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Researchers found that high achievers, 30 years old on average with great school and work credentials, are leaving their employers after an average of 28 months. Furthermore, three-quarters of them admit to sending out resumes, contacting search firms and interviewing for jobs at least once a year during their first employment. And 95 percent said they regularly watch for potential employers.
Multiple studies find that today’s younger workers have absolutely no intention of sticking around if they don’t feel like they’re learning, growing and being valued in a job. Beth N. Carver, a consultant who has spent 12 years researching exit interviews, finds that a loss of training opportunities and a lack of mentors in the workplace are two of the biggest reasons why young workers leave.
‘Companies need to recognize that these young workers are very mobile,’ Carver said. ‘They have to understand that they want a personal and clearly articulated career path.’ With their social media skills and easy access to job postings on the Web, they don’t have to work hard at all to find new opportunities, Carver said. ‘Sometimes changing jobs is about money,’ her exit interview research reveals. ‘Sometimes it’s because the job isn’t what they thought it was going to be. More often, they weren’t getting the personal attention, the mentoring, the coaching, the training they wanted.’”
Learning new skills is what people want and expect from work these days, and employers who would like to hire and retain the best talent would be wise to create an environment in which learning is fostered
Diane Stafford: Why young achievers don’t stick aroundHirers often complain that their young workers jump ship quickly.
A study published this summer in the Harvard Business Review confirmed that young top performers – the workers that organizations would most like to stick around – are leaving in droves.
Researchers found that high achievers, 30 years old on average with great school and work credentials, are leaving their employers after an average of 28 months.
Furthermore, three-quarters of them admit to sending out resumes, contacting search firms and interviewing for jobs at least once a year during their first employment. And 95 percent said they regularly watch for potential employers.
Multiple studies find that today’s younger workers have absolutely no intention of sticking around if they don’t feel like they’re learning, growing and being valued in a job.
Beth N. Carver, a consultant who has spent 12 years researching exit interviews, finds that a loss of training opportunities and a lack of mentors in the workplace are two of the biggest reasons why young workers leave.
“Companies need to recognize that these young workers are very mobile,” Carver said. “They have to understand that they want a personal and clearly articulated career path.”
With their social media skills and easy access to job postings on the Web, they don’t have to work hard at all to find new opportunities, Carver said.
“Sometimes changing jobs is about money,” her exit interview research reveals. “Sometimes it’s because the job isn’t what they thought it was going to be. More often, they weren’t getting the personal attention, the mentoring, the coaching, the training they wanted.”
This is different from earlier generations, Carver said.
“Companies need to recognize that young high performers want someone to hand-hold them a little bit, to work through what’s the best place for them in the company,” she said. “Understand that they expect collaboration, and they want mentors who will help move along their careers a little more quickly.”
Source:Techgig
Bangalore: An interesting and awkward news came out from the Silicon Valley, that Zuckerberg’s sister Arielle is now an employee of Google. This happened when Google acquired Wildfire where Arielle held the post of Junior Product Manager. Wildfire Interactive is a Redwood City, California-based company, which helps marketers engage their audiences using social media.
Zuckerberg’s elder sister Randi Zuckerberg, who once worked at Facebook, tweeted “Congrats Wildfire! There are officially now more Zuckerberg family members working for Google than Facebook! #awkward ;)”. It indicates that possibly another member of their family is a Google employee.
Google product management director Jason Miller wrote on the company’s blog, “Wildfire is a platform for brands to manage their pages, apps, tweets, videos, sponsorships, ads, promotions and more, all in one place. We’re looking forward to creating new opportunities for our clients to engage with people across all social services.
It is still not confirmed whether all of Wildfire’s 400 employees would be joining the company following the acquisition or not.
Source : Techgig SiliconIndia News
Bangalore: The architect of Delhi Metro Rail, E Sreedharan had expressed strong concern over deterioration in quality of engineering education and the fall of values in the society, reports The Hindu. He also stressed on the need for improving employment among engineering students.
Citing a survey conducted by a Kerala-based Magazine, the Metro Man had said that only 12 percent of the engineering graduates in the country were willingly employable and that 36 percent of them were not even trainable and another 52 percent can be made useful to the industry by further training. He believed that due to the fast rise in engineering colleges, most of these colleges have started as business ventures with political aid.
Dr E Sreedharan was the chief guest at The Second Convocation of Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Tehnological University-Kakinada (JNTU-K). In the speech delivered at the convocation, Dr Sreedharan said that engineering is a noble and an edifying profession. He opined that knowledge alone is supreme strength
He said that every success is a feather in the cap and every failure is a stepping stone to success for an engineer. In his speech, he criticized social evils and corruption that had degraded human values. He asked the students to instill ethical and moral values in their personalities all the time. He urged the members of the faculty to teach truthfulness, Ahimsa and compassion to their students. “The country will see unprecedented and accelerated growth for many years to come. I am sure that bright opportunities are beckoning the engineers and scientists stepping out of this young university,” he quoted, reports The Hindu.
“The high standards of the profession should not be sacrificed for personal advantages or short term financial gains. Unfortunately we see this too often in our country and engineers in general do not enjoy a clean reputation,” he observed
He also advised JNTU-K to take special care of the affiliated engineering colleges to create engineers having employable skills. He said that the profession of an engineer is highly demanding. An engineer has to find a balance between his personal and professional life. “You can perform well in your job as well as life only if you are physically tough and own healthy life,” said the Metro Man, as reported in The Times of India, and hinted that the fast food culture and lack of physical exercise will affect the performance of engineers in the future. Sreedharan referred Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvarya who had enjoyed good health all through his life span of 102 years in his speech at JNTU-K.
“Though there are more than 700 colleges in Andhra Pradesh, there are not enough quality professors and principals to manage so many collages. The facilities are also below-standard in most of them which is the root cause for the engineering standards to go down,” he concluded, reports IBN.
England goalkeeper Joe Hart’s attempt to intimidate Andrea Pirlo by shouting and waving his arms was behind the Italian’s decision to hit a brazen chip down the middle of the goal during Italy’s penalty shoot-out victory.
Despite Italy trailing in the Euro 2012 quarter-final shoot-out following Riccardo Montolivo’s miss, Pirlo showed remarkable courage to dink his penalty straight and over the feet of Hart who had lunged to his right.
Explaining his shot, known as a cucchiaio, or spoon in Italian, Pirlo claimed that the imposing figure of Hart, who had been screaming at penalty takers and bouncing up and down on his line, inspired him to place the ball down the middle.
“I saw that the goalkeeper was really fired up and I thought about doing that,” he said.
“It was easier to shoot that way and it put a bit of pressure on the goalkeeper.”
Pirlo’s strike has drawn comparisons with the penalty scored by Czech Antonin Panenka in a Euro 1976 shootout against West Germany. The Italians also found themselves on the receiving end of a similar penalty from French great Zinadene Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final.
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli heaped praise on Pirlo who he described as a “star” in the wake of the shoot-out.
Penalties are a lottery but I thought we deserved victory in the end,” said Prandelli.
“When Montolivo missed his penalty I was sad as he was one of the best players tonight. I was watching with my arm around my son and I told him he was lucky he didn’t have to buy a ticket.
“When Andrea Pirlo stepped up I was very calm – he’s a star and knew what he needed to do; and he did it.
“Around 80% of penalty shoot-outs go down to luck. Some players are used to this kind of pressure, some are just calm in these situations – but mainly it’s down to good fortune.”
Even England manager Roy Hodgson spoke of his admiration for Pirlo’s composure.
“The cool, calculated way Pirlo chipped it, that is something you have or you don’t have as a player,” he said.
Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi also heaped praise on Pirlo.
“If I had to choose a lasting image from the game I’d say Pirlo’s penalty,” he said.
“I’d not seen such a crazy shot as that since the days of Totti.”
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand, controversially left out of the national squad for this tournament, took to Twitter to praise Pirlo’s all-round performance and penalty strike.
“On a pure footballing note Pirlo just put on a pure footballing master class + the penalty was too much,” he wrote.
You know I got this feeling that I just can’t hide
I tried to tell you how I feel
I tried to tell you but I’m weak
Words don’t come easily
When you get close I shiver
I watch you when you smile
I watch you when you cry
And I still don’t understand
I can’t find a way to tell you
I wish I was your lover
I wish that you were mine
Baby I’ve got this feeling
That I just can’t hide
Don’t try to run away
There’s many things I wanna say
No matter how it ends
Just hold me when I tell you
I wish I was your lover
I wish that you were mine
Baby I got this feeling
That I just can’t hide
[2x]
All I need is a miracle
Oh baby all I need is you
All I need is to love you girl
Oh baby all I need is you
Baby you
I wish I was your lover
I wish that you were mine
Baby I got this feeling
That I just can’t hide [3x]
Just wanna be your lover
Just wanna be the one
Let me be your lover
Let me be the one
Yeah
Source : TestFunda
The UPSC Civil Services Prelims opens the doors to the most prestigious Civil Services (IAS, IFS, IPS, etc) in India. To get to the Mains, it is necessary to qualify in the Prelims. Aspirants who have been taking the UPSC exams for some years are known to take the Prelims very lightly. That attitude will need to change with a change in the exam structure. From the prelims which had GS and an optional paper, where the optional had twice the weightage, the exam will now have two papers- one the usual GS and other the CSAT. With the system being totally new, it gives everyone a fair chance as all the aspirants will face the paper for the first time, and all of them will face the same paper. In this article we will focus on the GS Prelims preparation.
The major change as such is the introduction of environment, ecology, biodiversity and the removal of general mental ability. The general mental ability portion has now been allocated to the CSAT.
Although, the introduction of environment, ecology, climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development seems to suggest that these are new areas, the questions related to these topics have been asked in the past. This merely suggests that these areas may carry more weightage than they used to do in the previous years. Thus, one needs to have a slightly tweaked approach towards the preparation for the GS paper.
When one starts preparing for GS Prelims, one may feel that anything and everything under the sun is asked. The student gets confused about what to study, which things to focus on, which reference material to use etc. To be honest, GS is an ocean (in fact a vast ocean) and there cannot be a totally comprehensive list of preparation material. Having said that, if there is a focussed approach to the preparation, one can find a method in this madness.
What to prepare for GS Prelims:
History of India and Indian National Movement :
Although, the title is history of India, the major focus of the GS history section has always been “Modern India” and the “Indian Independence Struggle”. As this is an important area for the mains as well, a proper study of this area is recommended. A thorough study of NCERT books of class 8, 9 and 10 should be a starter. Although, this will be sufficient from the prelims point of view, if you are looking for a holistic approach and have the time on your hand, you can refer to one of these books- Bipin Chandra, Sumit Sarkar or Spectrum Modern India.
Ancient and Modern India can be considered fringe areas of GS history. The preparation material can be found in special supplements by Wizard. The major focus should only be on books and authors (eg. Mrichkatikam was written by Shudraka and Amuktamalyada was written by Krishnadeva Raya, who was the most famous King of Vijaynagar empire, which was founded by Harihara and Bukka and so on), Indus Valley sites and where particular things were found, important kingdoms and their rulers etc.
List of Reference Materials for this section
- NCERT History books for 8, 9 and 10 (Can be downloaded from www.ncert.nic.in)
- Modern India – Sumit Sarkar
- A brief history of Modern India– Spectrum
- India’s struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra
- Wizard Special Supplement
Indian Polity and Governance:
This section carries a lot of weigtage in the GS section. The section covers constitution, political system, panchayat raj, public policy, rights issues etc. A thorough study of the constitution is required, one must go through Our Constitution and Our Parliament by Subhash Kashyap. The book by P M Bakshi should be kept handy for a ready reference of the articles. The articles on the powers of President/ Governors, Fundamental rights, election procedures are important. A book by DD Basu and Indian Polity by Laxmikanth may as well be referred to. Newspapers articles related to government policies, special measures like NREGA etc. should be prepared. Keeping newspaper cuttings or making notes from daily newpapers is recommended.
Generally, conceptual questions are asked and one also needs to know important articles and amendments.For instance Article-143 is concerned with President of India seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on any important issue and 73rd Amendment Act is concerned with Panchayati Raj Institutions.
List of Reference Materials for this section
- Our Constitution – Subhash Kashyap
- Our Parliament – Subhash Kashyap
- Constitution of India – D D Basu
- Consitution – P M Bakshi
- Indian Polity – Laxmikanth
General Science
The GS prelims general science has focus on biology and some questions from Physics and Chemistry as well as Indian Space research. Do refer to the work or terms related to recent Nobel prizes in these subjects. The Hindu Science and technology supplement is a good source. For reference, one may use wizard special supplement on general science or the general science section of TMH/ Spectrum GS guide. Look at the past few years’ papers for an idea of what kind of questions can be asked. In cases, where you have confusion and need more detailed information or clarity of the idea, use wikipedia.
List of Reference Materials for this section
- Hindu
- Wizard Special Supplement for Science
- TMH/ Spectrum GS Guide
- Wikipedia
Economic and Social Development
The economy part of the section can be covered by using either Dutt and Sundaram or Pratiyogita Darpan- Indian Economy. Focus should be on budget, economic survey, social sector spending, new schemes, their budget allocation, points covered etc. Terms related to WTO, stockmarkets, foreign investment, etc should be studied. For the social development part, newspaper reading should be sufficient, specially running upto the budget and for a few days after it. Understanding which scheme means what is important. The syllabus specifically mentions inclusion, poverty, demographics, social sector initiatives etc, hence it is very important. The Hindu Economic survey is a good source too. Yojana and Kurukshetra can be a good reference as well.
List of Reference Materials for this section
- Indian Economy – Pratiyogita Darpan
- Economy – Dutt and Sundaram
- Economic Times/Business Standard
- Hindu Economic Survey
- Yojana (www.yojana.gov.in)
- Kurukshetra
- Dictionary of Economics
- Frontline (www.frontlineonnet.com)
India and World Geography
The physical geography part can be read from G. C. Leong. Mostly Atlas/ location based questions are asked. Hence, while reading newspapers, keep your atlas handy. A good idea of India and world map will stand you in good stead. Location of countries, important rivers, which countries are cut by tropic of cancer/ capricorn and equator etc. should be studied on a regular basis from an Atlas.
Read ‘India and its states’ portion from India year Book.
Note down all important national parks and their locations (which state) as it is asked often in match-the-column type questions. Sometimes questions related to rainfall and vegetation are also asked. Refer to Census data as well
List of Reference Materials for this section
- Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G. C. Leong
- Any good Atlas (Oxford/ Ensemble recommended)
- India Year Book (www.publicationsdivision.nic.in)
Current Affairs
UPSC specifically mentions Current affairs of national and international importance hence, this should be kept in mind while preparing for current affairs. A thorough reading of the front page, editorial, op-ed, national, world, economy and sports is very important. If you are short on time and cannot read two newspapers, read either Hindu/ Times of India and supplement it with one magazine. The choice is yours, either Civil Services Chronicle, Civil Services Times or Competition Wizard. It will help to stick to one of these. These magazines are very helpful for current affairs and save a lot of time. Focus on major awards, new initiatives, global summits, books, India and neighbours, India and world etc.
A reading from any year book is also important.
Keep your atlas handy while reading the newspapers. Also important is to take notes or to keep the cuttings of important articles.
The Hindu also publishes a diary of events on the 8th of January every year. That can be used as a good source. Mark all events of national and international importance in it.
List of Reference Materials for this section
- Hindu/ Times of India
- Civil Services Chronicle/ Civil Services Times/ Competition Wizard
- Any year book
Environment And Ecology
The new syllabus incorporates general issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity, climate change – which do not require subject specialisation. A good source of reading will be the Hindu survey of environment. Also a good online resource would be www.theecologist.org
While reading newspapers, keep a focus on articles related to environment, climate change, bio-diversity etc. Although these are classified as new topics, they used to earlier appear under the geography section- there is nothing new to fear about this at all.
List of Reference Materials for this section
- Hindu survey of Environment
- The Hindu
General Tips
It’s a good idea to make notes while reading newspapers and studying books and other reference material. This helps when you are revising for the exam. While making notes, make sure that you do not copy everything, otherwise the whole purpose gets defeated. The notes should be short, to the point and capture important information. They should serve as a tool to memorise lots of information.
Do not read more than one magazine. Most of the magazines carry similar (if not same) information, and thus you will end up wasting time. Select any one and stick to it. While reading the magazines, make sure you are reading the portions relevant to UPSC GS only and not for other exams.
The exam is about scoring and qualifying, so if you have trouble in some areas, it’s fine- you do not need to know everything. The major focus should be on consolidating what you know well.
Look at the past papers at least once or twice to get a general idea of what comes and how to extract information from various sources. It is very important to have the test paper at the back of your mind throughout your preparation.
Good Luck!
Abstract:
The last decade has seen a tremendous change in the attitude of people towards their careers. Gone are the days when the only choices we had after completing school were Engineering, Medicine, Chartered Accountant, B.Com, and Law besides a few others. Today’s generation has endless career options open in front of it (from Nuclear Scientist to DJ). However, this presentation certainly is helping hand to decide your career after B.Tech
Introduction:
Before we go any further and talk about Career Planning, let’s just look at the change in the job scenario in the last decade:
• Growth of service sector, especially IT. In spite of the recent recession in the US economy, IT has been growing at an explosive rate with the requirement for skilled manpower in this sector desperately falling short of demand. As a result, countries that face such a shortage are busy recruiting manpower (on work permits) from countries, which have an adequate supply.
• In this era of global village, a person today is a global citizen going and living where his/her career aspirations take him/her. One’s country of birth is no longer the default choice to pursue a career in. Thus, we have people born in one corner of the world migrating and pursuing successful careers in another part of the world.
• Knowledge about Information, Communication and Entertainment, commonly referred to as the ICE Age has become increasingly important, rather inevitable for the students, specifically with the onset of IT.
• The focus today is on acquiring multiple skills and cross functionality rather than specializations: Today organizations are not made up of different departments each of them having a focused task and a limited role; instead today they are made up of teams. These teams consist of people who although have specialized skills but have to synergize their efforts in achieving a common goal.
• Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) are also opening new opportunities for different people. Procedures like deli censing encourage entrepreneurial activity, which leads to a lot more people taking initiative and exploiting their talents to their fullest potential. It is astonishing how many 21-year-old millionaires exist today and it is anybody’s guess how many more are expected tomorrow.
• Increasing presence of women in the working force plus increasing presence of women in areas traditionally considered male bastions for e.g. the armed forces.
• As the standard of living is increasing throughout the world; people are moving away from pure monetary considerations while considering a career. True, monetary considerations are still very important, but the weight age of other factors like emotional satisfaction, spiritual fulfillment etc. is increasing. Furthermore acceptance of these factors in a career decision is universally increasing and today a parent is more considerate and open, if his/her teenager states the desire to become a DJ, instead of a Chartered Accountant.
• Increase in pay packages plus increase in working hours but with increased flexibility.
• It has been propounded by most of the management gurus that emphasis of the next decade would shift from design and technology to happiness and aesthetics, clearly indicating the trend that one’s job should match one’s potential and interest rather than be decided on one’s whims and fancies and dictates of peers and the available norms. Consequently there has been increased job/career switching for various reasons ranging from growth prospects to personal factors like need for creativity etc.
What does it all mean and where does it lead?
Simply put, with so much happening so quickly, most of us do not know what to do. Taking the information mentioned above into consideration and other factors like Parental Pressure, Peer Pressure, Environmental and Social Norms, the issue (i.e. your career decision) gets all the more complicated.
Another very crucial need also exists and that is an opportunity to identify and then develop those traits of your personality, which with respect to today’s scenario is absolutely necessary irrespective of one’s profession. Some of these traits are the ability to work in teams, leadership, creativity, communication skills etc.
This simply means that there is definitely a need for one to go through a process, which will not only enlighten and inform the individual with respect to the various career options, but will also be a journey of discovery of one’s own Interests, Aptitude and Personality which are the very critical components of any career decision. Added to this, one also needs to identify areas of personal development and needs to work on them before embarking on his/her career roadmap.
So, it is necessary for one to decide their career. Now that you have entered into B.Tech. So, now you have to start looking into your future.
Study or Job ?
There are two options you prefer after you complete your B.Tech degree. If you are economically efficient and don’t need a job, it is better you go for your further studies. A specialization will always earn you more salary as well as priority during interviews and of course sound grip over subject. Otherwise you can find some job.
Further Studies:
If you prefer to continue to studies, you can do Post graduate courses and then obtain a Ph.D. You have lots of options during this P.G course like M.S/ M.Tech, IAS/IPS, Navy/NDA and Finance related courses like MBA.
M.S/M.Tech:
If you prefer doing P.G in your field of study, you can go for M.S/M.Tech. If you are ready to go outside India and financially sound you can prefer M.S. You need to appear for GRE/TOEFL for doing M.S in Foreign countries.
GRE: The Graduate Record Examination or GRE is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in English speaking countries. It is created and administered by the Educational Testing Service and is similar in format and content to the SAT. It is a computer based Online Test. The percentile scored in this exam will decide your future in doing M.S in foreign nations
TOEFL: The Test of English as a Foreign Language (or TOEFL®, pronounced “toe-full” or sometimes “toffle”) evaluates the potential success of an individual to use and understand Standard American English at a college level. It is required for non-native applicants at many English-speaking colleges and universities. A TOEFL score is valid for two years and then is deleted from the official database.
The TOEFL® test is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS®) and is administered worldwide. The test was first administered 1964 and has since been taken by nearly 20 million students.
Since its introduction in late 2005, the Internet-based test (iBT) has progressively replaced both the computer-based (CBT) and paper-based (PBT) tests. The iBT has been introduced in phases, with the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy in 2005 and the rest of the world in 2006, with test centers added regularly.
The demand for test seats remains very high even after almost a year after the introduction of the test: Candidates have to wait for months since short-term test dates are fully booked. The four-hour test consists of four sections, each measuring mainly one of the basic language skills (although some tasks may require multiple skills) and focusing on language used in an academic, higher-education environment. Note-taking is allowed in the iBT.
GATE: Conducted by one of seven Indian Institutes of Technology in rotation, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an annual exam for admission to M.Tech and M.S. programmes in most engineering institutes in India[citation needed]. It is regarded as a benchmark test for engineering graduates in India [citation needed]. This examination is coordinated by a committee, comprising of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board – GATE, Department of Education, and Government of India. The pattern and syllabus are usually based on a candidate’s B.Tech. Or BE syllabus. Minimum eligibility for appearing in this exam is usually a B.Tech, BE, B. Arch. or Masc. The exam is usually conducted on second Sunday of February.
PSU’s like BARC, NPCIL, HAL etc. give importance to GATE scores for various job positions in their organizations.
It is not worthy for anyone doing P.G in some college other than Foreign/Indian University Colleges, and Premiere Private Engineering Colleges
MBA:
If you prefer doing P.G in some finance related courses you can definitely go for MBA.
GMAT: The Graduate Management Admissions Test, better known by the acronym GMAT (pronounced G-mat), is a standardized test for determining aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. The GMAT is used as one of the selection criteria by most respected business schools globally, most commonly for admission into an MBA program.
The GMAT is one of many factors schools use when reviewing applications for admission; it is typically balanced with work experience, grades in previous schools, recommendation letters and other admissions criteria.
The fee to take the GMAT is currently US$250, worldwide.
Global institutes like ISB require the entries to write GMAT.
CAT: Common Admission Test is conducted by IIMs in India for entry to various IIMs present in India. Admissions are based on the scores in CAT exam.
Indian Civil Service:
The Indian Civil Service serves as the backbone of India and carries great respect and responsibilities. India’s best brains vie for entry into the Indian Civil Services as officers. Even though corporate jobs may offer the best of salaries and perks, a majority of youngsters and their parents still crave entry to the prestigious Indian Civil Services held by the UPSC. The very fact that a big share of every year’s top posts in the civil services exams are bagged by professionals from various streams, shows that the IAS is still the dream job for many
These are most preferred routes by engineering students in education after B.Tech
Job/ work:
Software industry:
What ever the branch you are in during your engineering you can get into a software industry with simply communication skills. It is good if you get a job during the campus placements itself because it is really difficult to find a job after you come out of the college. However there are various kinds of jobs in Software industry which you get accordingly as your course of study or your specialization. It is ok if you do job for sometime and start studying again for your P.G courses.
Own Company:
If you are financially sound, you can start your own company with a little experience in some other company.
Still there are various choices in jobs like lecturer in some famous engineering college, call center jobs, etc
At all times “the truth really hurts, though it might be funny a lot of times” yes, and we got here a perfect example for the social networking giant Facebook. Through an anonymous definition of Facebook via Gizmodo, yes, we need to know what your reaction, or better share it if you can.
Source : Times Of India
Every time I visit a business school campus I come back with new ideas about careers . I met Nisha, a first-year student, who wants to be an entrepreneur. Her big idea is about launching a service that helps individuals and organisations manage their online reputation.
The social media monitoring service Reppler recently surveyed more than 300 hiring professionals to determine when and how job recruiters are screening job candidates on different social networks. The study found that more than 90% of recruiters and hiring managers have visited a potential candidate’s profile on a social network as part of the screening process.
And a whopping 69% of recruiters have rejected a candidate based on content found on his or her social networking profiles – an almost equal proportion of recruiters (68%), though, have hired a candidate based on his or her presence on those networks.
Nisha says that the real market for her lies in coaching individuals on building a positive online reputation for themselves and the mistakes to avoid. Nisha has advised her classmates against putting up photos that show them in a less flattering light. Do not put them up in the first place is her rule number one.
Rule number two is about making sure that you know what people are saying about you online. In a digitally connected world, your online reputation spreads faster than you imagine. Rule number three is to make sure you build a positive reputation about your skills. You could do that by sharing links, readings and resources on a subject. It is like becoming the Wikipedia on at least one subject in the world.
So managing your reputation is not just about guarding against negative reputations – it can be actually used positively, says Nisha. We have opinions about people we have not even met. We have opinions about products and services we have not used or will ever be able to afford. We have opinions about companies based on what their employees are saying.
Every employee is a brand ambassador of the organisation’s reputation. What the consumer says is always more believable than what the manufacturer says about the product. Clearly, one’s opinion could be another’s reputation. Organisations are rarely aware of their reputations being sullied or built by inaccurate information put online by well meaning employees and well wishers. Worse still are pranks that can damage the reputation your organization has built over the years.
In 2009 two employees of Domino’s Pizza filmed a prank in the restaurant’s kitchen and posted it online . The video went viral with a million disgusted viewers and created a major public relations crisis.
How can the firm track this stuff ? Have a specialist firm track your online reputation. If your company already has a clearly articulated policy about what employees can talk about or not in the social media then make sure you periodically reinforce it. What is once written on the Net is rarely erased forever.
Wikileaks told the redfaced government officials that even diplomatic chatter was not immune to being put into public domain. What if there were to be a Wikileaks version for corporations or for individuals, how would that change our world, I asked Nisha. The social media even in its current avatar has taken on that role is her retort. Your reputation does not belong to you – it is actually owned by others. Think about it.
Traditionally human interaction with computers has been bound with keyboard and mouse, now next generation of interface technologies are slowly going to end that era
If we look at the graph of advancement in computer technology, we always see an upwardly climb. Be it the processing power, memory or the storage media, all have seen tremendous changes over time, but one aspect hasn’t changed much over the period of time; and it is human interaction with computers which sadly is still bound to keyboard and mouse. Though there have been interface technologies like speech, touch and gestures, but none has been able to replace these two till date. Now the user interaction is not limited to just computers but to an array of multimedia devices like mobile phones, music players, etc. Though touch interface has evolved a lot over the last decade but hasn’t found the mass adoption to replace keyboard and mouse as devices of user interaction. But in case of small devices like smartphones, PDAs, Mp3 players, etc the Touch and Multi-Touch interface has become popular and more readily adopted by users. The Apple iPhone is an example of how Multi-Touch interface has changed the way we interact with devices. Few years back when Microsoft introduced the Surface Computing concept, it brought a paradigm shift in the way users interacted with computers having Surface Computing as the interface. The way computers are evolving today, user interfaces are also bound to evolve. And this year too, at Microsoft Research TechFest 2009, there were quiet a few new innovative user interfaces showcased that are set to mark the beginning of a new era of user interfaces. Let’s take a look at some of the innovations.
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SecondLight
We know about Microsoft’s Surface Computing. SecondLight takes it a step further and adds another realm of interface to it. The system appears like a regular Surface computer, but there is a second screen of information that is projected but not displayed on the Surface. SecondLight projects images or information and detects gestures in air above the display, which means the User Interface is no longer bound to the display surface. This technology uses same setup as Surface, where IR camera records finger and hand placements of the screen and the display is projected onto the surface using a projector that’s mounted below the Surface’s screen. SecondLight has taken it a step further and added another projector below the screen. Both projectors project their respective information one at a time, towards the screen at the rate of 60 times per second. The switching between two projectors is so quick that it is imperceptible to human eye. Though the display of first projector gets displayed on the Surface’s screen, the display from the second projector can be captured mid-air and seen on translucent screens which can be of plastic or even paper.
For instance on the display surface, the night-sky could be shown but as you hover a translucent paper over the screen, you would see the formation of various constellations and their information. This would be the additional display projected beyond the display surface onto the paper by the second projector. The system can support multi-users, and while displaying a single information on the surface computer’s screen, it can project different information to different users over the screen.
Omni-directional Projection
You might have used Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope (WWT) to see distant starts and galaxies, but imagine if you could control the galaxy. Impossible, but with Omni-Directional Projector you can come near to achieving that. As the name suggests, the projector displays data on the ceiling and the walls, i.e. a 360-degrees view all around the user. In addition to that it allows the user to manipulate through 360-degrees of data through hand gestures and voice commands. So, if you use WWT inside a hemispherical dome, you could be in middle of universe and with hand gestures you could be zooming in and out of galaxies and stars.
This technology uses a projector pointing upwards in the center of the room to project the data all around. And with IR camera sensors placed around the projector’s lens it can detect hand gestures that the user makes, thus providing an interactive virtual display of information all around the user. The system can be used in medical reviewing where a doctor can view the patient’s MRI scans and other digital images of the body parts in an immersive manner so as to diagnose a proper surgical operation.
Write in Air
It becomes a painful task for inputing characters into devices such as XBox connected to a television with no keyboard and mouse attached to it. Write-in-Air is a proof-of-concept technology that will have a television or the display screen with a web-cam attached to it, the user can write the intended character in air by using his finger or a bright object. The gestures will be captured by the camera and fed to a hand-writing recognizer which can list recognition results onto the screen for final selection by the user. The demo shown at TechFest had a system that had a vocabulary of English and numerical characters as well as for Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters as well.
Back of Device Touch Interface
With touch-screen devices we face a problem that at times our finger conceals the display and we inadvertently make a mistake and press for wrong information or make a wrong action.
And as the devices are becoming smaller and much of the area being consumed by the display itself, the touch interaction becomes a problem. To tackle that, the touch interface has been put on the back of the device. As the device is hand-held, using your fingers from behind the display area you provide input for interaction with the device. This would provide a complete view of the display and from underneath the device you could place fingers at right points for input. With the user performing feedback function from back of the device, it can be imagined to have devices that are as small as a button, with one side there is a display while at the backside the surface is for Touch input.
BANGALORE: Right in the middle of the placement season in 2010, at one of the popular Tier 2 engineering colleges in Mumbai, Rohith, 21, decided not to sit for any placement tests. In 2008, when his sister passed out of the same college, she was recruited by one of the top IT services companies and was offered an annual package of Rs 3 lakh.
Three years down the line, Rohith and other aspiring software engineers of his batch were offered the same package to be part of what they considered the most exciting industry. India’s IT firms recruits an increasing number of fresh graduates every year and is one of the largest white-collar employers.
But the packages offered to campus hires at most Tier 2 engineering colleges have remained unchanged since the 2008-09 downturn, stagnating between Rs 3 and Rs 3.5 lakh. While the demand for IT and IT-enabled jobs remain high, placement coordinators and students say more Indian IT firms have refused to hike fresher salaries. And the clear reason for this: growing availability of good talent and a spurt in engineering colleges in the past three years.
India has the largest technical and scientific manpower globally and total graduate outturn – the number coming out of colleges – across sectors has doubled over the last decade enabling greater scalability for customers. The outturn of technical graduates and post graduates increased to over 7 lakh in FY11 compared to a little over 5.5 lakh in FY10, says Nasscom in a report earlier in the year. Enrolment in technology colleges in the same period increased sharply from 12 lakh to 16 lakh.
“Being able to work for one of the top 5 IT companies is a big thing among students. The entry-level salary in most of the IT companies such as Infosys, Wipro , TCS and Cognizant have remained between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 3.25 lakh since 2008. Even if they offer the same package in future, demand for these jobs is not going to come down” , says Varkey Philip, who heads the placements committee at the Rajagiri Institute of Engineering and Technology at Kochi. He says IT is still the most preferred for most engineering graduates.
At RV College of Engineering in Bangalore too, entry-level salaries are stagnant at the pre-2008 recession level. While companies like Oracle and Microsoft offer between Rs 6 lakh and Rs 8 lakh to freshers, Indian IT companies, which recruit more, offer Rs 3.5 lakh on an average. NS Narasimhan, director of placements and training at RV College, says colleges are only worried about getting all the students placed, and not about the level of their salaries.
“Most of the graduates work for a year or two and make the most out of your new job and experience. Colleges are only worried about getting them the job. Companies are not going to witness a supply shortage and hence they are not compelled to raise salary packages”, he said.
Mathew Hayden:
“I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India”
Peter Roebuck
“On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!!”
Dennis Lillee
If I’ve to bowl to Sachin, I’ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.
Glenn McGrath
I still think Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara.
Brian Lara
Sachin is a genius. I’m a mere mortal
Sir Don Bradman
I saw him (Sachin) playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two…hi compactness, technique, stroke production… it all seemed to gel.
Andy Flower:
“There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others.”
Allan Donald:
“Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world”
Sunil Gavaskar
India’s fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.
Richie Benaud
He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.
Geoffrey Boycott
Technically, you can’t fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem.
Greg Chappell
He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease.
Shane Warne
I’ll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don’t think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player.
Viv Richards on Sachin Tendulkar
I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of Cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that’s going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say he’s 99.5% perfect.
BBC Sports, on Sachin Tendulkar
Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don’t know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives.
Navjot Singh Sidhu
“India me aap Prime Minister ko ek Baar Katghare me khada kar sakte hain..Par Sachin
Tendulkar par Ungli nahi utha Sakte..”
Barry Richards
Sachin is cricket’s God!
Ian Chappell
Harder he works, the luckier he gets.
Anil Kumble
“I am fortunate that I’ve to bowl at him only in the nets!”
Andrew Symonds
“To Sachin, the man we all want to be”
What Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.
Mark Taylor
“We did not lose to a team called India…we lost to a man called Sachin” -Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)