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How to avoid bad reviews

September 30, 2016   Career
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Referrals go a long way in shaping your career. Recruiters since time immemorial have attached considerable importance to this factor while getting new recruiters on board. The form of reviews has undergone sea changes with the progress of time. There was a time when employers primarily had to depend on word of mouth or for that matter personal recommendations from a close and trusted circle before getting an employee on board. Today, however, there are so many channels to help them with their cause- LinkedIn, Facebook and Google Plus are a few of the digital channels from where your potential employers can see how your present and ex bosses have reviewed you. LinkedIn is definitely the most used referral channel since it has a dedicated profile summary section where you can request your employers to review your work.

Can anyone in your professional network actually review your services poorly?

When it comes to Facebook and Google you can just request them to share their experience with you in the form of updates. There are a few organizations that might even require you to provide names of a few ex-bosses and colleagues whom they can contact via e-mails or phone to find out about you. This happens after you are successful in acing the board interview. The referrals are a part of the final stage of their decision.

Now, you might not really be able to secure a new job at the first place if you end up garnering bad reviews. What if your boss chooses to absolutely put you down while offering his feedback to your potential recruiters? What if that colleague of yours does a volte-face too?

How should you act?

You would definitely like to provide a well-thought out list of reviewers or referees to your new employer. Do not take a job opportunity for granted – thinking that you can randomly present names because you know that whatever your co-workers say about you the job is yours. We have already conveyed the importance of these reviews above – so act in accordance. Avoid putting forward names of colleagues with whom you had shared an equation ruled by animosity – at least, at some of point of time, if not now.

Tell your colleagues or boss in advance that your potential employees might call them for their feedback. Ask them to be good to you.  Remember these tips without fail. They will definitely facilitate your attempts at avoiding bad reviews.

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Are career coaching services worth the hype?

May 23, 2016   Career

Where do the fresh graduates stand in the ever evolving career landscape today? It’s clear that students don’t consider their degrees as the infallible passport to great career options any more. The playdate generation – at the heart of its growing up has been a keen sense of competition. For them the degree acquired by them is not the end of a phase of struggle but the beginning of a very different kind of fierceness. For many- career preferences have jumped from astronauts to biologist to chemist, while for others- finding their strengths itself has remained a major challenge. Turning to the help of career coaches only makes sense in these circumstances. Given below are a few ways in which career coaching helps the playdate generation in zeroing in on their career options.

Benefits of hiring reliable career coaches

First things first- career coaches don’t tell you exactly which job you should opt for right after a session. At least, the reliable ones don’t. Career coaching entails a thorough study of interests, strengths, weaknesses and personality traits. The coaches would then suggest you career paths in accordance. Now, candidates stand to gain substantially by investing in these services. Let us tell you that there are people who have even admitted that they had been able to identify areas of strength that they themselves were not aware of before.

It pays to conduct a little bit of research on the background of these companies. Look for coaches who have worked on building their online presence. Experts clearly suggest that if these professionals are not on social networking platforms like LinkedIn then they don’t come across as too relevant as coaches. Their online presence should also be duly backed by a well-maintained websites complete with rates, credentials and client testimonials. Consider the coach’s experience thoroughly. The website itself should reflect the coach’s specialization.

Identifying Red Flags

And remember if someone has spelt out too low a rate then do take it as an essential red flag. Good coaching DOES NOT come for cheap. It would be great if you are considering personal recommendations as well.

It is important on your end to ensure that you are reaching out for personal recommendations as well.

Kindly consider the aforementioned points to make the most of benefits offered by career coaching services. Some consider this investment futile but for others they are the perfect avenues for identifying their core skills. That definitely doesn’t come cheap!

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