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Category: Self Development
From industry-centric to essential workplace skills, Jobstore’s personal development guides help to boost your career growth.
Social Media Careers: The Skills You Need, Where to Look, and Jobs to Consider
Social media has rapidly become an integral part of marketing strategies in the digital world. In 2020, 83% of marketers leveraged social platforms for their campaigns – a number which is only expected to grow! The demand for dedicated professionals with expertise in social media management has also increased significantly,
5 Worst Financial Mistakes You Can Make
When you sit down to write out your budget or work on a long-term financial plan, you may be trying to make changes to your budget. There are some common money mistakes that people make when they are handling their finances. There are many big financial mistakes people make that end up
3 Tips On How To Be More Successful At Your Personal Life
We all want to improve ourselves and become more successful in life. Here are 3 tips you can adopt to achieve success.
Tips to Build a Strong Team in a Virtual Workplace
By now, most of us who are working from home have settled into a new routine of working. The technical issues have been largely solved. We are fluent in Zoom and various work-flow software. Now what? How do we maintain our team spirit? As important, how do we continue to grow
Tips for Cold Calling Prospective Employers
I was making few unsolicited calls to few potential employers to schedule a job interview when I was search my first job after the university. It was challenging. But I received positive results and secured my first job. So I believe if you can reach the right person, you’ll have
Maintaining a healthy work-life balance when work from home
Your boss just told you that you can continue work from after the MCO, and you are excite about it. Because you believe maintain a work/life balance is easy when you’re work from home. You have no one else to answer to, so it should be easy to switch off. Unfortunately, that’s
Build Your Employer Target List: 6 Tips
What’s the first thing you do when you search for a new job? Go to a job site or Google by keyword? It’s a common idea but it’s not a good idea. But what’s the good idea to start with your job search: an employer target list. What’s that? It
Benefits of Mentoring on Your Career Growth
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
5 Social Media Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Career
Social media can be a mighty tool, helping you connect with recruiters, find job opportunities, and develop a professional reputation—if you do things the right way. Here’s what to avoid: 1. Not Being on Social Media Nearly half of the employers said that they wouldn’t hire a candidate if they couldn’t find
Malaysia SOP: Offices can now operate at 100% capacity only if all employees are fully-vaccinated
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
How to request to continue working from home after COVID-19
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 aren’t looking forward to coworkers who chew loudly and don’t understand the concept of inside voices. If you fall into that group, you
10 Apps for Expats after the Pandemic
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
Tips for setting post-pandemic career goals
The pandemic has created a feeling of paralysis, and people don’t feel they can push forward with plans at this time because things are constantly changing. But we should recognise that within this experience there’s an opportunity to build one’s resilience That means approaching your career goals differently in 2022. While
Can Graduates Get Hired During The Pandemic
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