Friday, May 04, 2012

Career News & Tips: 4th May 2012

What Do Interviewers Notice First About You?

Whoever originally said "You only get one chance to make a first impression" was either coming from a job interview or a blind date. The two scenarios do have certain commonalities. Both can be nerve-wracking social circumstances in which you meet someone who could be important to you for some time. In both situations, carrying breath mints can only help, not hurt.

One advantage an interview has over a date, however, is that most hiring managers' intentions are transparent; they want to find a qualified candidate to fill a particular job. That means you can do a little prep work to make sure the first impression is a positive one. To help you, here's a list of seven things an employer will notice about you first during an interview:

Read more:
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2012/05/03/what-do-interviewers-notice-first-about-you


SBI to recruit 8,500 clerks, stenos

Srinagar, May 3: To add wheels to its ongoing expansion program, State Bank of India is planning to recruit 8500 clerks/stenographers at all India level.
 The bank has already advertised the posts and received applications across the country.

Read more:
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/May/4/sbi-to-recruit-8-500-clerks-stenos-22.asp


Where have all the jobs gone?

There has been much debate in recent months about who is poor in India and who is not, following the release of the Planning Commission’s new poverty line definition. While measuring poverty is important, it is equally critical to focus on the ways to reduce poverty in its true sense. Productive job creation is the only sustainable way out of poverty, the task which Indian economy has consistently failed at.

During the high growth phase of the last decade, the Indian economy did not generate adequate jobs. The addition to jobs between 2004-05 and 2009-10, when India’s growth rate jumped, was around 27.2 million compared to 27.7 million during the previous five-year period, as per the National Sample Survey results. With India expected to add nearly 138 million to its working-age population by 2021-22, the Indian economy, especially manufacturing, needs to generate large-scale employment opportunities for relatively low-skill labour.

Read more:
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/where-have-all-the-jobs-gone/945130/0


Just 50 of 5000 Mumbai University students employable

An ambitious project carried out by the University of Mumbai to check the employability of undergraduate students studying in some of its affiliated colleges turned out to be a major embarrassment for the university. Of the 5,000 students who appeared for the employability test conducted by the university and Delhi-based agency Aspiring Minds, only 50 could be placed.

The university and Aspiring Minds refused to divulge details of the exercise conducted between November 2011 and February 2012. However, a top university official told DNA on condition of anonymity: “The results are really bad and we do not wish to make public details of the exercise.”

Read more:
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_just-50-of-5000-mumbai-university-students-employable_1684220

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