Monday, October 22, 2007

orkut Blog: 100 Photos in your orkut album!

orkut Blog: 100 Photos in your orkut album!

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Er. Alok Kumar( Alok Sir) said...

PHOTO OF THE MONTH
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Periodically we will select a photo submitted by a Torchmate customer, and include it on this page. We will also include company and product information, and a means of contacting the customer, if he or she wishes us to do so. Torchmate customers wishing to submit a photo for a possible feature spot on this page should attach it in uncompressed jpeg format to an e-mail message to the following address: sales@torchmate.com All submitted photos become the property of Applied Robotics, Inc.

September 2007: A sandrail built entirely with a Torchmate CNC shape cutting machine. Every tab and piece of aluminum including the dash, center console, wing, roof, sides, and hood was cut using the Torchmate machine.
August 2007: This photo taken in Finland where this 6'x40' Torchmate 3 Bolt-Together System works 16 hours per day!
July 2007: This picture shows a 10'x30' Torchmate 4 downdraft getting ready to be shipped out. The slats and skirts will be installed on the system on-site. Click photo to enlarge image.

June 2007: This piece was produced by Steelhead Fabrications for the Seattle Crown Plaza. Steelhead Fabrications use our Torchmate systems to fabricate their products. Their system has a 4" deep water tray underneath to reduce smoke and particulates in the air. Steelhead Fabrications finds that their weld together table is very functional. We are proud they are using Torchmate products to produce these beautiful pieces!

May 2007: A Torchmate Four CNC Plasma Cutter on its way to Texas. This is the largest TM4 built since being introduced last year. The largest Torchmate machine ever built is a 10’x40’ Torchmate Three.
June, 2006: This photo shows one of our customers cutting out tractor wheel parts.
May, 2006: That's a stack of 5086 plate beside the table, and a shot of a boat being built with a Torchmate cutter.
March, 2005: One of the more unusual projects completed by a customer, using a Torchmate 2 to fabricate the brackets. The center main bearing web of a junk small block Chevy engine was sledge hammered out. After fabricating the crane, the end of the cable was threaded through the newly exposed oil hole in the crank and clamped. A starter motor winds up the cable to lift an object, and a lever connected to the clutch lowers it under complete control.
January, 2005: Here you will see another 4'x8' Torchmate 2 machine with a downdraft setup. All of the modifications you see here were made using the Torchmate machine. Why pay for a prebuilt downdraft table when you are purchasing a machine that you can use to make one yourself?
December, 2004: This picture was sent in by Rick Troxel of Scottsdale, AZ. You will see Rick's Torchmate 3 Kit. It looks like Rick set his machine up with downdraft as well. Once the system is up and running, you can cut your own bracketry to modify the Torchmate frame any way you like to fit your shops needs.
November 2004: Lately we have been getting a lot of questions about downdraft tables. People want to know how difficult it is to modify their table to allow for downdraft. This picture shows a Torchmate 2 kit with a typical downdraft setup. It is a simple procedure to have the system cut thin guage material for skirting the frame. Then just add a fan that can pull a sufficient volume of air. Depending on your local ordinances you may need to push the air through a filter before it is sent outside.
October, 2004: This picture was sent in by George Becker of Pierce, Colorado. Here you can see he modified his Standard Torchmate to include a roll out material support table. Click on the image to see more of George's setup. Thanks for the pictures George.
September, 2004: Here is a picture of a machine that was retrofitted with our Torchmate Arc Voltage Torch Height Control. At $2,395, our AVC unit is much more economical to retrofit to your old plasma table than one of the $8,000 AVC units available from our competitors.
August, 2004: This photo was sent in by Lee Adams of San Diego, California. He made a few modifications during the construction of his 4'x8' Standard Torchmate. One of these modifications is the water table that he built to deal with the smoke and dust. Thanks for the picture Lee.
July, 2004: Here is a 5'x10' Torchmate 3 cutting 3" plate with oxy-acetylene. Unfortunately we can not remember who sent this picture to us or where it is.
June, 2004: Thanks to Carlos Restropo of Puerto Rico for this picture of his 4'x8' Standard Torchmate. Looks like a nice work environment.
May, 2004 (#2): Here is a picture of John Hunt's Torchmate 3 with Arc Voltage Torch Height Control.
May, 2004: This is an 80 ton press brake that was manufactured by John Hunt of Iron Art in Thatcher, Arizona, using his new 4'x8' Torchmate 3. He had a competitors 4'x4' plasma table and could not produce this until he purchased his 4'x8' Torchmate 3 Kit. His completed Torchmate 3 is shown in the picture below. It just goes to show that if you want to produce large parts, you are better off with a machine that can handle it.
April, 2004: Here is a Torchmate 3 with Arc Voltage Torch Height Control setup in Wisconsin. This particular customer experimented with machines from other companies in our price range. Those machines were returned and he went with our Torchmate. He has been happy with the change. It is difficult for our competitors to compete with our 25 years of experience manufacturing cutting systems.
March, 2004: Chinese newspaper article about our early Torchmate pantograph flame cutting machine circa 1980.
March, 2004: We just discovered this 1981 photo of Bill Kunz Sr., President of Applied Robotics, Inc., in the first Torchmate production facility.

January, 2003: A 60 watt CO2 laser mounted on a Torchmate III.

October, 2002: Okay, this has nothing to do with plasma cutting, but it's too cool for prime time!

Do you have a 1/8 mile trek down to your mailbox? Twice a day -- newspaper and mail. Here's the solution to this, as well as the trip to the convenience store, transportation in the pits at the races, boaters docked in a remote marina, etc.

Electric powered mini-scooter is built like an Italian racing bike. Heli-arced aluminum frame, mag wheels, and the whole bit. Twelve miles on a 3 hour charge, 17 mph, dual suspension front and rear, luggage rack, belt drive, front and rear brakes, and it'll even do wheelies. It carries up to 220 lbs. Oh yes, it folds up, too.

Some states treat it the same as a bicycle. Price -- under $700. Check it out at www.mojoscooters.com.

June, 2002 (3): Since plasma-cut pieces do not drop from the plate already sanded and painted, we don't show them that way on our web site. However, we wanted to give you an idea here of what a few minutes with a polishing wheel can do to a shape cut from hot-roll steel plate.
June, 2002 (2): Larger view of above installation. Torchmate 2 unit is cutting roof finials in background.
June, 2002: A Torchmate 2 installation in Alberta, Canada. The unit's rail system has been permanently tied into the building's support structure.

May, 2002: Torchmate cnc systems are used for a wide variety of applications. Here, an automated sandblasting operation has been created around a standard Torchmate gantry machine.

April, 2002: A waterjet installation on a Torchmate 2. Our Torchmate Gantry Kits have been used with just about every tool available for cutting. Which Torchmate system fits your application best?

March, 2002: Space problems? Check out this neat apartment-sized Torchmate 2 made out of a combination of extruded aluminum and steel tubing. It is mounted on locking casters, so it can be rolled about 10 feet outside the garage to keep the plasma dust out. Capacity is 18" x 24" -- perfect for prototype work.

September, 2001: The 17th Torchmate ever made, originally sold in March of 1980. We couldn't resist taking back this early Torchmate pantograph flame cutting machine as a trade-in on one our current systems. We even got back the original typed instruction booklet. It still works just as well as it did when new.
August, 2001: This 3" thick circle cut in two minutes with oxy-acetylene. A number 4 tip size was used, along with 50 psi of oxygen pressure and 9 psi of acetylene pressure.
July, 2001: We are often asked about the best method for supporting the work to be cut. This photo shows the use of closely spaced vertical slats made of 3/16" x 3" hot roll steel. Each slat is individually removable. The slats are supported on each end by slotted support brackets. When a slat becomes mutilated by the plasma torch over time, it is first inverted, and ultimately replaced. This is far superior to supports that are one piece, where the entire support must be periodically replaced as a unit, or pointed supports that can cause tip-ups.
April, 2001: This photo shows a unique down-draft table being fabricated by Jerry Wainwright of Wainwright Welding for his Torchmate system. It uses sloped sides to direct cut pieces and cutting debris into a removable tray. An exhaust system at one end will be installed to keep as much plasma dust as possible below the table surface.

March, 2001: We can't recall if we took this photo, or if it was sent in by one of our customers. However, it displays the plasma arc process vividly.

February, 2001: OK, so what does this have to do with CNC plasma? Take a look at this shot of a sunrise in Cabo San Lucas, which is located at the southernmost tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. The plasma arc process appears tame by comparison.
January, 2001: We are frequently asked about cable carriers that can be used to neatly route stepper motor cables and the torch cable. These carriers are available from McMaster-Carr Supply Co. at www.mcmaster.com. Be sure to arrange things so there is no contact between the torch cable and the motor cables.

Er. Alok Kumar( Alok Sir) said...

Shree Guru Charan Saroj Raj, Nij Man Mukar Sudhari,
Barnau Raghuvar Bimal Jasu, Jo dayaku Phal Chari

With the dust of Guru’s Lotus feet, I clean the mirror of my mind and then
narrate the sacred glory of Sri Ram Chandra, The Supereme among the Raghu
dynasty. The giver of the four attainments of life.



Budhi heen Tanu Janike, Sumirow, Pavan Kumar,
Bal Buddhi Vidya Dehu Mohi, Harahu Kalesh Bikaar

Knowing myself to be ignorent, I urge you, O Hanuman, The son of Pavan! O
Lord! kindly Bestow on me strength, wisdom and knowledge, removing all my
miseries and blemishes.



Jai Hanuman Gyan Guna Sagar
Jai Kipis Tihun Lok Ujgaar

Victory of Thee, O Hanuman, Ocean of wisdom and virtue, victory to the Lord of
monkeys who is well known in all the three worlds
HANUMAN CHALISHA


Ramdoot Atulit Bal Dhamaa,
Anjani Putra Pavansut naamaa.

You, the Divine messager of Ram and repository of immeasurable strength,
are also known as Anjaniputra and known as the son of the wind - Pavanputra.

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Questions You May Be Asked During an Interview :

Being prepared is half the battle.
If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and embarking on a New Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand. The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every expedition that brings you face – to - face with the future boss. One must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match.
1. Tell me about yourself.
Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extra careful that you don't run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two at most. Cover four topics: early years, education, work history, and recent career experience. Emphasize this last subject. Remember that this is likely to be a warm-up question. Don't waste your best points on it.
2. What do you know about our organization?
You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image, goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. But don't act as if you know everything about the place. Let your answer show that you have taken the time to do some research, but don't overwhelm the interviewer, and make it clear that you wish to learn more.
You might start your answer in this manner: "In my job search, I've investigated a number of companies.
Yours is one of the few that interests me, for these reasons..."
Give your answer a positive tone. Don't say, "Well, everyone tells me that you're in all sorts of trouble, and that's why I'm here", even if that is why you're there.
3. Why do you want to work for us?
The deadliest answer you can give is "Because I like people." What else would you like-animals?
Here, and throughout the interview, a good answer comes from having done your homework so that you can speak in terms of the company's needs. You might say that your research has shown that the company is doing things you would like to be involved with, and that it's doing them in ways that greatly interest you. For example, if the organization is known for strong management, your answer should mention that fact and show that you would like to be a part of that team. If the company places a great deal of emphasis on research and development emphasize the fact that you want to create new things and that you know this is a place in which such activity is encouraged. If the organization stresses financial controls, your answer should mention a reverence for numbers. If you feel that you have to concoct an answer to this question - if, for example, the company stresses research, and you feel that you should mention it even though it really doesn't interest you- then you probably should not be taking that interview, because you probably shouldn't be considering a job with that organization.
Your homework should include learning enough about the company to avoid approaching places where you wouldn't be able -or wouldn't want- to function. Since most of us are poor liars, it's difficult to con anyone in an interview. But even if you should succeed at it, your prize is a job you don't really want.
4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?
Here you have every right, and perhaps an obligation, to toot your own horn and be a bit egotistical. Talk about your record of getting things done, and mention specifics from your resume or list of career accomplishments. Say that your skills and interests, combined with this history of getting results, make you valuable. Mention your ability to set priorities, identify problems, and use your experience and energy to solve them.
5. What do you find most attractive about this position?
What seems least attractive about it?
List three or four attractive factors of the job, and mention a single, minor, unattractive item.
6. Why should we hire you?
Create your answer by thinking in terms of your ability, your experience, and your energy. (Seequestion 4.)
7. What do you look for in a job?
Keep your answer oriented to opportunities at this organization. Talk about your desire to perform and be recognized for your contributions. Make your answer oriented toward opportunity rather than personal security.
8. Please give me your defintion of [the position for which you are being interviewed].
Keep your answer brief and task oriented. Think in terms of responsibilities and accountability. Make sure that you really do understand what the position involves before you attempt an answer. If you are not certain. Ask the interviewer; he or she may answer the question for you.
9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
Be realistic. Say that, while you would expect to meet pressing demands and pull your own weight from the first day, it might take six months to a year before you could expect to know the organization and its needs well enough to make a major contribution.
10. How long would you stay with us?
Say that you are interested in a career with the organization, but admit that you would have to continue to feel challenged to remain with any organization. Think in terms of, "As long as we both feel achievement-oriented."

11. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What's Your opinion?
Emphasize your interest in establishing a long-term association with the organization, and say that you assume that if you perform well in his job, new opportunities will open up for you. Mention that a strong company needs a strong staff. Observe that experienced executives are always at a premium. Suggest that since you are so wellqualified, the employer will get a fast return on his investment. Say that a growing, energetic company can never have too much talent.
12. What is your management style?
You should know enough about the company's style to know that your management style will complement it. Possible styles include: task oriented (I'll enjoy problem-solving identifying what's wrong, choosing a solution and implementing it"), results-oriented ("Every management decision I make is determined by how it will affect the bottom line"), or even paternalistic ("I'm committed to taking care of my subordinates and pointing them in the right direction").
A participative style is currently quite popular: an open-door method of managing in which you get things done by motivating people and delegating responsibility.
As you consider this question, think about whether your style will let you work hatppily and effectively within the organization.
13. Are you a good manager? Can you give me some examples? Do you feel that you have top managerial potential?
Keep your answer achievement and ask-oriented. Rely on examples from your career to buttress your argument. Stress your experience and your energy.
14. What do you look for when You hire people?
Think in terms of skills. Initiative and the adaptability to be able to work comfortably and effectively with others. Mention that you like to hire people who appear capable of moving up in the organization.
15. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons, and how did you handle the situation?
Admit that the situation was not easy, but say that it worked out well, both for the company and, you think, for the individual. Show that, like anyone else, you don't enjoy unpleasant tasks but that you can resolve them efficiently and -in the case of firing someone- humanely.
16. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or executive?
Mention planning, execution, and cost-control. The most difficult task is to motivate and manage employees to get something planned and completed on time and within the budget.

17. What important trends do you see in our industry?
Be prepared with two or three trends that illustrate how well you understand your industry. You might consider technological challenges or opportunities, economic conditions, or even regulatory demands as you collect your thoughts about the direction in which your business is heading.
18. Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job?
Be brief, to the point, and as honest as you can without hurting yourself. Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Where you considered this topic as you set your reference statements. If you were laid off in an across-the-board cutback, say so; otherwise, indicate that the move was your decision, the result of your action. Do not mention personality conflicts.
The interviewer may spend some time probing you on this issue, particularly if it is clear that you were terminated. The "We agreed to disagree" approach may be useful. Remember hat your references are likely to be checked, so don't concoct a story for an interview.
19. How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?
Mention that you are concerned, naturally, but not panicked. You are willing to accept some risk to find the right job for yourself. Don't suggest that security might interest you more than getting the job done successfully.
20. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least?
Be careful and be positive. Describe more features that you liked than disliked. Don't cite personality problems. If you make your last job sound terrible, an interviewer may wonder why you remained there until now.
21. What do you think of your boss?
Be as positive as you can. A potential boss is likely to wonder if you might talk about him in similar terms at some point in the future.
22. Why aren't you earning more at your age?
Say that this is one reason that you are conducting this job search. Don't be defensive.
23. What are your long-range goals?
Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Don't answer, "I want the job you've advertised." Relate your goals to the company you are interviewing: 'in a firm like yours, I would like to..."
24. What are your long-range goals?

Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Don't answer, "I want the job you've advertised." Relate your goals to the company you are interviewing: 'in a firm like yours, I would like to..."

25. How successful do you you've been so far?

Say that, all-in-all; you're happy with the way your career has progressed so far. Given the normal ups and downs of life, you feel that you've done quite well and have no complaints. Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don't overstate your case. An answer like, "Everything's wonderful! I can't think of a time when things were going better! I'm overjoyed!" is likely to make an interviewer wonder whether you're trying to fool him . . . or yourself. The most convincing confidence is usually quiet confidence
26. What do you feel this position should pay?

Salary is a delicate topic. We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise figure for as long as you can do so politely. You might say, "I understand that the range for this job is between Rs.______ and Rs.______. That seems appropriate for the job as I understand it." You might answer the question with a question: "Perhaps you can help me on this one. Can you tell me if there is a range for similar jobs in the organization?" If you are asked the question during an initial screening interview, you might say that you feel you need to know more about the position's responsibilities before you could give a meaningful answer to that question. Here, too, either by asking the interviewer or search executive (if one is involved), or in research done as part of your homework, you can try to find out whether there is a salary grade attached to the job. If there is, and if you can live with it, say that the range seems right to you. If the interviewer continues to probe, you might say, "You know that I'm making Rs.______ now. Like everyone else, I'd like to improve on that figure, but my major interest is with the job itself." Remember that the act of taking a new job does not, in and of itself, make you worth more money.
If a search firm is involved, your contact there may be able to help with the salary question. He or she may even be able to run interference for you. If, for instance, he tells you what the position pays, and you tell him that you are earning that amount now and would Like to do a bit better, he might go back to the employer and propose that you be offered an additional 10%. If no price range is attached to the job, and the interviewer continues to press the subject, then you will have to respond with a number. You cannot leave the impression that it does not really matter, that you'll accept whatever is offered. If you've been making Rs. 3,00,000a year, you can't say that a Rs. 2,00,000 figure would be fine without sounding as if you've given up on yourself. (If you are making a radical career change, however, this kind of disparity may be more reasonable and understandable.) Don't sell yourself short, but continue to stress the fact that the job itself is the most important thing in your mind. The interviewer may be trying to determine just how much you want the job. Don't leave the impression that money is the only thing that is important to you. Link questions of salary to the work itself.
But whenever possible, say as little as you can about salary until you reach the "final" stage of the interview process. At that point, you know that the company is genuinely interested in you and that it is likely to be flexible in salary negotiations.
Ups and downs of life, you feel that you've done quite well and have no complaints. Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don't overstate your case. An answer like, "Everything's wonderful! I can't think of a time when things were going better! I'm overjoyed!" is likely to make an interviewer wonder whether you're trying to fool him . . . or yourself. The most convincing confidence is usually quiet confidence.


Successful job seekers must have both good information and well-developed job hunting skills.
Three important factors for a successful job search are
An awareness of your goals and skills
An understanding of the labor market, and
A well planned job search campaign.
Experts recommend that you begin an active job search six to nine months in advance of your target employment date.
You can begin the process by visiting the Career Center early (for students, nine months to a year before graduation).

Ten Time Saving Tips to Speed Up Your Job Search
Be Prepared.
Have a telephone answering machine or voice mail system in place and sign-up for a professional sounding email address. Put your cell phone number on your resume so you can follow up in a timely manner.
Be More Than Prepared.
Always have an up-to-date resume ready to send - even if you are not currently looking for work. You never know when an opportunity that is too good to pass up might come along. Have a supply of good quality resume paper, envelopes and stamps on hand.
Don't Wait.
If you are laid-off, file for unemployment benefits right away. You may be able to file online or by phone. Waiting could delay your benefits check.
Get Help.
Utilize free or inexpensive services that provide career counseling and job search assistance such as college career offices, state Department of Labor offices or your local public library.
Create Your Own Templates.
Have email and paper versions of your resume and cover letter ready to edit. That way you can change the content to match the requirements of the job you're applying for, but, the contact information and your opening and closing paragraphs won't need to be changed.
Use Job Search Engines.
Search the job search engines. Use the sites that search the major job banks, employer sites and electronic news groups for you.
Jobs by Email.
Let the jobs come to you. Use job search agents to sign up and receive job listings by email. All the major job sites have search agents and some web sites specialize in sending announcements.
Use Your Network.
Be cognizant of the fact that many, if not most, job openings aren't advertised. Tell everyone you know that you are looking for work. Ask if they can help

The following list summarizes the most important Boolean rules.
To get the best results from any specific job database, however, study its Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs) and use its online tutorial, if one is provided.

Rule #1.
The characteristics (i.e., the individual words, terms or phrases) that you use to describe your dream job are called "key words" on the Internet. They are normally entered in all lower case letters because capitalization makes them cases sensitive. In other words, if you capitalize a key word, the computer will identify only those jobs where that word is capitalized. If you use all lower case letters, the computer will identify every job that contains the word, whether it is capitalized or not.
Rule #2.
To link two characteristics together, both of which are required in your dream job, use the Boolean operator
AND. Boolean operators are normally expressed in all capital letters. In the example above, you might use
The following expression to tell the computer what kind of job you want: $50,000 AND hospitality. This
expression tells the computer that you want it to identify any job in its database that offers both
Characteristics. It must pay $50,000, and it must be in the hospitality industry. If either one of those factors
Is missing, you do not want to see the job.
Rule #3.
To tell the computer that the characteristic for which you are looking is a phrase rather than a single word,
Use quotation marks. For example: "facility manager" AND Rs.50, 000 AND hospitality.
Rule #4.
To link two characteristics together, either one of which is acceptable in your dream job, use the Boolean
Operator OR. For example, Milwaukee OR "Green Bay". Note that using capital letters with city or state
Names are acceptable as they are seldom expressed any other way.
Rule #5.
To link two characteristics together when they are part of a longer set of characteristics, use parentheses.
For example, "facility manager" AND RS.50, 000 AND hospitality AND (Milwaukee OR "Green Bay").
Rule #6.
To account for the fact that different people use different terms to express the same idea, always include any synonyms of your characteristics and, wherever possible, use a Boolean operator called a wildcard.

The 7 Bad Habits of Ineffective Job Seekers
Habits can be good for you. As Stephen Covey pointed out in his landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People, the right behavior patterns can propel you to great success. Unfortunately, however,
there's also a dark side to habits. Habits can be good, and they can be bad. And, the wrong behavior patterns
Can constrain your opportunities and, ultimately, derail your advancement in the world of work. What are
The Bad habits of online job search? With a nod to Dr. Covey, I think there are seven.
I call them the 7 Bad Habits of Ineffective Job Seekers. They are:
Habit #1: Limiting the time and effort you invest in your job search
Habit #2: Limiting the research you do to plan your search campaign
Habit #3: Limiting your search to a handful of the same job boards
Habit #4: Limiting your application to clicking on the Submit button
Habit #5: Limiting your use of the Internet to reading job postings
Habit #6: Limiting the care you take with your communications
Habit #7: Limiting the preparation you do for employer interactions


Details on these bad habits :
Habit #1: Limiting the time and effort you invest in your job search.
As the old axiom goes, looking for a job is a full time job. That's true whether you're conducting your search online or off. A job search on the Internet, however, exposes you to many potential distractions that are not found in the real world. There's e-mail and browsing, chats and discussion forums, online poker and other games, and a host of other forms of entertainment, exploration and communication. And the key to job search success is to put them all aside. You must dramatically limit the time you spend on such activities and maximize the time you spend using the Internet's job search resources.
Habit #2: Limiting the research you do to plan your search campaign
The1 reason people don't work out when they're hired by an employer is not that they can't do the job, but that they don't fit in. In other words, they take the right job with the wrong employer. Doing careful, thorough research helps you avoid the negative consequences of such a situation: When you go to work for the wrong employer, your performance goes down which can, in turn, hurt your standing in your field; you waste time that could have been spent searching for your dream opportunity—the right job with the right employer; and you risk losing that opportunity to someone else who's active in the job market. To put it another way, inadequate research virtually guarantees an inadequate work experience. And the alternative is right at your fingertips. Use the Internet to assess alternative employer's culture, management, values and performance, and the focus your search on those organizations where you're likely to feel comfortable (and do your best work).
Habit #3: Limiting your search to a handful of the same job boards
There are over 40,000 job boards in operation on the Internet. In addition to the ones that you've seen advertised, there are thousands and thousands of others that you may not have heard about. Collectively, they post over two million new openings every month. To find your dream job online, therefore, you have to use enough sites to cover the job market and the right ones to satisfy your search objective. The formula 2GP + 3N + 2D will ensure you do that. It involves using two general purpose sites that offer opportunities in a broad array of professions, industries and locations; three niche sites, including one that specializes in your career field, one that specializes in your industry, and one that specializes in the geographic area where you want to live; and two distinction sites that focus on one or more of your personal attributes (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, college, military service). I call it the 7:1 Method; use seven of the right sites to find the one right job for you.
Habit #4: Limiting your application to clicking on the Submit button
The competition for jobs today, particularly the best positions, is simply too tough for you to do nothing more than show up online and submit your resume. If you find your dream job and want to position yourself for serious consideration by the employer, you have to practice the "application two-step." Step 1 involves submitting your credentials exactly as specified by the employer and exactly for that job. It's a test to see if you can follow instructions and will take the time to tailor your resume for the position you want. Step 2 involves networking to set yourself apart from the horde of other applicants who are also likely to submit their resume for that opening. Your goal is to find a personal or professional contact who works for the employer and will walk your resume in the door of the HR Department and lay it on the desk of the recruiter assigned to fill your dream job.
Habit #5: Limiting your use of the Internet to reading job postings
As in the real world, recruitment ads posted online reveal only a portion of the job market. There are many more openings, including some of the best positions, that aren't advertised. To find this so-called "hidden job market," you have to make contact and develop relationships with others online. That's called electronic networking. It's done by participating in discussion forums and bulletin boards hosted on the sites of such groups as your professional association and college alumni organization. To get the most out of your involvement, practice the Golden Rule of Networking: Give as good as you get. Share your knowledge and expertise with others in these online discussions, so that they will be inclined to share their knowledge of job openings and their connections in the workforce with you.
Habit #6: Limiting the care you take with your communications
E-mail is often viewed as an informal communication medium where typos and slang are not only appropriate, but expected. When you're looking for a job, however, e-mail is strictly a business communication. Every message makes an impression on the recruiter and other representatives of the employer who receive it, and that impression becomes a part of the data used to evaluate you. To make the right impression, carefully edit and proofread every message before you send it off. Don't use stilted or flowery language, but do be formal and professional in what you write. Take the time and make the effort to eliminate grammatical errors and misspellings and ensure that your points are clearly and accurately expressed. Doing so tells the employer that you take pride in what you do, and that attribute makes you a stronger candidate.
Habit #7: Limiting the preparation you do for employer interactions
In today's highly competitive job market, the interview begins in the first nanosecond of the first contact with an employer. That means you have to be well prepared and at the top of your game virtually all of the time. What does that entail? First, make sure that you thoroughly investigate each employer to which you apply. Visit its Web-site, use a browser to search for information published by other sources, and check out the commentary and research available at such sites as Vault.com and Wetfeet.com. Then, use the formal and informal educational resources on the Internet to stay at the state-of-the-art in your field and up-to-the-minute on your industry. Finally, use the information and insights you've acquired to hone your ability to articulate the contribution you will make to the employer, during every interaction you have with its representatives. All of us get into a rut from time-to-time. We put ourselves on autopilot and fall back on habits. It's a benign way to relieve some of the workload and pressure in today's demanding business environment. When you're looking for a new or better job, however, those ruts can be harmful; they can lead to behavior that limits your opportunity and potential success. They are the 7 bad habits of ineffective job seekers—the ruts in the road to your dream job.

Review the following list of values and check those most important to you.
Then rank your top five values in order of priority.

01. Job security

02. Working as part of a team

03. Working independently with little supervision

04. Making a contribution

05. Professional status

06. Mental challenge

07. Pleasant surroundings

08. Challenging, stimulating co-workers

09. Different tasks to accomplish daily

10. Financial rewards

11. Creating something

12. Ability to advance

Preparing Your Resume or Curriculum Vitae :
The foundation of your job search should be a good, solid resume (which may also be called a
Curriculum vitae or vita). The curriculum vitae describe in detail one's professional career over the course
of one's life, including both work experiences and qualifications. It is primarily used when pursuing opportunities in an academic setting. Although the curriculum vitae and resume have the same function,
the differences between the two are length and format. In the business world, the standard resume is
usually no more than two pages in length. An effective resume gets your foot in the door and it may
lead to personal interviews.
Your resume should be detailed enough to give employers the information necessary to assess your
qualifications for the job opening. At the same time, it should be concise. It's essential that your resume
be word processed; if you can't word process it yourself, hire a word processor. The few dollars you
pay to have it word processed will prove to be one of the best investments you will make. You
may use your resume for several different purposes:
Include one with a "blind"' letter of inquiry about a job opening;
Send one with a cover letter in response to an advertised position;
Attach one to a standard job application; or
Take it with you on a job interview.
Six steps are used to conduct an effective job search

1. Begin with Self-Assessment
2. Research and Explore Career Options
3. Choose a Career Field, then Target Employers
4. Prepare Job Search Materials and Develop Job Search Skills
5. Plan and Conduct Job Search Campaign
6. Obtain Offer and Continue to Develop Your Career Action Plan

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Sample Resumes

Teacher Resume Tips
A Teacher resume should be a brief written document which provides principals with as much evidence as you can give them that you will be a good teacher. The strongest evidence of potential to teach is experience with children or teens. In addition, any"real world"experiences with mathematics or science may be of interest to the reader.

If you are a beginning teacher, your resume should not be more than one page. If you have two or more years' experience in the classroom, you may need two pages to adequately convey your experiences and contributions to the classroom and school.


Four required elements in teacher resume
1. Identification : Include your name, address, phone, and email address. Your name should be in the biggest print on the page, three or four sizes bigger than the other print.
2. Certification : List your certification and any endorsements, and the date."Illinois Initial Secondary Certificate in Mathematics, expected December 2001. Endorsement expected in Middle Grade Mathematics."Once you have your certificate, delete the date and list the certificate number instead, for instance : #1234567.
3. Teaching Experience : Use the list of action verbs located on the left of this page to describe your experiences in the classroom. They especially like to read about your classroom management skills/strategies, the teaching methods you use, any experience with students with special needs, and interactions with parents. Include job title, where you did this activity, and when (Student Teacher, DuSable High School, Spring 2001.)
4. Related Experience : This is where you list paid or unpaid work which gave you experiences which will help you be a better teacher--camp counselor, tutor, etc. You can also list science- or math-related employment in this section.
Other Optional Elements
The rest of your teacher resume can include any of the following elements. Again, choose those which sell you as a teacher the best.
1. Work experience not related to teaching, science or math : This element is optional because your teaching experience is what interests principals and other hiring authorities the most. List these jobs in reverse chronological order.
2. Career Objective : This is a statement of what kind of job you're seeking. ("To obtain an Math position in a secondary school with the opportunity to coach softball, track or swimming.") Don't get too flowery or trite; e.g.,"seeking a challenging position"--aren't all teaching jobs challenging?
3. Honors and Activities : If you have some impressive honors (Dean's list, Phi Delta Kappa, any scholarships or achievement awards), or activities which relate to teaching, you can list them.
4. Special Skills : Fluency or proficiency in foreign languages, use of graphing calculators or mathematics software, etc.
5. Professional Preparation/Development : Special workshops, seminars, etc. you've attended.
6. Professional Memberships : List those professional associations to which you belong. Include any leadership positions or committee memberships. (e.g., National Science Teachers Association)
Consider the following when you are developing your resume :
• Your uniqueness as a teacher or your positive trends as a teacher.
• Techniques developed to teach a particular lesson.
• Contribution to any special event for the class/entire school.
Common buzz words to look for include :
• cooperative learning process writing collaboration
• MAG or multi-age grouping inclusion Chicago Math
• literature based foundation curriculum whole language houses
• manipulatives hands-on team teaching
Listed below are the sample teacher's resumes. You can choose any one of these sample teacher's resume template for your use.
1. Sample Teacher's Resume 1
2. Sample Teacher's Resume 2
3. Sample Teacher's Resume 3
Also checkout our resume tips on how to write good resume.

Remember, your resume will only get a few seconds attention, at best! You have to generate interest right away, in the first sentence they lay their eyes on. Having an objective statement that really sizzles is highly effective.


Resume Writing Guide

Writing A Resume
Writing a resume is easier said than done. There are many things you need to keep in mind while writing resume like what format should you use, whow to frame the right object to suite new job's description. You need to create a resume that actually generates results.
What is a resume ?
Resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview. It's not an official personnel document. It's not a job application. It's not a "career obituary"! And it's not a confessional.
What should the resume content be about ?
It's not just about past jobs! It's about YOU, and how you performed and what you accomplished in those past jobs--especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good resume predicts how you might perform in that desired future job.
Why your resume is important ?
It's the first meeting between you and a prospective employer. First impressions are lasting ones. Well, your resume is the first meeting between you and a prospective employer more often now than ever. So, how do you want to be remembered? Wrinkled and unorganized or Neat and structured. Long and boring or Precise and interesting.
Main purpose of resume writing
Your resume is a tool with one specific purpose: to win an interview. A resume is an advertisement, nothing more, nothing less. A great resume doesn't just tell them what you have done but makes the same assertion that all good ads do.
What resume writing isn't ?
It is a mistake to think of your resume as a history of your past, as a personal statement or as some sort of self expression.
Focus on the employer's needs and not yours
Employer is not much interested in your needs but in company's. Ask yourself, what would make a perfect candidate for this job. What does the employer really want and need? What special abilities would this person have? What would set a truly exceptional candidate apart from a merely good one ?
Great resumes has two sections
In the first, you make assertions about your abilities, qualities and achievements. You write powerful, but honest, advertising copy that makes the reader immediately perk up and realize that you are someone special.

The second section, the evidence section, is where you back up your assertions with evidence that you actually did what you said you did. This is where you list and describe the jobs you have held, your education, etc.
Objective of Resume Writing
Your resume should be pointed toward conveying why you are the perfect candidate for one specific objective or job title. Good advertising is directed toward a very specific objective.

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Here we have more than 100 free resume samples to help you writing your resume.

In today's competitive job makrket, a recruiter will often have a large number of applicants, but have time only to interview very few of them. So the recruiter has to reject most applicants after a bfief skimming of their resumes. Now your have just than 2 minutes to make your impression in recruiter's eyes with your resume. Most of the time you will be chosen or rejected for an interview entirely on the basis of your resume and cover letter, so each of them must be outstanding.

This site provides detailed information on how to make a good resume, what format you should use and many more things like resume length, paper size, paper color, typesetting, type of resume (functional or chronological) and action verbs. You can also look into our hundreds of free sample resumes for your help.
• How to Write a Resume?
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• Electronic Resume
• Functional Resume
• Difference Between Resume and Curriculum Vitae
• Resume Writing Guide
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• Resume Tips for Fresh Graduates
• Sending Out Resume
• Electronic Resume Tips
• Important Resume Qualities
• Common Resume Mistakes
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• Resume Help for Gap In Employment?
• Resume for Boosting Your Worth
• Make Your Resume Stand Out
• What To and What Not to Put in Resume
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CAREER SUMMARY
Accomplished educator with demonstrated ability to teach, motivate, and direct students while maintaining high interest and achievement. Articulate communicator able to effectively interact with diverse populations of students at a variety of academic levels. Consistently maintain excellent relations with students, parents, faculty, and administrators. Self-motivated with strong planning, organizational and leadership skills.

EXPERIENCE
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR/LEAD TEACHER 1994-PRESENT
ENDEAVOR CAREER ACADEMY - LAKELAND, FLORIDA
• Direct aspects of the scheduling and curriculum development of this alternative school comprised of approximately 35 junior and senior high school-age students.
• Coordinate assessment, registration, and testing activities for all incoming students.
• Provide individual and group counseling with primary focus on self-esteem enhancement, anger
• In Director's absence, hold responsibility for handling student disciplinary problems.





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Er. Alok Kumar( Alok Sir) said...

Do Things Right, NOT Just the Right Things


YOUNG managers are taught to think that they should take charge of their career, they should purposefully plan what they wish to be, what milestones they should achieve and by when. The reality is different! There are more factors that are out of your control than within. This does not mean that all planning is useless, but this does leave many managers in an anxious state.

Your career goal is your statement of intent and desire. The company you work for, the boss's judgment of your work, your seniors' views on your potential, the opportunity that develops in the wider economy have a strong influence. Your own plan has a limited influence. Once you recognize and accept this, you can start doing things right rather than doing the right things.

Doing the right things means planning a desired outcome for each action. Doing things right means to stretch and do your best and leave the results to turn out the way they will.

Dave is chairman of an American corporation. When I met him some time ago, he told me a story about his career.

He was a young accountant at GE some 25 years ago. He was working three levels below the company CFO, who reported to the legendary chairman Jack Welch. One of Dave's tasks was to compile a statement of the company's forward projection of sales and profits by year, country and business unit.

It was a mass of numbers and young Dave could not imagine what use it could be to anyone. He enquired about its utility from his senior managers, but was advised to do what he had been assigned.

The chairman was trying to tear down the bureaucratic culture of a traditional company. He had, as is well known, acquired the label 'neutron' to symbolize his bombarding the company with his change agenda. One day, the chairman received this complex statement, showing the company's five-year projection of sales and profits.

The chairman was incensed, so he called for the young man, who was 'producing this rubbish'. A nervous Dave appeared before him and was too awed to answer the obvious question. He was packed off with the statement 'that smart guys like you should not do this kind of thing'. Presumably, CFO's department was roasted over the coals, and Dave received confirmatory instructions to stop the compilation soon thereafter.

Dave wondered why his seniors had brushed aside his question on the same matter, and responded with logic and alacrity to the chairman's hollering! Perhaps you have had such an experience already at your workplace.

At a company reception a few months later, the chairman was surrounded by his officers. He noticed young Dave lurking about. He summoned him and enquired whether he had stopped compiling that useless statement. One of the seniors present interjected to clarify that it was Dave who had asked questions about the futility of such a statement. "But you never told me that earlier," said a surprised chairman. Dave looked shy and remained silent.

Some weeks later Dave's big boss, CFO, gave Dave a double promotion and applauded his courage in not letting down his team under the chairman's pressure. Of course, Dave was very competent. To his surprise, this unplanned episode told others about his character, which was not at all what Dave was trying to highlight. Character is such an intangible, yet important, part of a leader's qualities. Dave's career advanced in GE and he went on to become chairman of another company.

You should remember to do things right rather than only the right things. And while doing so, remember that character is at least as important as competence. The world has enough competent people, but not quite enough of managers

Er. Alok Kumar( Alok Sir) said...

Negotiating with your Interviewer



You excelled in the interview,
you've been offered the job,
and now you're down to negotiating the deal...

But how do you make sure you secure the best deal for you?


A few tips:
Know your worth

You may have an idea of what you are worth based on anecdotal information about what people like you are paid, but you will need something a little more scientific if you are to convince a future employer. Have a comparison list with you in the interview. Write out the requirements for the job, as listed in the advertisement. Add any extra skills you believe are important for the role. Then tick those items that you closely match. This gives you a physical list of your strengths as compared to the employer's needs, and a negotiation base.

Timing is important

Think of the timing and importance of the things you want to negotiate, and acknowledge that some things are not negotiable. Pushing in the wrong direction will only cause friction, and may distract you from pursuing a more productive avenue. For example, don't ask for a car of a specific make or a house in a particular locality. You could be seen as over-confident or, worse, over-demanding.

Look at the whole package subjectively

Some companies have their hands tied when it comes to salary, but may have a number of other benefits that will raise your overall remuneration to a figure that meets your expectations. Consider the tax benefits and liabilities of having a company car, for example, or the opportunity for flexible working or working from home, if this is important to you.

Work towards a win-win situation

It is possible to be too good at negotiating. Squeezing every last penny out of your future employer will not get the relationship off on the best footing. Remember that you will most likely be working with the person you are negotiating your salary with, so keep things convivial, lest your working relationship does not match your salary. Be prepared to compromise. If you ask for six benefits and the company comes back with two, settle for three or four and everyone will win. It's important that the outcome of the negotiation is a win-win situation.

Know your limits

Sometimes no amount of negotiation will get you what you want. If it does not meet your needs, it is time to stop rather than end up with the wrong deal. If not, then be upfront as soon as possible, so that the interviewer can consider you in an enhanced light or, alternatively, cut the process short to save time for all concerned.

Why a men has Ego - Problem ?

What is your dream ?