By mukul on Oct 31, 2008 in Featured | 0 Comments
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Sacking employees can damage both employees and organisations
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The Washington State Department has moved to a four-day work week. There is a lot of justification for the measure — energy saving, better quality of life and more. But the real reason is that the department has to tighten its belt [...]
By mukul on Oct 31, 2008 in Studyabroad | 0 Comments
Charles E. Grassley wonders why universities are not using their huge endowments to forego tuition increases :-
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A college degree is considered crucial for career success, yet American families are struggling to pay for higher education. Parents of newborns worry about college costs even as they buy diapers. Students are taking out high-interest loans that will [...]
By mukul on Oct 30, 2008 in Featured | 0 Comments
Qualifications are important, but so are personal qualities as discussed below that would take you to script a successful career :-
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What does one need for a successful career? Degrees, diplomas and certificates or proper career planning? Just as a single ingredient cannot make a delicious dish, a single factor cannot script a [...]
By mukul on Oct 30, 2008 in Right Degree | 0 Comments
In early September 2008, a foreign oil tanker with 18 Indians aboard, MT Stolt Valor, was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The Indian Navy asked the defence ministry for authorisation to take necessary steps, which included use of force against pirates to protect ships in international waters beyond our territory. Maritime law [...]
By mukul on Oct 29, 2008 in Overthere | 1 Comment
The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad..
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The National Institute of Design (NID) has revolutionised the concept of design in India and emerged as a multi-disciplinary institute of international repute, promoting design education and research. The institute is an autonomous body, functioning under the department of industrial policy and promotion, ministry of commerce and industry.
NID offers two [...]
By mukul on Oct 28, 2008 in Featured | 0 Comments
What are the top skills that should be taught to every man, woman, and child who enters our education system? Here are a few that aren’t taught at all:
1. How to Make People Like You and Network
For a skill that affects every area of your life (from dating, to family, to work), [...]
By mukul on Oct 27, 2008 in Featured | 1 Comment
The wage gap between men and women can be put down to the fact that mothers often choose flexibility over career progression,…….. says Sarah Plass.
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Mamma Mia: Most working mothers find it difficult to balance children and career.
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Maria Schaad, an ambitious 41-year-old businesswoman, considers herself lucky. After the birth of each of her sons, now [...]
By mukul on Oct 26, 2008 in Testability | 0 Comments
Always wanted to be a doctor? This course is your doorway to the noble profession. Institute of Career Studies lends a hand .
MBBS, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
The Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi, was established in 1914. It has been named after the then viceroy’s wife, Lady Hardinge, who laid the foundation to [...]
By mukul on Oct 26, 2008 in Featured | 2 Comments
What are the myths and mistaken beliefs that are preventing you from being more productive in both your work life and your personal life? The beliefs that you hold about productivity and organization can prevent you from doing and being everything you want to do and be in your life.
Here, then, [...]
By mukul on Oct 24, 2008 in Featured | 0 Comments
You probably shy away from some people on social occasions. Their conversations are tedious. You may also be fortunate enough to know some brilliant conversationalists, who can enliven any discussion. In which category would other people place you?
Speaking well is one of the 10 skills you need to succeed at almost [...]