November 2009

Experience is just another word for losing hope

November 18, 2009

Enjoy this Dilbert Comic. This situation that Dilbert encountered is quite common in any industry. When you try to delegate your work to your coworkers, they find more reasons to bounce it back to you.

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Is your team a Laser beam?

November 18, 2009 Career Issues

Fig. Light vs Laser Yes you read it right, is your team as efficient as a LASER or is it just another team that serves the purpose of its existence like an ordinary beam of light. This article covers how a LASER differs from an ordinary beam of light. And things to observe and learn [...]

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Change your job profile with least efforts

November 16, 2009 Career Issues

I recently got an email from one of our readers. “Hi, I’m an experienced software engineer working for an IT company as a software developer. I would like to change my job profile to that of a software quality analyst. I got stuck in a role that does not suit me. I am more interested [...]

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Using Google Docs Template for Resume

November 9, 2009 Resume Tips

Google docs has come up with a great feature called Template Gallery where you can choose from a public gallery of ready made templates for creating a document / presentation / spreadsheet. Pretty much similar to Microsoft word templates. I came across few templates for resumes. These Google templates are a great way to get [...]

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10 Challenging number pattern programs in C

November 8, 2009 C

This is a continuation to the series of challenging pattern C programs in Interview Mantra. This set of 10 puzzling programs are of type number patterns. Also read Print Pattern Programs Write a C program to print the following pattern: 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1

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You may be working for the Sun, but you are no exception

November 4, 2009 Career Issues

The world’s largest business software company, Oracle’s recent deal for acquisition of Sun Microsystems is alleged to be deliberately delayed by Oracle. According to few legal experts, some legal weak points in the Sun deal are in favor or Oracle Corporation. Oracle is alleged of misusing those points to save more money out of the [...]

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Worst is yet to come to India in November 2009?

November 4, 2009 Others

Let’s quickly visit the job situation(as of August 8, 2009) in the US and India. Job Situation in the US: 6.7 million jobs have been axed since the recession began 20 months ago. Employers in the US have eliminated 2,47,000 jobs in July 2009 as compared to the peak job loss of 7,41,000 in January [...]

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Donts while negotiating salary in a job interview

November 2, 2009 HR

You first apply for a post in a company, take the job interview and clear all the interview rounds. Then this HR manager contacts you either on phone or in person to talk about your salary requirements. This is when you negotiate with the HR about your salary. The first and the only question that [...]

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