Re-INVENT!

A recruiter’s job is to narrow the applicant pool and submit the best to the hiring team. The least they can do is offer closure by revealing the truth behind why you’ve been ruled out. However, this very often doesn't happen. There are at least three good reasons behind why the recruiter won’t or can’t provide feedback. They have checked you out on social media and don't like what they are seeing. The company is in love with another candidate Your resume isn't impressive enough and doesn't make the cut!

Linkedin is increasingly becoming the preferred choice for recruiters and startups to find and hire talent. Building your Linkedin connections is the fastest way to enhance the power and reach of your personal brand and get as close to high profile firms and recruiters as possible.  So, wouldn't it be great it there was a real quick way to build new connections and make your profile as attractive as possible to new recruiters? Through this article, I want to share with you some simple yet powerful  tricks I use daily to enhance the Linkedin profile of my own clients. If done correctly, they shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes of your time.   1. Shorten your Linkedin url and publicise it via email  Did you know that you can customise your alpha-numeric Linkedin url to resemble your own name? I got mine changed to  linkedin.com/in/chetanpinto  to reflect my name. Cool isn't it? Now I'll show you how you  Using this link you too can do ...

"We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It's not right that the experience of work should be so demotivating and dehumanizing." So says Laszlo Bock, head of People Operations at the company Drawing on the latest research in behavioral economics and with a profound grasp of human psychology, Bock shares the following insights from his forthcoming book, WORK RULES! Below are some of the insights he shares- Take away managers' power over employees Learn from your best employees--and your worst Only hire people who are smarter than you are, no matter how long it takes to find them Pay unfairly (it's more fair!) Don't trust your gut: use data to predict and shape the future Default to open: be transparent, and welcome feedback If you're comfortable with the amount of freedom you've given your employees, you haven't gone far enough There's more here if you're interested- http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

Published on  Linkedin Having no Ivy League business degree nor having pursued any other business course or certification, today I can confidently claim to have a thorough understanding of at least the fundamentals of business practices, if not more. Proof? Check out this  business pitch published on Linkedin  . What's my big secret? I believe,  The Personal MBA  has been one of my best investments of time (and definitely money as it costs nothing compared to a real MBA!). But you don't have to take my word for it. I’m giving you excerpts from The Personal MBA so that you can judge for yourself!  Observe how  Josh Kaufman  focuses on fundamentals and explains the complexities and nuances of business with refreshing clarity. Here's a short excerpt from the book  (with Josh's permission. He's a great guy!) - This is how Josh's Personal MBA defines a business: Every successful business (1) creates or provides something of value...

Are you afraid your skills are increasingly becoming redundant? Do you feel like you’re stuck in a rut, going nowhere? Worried about competition or experiencing a career crisis? These powerful tips from Reid Hoffman’s book, The Startup Of You is by far the most powerful antidote I personally have found to solving any kind of career crisis and taking back control with confidence.  So, here goes the action-plan Today • Update your profile on LinkedIn so that your summary statement articulates your competitive advantages. You should be able to fill in this sentence: “Because of my [skill/ experience/ strength], I can do [type of professional work] better than [specific types of other professionals in my industry].” • How would other professionals you work with fill in the above sentence (i.e., describe your competitive advantage)? If there’s a gap, you either have a self-judgment problem, or a marketing problem. In the next week: • Identify three people who are str...