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Science of the Times »

Option for those who want to balance their love of science with their language skills.

Common touch: Science communicators also organise exhibitions

Do you like to explain arcane scientific topics to the man on the street, in a language that he can understand? Do you find it exciting to explore the link between the early flowering [...]

The Wind Beneath Our Wings »

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Pilots do not know when to take off and when to land unless they hear hear green signals from others:

Saikat Datta knows that one mistake could take hundreds of lives but he loves the challenge his new job comes with. “The stakes are high. Every time an aircraft goes out [...]

Growing Demand for Chip Designers »

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Next time you admire the latest functions in your cell phone, laptop, or playstation, or stare in awe at complex medical and manufacturing computers, remember that these devices are run by a tiny silicon wafer, commonly called a chip. Chip designers the world over work to make faster, cheaper, and more innovative [...]

Build’ing Careers »

The demand for talented and qualified individuals to power the burgeoning real estate industry has increased. “The Indian real estate sector is maturing from the short-sprint mindset and is gearing up for the long distance stakes of sustainable real estate development,” says Anuj Puri, chairman and country head, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, real estate money [...]

No Time Like the Present »

Image via WikipediaA SHORTAGE of eligible heiresses has forced an increasing number of graduates to consider working for a living. The need for a career that offers one or more of fame, fortune and intellectual stimulation is clear; the tricky bit is choosing it.
1. Don’t wait around. “It’s going to take time, so start thinking [...]

Bye Bye to Boredom »

The drudgery of your job getting you down? Here are tips to tackle it :
IF YOU have done the same tasks and the same job for a long time, you’ve probably experienced job burnout. If you’re lucky, it occurs infrequently and can be alleviated by a favourite hobby or pastime. However, for many people, career [...]

Talk Taboo »

Restrictions on what we can talk about are especially important in the workplace because we cannot change what we cannot discuss .
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Modern Miss Manners has a tricky question to answer: how do you turn down your boss’s invitation to be his friend on Facebook?
For those not clued in to the contemporary Internet, Facebook is a [...]

Swiss Hospitality »

If you thought that a career in hospitality meant working in restaurants, hotels, clubs and resorts, then think again. Today it includes from education to sports management.
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The hospitality sector in India has witnessed five consecutive years of double-digit growth and according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), by 2013, India will be [...]

Six Sure Steps to Success »

You need to have the right mix of perseverance and initiative to land your dream job
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YOU FIND A promising job listed online. Excited, you send a well-crafted resume and eagerly wait for a response. Six weeks later, you’re still waiting for it. By this time you’ve concluded that your resume has fallen into a [...]

Food for Thought »

The fast-paced life of contemporary times in which dual income families hardly have any time for preparing elaborate home cooked meals, the dependence on convenience food has highly increased. Drastically affecting the demand for packed and processed foods, it has also made the consumer more quality and nutrition conscious. All these factors, together, pose a [...]