Positive Thinking

The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life's direction.

Being positive or negative are habits of thoughts that have a very strong influence on life.

Positive and negative are directions. Which direction do you choose?

Positive thinking is expecting, talking and visualizing with certainty what you want to achieve, as an accomplished fact.

Riches, mediocrity and poverty begin in the mind.

Reality is the mirror of your thoughts. Choose well what you put in front of the mirror.

The mind is the decisive factor in your life, but who decides for the mind?

A positive attitude brings strength, energy and initiative.

To think negatively is like taking a weakening drug.

Positive thoughts are not enough. There have to be positive feelings and positive actions.

When you say, "I can't" and expect the worst, you become weak and unhappy.

When you say "I can", and expect success, you fill yourself with confidence and happiness.

Being resolute, decisive and courageous in small matters and in big ones is being positive.

You can close the windows and darken your room, and you can open the windows and let light in. It is a matter of choice. Your mind is your room. Do you darken it or do you fill it with light?

Positive thinking and negative thinking are attitudes. They are points of view, and show the way people handle their affairs.

Suppose you stand at a crossroads, one way leads to a desert and the other one to lush meadows, which way do you choose?

Clear thoughts produce clear results.

Positive thinking evokes more energy, more initiative and more happiness.

Train your mind to think in terms of 'possible' and 'can be done'.

When you have control over your thoughts, you have control over your life.

Happy thoughts attract happy people into your life.

Happy thoughts fill your life with happiness.

When you change your habitual thoughts, it is like changing the direction of a train.

Affirm the positive, visualize the positive and expect the positive, and your life will change accordingly.

When there are difficulties and you feel down, this is the time to visualize, think and expect the positive.

Do not let circumstances influence your thoughts and moods. By rising over them mentally, you will eventually rise over them materially.

Fill your mind with light, happiness, hope, feelings of security and strength, and soon your life will reflect these qualities.

Reading inspiring quotes uplifts the mind.

Repeating inspiring quotes during the day, helps to better cope with every situation that arises.

The power of positive thinking is like a car with a powerful engine that can take you to the summit of a mountain.

Interview DON'Ts

• Don't make excuses. Take responsibility for your decisions and your actions.

• Don't make negative comments about previous employers or professors (or others).

• Don't falsify application materials or answers to interview questions.

• Don't treat the interview casually, as if you are just shopping around or doing the interview for practice. This is an insult to the interviewer and to the organization.

• Don't give the impression that you are only interested in an organization because of its geographic location.

• Don't give the impression you are only interested in salary; don't ask about salary and benefits issues until the subject is brought up by your interviewer.

• Don't act as though you would take any job or are desperate for employment.

• Don't make the interviewer guess what type of work you are interested in; it is not the interviewer's job to act as a career advisor to you.

• Don't be unprepared for typical interview questions. You may not be asked all of them in every interview, but being unprepared will not help you.

• A job search can be hard work and involve frustrations; don't exhibit frustrations or a negative attitude in an interview.

• Don't go to extremes with your posture; don't slouch, and don't sit rigidly on the edge of your chair.

• Don't assume that a female interviewer is "Mrs." or "Miss." Address her as "Ms." unless told otherwise. (If she has a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree or medical degree, use "Dr. [lastname]" just as you would with a male interviewer. Marital status of anyone, male or female, is irrelevant to the purpose of the interview.

• Don't chew gum or smell like smoke.

• Don't allow your cell phone to sound during the interview. (If it does, apologize quickly and ignore it.) Don't take a cell phone call. Don't look at a text message.

• Don't take your parents, your pet (an assistance animal is not a pet in this circumstance), spouse, fiance, friends or enemies to an interview. If you are not grown up and independent enough to attend an interview alone, you're insufficiently grown up and independent for a job. (They can certainly visit your new city, at their own expense, but cannot attend your interview.)

Interview DOs

• Dress appropriately for the industry; err on the side of being conservative to show you take the interview seriously. Your personal grooming and cleanliness should be impeccable.

• Know the exact time and location of your interview; know how long it takes to get there, park, find a rest room to freshen up, etc.

• Arrive early; 10 minutes prior to the interview start time [or earlier if the event or employer instructs you to do so].

• Treat other people you encounter with courtesy and respect. Their opinions of you might be solicited during hiring decisions.

• Offer a firm handshake, make eye contact, and have a friendly expression when you are greeted by your interviewer.

• Listen to be sure you understand your interviewer's name and the correct pronunciation.

• Even when your interviewer gives you a first and last name, address your interviewer by title (Ms., Mr., Dr.) and last name, until invited to do otherwise.

• Maintain good eye contact during the interview.

• Sit still in your seat; avoid fidgeting and slouching.

• Respond to questions and back up your statements about yourself with specific examples whenever possible.

• Ask for clarification if you don't understand a question. 

• Be thorough in your responses, while being concise in your wording.

• Be honest and be yourself — your best professional self.  Dishonesty gets discovered and is grounds for withdrawing job offers and for firing. You want a good match between yourself and your employer. If you get hired by acting like someone other than yourself, you and your employer will both be unhappy.

• Treat the interview seriously and as though you are truly interested in the employer and the opportunity presented.

• Exhibit a positive attitude. The interviewer is evaluating you as a potential co-worker. Behave like someone you would want to work with.

• Have intelligent questions prepared to ask the interviewer. Having done your research about the employer in advance, ask questions which you did not find answered in your research.

• Evaluate the interviewer and the organization s/he represents. An interview is a two-way street. Conduct yourself cordially and respectfully, while thinking critically about the way you are treated and the values and priorities of the organization.

• Do expect to be treated appropriately. If you believe you were treated inappropriately or asked questions that were inappropriate or made you uncomfortable, discuss this with a Career Services advisor or the director.

• Make sure you understand the employer's next step in the hiring process; know when and from whom you should expect to hear next. Know what action you are expected to take next, if any.

• When the interviewer concludes the interview, offer a firm handshake and make eye contact. Depart gracefully.

• After the interview, make notes right away so you don't forget critical details.

• Write a thank-you letter to your interviewer promptly.

3 Biggest Mistakes To Avoid In Resume Preparation

3 Biggest Mistakes To Avoid In Resume Preparation 

1)Spelling Errors, Typo Graphical Errors and Poor Grammar

2)Long Resumes

3)Personal Information Unrelated to the Job 

4 Tips To Improve Job Search

4 Tips To Improve Job Search 

Many job seekers aren’t aware of their talent, which can do wonders if they tune well.

The Following are 4 proven tips to improve the job search effectively.

1. Begin With Self-Analysis: This is applicable for those seeking subsequent job changes and new candidates. Your self-assessment should tell you more about your character type, your job preferences, willingness to take responsibilities and abilities to take risks. If you are honest in your self-analysis, it will help you acquire those skills that you lack and target your resume to those jobs that call for matching abilities.

2. Know More About The Job Market: This is not about just looking at the classifieds in different media, but categorizing them to analyze later as to how many of them match you to about 80-85%. If your tabulation is down trend, try and find out the reasons, which could be anything from your ambitious expectation of salary, mismatched skill/age/experience or location preferences. Once you identify it, it becomes easier to deal with realistically.

3. Choosing a Career Path: Although this is broadly decided through your education, you need to identify your path to narrow down your job search. Bear in mind that your chosen field probably has prospects and growth potential within the industry to make room for future job changes.

4. Improve Job Search Skills: Job Consultants guide your job search skills. Job search skills include adaptation to circumstances with respect to your resume, interviews, and handling salary issues and behavioral issues effectively. Use The Latest media and identify to slash down the time in hunting for the suitable job. Improve the Human Network to slash down the job search time.

The four tips above lead you on the path to a better job search and are effectively designed to shine your talent to get your dreams come true.

11 Quick Tips - How To Present well In Interview

Tip-1: Listen well

Tip-2: Understand clearly what you listen

Tip-3: Take time before you respond


Tip-4: Make eye contact

Tip-5: Use appropriate volume

Tip-6: Avoid a monotone

Tip-7: Slow down to the point

Tip-8: Don’t mumble

Tip-9: Pronounce your words correctly

Tip-10: Use the right words

Tip-11: Be polite, respectful and sincere