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Nowadays, there is justifiably a lot of talk about "EQ" or Emotional Intelligence . Even organizations are looking to recruit only those with high EQ. HR managers are aware that if they hire candidates with low IQ, there are chances of frequent tussles among employees. Such employees may pose a problem to their bosses as well. Ultimately, there will be a severe impact on the productivity of companies.  Even in our day-to-day life, EQ plays a major role in maintaining relationships. Let us now find out how you must make efforts to improve your emotional intelligence so that you can lead a peaceful life and can also be a good employee in your organization. 1. Get conscious about how you react to situations The foremost step to improve your emotional intelligence is to be aware of how you feel or how you react to situations. This is not easy because in life or in your career, you encounter various types of situations. Some situations may make you feel happy, a few o...

The news story that Kuldeep Singh, manager for the past six years at McDonald's restaurant located at 152 Street Highway 10 at Surrey, Canada, has been conferred with the award "Outstanding Manager of the Year for 2015" may offer a lot of tips to managers and entrepreneurs as to how they should conduct their business in the present-day world . This recognition is the result of Singh's contribution towards building sales and more importantly, for his focus towards guest satisfaction. Other factors that prompted McDonald Canada to confer this award on him are his approach towards staff training, staff development and his coordinating abilities that could create a synergy between the marketing programs conducted locally and his restaurant operations. In short, this award is mainly because Singh has been bestowing special focus upon guest satisfaction and has been putting a lot of faith in his team. Singh proudly says that his team in the Surrey restaurant helpe...

Any one who has spent a number of years on job hunting may justifiably get frustrated and may start doubting their career choices, their skills, qualifications, etc. There are a lot of  people who belong to this category and if you are one among them,  the following job-search strategies may be helpful to you. - If you are not able to get a full-time job, you can look for a part-time or even a temporary job. Volunteering your services without any remuneration for some time is also good. You will get good experience and exposure if you opt for them. Not only that, you can learn about work ethics. There are chances of the employer for whom you are working temporarily observing your skills or sincerity. This may induce the employer to consider you for a permanent post.  You may get a chance to work even for the organization for which you have decided to serve voluntarily. Even if these things do not happen, other employers may consider the experience you have gained and ap...