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CV tips: Dos and don'ts for fresher

Little things like updating your CV and applying for jobs that meets your requirements will fetch you better results Life for any fresher is challenging. And for those freshers who missed the 'campus placement' bus, life could seem quite bleak. In this article, we talk about the time-tested rules that help freshers hunting for jobs online. The internet has become a one-stop-shop for all information. So freshers must upload their resumes in cyberspace and adopt an online job search strategy. You may visit multiple job boards ( Naukri ,  Monster  and  TimesJobs ) with dedicated pages for freshers or websites of special interest to freshers ( freshersworld ,  walkinjobstoday ). You must also have a proper e-mail ID so that you can send soft copies of your resume via e-mail to companies. Sometimes companies -- especially in the IT industry -- have their own format for filling information on their websites. They ask for the same information in your re...

5 smart tips to succeed in your start-up

Persistence is the name of the game, Said By Expert. In nearly all the public speaking engagements that I attend and almost every one-to-one interaction I have with young, energetic corporate executives, the one common question I am invariably asked is this -- What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur? While there is really no formulaic answer to this very loaded question, after having written three books on this subject I felt compelled to elucidate my view of what are the five key ingredients that are needed to cook the winning entrepreneurial soup. It might be helpful for aspiring and new entrepreneurs to take a look at these glow-signs as they embark upon the heroic quest of becoming an entrepreneur.   Persist. Persist. Persist.   If you have read this first point and internalised it, you have gathered 90 per cent of entrepreneurial gyaan already. Persistence is the name of the game. Period. It took Elon Musk a few blown rockets before he refu...

What it takes to build your own company:

If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough. If you are diving in head first for becoming a full-time entrepreneur, you will likely want to know what it takes to be standout as an entrepreneur. Here you can learn the must-take steps on your journey to certainly hop over the risks of entrepreneurship. Making the name, fame and lots of money is the dream of every person. With an urge to no longer work under a boss, many of my mates started up with an idea of ‘being an entrepreneur’. Of course being an entrepreneur is easy but succeeding in your entrepreneurship is not a piece of cake. Everyone associates it with the prospect of joy and rich, but in reality, prosperity is not guaranteed. I am not demoralizing you to overpass the path of entrepreneurship, but just making you aware with the pitfalls and how to hop over the pitfalls of entrepreneurship. Being an entrepreneur does allow for a good-feeling as you turn your passion into the mission...

Want to enhance your employment opportunities? Here are 10 key ways to achieve your dream career:

To enhance your chances of getting your dream job, it is advisable to enroll in an academic institution that has a curriculum designed to help students hone their existing skills and develop professional skills. Every year, thousands of students travel to universities abroad in search of better quality education. World-renowned faculty, better infrastructure, and progressive research-based learning are all imperative to a good academic foundation. To this, the extensive diversity of students in leading universities of USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore, etc, all add to the personal growth of students, resulting in the improved employability of job candidates. Australia has many plus points that make it a highly preferred destination for tertiary education: the immigration policies are simpler compared to the US and Europe. Also, it allows students to work while studying and to even have a dependent staying along. To enhance your chances of getting your dream job, it i...