Are Bosses Naturally Suspicious?

Bosses are believed to be naturally suspicious when it comes to asking for a leave from office. You may be an honest employee with a genuine excuse to take leave, but what about cheeky employees who wish to bunk office and believe their boss will be unaware about it?

If you think bunking your workplace is an easy task…think again! Have you ever wondered how did your boss come to know about the fact that you were out for a dinner with your friends or enjoyed a movie last weekend? The credit goes to the social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter that act as a scanner tool in the hands of your employer. 

The rising trend of connecting with people through social network sites includes several pros and cons. The biggest advantage is that you can stay connected with thousands of friends and acquaintances, and remain updated about one’s life through various posts on Facebook and Twitter. On the other hand, it becomes difficult to hide your personal information and updates from your boss who may scan your Facebook account every now and then.  Even if you are looking for a new job, chances are that your potential employer is watching you on Facebook.

According to a recent report by a reputed data analyst, around 60% of employers are expected to start spying on the employees through social media pages by 2015.   

Whether you like it or not, social media sites like Facebook are turning to be scanners for your real life activities. Your status updates, photographs, wall postings and conversation with friends are sufficient to know what’s up in your life. So beware, your employer may be watching you on Facebook!!

Avoid these Buzzwords in your Resume

Resumes today have certain common words, be it for any profile. Read this blog and avoid these common words.

Whether preparing your resume for IT jobs or Document Controller Jobs, there are certain things required to avoid by the candidate. One of the well-known professional social networking sites observed that resumes posted by candidates usually have certain common words. Profiles feature buzzwords such as effective, motivated and extensive experience. As candidates like to use these adjectives to make, their profiles attractive to potential candidates, repeated use of these buzz words by every candidate posting on job sites as making their CVs generic.

Avoid these Buzzwords in your Resume

Creative

Motivated

Effective

Track record

Innovative

Positive

Analytical

Responsible

Communication skills

Extensive experience

As observed by the social networking site, the most common buzzword found in resumes is ‘Creative’. From candidates appearing for writing jobs to jobseekers applying for webdesigner jobs, all of their resumes have the common word describing them as creative person. Career expert David Schwarz commented on the situation and said that not only it makes the resume appear generic, but also it gives the prospective employers wrong signals. He added that since everyone today is creative, the potential employers do not know about the details of the candidate. Glossy the details in resume are misleading. According to Schwarz, engaged as a consultant in a career management, whatever is mentioned in the resume should be backed with a proof.

Candidates applying for jobs in Document Controller or as software engineer should not use the words like analytical, rich experience or good communication skills in these resume unless statement proving these words. Many candidates use rich experience even if they just have 2 years of work experience. Rich experience is usually more than 8 to 10 years of experience.

Another common thing noted in resumes is the section of writing the goals. Most of the candidates mention goals as ‘in the next five years, they want to become an efficient’. This means that in the current profile, the incumbent will not be efficient. It is seen that most of the candidates mention such goals.