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Reaching your work goals may look like a daunting task at first. With careful planning and implementation of right strategies, you can step up the career ladder quicker than you thought of. Here are few tips on how to get promoted at work quickly:



Continue learning

Learning is a lifelong process. To grow in your career, it is imperative that you keep accumulating knowledge across industries' trends, challenges and insights. Staying updated about your domain knowledge enables you to tackle challenges at work more efficiently and higher your chances of getting noticed by employers.

Lead when required

To take charge in a work environment doesn't always require you to be in a top position. You can assume a leadership role when circumstances demands at workplace. Exhibit your leadership skills while solving a critical problem at work by effectively communicating, motivating and working in coordination with other team members. Also start taking responsibilities a level in advance to show that you are ready for the next role.

Give your best

When you give your best in your work, you stay visible for your passion and performance. If you want to add more value to your work, then go t

Video interviews are becoming immensely popular in today's workplace. Today, companies are increasingly catering to global clients with diverse resource requirements, therefore hiring via video interview online, is the need of the hour

A cover letter gives you a chance to make a case for yourself, and cover everything you cannot express in your resume. It affords you an opportunity to come across as real people and explain your suitability for the desired position, to potential employers. Companies often look for thoughtfully written cover letters, as a method of screening applicants who lack the necessary skills or interest for the said position. Cover letter can thus form into a marketing vehicle for any prospective job seeker.

Multitasking often gives us the feeling of being productive, doing numerous things at once. But does it really works? Studies revealed multitasking can actually result in losing 20-30% of your productive time.

Evernote is a fantastic tool for clipping the Internet you like and finding it again in the future. It has free client software for Mac, PC, iPhone, and smartphones. Just clip anything you see on the web and add it to Evernote. Not only are you only saving the parts of the web page that interest you, there's always a link back to the source page so you can get back there if you want to later. Then you can organize your clipped content and find any keyword contained in it, including text that Evernote can read in pictures. For more information, be sure to watch the YouTube video on how Evernote works.

Lifehacker is a great site to find the best of the best in productivity ideas and applications. One word of warning, you can get hooked on reading Lifehacker articles and forget about being productive. Taken in moderation, Lifehacker is an invaluable resource. One thing in particular to use Lifehacker for is finding "the best" whatever. They regularly conduct polls of the best app for this, that, or the other thing and their users vote on it.

With increasing use of new media in recruitment, you need more than a resume to showcase your personal brand and stand out from your competitors. Regular CVs alone are not enough to convince potential employers why you should be chosen for a job. Let your 1-min unique self-promoting video and LinkedIn profile do the personal branding for you and help you get noticed by employers.

In this age of e-hiring, employers are increasingly shifting from traditional to highly dynamic medium of recruitment.

In this age of e-hiring, employers are increasingly shifting from traditional to highly dynamic medium of recruitment.

Choosing a career is easy but to be sure of its existence in future is pretty difficult. If you look decades back from now, you must have noticed a number of careers that existed but have become obsolete now. However, there are certain careers that are likely to exist in coming years regardless of economic situation or changing business requirements.

Going for an interview is like going for a first date. You want to look and behave your best at your first date/interview, to grab your potential date/employer's attention. Like in a date so in an interview, you get only one chance to create an impeccable first impression, to prove why you are the perfect match for the job.

Sometimes writing one's own resume can be tedious and frustrating. Oftentimes, to create professional resume job seekers follow common formats & styles and end up with a boring resume. Undoubtedly, your resume plays a critical role in grabbing potential employers' attention

Pinhopes is India's first video job application portal, search best jobs across top companies in India & find your dream job with One minute video simply & swiftly.

Pinhopes is India's first video job application portal, search best jobs across top companies in India & find your dream job with One minute video simply & swiftly.

Pinhopes is India's first video job application portal, search best jobs across top companies in India & find your dream job with One minute video simply & swiftly.

Google Voice gives you one phone number for life. When someone calls your Google Voice number, it can ring your home phone, cell phone, and office phone, all at the same time. Answer it where you want, when you want. Record special greetings for each caller and you can even listen in on voicemail. Use it with your cell phone to get unlimited long distance calling in the US because Google Voice calls your phone. Way more features available to detail here, but check it out.

Do you wonder what Twitter is? Many people do, and it's not exactly the easiest thing to explain or understand. Commoncraft has put together a fantastic video which explains it in easy to understand concepts. I recommend all Commoncraft videos.

Hiring the right employee is the key to business success. Organizations spend huge amount of time in looking, connecting and bringing on-board the right kind of talent. Losing and replacing an existing employee may cost companies both time and money. It is better that you identify these few early warning signs of an employee planning to quit.

A company's biggest asset is its 'employees'. Without them, a company cannot grow, thrive and expand in new frontiers. Employees with intelligence, confidence, drive and integrity can take a company to new heights and help garner greater business success.

Check out a nice sample of some behavior based questions you may encounter in interviews these days. It would be wise to have an answer or two for each of the questions listed.

Article in the New York Times about how companies like Appirio are creating web applications that help connect employers to matching employee candidates through social networks like Facebook. While many people may dismiss Facebook as an illegitimate way to connecting to employers, the industry is changing.

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated worldwide on 5th of June every year. Run by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the celebration raises awareness on the importance of taking positive environmental measu

My Jobs Options is a global leader in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. We are helping the people improve their lives with better jobs, and employers find the best talent. At this platform, we work to bring humanity and opportunity to the job market, to enhance lives and businesses around the world. link: http://www.myjobsoptions.com

My Jobs Options is a global leader in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. We are helping the people improve their lives with better jobs, and employers find the best talent. At this platform, we work to bring humanity and opportunity to the job market, to enhance lives and businesses around the world. link: http://www.myjobsoptions.com

My Jobs Options is a global leader in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. We are helping the people improve their lives with better jobs, and employers find the best talent. At this platform, we work to bring humanity and opportunity to the job market, to enhance lives and businesses around the world. link: http://www.myjobsoptions.com