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Situations that call for you to be polite and considerate of other people vary.
   From greeting someone in the lift to excusing yourself for yawning on the conference table.
  Ms. Quek answers our jobseekers' questions:.

Who makes the first move in offering a business card?
How important is it to cover your nose when you sneeze or cough?
When is it appropriate to invite your boss to lunch?
What’s the best thing to do after yawning while in a meeting?

“'THE times, they are a-changing."
     Ever since the singer Bob Dylan used those words in his 1960s song, they’ve been uttered by many social observers to imply the deterioration of manners and etiquette.
     Are these two still relevant in this day and age?
   More than ever.
     Even a basic situation like attending a job interview demands a lot of consideration.
     For example, how much makeup should a woman wear?
     Not a lot, says former beauty titlist Audrey Quek, who now runs her image consultancy firm and is set to

facilitate a business etiquette workshop for JobsDB members in November.
     And perfume? “Use it sparingly if you must,” she says. “Just remember, ‘If you can smell yourself, you are killing the people around you.’ Avoid it totally if you have body odour.”
     These rules of conduct are important because something other than your reputation is at stake: money and economic resources. Read full text »

Professional Behaviour at the Workplace: A Business Etiquette Workshop,” to be facilitated by Audrey Quek, will be held on 10 November 2007. For rates and reservations, email us at marketinginfo@jobsdb.com.sg or call Ms Jassy Lee at 6861 1000.
 
  Your Handwriting A-Z
Avoid career and business risks  — and be a better judge of character — by learning how to analyse other people’s handwriting. 		 
 

Date:

20 October 2007 (Saturday)

Time:

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Fees:

S$25 (incl. 7% GST)

Venue:

Possibility Room, Level 5, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street

 

For more information, please call Jassy at 6861 1000 or email us at marketinginfo@jobsdb.com.sg

Does Your Company
Love Misery?

Author Patrick Lencioni teaches you how you can take charge of the situation and turn your office into a happy place

HERE'S a thought: Did you know that many professional athletes and entertainers are most likely to be miserable in their jobs?      According to author and motivational speaker Patrick Lencioni, celebrities can still get depressed despite their money and the adulation they get from fans and media. Why? Because they could be feeling anonymous and irrelevant.
     In his latest book, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job, Lencioni identifies three things that cause job misery in the office.
Read more »
 
"The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip. To avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions."
 
 
— Paulo Coelho 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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-Ling Swee Sing Alexander