Simple tips for career success

The perception amongst many is that people are still being turned down for jobs because they are considered too old. That's why leading recruitment organisation PERSOLKELLY Malaysia has put together different ways to beat the Age Barrier and succeed at work.

Having the right technical skills is only half the battle of mastering your IT career. To be successful, you also need strong interpersonal skills that will help you better manage your career, and those around you. Here we offer some resources to help you grow personally and professionally.

Do you have a vision of where you want to be but lack the proper roadmap to get you to your ultimate destination? Develop a plan that helps define your objectives, plot the best course of action, and make appropriate choices along the way.

Communication is a skill that requires much discipline and hard work. But it can be far richer and more meaningful if you apply some simple rules.

If you are someone who never seems to have enough time in your life and you feel that you are always chasing your own tail then this simple guide is for you.

Stuck in a job going nowhere? Ten sure-fire ways to create some traction and get yourself back on solid ground.

Often, the toughest part of getting any job is likely to be the interview - that moment when you come face to face with a prospective employer and just when you need all the confidence you can muster it seems to completely disappear.

With more and more business being done over the telephone and the increasing use of 24-hour professional call centres to handle customer enquiries, knowing how to communicate effectively both face to face and on the telephone, is vitally important.

Demand for temporary and contract workers continues to rise as flexible working becomes a way of life in many companies. Temporary staff are becoming an integral part of business and the best can expect rich rewards.

The demands of modern life, particularly for those of us in inner city areas, create tensions for us all. It is an occupational hazard.

Are your talents being recognised? Are you in a job that is allowing your career to develop? If not, then now is the time to assess your employability, perhaps consider moving jobs and making that all important move up the career ladder.

Leadership is about reaching inside to tap the skills and talents, the heart and drive to be all that you can be. Learn the elements of leadership that can help transform your heart, mind and spirit to get people to think, believe, see and do what they might not have without you.

You're starting a new job! How you channel your hopes, dreams and doubts in the first 90 days will set the tone and tenor of your tenure with the company. Learn the steps to make the most of your new opportunity.

Returning to work after a long break is a major decision. Working out how to balance the different demands of work and home, choosing the right child care and knowing where and how to start on a second career are just some of the challenges which face people returning to work.

Each of us is equipped with many talents and abilities. It's not what you have under the hood that counts, but rather what you do with what you have that is important and that determines your level of self-fulfilment. Rate yourself and see where you stand.

Change in the workplace has never been more rapid. There is no 'long term' in today's working environment - the concept is dead. A job for life and gold watch on retirement are quaint traditions of a bygone era. It is predicted that we will no longer have careers but a series of jobs.