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Remember to bring self-awareness to the interview

Mar 17

Remember to bring self-awareness to the interview

One of the most important things to bring to an interview is self-awareness. How does self-awareness help, what exactly is it and why does it matter? Self-awareness is a popular buzzword in many leadership and development discussions. Self-awareness is important, arguably crucial because having a better understanding of ourselves opens up the doorway to being able to achieve empowerment – empowerment to leverage on our strengths, and empowerment to identify our weaknesses and

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Looking through the lens of others

Jan 26

Looking through the lens of others

We all see the world in our own specific ways. We view it with our own lenses that have been developed and shaped by all kinds of elements - our childhood experiences, our friends, our relationship with our family, books we have read, TV shows we have seen. All the exposure and experiences we have had comes together and forms our perception of the world. Perception creates reality You may have heard of this phrase "perception creates reality" and it refers to how we are all w

Mastering people skills starts with you

Jan 26

Mastering people skills starts with you

Mastery of self is far harder than it sounds. Knowing yourself is actually a life challenge that takes continuous efforts to do so - it is by no means a superficial statement, neither is it an ego trip. Its always easier to describe someone else - do you feel that way too? Picture yourself having a conversation with a close friend - do you feel that you are quite comfortable to make insightful observations about him/her and to provide a thorough description about his/her ten

3 things NOT to do in an interview

Jan 26

3 things NOT to do in an interview

You finally got the phone call - you are about to attend an interview. This is an opportunity for you to shine and to get that job. So, lets place our best foot forward and ace that interview. Having interviewed hundreds of candidates over the years, and after much interaction with both candidates and managers, these are the 3 things you should not do in an interview. 1. Have no knowledge of the hiring company It sounds so remarkably cliche to remind everyone not to do this,

D, I, S, C - what do these 4 alphabets mean?

Jan 26

D, I, S, C - what do these 4 alphabets mean?

D,I, S, C - are the 4 alphabets we use a lot when doing your personality profiling. Each alphabet essentially represents one personality type. There is no one exact word that each alphabet represents but we use it merely as a representation of the behaviours that belong to the four personality groups. D (Dominance), I (Influence), S (Steadiness), C (Compliance) Ref: Martin_Ellis The 4 categories above are the 4 basic personality styles, but most of us do not fall neatly into