supervisors, co-workers, professors, or advisers.  Think outside the box.  If you voluntarily coordinated a fund-raising effort for an organization, the organization’s supervisor could be a great reference.  It doesn’t matter that you weren’t paid.
3. Avoid name dropping.  A reference’s name or job title is insignificant compared to the information he or she will provide regarding your strengths and weaknesses.  CEO may be a loftier title than supervisor; however, who can better attest to your abilities on a daily basis?
4. Provide references with the appropriate tools.  Give each reference a copy of your resume, so that he or she has a complete picture of your background.  Provide a description of the job to which you are applying.  Knowing the duties and responsibilities ahead of time will prepare references for questions they may be asked and help them relate your experience to the potential job.
5. Alert them to potential phone calls.  Contact your references and tell them to anticipate a phone call or e-mail.  Tell them the name of the company, and the position for which you interviewed. If you know the name of the person who will check your references, offer that information, too.
6. Keep your references informed.  Were you offered the job?  If so, did you accept?  When will you start?
7. Thank your references.  When you accept a job offer, take the time to write each of your references a thank-you note.  They have been a valuable tool in your receiving an offer.
8. Keep in touch. Don’t end contact with your references.  Send an e-mail, give them a phone call, or meet for lunch on occasion.  You never know when if and when you may need to call upon them to be references in the future.
9. Update your list.  Just like resumes become outdated, so do reference lists.  As your career builds, keep your reference list up-to-date.
10. Return the favor.  Your references may have been the deciding factor in your job offer. When you are asked to be a reference, say yes.

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Tips on Resume Writing

1. What IS a resume anyway?
Remember: a Resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview.
It's not an official personnel document. It's not a job application. It's not a "career obituary"! And it's not a confessional.

2. What should the resume content be about?
It's not just about past jobs! It's about YOU, and how you performed and what you accomplished in those past jobs--especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good resume predicts how you might perform in that desired future job.

3. What's the fastest way to improve a resume?
Remove everything that starts with "responsibilities included" and replace it with on-the-job accomplishments. (See Tip 11 for one way to write them.)

4. What is the most common resume mistake made by job hunters?
Leaving out their Job Objective! If you don't show a sense of direction, employers won't be interested. Having a clearly stated goal doesn't have to confine you if it's stated well.

5. What's the first step in writing a resume?
Decide on a job target (or "job objective") that can be stated in about 5 or 6 words. Anything beyond that is probably "fluff" and indicates a lack of clarity and direction.

6. How do you decide whether to use a Chronological resume or a Functional one? The Chronological format is widely preferred by employers, and works well if you're staying in the same field (especially if you've been upwardly-mobile). Only use a Functional format if you're changing fields, and you're sure a skills-oriented format would show off your transferable skills to better advantage; and be sure to include a clear chronological work history!

7. What if you don't have any experience in the kind of work you want to do?
Get some! Find a place that will let you do some volunteer work right away. You only need a brief, concentrated period of volunteer training (for example, 1 day a week for a month) to have at least SOME experience to put on your resume.
Also, look at some of the volunteer work you've done in the past and see if any of THAT helps document some skills you'll need for your new job.

8. What do you do if you have gaps in your work experience?
You could start by looking at it differently.
General Rule: Tell what you WERE doing, as gracefully as possible--rather than leave a gap.
If you were doing anything valuable (even if unpaid) during those so-called "gaps" you could just insert THAT into the work-history section of your resume to fill the hole. Here are some examples:

• 1993-95 Full-time parent -- or


• 1992-94 Maternity leave and family management -- or


• Travel and study -- or Full-time student -- or


• Parenting plus community service

9. What if you have several different job objectives you're working on at the same time? Or you haven't narrowed it down yet to just one job target?
Then write a different resume for each different job target. A targeted resume is MUCH, much stronger than a generic resume.

10. What if you have a fragmented, scrambled-up work history, with lots of short-term jobs?
To minimize the job-hopper image, combine several similar jobs into one "chunk," for example:

• 1993-1995 Secretary/Receptionist; Jones Bakery, Micro Corp., Carter Jewelers -- or


• 1993-95 Waiter/Busboy; McDougal's Restaurant, Burger King, Traders Coffee Shop.

Also you can just drop some of the less important, briefest jobs.
But don't drop a job, even when it lasted a short time, if that was where you acquired important skills or experience.

11. What's the best way to impress an employer?
Fill your resume with "PAR" statements. PAR stands for Problem-Action-Results; in other words, first you state the problem that existed in your workplace, then you describe what you did about it, and finally you point out the beneficial results.

Here's an example: "Transformed a disorganized, inefficient warehouse into a smooth-running operation by totally redesigning the layout; this saved the company thousands of dollars in recovered stock."

Another example: "Improved an engineering company's obsolete filing system by developing a simple but sophisticated functional-coding system. This saved time and money by recovering valuable, previously lost, project records."

12. What if your job title doesn't reflect your actual level of responsibility?
When you list it on the resume, either replace it with a more appropriate job title (say "Office Manager" instead of "Administrative Assistant" if that's more realistic) OR use their job title AND your fairer one together, i.e. "Administrative Assistant (Office Manager)"



13. How can you avoid age discrimination?
If you're over 40 or 50 or 60, remember that you don't have to present your entire work history! You can simply label THAT part of your resume "Recent Work History" or "Relevant Work History" and then describe only the last 10 or 15 years of your experience. Below your 10-15 year work history, you could add a paragraph headed "Prior relevant experience" and simply refer to any additional important (but ancient) jobs without mentioning dates.

14. What if you never had any "real" paid jobs -- just self-employment or odd jobs? Give yourself credit, and create an accurate, fair job-title for yourself. For example:

• A&S Hauling & Cleaning (Self-employed) -- or


• Household Repairman, Self-employed -- or


• Child-Care, Self-employed

Be sure to add "Customer references available on request" and then be prepared to provide some very good references of people you worked for.

15. How far back should you go in your Work History?
Far enough; and not too far! About 10 or 15 years is usually enough - unless your "juiciest" work experience is from farther back.

16. How can a student list summer jobs?
Students can make their resume look neater by listing seasonal jobs very simply, such as "Spring 1996" or "Summer 1996" rather than 6/96 to 9/96. (The word "Spring" can be in very tiny letters, say 8-point in size.)

17. What if you don't quite have your degree or credentials yet?
You can say something like:

• Eligible for U.S. credentials -- or


• Graduate studies in Instructional Design, in progress -- or


• Master's Degree anticipated December 1997

18. What if you worked for only one employer for 20 or 30 years?
Then list separately each different position you held there, so your job progression within the company is more obvious.

19. What about listing hobbies and interests?
Don't include hobbies on a resume unless the activity is somehow relevant to your job objective, or clearly reveals a characteristic that supports your job objective. For example, a hobby of Sky Diving (adventure, courage) might seem relevant to some job objectives (Security Guard?) but not to others.

20. What about revealing race or religion?
Don't include ethnic or religious affiliations (inviting pre-interview discrimination) UNLESS you can see that including them will support your job objective. Get an opinion from a respected friend or colleague about when to reveal, and when to conceal, your affiliations.

21. What if your name is Robin Williams?
Don't mystify the reader about your gender; they'll go nuts until they know whether you're male or female. So if your name is Lee or Robin or Pat or anything else not clearly male or female, use a Mr. or Ms. prefix.

22. What if you got your degree from a different country?
You can say "Degree equivalent to U.S. Bachelor's Degree in Economics-Teheran, Iran."

23. What about fancy-schmancy paper?
Employers tell me they HATE parchment paper and pretentious brochure-folded resume "presentations." They think they're phony, and toss them right out. Use plain white or ivory, in a quality appropriate for your job objective. Never use colored paper unless there's a very good reason for it (like, you're an artist) because if it gets photo-copied the results will be murky.

24. Should you fold your resume?
Don't fold a laser-printed resume right along a line of text. The "ink" could flake off along the fold.

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