The Downsides of “Nice”

Agreeable people tend to self-sacrifice and compromise their own interests to make others happy. And because “nice” people do things just to please others, they often are given low-profile tasks no one else wants and wind up doing activities that don’t enhance their careers. Nice gets you in trouble. Nice gets you exploited.Don’t Let Others’ Mistakes Hamper You
Before rearranging your life to correct someone else’s mistake, assess the risk versus the reward of meeting unreasonable expectations. Let the person know you want to provide the best service possible and ask for the time and resources needed.

Don’t Let Others Take Credit For Your Ideas
Ever suggest an idea that seemed to fail, only to find out later it was implemented and someone else got the credit? To avoid having others steal your ideas, make sure you state them loudly and confidently or put them in writing.

Tips for enjoying your job

Here are four easy ways to increase your job satisfaction:

Think positive

While you might feel your job is the worst on the planet, everything has a silver lining. For starters, be grateful you have a job at all. Put things in perspective. For example, start with the realization that everyone has a bad day at work and everyone has to start somewhere. This might begin to feel better about your situation.

Challenge yourself

If your boss won’t challenge you, challenge yourself. Set goals for yourself every day. Develop mini-projects within your work and set deadlines for yourself to avoid boredom.

Break up the monotony

No one likes doing the same thing day in and day out. To switch things up, take advantage of any breaks you have – get out of the office for lunch, take a walk, read a book or just get some fresh air. Also, don’t be afraid to ask your boss for new tasks for a small change of pace.

Tips on Efficient E-Communication

E-mail stress is widespread in today’s workplace. In workplaces today, employees feel stressed by the amount of e-mails they receive and their obligation to respond in a timely manner.If your e-mail provokes anxiety, consider the following tips for reorganizing your inbox:

Get rid of habits. Many professionals, when they hear the ping of an incoming message, quickly check their inbox regardless of the work they are doing. Unless your role absolutely requires it, recondition your reflexes by forcing yourself to stop reading messages the instant they arrive. Most messages don’t require an immediate response.

Are you an annoying co-worker?

Do you bite your nails, slurp your coffee or tap your pen incessantly. Annoying? Yes. Serious problems? Not really. In the office, however, some habits can go beyond annoying your co-workers; they can damage your career.

Missing deadlines.
You may think that if you’re only a little late, it doesn’t mean anything.
However, your colleagues and boss may think they can’t count on you. Don’t view deadlines as negotiable. Remind yourself that people are counting on you to do your job well, which includes completing tasks on time. Even if you just barely missed the deadline and everything turned out OK, you probably caused your teammates a lot of anxiety and extra work, which they won’t forget.

Happy New Year – Don’t forget to dream and plan 2008!

Hello JIPLerz and Happy New Year!

I hope you can look back at 2007 with pride and enjoy all the past achievements! We surely can, nonetheless we still have lots to achieve for 2008! And this is good, this is what makes me wake up in the morning and happily make my way to work.

2007 was a big year for me and for JIPL. JIPL went live in February and we can soon celebrate our first anniversary! I can already enjoy my first anniversary with JIPL as I have joined the team for exactly a year, and what pride I had and have of joining such a team. The things we’ve done! We’ve launched our Soft Skills development program with our partner universities; we have recruited and successfully placed talented ICT

ICT Sector in Bangladesh- The rise of an emerging industry (Part-04)

After launching part-3 of this article, which was on the Competitive Edge of the ICT industry, now this time I would like to represent the part-04 of the article which is all about the involvement in terms of growth of this sector. Since the ICT sector of Bangladesh is growing rapidly, therefore the demand for the human content is vital in realizing this sector into success. The Government of Bangladesh takes some important steps in order to create more congenial atmosphere for this sector. As a relation to that, Human Resources for the IT industry have been growing rapidly since the Government had declared this industry as a thrust sector and had embarked on a mission to make the industry a substantial part of the USD $36 Billion economy. The vital statistics for this sector are:

Internal Marketing

Internal marketing is among the most fruitful approaches to developing new clients and deepen existing client relationships. A solid internal marketing system takes you far in your effort to get more and better business. Practical internal marketing is a process that educates all employees about the firm’s services and who in the firm provides them.

Often, the internal marketing process is informal at best. Employees simply talk to each other and develop relationships on their own. Most professionals won’t make the effort to get to know other team members, particularly in larger firms. They’re busy; they’re often introverted; and they’re rewarded and recognized primarily for racking up billable hours. They can’t see what’s in it for them as individuals when it comes to internal marketing.

Small talk holds Big meaning

Have you ever faced an interview where the interviewer has asked you questions like “Isn’t the heat a killer today?” and wondered what it had to do with your interview? When hiring managers initiate conversations about the weather or the community in general, they’re not just interested in the heat. They’re also trying to get an idea about your personality and temperament. For example, saying something like “The heat is a *bleep*. I’ve been sweating like a *bleep* all day.” gives the impression that you’re negative, vulgar and possibly violent.Casual conversations let interviewers get to know the candidates beyond their prepared answers and work experience. The employer tries to create a relaxed environment so the candidate will relax and stop screening any of his or her answers. These conversations are also a great way for a job seeker to show they’re friendly people who will fit in well within the organization.

ICT Sector in Bangladesh- The rise of an emerging industry (Part-3)

Well, a week ago (29.11.2007), I wrote the second part which was on the projects undertaken in the ICT industry both by public and private sector. This time I am writing on the competitive edge of the ICT industry in Bangladesh. That indicates the trend of demand where in Bangladesh the ICT industry is competent.

In the 21^st century, the impact of information technology is an essential element where people want to access to share the information among them. Bangladesh in this case is developing a competitive advantage to exploit this golden opportunity. Following are some of the areas where Bangladesh has the core competency in the ICT sector.

‘Organizing’ The necessity of time

Organizing documents and all other things well has been taught by our parents in our childhood, but they would have never thought that this skill is going to become a must in the corporate lives of their children. Organizing papers and documents well makes your life a lot easier and saves time, hence enhancing efficiency. Organizing has a broader aspect. Not only should the hard copies of the documents be well organized, but the soft copies and e-mails must also be well-organized so that we can find them easily without wasting our valuable time.

Organizing your daily tasks and allocating time for them is a must in today’s world. We have to deal with multiple issues in our professional lives. It is very easy to forget and overlap the tasks that we plan to do. For instance, we can allocate the same time for two different tasks such as an interview and a meeting, both at the same time. This mistake can be very common if we do not organize our time allocation properly and manage the tasks accordingly. Unfortunately these skills are not taught in the schools or in the books. Moreover, the style of organizing things may vary form person to person. Therefore you will have to identify your own style and start organizing your documents, mails, and time i.e. you must organize your daily life.

Recently I have read an article where Mr. Karin Vibe-Rheymer-Stewart described the necessity of organizing, and he mentioned some standardized measures to keep your life organized. Here I post the link and I think the article will help you to understand the necessity of organizing and some tips on the same.