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At other times we talked about how to handle interviews work and how to prepare your resume . As you know in these two steps in addition to see your expertise and experience, it is also important to emphasize your strongest qualities and talents that fit the professional profile they seek. And the first step to this end, we emphasize and know what we are good.

Getting a good job, as ingredients required to detect these personal qualities that make a difference to turn into a fortress and then in a job competition. Since the true test for a candidate to demonstrate they meet, they know what your talents are and how they add value to work.

Talent can be defined as a recurring pattern of thought, feeling or behavior that can be applied productively, according to a definition of Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, psychologists and authors of the book “Discover Your Strengths”.

In order to know your talents, you can start by taking the time to answer these questions:
- What are you doing well? What you always compliment?
- Why are recognized quality (a) by your colleagues, boss, family, friends and teachers?
- In what situations very well and you feel uncomfortable in what (a)?
- In what context make a difference?
- What work have you felt most comfortable with what people and colleagues, and why?

Another activity that works is to ask how you look around you friends and family. Questions about what items are your “strong” and what are the weaknesses.

To make visible the talent , we must be attentive to the spontaneous and immediate reactions that must deal with any situation, mentioned in his Buckingham and Clifton. In addition, other “clues” that can help you, like having your desires and present what you learn quickly or causes satisfaction.

So you know, think about what are your talents and do everything possible to make them look especially in job interviews so they can be a key to a possible job.

With a rate of unemployment of 21%, Spain is one of the countries of the Union is feeling the effects most of the international financial crisis. But beyond lamentations, this reality should serve for many companies looking for solutions that help increase productivity without any cost.

Although it may seem absurd at first, such a measure would shorten the time spent at lunch. Spain has one of the longest working hours in Europe according to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), a circumstance that can be caused, among other things, a marathon lunch that begins at two in the afternoon and lasts for two hours. This slowdown in the working day causes many Spanish are forced to stay at work until 20.00.

What if companies decide to put a limit on lunch?

Probably, it could leave the office at five or six in the evening, saving companies maintenance costs in their facilities (heating, lighting, etc..) And also allow workers with a better balance between work and family life . On the other hand, people could go to bed early, improving the quality of life and focus on working with the benefits that this implies for a company.

In return for all this, more than one may think that large cities can lose vitality, but the curb so frantic activity marked by a work which occupies the entire day, people will enjoy more during the weekend and above all make it easier and easier reconciliation.