Most of us dream of either working in a startup
or starting a company on our own. Working in a startup has associated risks and rewards which one should know beforehand. Read on:

Pros of working in a startup

Flexibility of role
Typically startup companies have limited number of people and there is always a lot of work which needs to be completed. So if you work in a startup you have the flexibility to expand your role and take up some tasks which may not be expected in your role. Nobody dislikes if you do more than what is expected in a startup. Read the rest of this entry »

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Many times while looking for a new job, working professionals need to write job emails to prospective employers. Not knowing how to write these job emails can kill your employment prospects even before they started materializing. Writing job email is the first step towards getting your dream job. Following steps if followed in the sequence can help you write job email which will get you the job.

Step 1:

Introduce yourself in the job email. Getting a job email from a complete stranger can be a shock to even the most seasoned recruiters. So introduce yourself in the very beginning of the job email. Example, I am <your name> working as Marketing manager in Infosys.

Step 2:

Give references in job email. After introduction in the job email you should give the names of the references who have directed you to the prospective employer. Example, I am a close friend of <your friend’s name>, who also happens to be your close acquaintance. Even better is to ask your reference to write an introductory mail before you send your job email to the prospective employer. Read the rest of this entry »

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Experience resume is the single most important document which determines the next job that an experienced professional will get. All working professionals switch jobs a couple of times during the course of their career and experience resumes should highlight their strengths and accomplishments. Here are some pointers to be kept in mind while preparing an experience resume:

Step 1:

Follow reverse chronological order in experience resume. Put your latest job at the top of experience resume, followed by the one before that and so on with your education details at the end. Last section in an experience resume can be related to extracurricular.

Step 2:

Experience resume should have details of measurable performance in the past. Nothing speaks louder than numbers in an experience resume, so back all your achievements in past jobs with numbers. For example the experience resume can have: Achieved sales target of USD 4 million in a short span of 3 months. This conveys the idea more strongly than just saying, ‘Successfully completed the sales target’ in an experience resume Read the rest of this entry »

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Negotiating your salary when you get a  new job offers is an art which everybody should try to master. Since changing jobs is part of life learning this art can get you dream salary with new job offers. This article talks about negotiation skills which you must use for new job offers. If you keep few things in mind, salary negotiation in new job offers can become both easy and non embarrassing.

Step 1:

Don’t be ashamed to negotiate in new job offers. You need to be as objective and practical about negotiation in new job offers as you are when you discuss a Read the rest of this entry »