MUSINGS
Effective Covering Letter – An Essential Key to Job Opportunities
Acovering letter is an introductory note that one may write while applying for a job along with their resume. Resume is the most important document
A Tissue Paper Plan – On How to Get Started with Writing Your Resume!
Putting the content together while writing your resume is an overwhelming task for many and I have noticed the anxiety is even more about how
Together We Can AND Together We Will!
Afew lines to rekindle the spirit of revival within all of us during this challenging time of COVID 19 pandemic. It goes like this… The
What prompted me to Career Coaching?
I am often asked this question in any professional and social interactions when I introduce myself as a Trained Life Coach. For me, being a
Me To Be Coaching (Life and Career Coaching), Pune, India
I am offering Career Coaching (Life Coach) to progressive professionals who may be currently experiencing certain challenges in their career, like – Job Loss, Job
Thank you for Listening to me!
A senior management professional (program manager in technology) reached out to me end of last year 2020 seeking help in job search. He has lost
“Any Job” does not Exist!
I have often noticed when an active job seeker is asked as to what kind of job are they looking for? The response will be –
Salary Cut – A Bad Job Search Strategy!
A jobseeker called and in one breath said the following – I was laid off in August 2020 due to some restructuring in the organization
Candidate Back Out – A Social Crisis (Part 1)
“Keeping your promises and delivering on your commitments are an absolute essentiality for the smooth functioning of the society” – these are the words by
Responsible Career Break!
All my colleagues in my organization @Seventh Contact Hiring Solutions started their career with us as freshers or have re-started after a career break. Our
Ignore – Accept – Act!
Ignore, Accept, Act! – these are the possible three options that one can or should follow while dealing with any life challenges and to move
I am Stuck in my Career!
A progressive career is about excelling in one’s chosen field of work in service of other living being and being acknowledged and appreciated for the
Stop waiting for Others to Change!
Victim Vs Responsible! A definite pre-requisite for a Coaching engagement to yield positive results is Coachee (Client) motivation. The first step of the coaching engagement
Papaya Tree – A Story of Reciprocity and Abundance!
This is a story of Papaya tree in my garden. This was about 3 years back that the place I stay witnessed a sudden surge
Being Authentic is Being Vulnerable and vice versa!
One day I received this call little late in the evening. It was from a Founder CEO of an IT start-up company. He started by
Everything is fine with me. BUT…
One’s level of satisfaction can only be as much as their most trivial dis-satisfactions! While having coaching conversations, I often notice that the real issues
Why I watch Television!
One candidate who was supposed to join today did not show up, then there was no response and now the phone has been switched off.
Dynamic Job Description!
I was having this coaching conversation with one of my clients. He has an aspiration to move to a CXO level role in a very
Peace and Fulfillment
“Peace and Fulfillment” emerged as the best measure of success for most of people as per my recent LinkedIn poll result. And “Peace” seems to
Quality of Acceptance – The Key to Managing Change!
The sudden change in the requirement, change in hiring plans, change in the interview schedules, change in the plan of joining etc. are how we
Life Coaching – Knowing Thyself
Couple of weeks back one senior technology professional called me to enquire about a job opportunity. As we concluded our call, he said I also
Focus is also deciding on what NOT to do!
One’s ability to FOCUS is also the subject of deciding what NOT to do! I had this learning from one of my recent coaching conversations
Midlife Crisis – An Opportunity for Transformation?
Last weekend one of my relatives called my wife about a random idea of investing in a holiday home on a beach. She relayed that
Job Loss – A Psychological Burden?
An involuntary or forced separation from the work caused due to various reasons is referred as a Job Loss here! Last year an acquaintance called
Jobs are Never Stable – Careers are!
Stability in the JOB is an important factor for many working professionals and it is also one primary job preference for the job seekers. Stability
INSIGHT – An End of Repetitive Thinking!
Perceiving a situation as a PROBLEM is a movement of thought. This movement of thought is a representation of one’s experiences, beliefs, values, biases and
No Attrition in True Relationship!
If honoring the HUMAN becomes primary and NOT them being a RESOURCE, then there will never be any ATTRITION! Here the word “ATTRITION” is referring
Career – An Endeavor to be the BEST in one’s CRAFT!
Look at any success stories that inspires you – all of them are the stories of endeavor of becoming the best in one’s craft! In
Career Choice – Hot Jobs Vs Passion!
Making a Career Choice is an important decision in one’s life! In my observation within my immediate and larger network I see very broadly the
Being Fit to Serve!
find this instance described in the book – Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl, very insightful. This is what a prisoner advised Dr. Frankl
I am worried! I don’t know what to do!
“I am worried and I don’t know what to do!” – A very common expression that I get to hear from people who are hit
WHO AM I?
I know I was meant to fly; To make that leap and to touch the sky, So, I did what it takes; In this world,
My Coach My Journal
And there it was once again,The unconscious thinking, the intense pain;The stream of thoughts, emotes through the self,Not able to hold, I cry out for