A mentor is an experienced colleague who can provide invaluable guidance as you begin your career and advance in it. He or she may work for the same organization or another one. It is often better to choose a mentor who is also a coworker because he or she will have an
Now, more than ever, many employees are fighting mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression. Furlough, job insecurity, homeschooling, money worries and health concerns are piling pressure onto mental health that may have already been fragile. As a manager and a fellow human being, it’s important to understand
It’s a common question that every pregnant mum will think at the end of the pregnancy: “How long I shall take for my maternity leave.” So how much maternity leave should you or can you take? The answer isn’t simple and there are many factors to consider before answering this important
Social media can be a mighty tool, helping you connect with recruiters, find job opportunities, and develop a professional reputationâif you do things the right way. Hereâs what to avoid: 1. Not Being on Social Media Nearly half of the employers said that they wouldnât hire a candidate if they couldnât find
According to Milieu Insight’s latest Happiness at Work survey, the state of happiness at the workplace across Southeast Asia is mixed. Seven in 20 that is 35 per cent of working professionals stated that theyâre happier than one year ago, while 13 in 50 professionals that is 26% said theyâre less happy, and
PM Ismail Sabri has announced a number of reopening measures – including those states that are moving to the next phase of NRP, reopening of business operations for spas & wellness centres, interstate travel to tourist centres, and more. Those offices in Malaysia which have all employees fully-vaccinated can now
Our upcoming work-from-home report showed that 56% of employees who were forced to work remotely would prefer to be in the office. But that leaves the remaining 44%, who arenât looking forward to coworkers who chew loudly and donât understand the concept of inside voices. If you fall into that group, you
Planning relocate to a new company after the pandemic? It will not be the same as it was before the coronavirus. There are a lot more rules and regulations that you have to worry about in a COVID-19 world, so your trip might take a little more planning and consideration
The pandemic has created a feeling of paralysis, and people donât feel they can push forward with plans at this time because things are constantly changing. But we should recognise that within this experience thereâs an opportunity to build oneâs resilience That means approaching your career goals differently in 2022. While
Final-year students are understandably experiencing a lot of panic and uncertainty when it comes to their employment prospects, as they will be graduating during the coronavirus pandemic. But first of all, are companies hiring graduates now? Well, actually they are! Unlike during the 2008 financial crisis, many companies are still recruiting
Working from home or Working from office, this preference comparison didn’t start recently, actually that has taken the corporate world by storm, especially in 2021 while companies are preparing to go back office after the pandemic. But which working environment brings out the maximum potential for you and the company?
The continued Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in the largest working-from-home population in human history alongside a period of great economic uncertainty. Whether from a better job offer, pre-empting redundancy, or concern with how the employer has handled the crisis, many professionals are choosing to resign. This guide has been made
It seems a number of people who have been forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic want to keep doing their job remotely. An on-going survey from Jobstore.com finds a third of professionals surveyed who are currently working from home would look for a new job if
Jobstore.com is currently maintaining the working from home policy. But we are considering to reopen our office as soon as early of October 2021. Today as we publish this article, there are still 2416 cases in Selangor and 555 covid-19 cases in Kuala Lumpur. But we saw a significant drop
Congratulations! The job youâve been applying to get for weeks is now almost in your hands. All the hard work that youâve put into the job application process to make sure everything was right has paid off. You spent several days polishing your cover letter & application form to perfection with your
