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Interview Mantra is now a PR2 blog!

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Interview Mantra’s Google Page Rank is now 2

To those who don’t understand what page rank is, this news just means that we graduated from level 1 to level 2 on a scale of 10 in Google Search results.

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10 Challenging char pattern programs

Output of a char pattern program

Output of a char pattern program

Here are 10 pattern type problems statements with solutions. All the programs are written in C language.  This post is a part of the pattern programs series.

  1. Write a C program to print the following pattern:
    
    A
    B A
    C B A
    D C B A
    E D C B A
  2. Continued…

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Resume Templates from Microsoft, Google and About.com

Get back to this page when you are in an urgent need for creating a Resume or CV. Templates are the best way to get started with your resume. Why waste money spending on Resume Builder services?

Comment below to suggest online resources such as these.

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Dos and donts in a job interview for marketing position

Watch below an interesting video recording of an interview for a marketing position.

Here are few important dos and donts that can be drawn from this video.  Make a mental note of these points before appearing for a job interview.

Dos

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C++ Medium Interview Questions – part2

This post is a part of an ongoing series of C++ Interview Questions. This is Second part of the two parts of C++ interview questions with medium difficulty.

These questions were handpicked by the author, who happens to be an active member in one of the largest C++ communities in Orkut which boasts to have over 146,000 members.

6. What are pure virtual functions? Give a real-world example for abstract class and pure virtual function?

A pure virtual function is a virtual function that doesn’t require a definition in the base class. Continued…

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Resignation Letter templates

Below are resignation letter templates in ready to copy format. Be sure to change the names in the letter ;-)

Note that all the three letters mention the notice period to be served. And Template -3 includes a request to shorten the notice period.

Looking for more resignation letter templates? Here is an awesome resource for resignation letters.

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Should you take up a job offer or not? Ask your dogs

This is a real life funny story of an unemployed person rejecting job offer that offered him a handsome raise of salary. He turned down the offer as his dogs told him not to relocate to a place an hour away from his house. He comes back after six months and tells the recruiter that his dogs were wrong and wanted to know if the job was still there. Continued…

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Announcing the launch of Interview Mantra -India

It takes me a great pleasure to announce a new blog

Interview Mantra- India

– A guide for aspiring Indians

Interview Mantra -India is a localized blog for Indian readers. It broadly covers the topics related abroad education and career issues in India.  Aims to cater to aspiring students and working professionals in India. Continued…

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C++ Medium Interview Questions – part1

This post is a part of an ongoing series of C++ Interview Questions. This is First part of the two parts of C++ interview questions. Each part consists of 5 questions along with detailed answers. What’s common in all the questions in this set is that the level of difficulty is Medium.

Read Part2 of C++ Medium Interview Questions

These questions were handpicked by the author, who happens to be an active member in one of the largest C++ communities in Orkut which boasts to have over 146,000 members.

1. What are the POD types?

In C++, a POD or a Plain-Old Data type is either a scalar type or a POD class.

Scalar types are those that represent a single value. The int, float, bool, etc are scalar types. Continued…

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How to use LinkedIn differently

Millions of new users are signing up to LinkedIn. Everybody seems to look at LinkedIn as an online profile and a way to maintain professional connections.

But LinkedIn is not just that. If rightly used, it could help you improve your productivity. It could save your time in finding jobs for employees, clients for consultants, candidates for recruiters.

Watch this video to know how to use LinkedIn differently to accomplish your goals. Continued…

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