Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category

Whatever the reason might be in your case, if the gap in your resume is too long, someone in charge of your application at a company will take negative notice of it. I’d say a gap of one year is the limit for most employers and recruiters, after that you must properly explain yourself in order to still have a chance for consideration. You need to show that you are still qualified, that you still have up to date knowledge in your field and that there is nothing about your personality to worry about.

He starts off by starting up his word processor and copying the application he used to get his last job 3 years ago. After all, it worked then, it should work now. By using the “Find & Replace”-function of the software he quickly replaces the name of his former company with the name of the Internet Service Provider and adds his last job in his resume.

As you know it is impossible to not communicate. Whatever you do, even if you do nothing, you are communicating a mood, interest or lack thereof, sympathy or dislike for a person. Thus I’d like to pick out a few typical body language cues and briefly describe how they are perceived. Remember to work on your body language, it is more important for your career than you think.

Being a good small-talker makes you a more friendly and open person in the eyes of other people. Being approachable is an advantage, yet some people prefer not to talk when they don’t have anything meaningful to say. This, however, is perceived as a lack of confidence and can label a person anything from “shy” to “weird”.

Our brains consist of two parts. One, the conscious part, is what you use when you think. It’s the slower of both, but it allows for logical reasoning and objective judgment. It separates us from most other animals. The other one takes care of all necessary things to keep your body running, it also handles emotions, but most of all: It does all the things that you do “instinctively”. For example if someone throws something at you, you automatically duck and protect your head. It’s extremely fast and you decide things immediately without any pondering, like a high-performance decision-machine.

But creativity is also a much-asked skill in business and employment. If you think about it: All progress stems from some sort of creative act. Thus someone that can produce such acts on a consistent basis is a valuable addition to any undertaking.

An important aspect of every negotiation is that both sides need to keep face. This is less true in one-time negotiations, for example when you purchase a car. But it is very important when you negotiate with people with whom you want to have a continuous relationship.

Invest your money wisely and you will retire a rich man.