It’s All In The Planning!

The person you are meeting for the first time does not know you. Neither would you know him. Therefore, your initial appearance is usually the first clue that the interviewer has to go by. The key to a good impression is to present yourself appropriately. Start with your grooming. A clean and tidy appearance is [...]

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Not leaving a Will means leaving a heartache for a bereaving family, especially one that is unaware of the legal quicksand. Can you imagine a scenario such as this: a man died without having written a Will. All he owned were assets of not more than RM600,000 including a house. His non-working widowed wife thought [...]

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This is interesting information on the Probate from The Times newspaper quite some time ago. Do note that the article is based on the laws of the United Kingdom and may not be totally applicable to your country of domicile. Dealings with lawyers, banks and the taxman are something most people dread. So it is [...]

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EARLIER this month, I made an unplanned private day trip to Kuala Lumpur. One aspect of most of my unplanned trips is that one way or another, I find myself visiting the Datuk Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DATCC) at the Wilayah Complex along Jalan Dang Wangi. The place is such a magnet for me. It’s [...]

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You may be the smartest candidate short-listed by the company but if you think that the job is already yours for the taking without you having to prepare for the interview, please think again. The silliest thing for any job seeker to do is to walk into any interview unprepared. When you go to an [...]

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ONE feature that anyone following the recent world chess championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov could not fail to notice was the absence of short draws. Yes, the two players did agree to draw seven of the 12 games but all of them were great fighting draws. The games were hard fought all [...]

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Viswanathan Anand retains title as world champ. FINALLY, the world chess championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria, is over. India’s Viswanathan Anand is still the world champion and Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is left regretting what could have been. What a match. Right from the very first move in the first game until the last move in [...]

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The resume is not the place for you to write an essay. Leave that behind you. In the resume, your personal description should be brief and concise. Your achievements should be highlighted as bullet points. This little open secret will allow interviewers to read faster and understand you better. Remember, your resume is likened to [...]

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The Philippine’s godfather of chess will long be remembered for bringing the game to new heights. FLORENCIO Campomanes touched different people in different ways. Among the Western nations, Campoma­nes was despised as a dictator who overstayed his tenure as president of the World Chess Federation (Fide) and played an instrumental role in dividing the chess [...]

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A not-so-amusing analysis from the BBC Online: On Planet Greece, some civil servants get a bonus for turning up to work on time. Foresters get a bonus for working outdoors. At least they show up. There are civil servants called ghost workers because they never go into the office, head to a second job and [...]

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