Question From The Job Seeker:

I have recently been hired by a large multinational company on a very suitable post. The company requires me to go through a probation period for the first six months of my employment. The company promises fringe benefits and a 10% pay raise if I am able to pass this probation period successfully.

This is almost a dream-job for me and I cannot even imagine losing it. However, I am quite nervous about passing the probation period successfully. Due to this feeling of anxiety, I tend to make some mistakes in the work assigned to me. I need to pass this probation as efficiently as possible so that I may get the status of a ‘permanent employee’ and be able to benefit from all the great facilities provided to the permanent employees. I would like you to advise me in this regard.

Mazhar Ali Shams

Answer From Rozee:

Dear Mazhar,

First of all, you should not be scared or nervous about the probation period. Most jobs, throughout the world, require that you pass through a probationary period before the employer decides to retain you as a permanent employee. This period can last between 90 days to six months Read More »

Listen to the first episode of the weekly radio show ‘ROZEE’ in collaboration with ROZEE.PK and Apna Karachi FM 107.

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In this week’s episode, Mr. Moiz Naqvi (Regional Head Of Sales & Marketing – South, ROZEE.PK) and Mr. Abbas Petiwala (Key Accounts Manager, ROZEE.PK) discuss Career Guidance Tips and explain how ROZEE.PK works to help candidates and employers find their perfect match.

Sit yourself down before a mirror and try reflecting upon where you have gone wrong. One mistake that most of us make is of taking our resumes “for granted”. How many of us actually know and realise the significance of a good resume? Well the standard answer will be “we all do”. But think again!! How seriously and sincerely do we follow that?

Do we actually in the real sense of the word realise that our resume is the first and the foremost impression we are making on an employer? And it should have zero errors; rather it should contain content which would make the employer call us for an interview. If you are thinking your resume is the sole piece of document that will land you straight into a job then please note Read More »

Email etiquette and manners have been around for years, but they are far more important in this age than ever before. Implementing proper email etiquette into daily cyber communication should be a custom for everyone. A person, who displays proper etiquette while writing an email message, not only feels good about himself he also makes those around him feel important and respected. Email etiquette are important in a social environment, as well as in a business setting. Displaying proper email etiquette will get you noticed and, obviously, being noticed is great in many aspects.

Netiquettes

‘Netiquettes’ is the name given to the email etiquettes by the cyber gurus, which means the etiquettes of communication via Internet. Although netiquettes concerns all the various customs and conventions we follow when writing and sending messages through Internet, but in this article Read More »

Q. 1. What makes your company an attractive employer for the job seekers?

Ms. Sarah Mahmood: Nextbridge (Pvt.) Limited is a growth oriented company that values its most important asset i.e. Human Resource. It focuses on retention of employees by giving best opportunities to explore and learn new skills.

Q. 2. What is your policy on work-life balance and how do you achieve this balance yourself?

Ms. Sarah Mahmood: The best practice is to draw a line between work and personal life even before its need is felt. Once we Read More »

Question From The Job Seeker:

I have posted my resume for different jobs at different job search engines, including ROZEE.PK. Recently, I received a call from a DSL Service Provider company which was said to be a franchise of a UK-based enterprise. The caller told me that the company is considering my resume for a certain post; however, I am required to submit certain amount of money in order to be eligible for this job. He gave me an account number and also mentioned a deadline for submitting the amount. The excitement of getting a lucrative employment opportunity made do a quick deposit in the said account. The very next day, when I tried to call that person back to let him know that I have made the deposit, to my surprise, rather my disappointment, that number was switched off!

My haste has made me fall into trouble and I am very embarrassed by my careless attitude. I seek your suggestion in this regard and request you to propose some precautionary measures  so that no one falls for such fraud companies again.

Abdur Rehman

Answer From ROZEE:

Dear Abdur Rehman,

Your saddening story simply tailors out the moral “haste makes waste”. As you have mentioned that you have already been victimized by an online job scam, there is no way you can recover the amount you have already paid. There are thousands of stories of job-seekers receiving Read More »

All of you must have read a lot about ‘creating’ an effective resume. Well, that is indeed very important in order to start a professional life and also to excel in your career. However, the most crucial  step after creating a resume is to ‘maintain’ and ‘update’ it. Whether you are on the hunt for a new job or already enjoying a professional career, keeping your resume up-to-date is of great significance.

Be Organized Beforehand

Coming up with an accurate and interesting resume in a very limited time can be very disorderly. In the professional world you never know when you might need to submit it, so you should regularly update your resume with relevant accomplishments, new job duties, recently achieved certifications, contact information and other similar achievements. This is Read More »

Q.1. What makes your company an attractive employer for job seekers?

Mr. Hussain Ahmad: There are many factors which make Avanceon an attractive place for employment. Avanceon is the market leader of Industrial Automation in Pakistan. We have offices in the three major cities of Pakistan, a regional office in Dubai as well as world headquarters in USA. Our organizational structure is best at providing international career opportunities and growth. Secondly, being a subsidiary of the famous Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited, employees are moved within the group and are given diverse and challenging developmental assignments. Another major factor is our competitive salary structure and a friendly open voice culture. Read More »

Question From the Job Seeker:

I have done MBA with specialization in the field of Finance. Currently I am working in the customer care department of a local call center. Although, my degree offers me the perfect career in a bank, but I have preferred to work in a call centre, which is certainly not a career job. The reason for me to opt for such a job which is neither relevant to my field nor offers me a promising career, is that I am strictly against the concept of ‘interest’ which is the most important aspect of banking institutions throughout the world and is the main source of financial gain for them.

My concern is that can I do any job that is related to my field of study but does not restrict me to deal in interest. I would also like to have your opinion about choosing another field of study e.g. Human Resource Management or Marketing, so that I can make a better living with suitable career growth.

Zeeshan Hussain

Answer From ROZEE:

Dear Zeeshan,

MBA is one of the most versatile degrees throughout the world. All the fields of specialization of an MBA degree lead you to a bundle of career opportunities. Similarly, for an MBA Finance degree holder, there are career paths in both financial and non-financial organizations. As per Read More »

“This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back.” – John Ilhan

The money-making machine of every industry is its product or services. The most important factor in determining how the products or services sell is, without a doubt, the customer itself. But if the formula for business success is indeed so straightforward, then why is it that companies are often seen struggling with sales targets? Why do products often fail to even meet their launch volumes? Why do even the most glamorous marketing campaigns crumble in front of the increasing demands of the consumer?

All the factors of market dynamics and ever-changing consumer behaviours that might provide answers to the above are further complicated by variations in global economy. And with the current financial fiasco threatening to bring down any business with a weak approach towards cash-generation, it becomes imperative that organizations brace themselves for the oncoming problems through a determined, cohesive business strategy built around strong theoretical support. Read More »