Self-awareness is defined by Adrian Furnham as the accurate appraisal and understanding of your abilities and preferences, their implications for your behaviour and their impact on others. It is an important facet in the development process, and is one of the core dimensions of learning agility.
Those with higher self-awareness are more likely to improve their performance and learn more about themselves and the environment they find themselves in. An important first step to developing self-awareness is the development of emotional self-awareness. This is an awareness of what you are feeling and why you are feeling this way. However, this itself may be a challenge for those of us with lower self-awareness scores.
Facing retrenchment can be a frightening experience. It’s unchartered territory for most people, who end up feeling vulnerable because they’re unfamiliar with the legal processes and options. So what should you know, and do, when faced with this harrowing situation?
Keep a cool head
It’s important to remain cool, calm and collected, especially when you’re on the verge of panic. This is a time to listen carefully, take notes and reflect. Becoming emotional or confrontational will only cloud your judgement.
Assess the situation
Understand the broader picture -
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Self-awareness is defined by Adrian Furnham as the accurate appraisal and understanding of your abilities and preferences, their implications for your behaviour and their impact on others. It is an important facet in the development process, and is one of the core dimensions of learning agility.
Those with higher self-awareness are more likely to improve their performance and learn more about themselves and the environment they find themselves in. An important first step to developing self-awareness is the development of emotional self-awareness. This is an awareness of what you are feeling and why you are feeling this way. However, this itself may be a challenge for those of us with lower self-awareness scores.
We can no longer escape the reality of the Fourth Revolution being upon us, with technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), chatbots and the like moving into our workplace quicker than we realise. Employees are feeling a degree of vulnerability, having to question how to remain relevant and companies are experiencing the pressure of having to re-engineer themselves, to address this technological shift.
Whilst Deloittes 2017 Human Capital Trends Report for South Africa confirms that 81% of respondents ranked talent acquisition as their third priority, 57% confirm that they are not ready. As jobs and skills change, companies are finding it that much more challenging and important in attracting, recruiting and securing the right people. Here in South Africa there is still
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Leaving and changing jobs will always be a constant in the workforce since new opportunities are continuously being created. Companies replace employees that have left and they staff up for new projects, sometimes they might also need to hire extra staff to add needed skills to a certain department.
Are jobs perpetually out there? Yes, but there’s a catch here: there are certain periods of the year that are much hotter when it comes to hiring than others, and one of those periods is fast approaching!
It is (Not) the Season
In terms of advertised vacancies, Adzuna found that December was one of the months where recruiters were least active with advertising jobs. A lot of companies tend to wind down their activity over the festive season, which is why hiring managers will often focus their energy on the annual office Christmas party than the idea of hiring new talent.
But here’s some good news: there are also a lot less active job seekers applying for jobs over the festive season. This could mean that instead of browsing thousands of job listings every day, you could just set up job alerts, have them delivered to you via email, and then enjoy your holiday season like the rest of the South African population.
A New Year Might Not Equal a New Job
As January’s New Year sets in, a lot of job seekers try to live up to their resolutions and find their dream job. Despite the idea that new jobs open up in the New Year,
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