Paresh Nanda

1) You can not  contact the hiring manager yourself. Of course you can, particularly if you are not hearing back. 2) You should be paid what your last job paid you, or just a little more. No ! Just because the last employer took advantage of you, does not mean the next one should. 3) Your resume should be full of buzzwords to capture attention of keyword-seeking recruiters. No. Keyword-seeking recruiters are not likely to find you a job. Good recruiters seek value, not buzzwords. 4) If you do not hear anything back, wait and be patient. No ! Let them be patient when you refuse the offer because you found something better. 5) Candidates are doormats, and everyone is allowed to walk all over them. No !!! How they treat candidates shows how they treat employees. Good companies will go out of their way to impress you. 6) You should stay in the job you hate just because you just started there recently. No ! Good hiring managers do not prejudge candidates on the basis of them havi...

85% of jobs are filled via networking. This is a big reason why people start networking. People want to get something out of it. But if you focus too much on what you will get out from networking, you’ll miss the mark. People won’t care about you until they realize how much you care about them . So instead, focus on helping others and you will achieve incredible things. I was terrible at networking when I first started. I treated it too much like a business transaction. I wasn’t human. But then a friend gave me some well-timed advice that I will never forget. The goal of networking is to build friendships. That realization changed everything. I came into networking initially to “network.” But with some tweaks and good advice, I found something so much better. I found real friends. And those friends have helped me achieve more than I ever dreamt possible. I cannot understate that. So, let me say that again: Those friends have helped me achieve more than I ever dreamt possi...