A country like india that is one of the largest populated country,it is finding difficult to select the next president.What is the reason?Is there no competent person or is it because of our multi party democracy that has to be blamed.Any way it is a great shame that it becoming difficult to elect the next President.I feel Abdul kalam the present president should continue for one more term. He is the best person for that post.

Are you thinking about changing careers but scared to blindly jump into something new? Are you not sure where to start? Most people are unhappy and frustrated with their current job, but don’t know how to create a plan to move into a new career.

If you are lost about where to start, and not sure what career would interest you right now, think about your hobbies. What did you love to do when you were a kid? If you love books, maybe you would like to work in a library or bookstore. If you are good at math, consider an accounting position. Thank about how you would spend your time if you didn’t have to work to earn a living.

Taking a class to learn a new skill is now easier than ever. Most colleges offer online courses that will allow you to work at a time convenient for you. You will have specific deadlines to meet just as if you were in a classroom, but you are able to work at your own pace and within your own weekly schedule.

Try something new, even if you’re not sure if you would like it. Learn photography, update your computer skills, or take a yoga class. Even if you wind up hating it, you won’t know if you don’t try.

If you have an idea about what you would like to do, why not work at it part-time? Suppose you work in the medical field now but think you now want to work with animals. You could get a part-time job working in a veterinarian’s office or a kennel. There are plenty of part-time gigs you can do at night or on the weekend. Of course, you’re giving up some of your free time, but isn’t this a small price to pay to test the waters before making the plunge to full-time? Starting out part-time for an employer is one of the best ways to work into a full-time position later.

Volunteering is always an option. While you are helping others, you are also finding out if something is right for you. How about coaching a sports team at your kid’s school? Could you tutor someone who doesn’t know how to read?

Maybe you won’t wind up changing careers after all, but instead build a part-time business that allows you to be creative and express yourself. If you play the piano, could you give personal lessons? If you are good at crafts, why not sell yours online? If you love dogs, maybe you could be a pet sitter for your friends and neighbors.

The possibilities are endless if you just use your imagination. As long as you are doing something that feeds your soul, you are spending your time on a worthwhile cause- yourself! by Kathy Swann

How many times have you heard someone say, "Just put it on your resume. There's no way they're going to find out"?

It is tempting to put little white lies on your resume. These might include overstating your knowledge of required software ("If they call me, I'll teach myself over the weekend"), a certification ("They'll never go through all that trouble to find out") or extending dates at a former employer ("They can't find out. The company went out of business").

So what's the big deal? It's not like you're claiming to be a medical doctor, right? Who are you hurting anyway? You're just stretching the truth a little to get your foot in the door -- or so you tell yourself. If these are familiar thoughts, you might want to re-think them. Why? Because the risk of getting caught is real. The odds of getting away with listing false information on your resume are probably, well . . . who really knows? Do you really want to find out the hard way?

There are many reasons that could prompt a human resources manager to conduct an employment background check. Maybe you are not performing your job as well as expected. Maybe a co-worker has the same credential and became suspicious when your facts did not add up during a conversation. Some companies have never experienced a dishonest employee who lied on his/her resume, and does not routinely verify work histories and the validity of credentials. In short, they have a false sense of security. Just the same, many hiring managers are keenly aware that lying on a resume is becoming a costly problem for many companies, and thoroughly check all facts even after they hire a candidate.

Sadly, it is quite common these days to learn of employee terminations because background checks revealed dishonesty. Depending on the level of the position or the severity of the falsification, this could sometimes lead to legal actions. So, before you decide to make yourself look better on paper, think again. It is not worth getting the job if you are not going to be able to live up to it or hold on to it.

The moral of this story? Don't risk your future by lying about your past! Honesty is always the best policy! by Ann Baehr

Not everyone is interested in owning their own home business, but a lot of people are interested in dropping out of the rat race a little bit. More and more jobs are available where you can work from home. And since your productivity will probably be better working from home, you'll probably make more money. The other advantage is that it doesn't cost as much money to work from home, since you no longer have commuting expenses, lunches out expenses, or the same clothing expenses. These are big advantages.

Just because you don't want to own your own home based business doesn't mean you can't work from home. All it involves in a change in mindset and some effort.

Recommended Reading

If you're interested in learning more about this way of thinking, there are a few books you should probably take a look at. I highly recommend Joe Dominquez's book Your Money or Your Life. This book will give you a completely different perspective on how much money you're making driving to and from your 9-to-5 every day.

Another pair of great books are Die Broke and Live Rich, which are both written by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine. These two books will also help you redefine your own personal ideas about work and how it fits into your life.

Recommendations About Working from Home

It would be relatively easy at this point to list several work-at-home job opportunities and call this a finished article, but the reality of the 21st century workplace is that telecommuting and working from home are becoming more and more commonplace. And almost ANY job can be done from home now.

My recommendation to anyone who wants to switch to a work at home job is to talk with your current boss about whether or not you can be allowed to work from home. A broad minded boss with her finger on the pulse of the business realities today will understand that if she can't accommodate your work from home request, then you'll probably find someone else who will.

If that doesn't work out, all you have to do is start looking for work. Any of the many get a job or find employment sites out there are going to have work from home jobs available as well as more traditional jobs. All you have to do is seek them out.


Another Look at Owning Your Own Business

But don't rule out starting your own home based business either. Many people find this more satisfying than working for someone else, and they wind up making more money than they ever thought possible. That was my experience, and it was also my wife's.


The best work from home job is the one where you're your own boss. .... by Randy Ray.

I know what you are thinking. You’re thinking, “Wait a minute. Wouldn’t that be somewhat presumptuous if I were to ask the interviewer questions?” No. The truth of the matter is they want to see that you have enough intelligence and business sense to ask questions requiring informative answers. Most human resource professionals and hiring managers believe having an applicant ask questions is one of the most important aspects of the interview. They are able to tell more about you by the questions you ask than the answers you give in response to their questions.

Most everybody expects to have an opportunity to ask questions. However, many assume the interviewer is expecting questions that consist of compensation matters and they don’t want to appear to be focused on self centered issues. Invariably, they pass up the opportunity to delve further for more information about the job.

What they don’t realize is they should be asking questions regarding what will be expected of the employee and opportunities for growth in order to learn more about the job offered. Finding the right job and finding the right applicant is a two way street. The employer is looking for somebody that can and will meet their needs. You, on the other hand, are looking for a job that will fulfill your career aspirations.

The interviewer will obviously get to question you and your abilities so they can decide if you will be a good fit for them. You need to ask the questions to determine if the position is the right fit for you and this stage of your career. They want to know that you are coming into the employer/employee relationship with them with a good understanding of the expectations on both sides. Posing your own questions also demonstrates your communication skills in addition to showing your ability to accurately assess matters at hand.

Here is a list of five questions to ask that will show them you are someone they can count on to dig deeper for more answers, especially in high pressure situations.

1. What are the top priorities of the position?

2. What are the major challenges facing the company in the next few years and how does this position contribute to overcoming them?

3. What do you believe my weaknesses to be and how do you think they will affect my performance?

4. What do you see as my strengths and how beneficial do you believe they will be for the company?

5. Does this company value employee growth and, therefore, provide opportunities to further one’s training or education and career advancement?

This is another chance for you to show your willingness and desire to be prepared for the job. If asking intelligent questions of the person conducting the interview seems to put them off, it could be a clue to you that this isn’t the right job for you. If you see them sit up, take notice, and answer your questions readily, it’s a clue that your input as an employee will be valued and respected.

Go ahead. Now that you understand the importance of interviewing the interviewer go prepare your own list of questions. When it’s your turn to pose your questions, pay as much attention to body language as you do the verbal answers. By the time you leave the meeting you will probably have a good idea whether or not the position is a good fit for you if you are offered the job. .. by Angela Betts

Today Dubai is one of the most popular overseas locations for expatriate professionals seeking employment opportunities in this, the fastest growing, most exciting tax free destination in the world.

And Dubai has indeed grown rapidly in the past 30 years, especially since the ruling Al-Maktoum family committed the emirate to economic diversification away from oil and introduced the first in a series of 15 free trade zones which have created a climate of guaranteed economic growth in the emirate. This article gives a guide to living and working in Dubai for anyone interested in finding out what it’s really like to expatriate to Dubai.

Living in Dubai

The quality of life achievable in Dubai is inimitable; such emphasis has been placed on creating the most exciting, luxurious and attractive amenities, entertainment facilities and accommodation across the emirate that not a day or night can go by without a brand new opportunity presenting itself.

Because the workforce in the emirate is dominated by expatriate personnel there are a plethora of social clubs and events every night of the week, and because Dubai is actively promoting and increasing its desirability as a tourist destination of note there’s no end of sports, entertainment and social activities to try out from golfing, diving, horse riding and horse racing to leisure parks, spas and up to 450 licensed restaurants to sample.

Great emphasis is placed on the importance of quality educational facilities and health care services in Dubai and as a result the expatriate and his family will be well cared and catered for. There are currently around 80 private schools offering education to all ages in pristine and well equipped centres and following the educational curricula of the UK, US, Japan or Italy.

In terms of healthcare, emergency treatment is free for everyone and most medical procedures and facilities are subsidised. A lot of expatriates have private medical care provided by their employer but if you don’t, health insurance for the UAE is relatively affordable and as stated most medical care is subsidised making it affordable even for those without health insurance.

In Dubai the majority of the population herald from abroad, up to 94% of the entire population are expatriates and the number of those coming to the emirate grows substantially on a weekly basis as up to 20 new companies establish themselves in the emirate each week. This trend is projected to continue for at least the next five years as the remaining planned 7 free trade zones move from the planning stages into realisation and more opportunity is created in Dubai for international companies from around the world.

Since 2002 when property ownership rights in Dubai changed to allow for foreign freehold purchase of land and real estate the property market has been booming. Global property investor interest has been intense but none more so than in the local expatriate community which has been forced to cope with ever increasing rent prices. Many of those who were able to raise sufficient capital to purchase have already done so but the demand for rental property is so far not abating creating a shortage of affordable accommodation at least for the medium term as major developments that were sold off plan move from conception to creation.

In terms of the property market in Dubai and the intense building that is currently going on in the emirate there have been a number of reports out recently criticising developers for creating an unsustainable Dubai. Concern abounds particularly relating to traffic problems leading to potential gridlock in the most popular areas during rush hour periods and on the drain on natural resources. The government of Dubai continue to assure residents and worldwide investors that everything in the garden is rosy and that no such problems will present themselves.

The cost of living in Dubai is high, there’s no denying it! But because wages tend to be higher than say in the UK or USA and there is no personal income tax applied to wages people tend to have more disposable income. If you are a social animal your disposable income will quickly be eaten up by the fantastic but pricey nightlife, if on the other hand you lead a fairly conservative and family life your expenses won’t be so high.
Working in Dubai

Many international companies have established headquarters or significant interests in the emirate and as a direct result employment opportunities in a wide range of sectors are available to qualified candidates. The majority of those who find work in Dubai do so initially via advertisements on the internet and trade press...but ongoing the majority of offers made and jobs acquired are done off the back of significant networking which is how most business is done in Dubai.

If you have secured a job offer already your employer usually arranges all your visas, work permits and necessary paperwork...alternatively if you’d like to travel to Dubai and job seek when you arrive, depending on the country you herald from you can acquire a temporary visa that allows you to stay for up to 2 months in the country before you have to leave or apply for a Dubai visa and work permit.

The majority of jobs are in the tourism, IT, media, property and financial services sectors but you’ll be amazed at how many diverse opportunities present themselves once you’ve settled into life in Dubai and begun socialising and networking. In terms of business practice and etiquette it is usual for professionals to dress formally but for many business meetings to be fairly informal, business cards are carried by everyone and traded eagerly at every opportunity and remember never to arrange business appointments with local people on a Friday as this is the traditional day of prayer.

It can be quite easy to find employment in Dubai and to continue your career in the emirate but initially it can seem like quite a task getting to know the ‘right’ people and attending the ‘right’ events to ensure that the Dubai movers and shakers know who you are! If you commit to learning the Dubai way and to adapting to a very different way of life you will settle in to life in the emirate and then you’ll probably find that there is no going back for you because the wealth of lifestyle and employment opportunities is incredible.

Hey Guys, I'm a perrennial job seeker and I guess many of you are too (at least many of us in Canada are!). Okay, I have made a small guide for all you job seekers – Give it a shot and I'm sure it will help. Here it is:

So, you hate your job and are looking to switch over to a better one. Well, to tell you the truth nearly everybody hates their job and they are forever looking for better opportunities with better people and better companies, and there’s nothing wrong with that so long as you have your career in control.

On the other hand, you may be a fresher who’s missed out on campus recruitment. Whatever stage of employment you may be at, this guide will show you how to look for a job without pulling any punches. Here we go:

1. Tapping job resources:

Though the Internet is the preferred choice of most job hunters, you can also check out the grapevine by talking with friends/relations who are employed in bigger and better companies than yours. Companies pay their employees commissions if they can help them attract good talent, and the chances are that your friends will really be interested in getting you a job because they want to make the extra dough. Apart from the Internet and the job grapevine, you can read the newspapers or talk with recruitment agencies – but there’s nothing to beat the Internet.


2. Maintain a record:

Make a physical comment sheet or create a small excel file where you can store the details of the company name, contact person’s name, telephone number, email address and the position you applied for. This will ensure that you are in the grip of things; it will also help you to recall a contact if you receive a one-off phone call or email from that person.


3. Write a great résumé:

A résumé is not as simple as you think – it is not just your bio-data, it is your advertisement. And it is your responsibility to see that it is well written and designed to create a great first impression. If you’re a multidimensional personality and have worked in different positions, then you must list your experience skill-wise, starting with the most important skill set first. If you have worked in just one position for a period of time then you must list your experience in chronological order. If you cannot write a professional-looking résumé that makes for impressive reading, then consult a professional and get one made.

4. Cover letter:

A cover letter is a letter that accompanies the résumé and describes where you found out about the vacancy, and why you feel that you fit the bill. You must always ask for an interview before signing off your cover letter. Remember this: Don’t use one cover letter for all your jobs – make your cover letter unique depending on the position you have applied for. Also, your cover letter must be neat and concise and must always include your name, address and contact details.

5. The interview:

Before you head for the job interview, find out more about the company and the people who run it. You can do this by checking around with your friends and acquaintances. Also, remember, there are stock questions that people ask at every interview and you must be ready with the answers pat before the interview begins. These stock questions are: (i) What kind of experience (and strengths) you have in this type of job? (ii) So, tell us a little more about yourself? (iii) What are your weaknesses? (iv) Why are you leaving your present job? (v) Are you a team player? (vi) Your views on doing overtime? (vii) What do you psychologically expect from a job? (viii) Where do you see yourself headed in our company?

These are some questions that will be thrown at you. Prepare the answers beforehand and half your job’s done! Okay, you know this, but there’s no harm in saying it – look your best and don’t wear casual attire while going for the interview. And don’t forget to carry your documents and testimonials, a copy of your résumé, a small writing pad and a pen to the show.

These are some tips that can help you look for and land the job you want. In the end, only your efforts, your talking and negotiating skills, and your work record will actually get you the job. So, hey, here’s wishing you all the luck from our side! We’ve done our job by bringing this guide to you – now, it’s your turn.

1. Don't talk negatively about people behind their backs. If you gossip, people won't confide in you. Mind your own business.
2. Try to work for someone who'll challenge your powers. You'll learn more in a year than 4 years of college.
3. Successful bosses have good communication skills. They learn from people, including their employees.
4. Work in such a way that makes your boss look good. It's not flattery.
5. On downsizing, the first to go are those with few friends. Bosses prefer competent people whom they respect.
6. Dress for the job you want, not the one you have. Let your dress reflect professionalism.
7. Workout to get in good physical shape. Unless exceptionally skilled, the unhealthy are at a comparative disadvantage.
8. Personal integrity is crucial. Tell nothing but the truth. Bosses can forgive mistakes, but if you lie, you're gone.
9. Be on time. Try to arrive few minutes early. It saves you from stress.You'll be much relaxed & work better
10. Strive your best to keep a deadline. If you cannot meet it, then apologize & ask for an extension
11. Don't take things personally. If some people are unhappy with you, it's their problem. But always strive to give your best.
12. If you must correct someone, don't get personal about it Do it never in front of others.
13. Spend some time alone everyday. What's the mission of my life? What do I want to be? And how to go about it.
14. As you move along Plan A of your career, maintain a Plan B as well, an alternative course to rely.
15. Always remember that the secret of success is passion. Always think big. Spread love & joy.

You'll have blissful years ahead.