May 23, 2013

Diffrentiate yourself – PUSP (Professional Unique Selling Proposition)

To be successful in any domain of life, you need to be different from other. In this world of me too products – people always prefer products or services that stand apart from others. We go a retail store and out of various offerings we always try to pickup the stuff which stands apart. This also applies to getting recognition on at work. In the career also you need to stand apart from the people around you.The marketing experts use a terminology called USP – that is Unique Selling … [Read more...]

Networking for recent college graduates

In a comment to my post on networking "Gabriel Monge-Franco" asked: "What if you're new to the field/industry -- a recent college graduate who knows nobody perhaps -- then what? How do you start networking?"In this note I will be covering some starters for recent college graduates, where they can start networking.Internship: Most graduates have option to attend internships. Whether paid or volunteer - the internships offer a great chance to come in contact with people in your area of choice. I … [Read more...]

Network for a Successful career

How many times we have heard that - "He has got promotion because he has connections" OR "She go this job because she had a known connection in that company"?The above examples may sound unethical but they are a fact. And only those who fail to network pass such comments. Key to a successful career is networking!The people whom you know and help will be the people who can help you in your time of need. Many of us ignore this critical area and fail to build a network starting early in our … [Read more...]