Friday, September 29, 2006

Difficult Questions....Amazing Intelligent Answers!!

Not only our technical knowledge helps, but also the presence of mind and the right answer at right time.

Even if u don't know the answer for a question just confuse the questioner.
> Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
> A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack!
> Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
> A. No time at all it is already built.
> Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
> A. Very large hands.(Good one)
> Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
> A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand.
> Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
> A. No Probs , He sleeps at night.
> Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
> A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that.
> Q. What looks like half apple ?
> A. The other half.
> Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?
> A. Dinner.
> Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?
> A. It caused a revolution.
> Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
> A. Liquid
Than Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!"
The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.
"What comes first, Day or Night?"
> The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!" "How" the interviewer asked,"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!" and he got selected.
* "Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity isthemaster of presence of mind"
"START BY DOING WHAT'S NECESSARY, THEN WHAT'S POSSIBLE, & SUDDENDLY YOU ARE DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE"

Monday, September 18, 2006

How to Create a Resume!

How to Create a Resume ...That Wins Interviews !!
A resume can either open doors or keep them closed. Never assume that people are going to read your resume because the fact is that most resumes get only a passing glance. You must do everything possible to spark immediate interest during that moment.
Constructing a resume that earns interviews is remarkably simple.
Here are six do's and don’ts to follow when composing your document.
1. Begin with a summary.
Showcase two or three of your most exciting accomplishments. Bullet these items and use numbers to illustrate their extent.
By starting out this way, you'll be showing people how good you are, not just telling them that you're good. As a plus, you'll distinguish yourself from job seekers who begin by listing their functional specialties and a brief discussion of their strengths.
2. Use a chronological format.
The next section of your resume relates to your experience. Always list your experience in reverse chronological order, starting with your most recent job.
3. Tailor your resume to the job you're seeking.
Because the goal of your resume is to gain interviews for a particular position, always cite your activities in order of their importance to that job. Omit information that's unrelated. The less you say about your unrelated experience, the more impact the related activities will have.
If you're seeking two or three different positions, prepare two or three separate resumes, each tailored to the job you're after.
4. Focus on your accomplishments.
Next, discuss your accomplishments, not your responsibilities. Recruiters and prospective employers are primarily interested in the value you've brought to your past employers. Most important are improvements you made and their benefit to the department or organization, especially in increasing revenues or reducing costs.
5. Use descriptive verbs.
Describe your experiences in phrases that start with a past-tense action word. Bullet each item. Bullets and verbs in the past tense produce statements that are more vivid and illustrative. These verbs are particularly effective:
  • directed, led, managed, supervise
  • dachieved, delivered, drove, generated, grew, increased, initiated, instituted and launched

6. Make your resume inviting to read.

After deciding on what you want to say about yourself, be sure your resume has sufficient white space. The top and bottom margins should be at least a half-inch long, and the left and right margins should measure at least seven-tenths of an inch wide.

Insert white space between your section headings, names of employers, job titles and discussions about your experience. Use bold-faced type for section headings, employer names and job titles. If the document lacks eye appeal, few people will review it.

Now, the Don'ts

What you shouldn't do when writing a resume is nearly as important as what you should do.

1. Don't organize your resume by accomplishments.
Listing a string of accomplishments on the first page of your resume presents the same problems for employers as the functional resume format. If you want to showcase your accomplishments, use the introductory summary.

2. Don't use the same words to begin sentences or use the words "I" and "my."
Make your writing fresh and exciting by varying the verbs that begin each statement. Omit "I" and "my" because they can make you seem weak and immature.

3. Avoid clichés.
Don't describe yourself as "dynamic," "people-oriented," "results-oriented" or "self-motivated," or state what a great "out-of-the-box thinker," "hands-on leader" or "visionary" you are. These clichés lack originality and typecast you as a follower instead of a leader.

4. Don't use underlining or italics to add emphasis.
These devices cheapen a résumé’s appearance. Additionally, some computer scanners can't read underlined or italicized copy.

5. Avoid using a fancy font to gain readers' attention.
Fancy fonts aren't inviting to read, and many people discard resumes that use them. Play it safe by choosing Arial, Garamond, Helvetica, Tahoma or Times Roman.

6. Don't state the reasons for your job changes.
Explaining why you've changed jobs seems defensive or indicates that you think you have a troubled work history.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Know this Amazing Facts!!

Did you know this Amazing Facts ?

  • Nobel Prize resulted from a late change in the will of Alfred Nobel, who did not want to be remembered as a propagator of violence-he invented dynamite.
  • Whoopi Goldberg was a mortuary cosmetologist and a bricklayer before becoming an actress..
  • Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most stolen from Public Libraries.
  • Charlie Chaplin won third place in a Charlie Chaplin look alikecontest.
  • Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated for some time. Another story states that: Mickey mouse was not named after Mickey Rooney he was made on a train ride from New York after Walt found out he didn't actually own Oswald the lucky rabbit. The mouse Walt drew was originally named Mortimor But his wife Lilly didn't like that name so she suggested Mickey and the name stuck.
  • Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he didn't wear pants.
  • Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made out of wood.
  • A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet.
  • Pamela Lee-Anderson is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.
  • Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or
    receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting.
  • Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
  • The cockroach has a high resistance to radiation and is the creature most likely to survive a nuclear war.
  • In the southern hemisphere, water always swirl anti-clockwise down into a pipe.
  • About 8 million blood cells die in the human body every second, and the same number are born each second.
  • Eighteen per cent of all global carbon dioxide emissions are from cars.
  • Every year, the Moon moves a further 3.82cm from the Earth.
  • It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
  • 35 meters of hair fiber is produced every day on the average adult scalp.

Thursday, September 7, 2006

Does Your Blood Type Reveal Your Personality?

According to a Japanese institute that does research on blood types, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types. How do you rate?

TYPE O
You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.

TYPE A
You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.

TYPE B
You're a rugged individualist, who's straightforward and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.

TYPE AB
Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.

Monday, September 4, 2006

Monitor what your child is browsing on the Net!!

Monitor what your child is browsing on the Net!!
Many parents are understandably worried about their wards’ Internet habits, fearful that websites with inappropriate content would play havoc with their children’s view of the world. Apparently, to address these concerns, Microsoft has released in Beta a Windows Live service, which aims to give parents control over their children’s web surfing. The new service has been launched in the US and expected to be eventually launched in India sometime soon, given the importance of the Indian market for the software giant.

It’s called OneCare Family Safety, and aims to provide web filtering and activity reports. The service was formerly called Family Safety Settings. According to TechWeb, the filtering feature lets parents chose "allow, block or warn" settings for a range of content categories. Unique settings can be applied to each member of the household. Parents can adjust settings anytime from any Internet-connected PC. Parents can also access activity reports for each family member, to stay on top of their children’s web browsing.

Renewed Attack
While on Microsoft, according to two network security companies, an upswing in activity related to a potential Windows Server vulnerability dubbed with a most-dangerous label in early August has been detected.

"That earlier vulnerability came to light August 8, amid Microsoft’s release of a dozen security bulletins. These included MS06-040, which patched a critical vulnerability in Windows’ Server service. At the time, security analysts warned that the bug might be exploited by a network-attacking worm, ala MSBlast. Although several exploits appeared, their impact was minor," says TechWeb.

Now, both Symantec and the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Centre alerted users that they had detected a significant increase worldwide in activity on port 139, one of the two ports which an exploit against the MS06-040 vulnerability would use to attack systems.

Helmet Headset
This one, I guess, is something you can ask that long-forgotten cousin in Rochester to send you. The item is a Bluetooth SCALA-Rider FM wireless communications hands-free headset, developed by Cardo Systems, Inc.

The Bluetooth headset, according to the company, allows motorcyclists and other helmet wearers to use their cellphones and enjoy their favourite FM radio stations. The device fits virtually any motorcycle helmet and is fully weather protected.

Saturday, September 2, 2006

Master Blaster earns Rs 1,163 a minute!

Master Blaster Batsman Sachin Tendulkar earns Rs 1,163 a minute, PM only 57p!!

You often pay Rs 2.15 per minute when you talk on the cellphone. But have you ever calculated how much you earn per minute? If you haven’t, then you can check how you fare in relation to some of the most prominent names in the country, courtesy Saamna, the mouthpiece of the Shiv Sena.

In an interesting item in Friday’s edition, Saamna also showed how both the Prime Minister and the President of India are paupers compared to some of the richest figures in the country, though the President is a little better off than the Prime Minister. According to the news item, topping the list of those who earn in thousands per minute is cricket king Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin in one minute earns Rs 1,163, Amitabh Bachchan earns three times less — at Rs 361 per minute. Shah Rukh Khan earns Rs 247 per minute while indus trialist Mukesh Ambani earns Rs 413 per minute.

The Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, earns almost 2,000 times less than Sachin, at 57 paise a minute, while the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, earns almost 1,000 times less, at Re 1.14 per minute.Saamna has arrived at these figures this way: Sachin has tied up with an agency for an ad campaign which pays him Rs 180 crores per annum. Per game he gets Rs 2,35,000 for a Test series and Rs 2,50,000 if it’s a one-day match. In a year he gets Rs 61.15 crores, which comes to Rs 1,163 per minute.

"Big B" Amitabh Bachchan earned Rs 19 crores last year through Cadbury, Pepsi and his superhit movies, which comes to Rs 361 per minute.In the case of Shah Rukh Khan, it has been calculated on the basis of his bank balance, which last year stood at Rs 13 crores, which makes his earnings Rs 247 per minute.Mukesh Ambani got a salary of Rs 21.72 crores (this does not include any of his other perks, etc) last year, which puts him at Rs 413 per minute.

Saamna goes on to say that the Prime Minister, who looks after the economy and affairs of the country, is very poor compared to these other people. In a year he gets a salary of Rs 3,60,000, or 57 paise a minute. The President is in a little better position than the PM, as he earns Rs 6 lakhs a year, or Re 1.14 per minute.

The paper tells its readers: "After reading this you can know how important it is to calculate how much you earn per minute. Your day of 24 hours has 1,440 minutes. When you calculate how little you earn, you will be stressed out and will have to go to a doctor, and you will help to increase his income!"