SALARY NEGOTIATION TIPS

Salary negotiation is something hiring managers are usually a lot more proficient at than the people they hire are. In the interest of leveling the playing field, here is a list of tips for salary negotiation that has worked for many people.Maximize on your past experience. Understand what you have achieved. Bring your past experiences to the table as a tool when negotiating for your salary. Make a list of what you have to offer. Know what you have to offer a future employer. Make a list of your skills, abilities, talents, and knowledge. Be prepared to show your employer what capability you bring to their company. Make sure you have some firm basis for added compensation, i.e., skills, abilities, and value to the company. How badly does this job need to be filled? Find out...

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR MEETINGS

If there is one activity that unites professionals from different occupations all over the world, it is meetings. Executives, managers, or software developers -- they all spend a large part of their working hours closeted in conference rooms discussing issues, significant and insignificant.But the truth about meetings is they are largely a waste of time if not organised well or not planned in advance. Here are some tips to help you get the best out of these congregations.Time and venue :The initiator of the meeting must take up the task of sending out meeting requests to all parties who are required to attend, specifying the date, time and venue. If the meeting is a teleconference or a videoconference with participants from multiple locations, it is essential that the meeting request contain...

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MINUTES OF MEETING TUTORIAL

This meeting minutes tutorial will explain how to compile minutes of meetings.Minutes are a record of the proceedings of a meeting e.g. who attended and did not, discussion that took place, action to be taken, time the meeting closed. The way the minutes are recorded may differ depending on the type of meeting it is. By this I mean, you may need to record all the discussion as well as the resolutions or you may only need to record the resolution and not worry about the discussion leading up to the resolution. Sometimes, organizations also prefer the action officer is listed so it is clear whose responsibility it is to perform the action in the resolution. This is something you must clarify if the President of a Company or the Manager you are taking the minutes for.Many minute clerks use...

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MAXIMIZE YOUR MARKETABILITY

Maximize your growth and earning potential by using these effective career management tactics.The job search should be viewed as a lifelong process that does not end with interviewing for and securing a new position. Successful career management involves treating your career as a continuum of opportunities for growth and advancement and constructing a framework for creating, exploring and exploiting these opportunities. Plan for a stellar long-term career by following these simple guidelines for staying 'marketable' as provided by the career experts at the Middle East's #1 job site bayt.com:Maintain a long-term vision and take control.Always plan ahead and make sure it is you at the steering wheel of your career. Do not let a job in Marketing dwindle to a position in graphics for example,...

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IMPROVE YOUR SELF CONFIDENCE IN 15 MINUTES

Improve Your Self Confidence in 15 Minutes :Some people have naturally high levels of confidence but everybody can learn to be more confident. Firstly, it's important to get a clear idea of what self confidence really means, otherwise you won't know when you've got it! So, self confidence means:1. Being calm : For every situation in life you need to run on the appropriate level of emotion. Too much emotional 'leakage' into a experience can spoil the experience. You make great strides towards confidence when you begin to relax in a greater range of situations.2. Being cool : The second part of self confidence is about being able to relax with uncertainty. To be 'cool' in a situation really means relaxing with not knowing how things will pan out. If you truly tolerate uncertainty,...

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TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

Tips to Improve your Listening Skills :Etiquette and polish, both in personal and business settings, are linked to how well we communicate.Most people think communication is all about speaking and devalue the importance of listening. And many others don't realise what a vast difference there is between simply hearing what is being said and really listening.People who know how to listen learn more, care more, and end up being the ones we want to be around socially as well as professionally.Want to improve your listening skills?Understand why you need to listen and remember to practise these tips the next time you conduct a conversation.Are your eyes listening?Your eyes are a dead giveaway if you are not listening. When your mind wanders and you begin thinking of something or someone else,...

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