Seekhle Learning

We are never enough prepared for an interview. As part of your preparation, you would definitely want to know some of the most popular interview questions and how to respond to them. It is important to know the intent of the interviewer behind asking certain questions.  Once you know that, you can structure your response in a convincing manner. ( Created by Freepik ) Here are the 9 most common interview questions and how best to answer them: 1. Tell me about yourself This will be the 1st question of the interview, so write and prepare it, do mirror practice, and make sure it is no longer than 1 minute. The intent behind the question: To understand your overall profile Your experience, education, achievements Your Communication Skills Your Present-Past-Future (behavior patterns) A logical flow of thought How to respond: Maintain eye contact and a positive body language Include relevant experience, projects, and education Don’t include strengths or weaknesses

Facing Interviews Confidently: 14 Tips on cracking that next job opportunity  (click to follow) 9 Most Common Interview Questions: Their Intent and How To Answer Them  (click to follow)

In a day, an average person spends 70-80% of their time communicating with someone. And the average number of words a human being speaks per day is around 16000. 50% of our time communicating is spent listening to the other person, ideally. However, most people usually remember only 17% to 25% of what they listen to. And even more shocking is the fact that other people perceive us as good listeners only 5 to 10% of the time. The 1 st step to excellence in communication is listening, i.e.  Active Listening . It is crucial in customer service, and also one of the most desired traits in leaders and managers. Below is a depiction of the stages of Active Listening: First, let us know the difference between hearing and listening. While hearing is a physical process of the body, sound vibrations hitting our eardrums and the brain processing that, listening, on the other hand, involves mental attention and concentration. In Active Listening, the listener also conveys to the sp

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached. ~ Swami Vivekananda Goal setting is THE process of converting your dreams into reality! Goals help you move towards your ideal future and keep your motivation high in ensuring you achieve everything you desire. Goals can help you determine where and how you must invest your time. Personally as well we set goals many times, especially around the New Year - the untamed New Year Resolutions. According to one statistic, around 80% of people fail to fulfill their new year resolutions. That is why Goals are more effective than resolutions. In many organizations as well setting goals is a standard process at the beginning of the appraisal cycle. However, people usually end up copy-pasting goals from their colleagues or seniors. And by the end of the year, nobody really knows how they fared on those goals, but they do expect great appraisals and high ratings. Learning how to set SMART goals is easy, given the amount of knowledge and i

"People need to develop Soft Skills to compete with AI" ~ Jack Ma, Alibaba (Image Source) CP Gurnani, CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra had recently said that 94% of engineering graduated were not fit for hire. "The top 10 IT companies take only 6% of the engineering graduates. What happens to the remaining 94%?" he said in an interview with TOI. Due to the widening skill gap, now the industry has to retrain even those who get hired. "If you come to Tech Mahindra, I have created a five-acre tech & learning center. Other top companies have also created similar facilities to up-skill employees. For learn-ability, skill development, and becoming ready for the market, the onus is now shifting onto the industry," he said. Commenting on the poor quality of engineering graduates, Gurnani said, "Let me give you an example from a city like Delhi. A student scoring 60% marks cannot pursue BA-English today but can definitely go in for engineering. My po

Wondering whether to send that friend request to a colleague on Facebook? Or whether to follow someone you like on Twitter but worried should they know? LinkedIn is for professional networking, or for some people is it really? Taking inspiration from the famous dish – Seekh Kebabs, we have started this series of learning bites with quick tips on a particular topic with easy application in your daily work. Enjoy reading this Business Etiquette Seekhle Kebab with your favorite chutney i.e. Action on the learning. In the inter-connected inter-twined online world of today, drawing boundaries is a tough task for each of us, and there are different opinions on the rights and wrongs of social media behavior. At the same time, we are a brand in ourselves, and our online activity kind of defines that brand as well. Employers these days are sure to skim through social media profiles of shortlisted candidates, many times as part of the background check. Hence it is important we

Time is not Precious.  It is Invaluable. The difference is in the mindset: We WANT precious.  We HAVE invaluable. When you truly believe you have time then it only becomes a matter of how you utilize and manage it. However, if you feel you want more time then you will always be in the need of it, hardly being able to manage what you have. My mother is a working professional. She has experience of over 35 years now x 2 i.e. 70 years, given her job in the office and her job at home. Inspired by her since my early childhood, I have learned a lot of life lessons from her, and 1 of the major ones is Time Management. Read on to find out what my mom or maybe many of our moms have in common and what they can teach us about time management. Here are 4 practical tips on managing your time better: 1.   Do It Now Whatever the task is . for moms, there is no procrastination . There is no ”I will feed the kids later because I’m just back from office”, or, “let me wake up late, husband and