Things to Learn From 2013

Every year teaches us something new and amazing. Year 2012 went with lots of questions and 2013 is here with a solution. Here are certain points that can help make 2013 a better year than the last one.

Embrace Change: Whenever you face any change try to accept it because it has something new to teach. Accepting it help you become a better person because it keeps you up to date always.

Stop conforming: Try to be what you are because if you follow the herd then it leaves no difference between you and others. There are people who walk on the path of others but they land up nowhere as they get nothing in return losing their own identity.

Make you better: If you want to see the change in the society then be the change first. Moreover it is important for your own personal growth as well. Enhance your personality and become the person you want to.

Maintain a journal: it is the best practice as it teaches a lot. It helps in keeping record of what you can, where you are and what you can achieve. You never know which of your idea may prove itself to be the million dollar in coming years.

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Must Read Books for Young Professionals

Books are our best companions. Since childhood everyone guides us to read books it is just because of the knowledge that they offer and the conceptualizing power that if gifts. Here is the list of the some of the books that you must read before the age of 30.

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: The book describes a lot about life. It will give you an option to think life from a different prospective to become more practical and attaining enlightenment.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgees: A fearful vision of the life of youths and the culture they follow. This book narrates the story of a disturbed adolescent who is trying to cop up with this fiercely growing society.

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: It is the story of three characters of Napeoleonic era viz. Andrei, Pierre and Natasha living in Russian society and how their lives are inter connected.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu: The book describes best about the war strategies and tactics followed in a war. It is the oldest book on military stratagems. You can also relate this book with the urbanized war in the business sector.

Crime and Punishment  by Fyodor Dostoyevsky: a story of a poor young man who gets into crimes to earn more. It also manifests the psychological impact he has on the people closest to him. It is a smooth flowing novel that will take you to different level of thinking.

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Evolve yourself This Year

Do things that Embarrass you

It is hard for most of us to do something that embarrasses us. Try to find your internal filters and work exactly opposite to break them. It’s simple, things you think can embarrass you will throw that shyness form you and you will evolve out as a new personality.

Accept the Awkwardness

If you are feeling awkward in a particular situation you have two ways. Either accept it or deal with it. Dealing is the best way out. In this, you make mental efforts to overcome your internal barriers. It instills the sense of confidence and way to accept things as it comes.

Refuse Boundaries

If you want to achieve something then it is a time to do something beyond your limits. Once you fly off your boundaries you tend to achieve your goals because when we come out of our comfort zones we see our goals clearly.

Tell the Truth

There are situations that can make you speak lies. But if you start speaking the truth you gain respect from the society. You become more responsible and matured because to accept faults one should have guts.

Begin your New Life

Once you have accomplished the above goals you can easily begin a new life because you will not be the person as you are. You will turn into a more matured and a practical person who knows the insight of life and knows how to live happily.

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How to Design a Cover Letter

In today’s job market cover letters are equally important as resumes. Cover letter is a document attached along with your resume which has a brief synopsis of your work experience.

1)    It is used to represent your professional connections
2)    Every line should be short and should not exceed more than a line.
3)    A ‘cold’ cover letter is given more preference in an organization.
4)    Try to check out cover letters on the internet to get brief idea of writing.
5)    Your achievements, testimonials, etc. adds weight to it.
6)    Try to answer ‘why you should be hired’ in cover letter.
7)    Try to have unique cover letter for every interview.
8)    Keep your cover letter as short as three paragraphs.
9)    Design and font of cover letter should merge with your resume.
10)    Being young you can represent your energy, passion and writing skills in your cover letter.
11)    If you are planning to add your salary expectation, try to add your previous salaries.
12)    Ask your peers or seniors to review the tone and grammar of it.
13)    When applying online keep your subject line clear and as per the job requirements.
14)    Use good keywords in your cover letter to make it searchable on the job portals.
15)    Keep the tone business centric, enthusiastic and professional at the same time.
16)    Try not to start too many sentences with “I”.
17)    Tailoring each cover letter will make you proficient in writing.
18)    Using bullet points is a good way of describing yourself in brief.
19)    Use standard business style cover letter having 12 point size with Calibri or Ariel font.
20)    Don’t write same things on a cover letter as your resume.

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