Career growth

Things change fast. Not too long ago, people used to join their first jobs and leave only upon retirement. If ever, people would quit their jobs sometimes to join a different company. Losing a job was rarely heard of and happened only in circumstances such as the company’s bankruptcy or acquisitions. But the last decade… Continue reading When you lose your job

Finding a job has changed a lot in this decade. And thus the modern professional has to adapt accordingly. So apart from cleaning up your profile, here are a few steps that could help you. Why do you want to join a new company? There are various reasons – you need to know yours. Is… Continue reading 4 steps to find a great job

Hiring hackathons. They used to work so well. Geeks used to be excited about building something cool and getting recognized for it. The sponsoring companies were happy at the prospect of hiring some of these smart geeks. But then something went wrong. We started overdoing it. More and more companies felt obliged to join the… Continue reading Cutting short hiring hackathons

I know you hate it. You find interesting jobs and send messages to the job posters. But you get reply from very few of them. What is wrong? Here are top reasons why you might not be getting responses and how to fix that. Your first impression is lacking Use casual display picture, bad grammar… Continue reading How to get more responses to your job applications

Comparing startup job offers is confusing, even for seasoned professionals. There is limited information available about startups and popular opinions are often subjective and based on the media hype. Result – many people either accept a bad startup job offer or reject one from the next Google or WhatsApp… To illustrate this dilemma, let’s say… Continue reading How to choose the right startup job offer?

Tell me about yourself. Four words that can fill candidates with dread or joy, depending on how prepared they are. This question is tricky – since it seems too trivial, sort of a small talk before the real thing. As a result, many candidates simply start narrating details from their resume or give back the control… Continue reading How to respond to the question "Tell me about yourself"?

Welcome the future. Merely applying for jobs is no longer enough. Great companies are looking for great people like you but are overwhelmed by thousands of similar looking resumes each month. Yes, new age platforms such as CutShort can help. And you can also use the tips to boost your response rate as well. But… Continue reading The modern day job search