How to communicate effectively in a job interview

Take a few deep breaths to calm down if you feel yourself getting nervous or overwhelmed

Communicating effectively is one of the key steps to performing well in a job interview. It lets an interviewer know you are articulate, educated and personable. Learn a few methods on how to communicate effectively in a job interview so you make a good impression on potential employers.

Utilize small talk:

Use small talk at the beginning of the interview to your advantage. Smile, respond to pleasantries and be sure to shake your interviewer’s hand. This will help the interviewer gain an understanding of your personality and how you communicate with people.

Stay positive:

Focus on positive or neutral topics. Avoid mentioning any negative issues or controversial current events that will cause the mood of the interview to shift in a negative direction.

Answer the questions:

CIT-IOE (Centre of Information Technology)

CIT:

Cit is one of the vital part of IOE. It is the central area from where the whole network of IOE is controlled. It can be said as the heart of IOE network. Different departments of IOE are interconnected in LAN and it connects with the outer world of internet via CIT. 

Internet Source:

Currently, it’s receiving 8 Mbps internet from Nepal Telecom Corporation (NTC). The bandwidth is not limited to specific department. Everyone receives the same 8 Mbps bandwidth. The band limiting device was temporarily discarded due to some problems.

Physical Medium/Reception:

CIT uses single optical fiber to receive 8 Mbps internet from NTC. Before this, it used to receive 2 Mbps internet from co-axial cable and uses two co-axial cable, totaling to 4 Mbps internet. To distribute the internet from CIT to different departments, it then uses co-axial cable.

Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop

Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop is based on the most recent stable version of

Apache Hadoop with numerous patches, backports, and updates. Cloudera shares this distribution in a number of different formats: compressed tar files, RPMs, Debian packages, and Amazon EC2 AMIs. Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop is free, released under the Apache 2.0 license and available at http://www.cloudera.com/hadoop/.

Cloudera has an online configurator at http://www.cloudera.com/configurator to make setting up a Hadoop cluster easy (Figure B-1). The configurator has a simple wizardlike interface that asks targeted questions about your cluster. When you’ve finished, the configurator generates customized Hadoop packages and places them in a package repository for you. You can manage any number of clusters and return at a later time to update your active configurations. 

To simplify package management, Cloudera shares RPMs from a yum repository and Debian packages from an apt repository. Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop enables you to install and configure Hadoop on each machine in your cluster by running a single, simple command. Kickstart users benefit even more by being able to commission entire Hadoop clusters automatically without any manual intervention.

Prerequisites

Installing Apache Hadoop

It’s easy to install Hadoop on a single machine to try it out.

Prerequisites

Hadoop is written in Java, so you will need to have Java installed on your machine,

version 6 or later. Sun's JDK is the one most widely used with Hadoop, although others

have been reported to work.

Hadoop runs on Unix and on Windows. Linux is the only supported production plat-

form, but other flavors of Unix (including Mac OS X) can be used to run Hadoop for

development. Windows is only supported as a development platform, and additionally

requires Cygwin to run. During the Cygwin installation process, you should include

the openssh package if you plan to run Hadoop in pseudo-distributed mode.

Installation

Start by deciding which user you’d like to run Hadoop as. For trying out Hadoop or

developing Hadoop programs, it is simplest to run Hadoop on a single machine using

your own user account.

Download a stable release, which is packaged as a gzipped tar file, from the Apache

Hadoop releases page (http://hadoop.apache.org/core/releases.html) and unpack it

somewhere on your filesystem:

% tar -xzf hadoop-x.y.z.tar.gz

Changing careers midway

Researching current market trends is essential before taking the plunge

Whether due to ardent desire or due to less than ideal situations in the present economic meltdown, changing careers mid-way is a distraught decision. Some points to mull over before changing careers midway.

Always keep a contingency plan ready:

You can move within the same or related industry or may be to a completely different one. But before the shift, ponder few questions like whether it pays you to help you survive. Without money, life becomes difficult. Often hobbies and passions do not convert to high paying jobs, even entrepreneurship takes time to translate into a well-paid job. It is better to keep something ready to fall back on. Also, moving to a new industry is risky and may not be as exciting.

Decide whether the field is appropriate at that moment:

Students Demand Instant FeedBack: Study

Students currently going through the higher education system are part of a 'net generation' who expect, instant feedback because of their heavy reliance on mobile phones, social media and video games, a conference has heard.

Arlene J Nicholos, an assistant professor in the Department of Business Studies and Economics as Salve Regina University in New England, spoke at the Society for Research into Higher Education conference, held in Wales, giving findings from her research on learning methods among 100 students at a small private university.

Python 3 examples and Explanations: Generator Function

 Generator pattern are incredibly important and useful pattern  in python. It actually creates an iterator.

 Reference code is:

#this is a general function

def isprime(n);

            if n == 1:

                        return False

            for x in range(2,n):

                        if n % x == 0;

                                    return False

            else:

                        return True

# this is a generator function

def primes(n = 1):

            while(True):

                        if isprime(n): yield n

                        n += 1

Better sleep habits improve education: Study

University of Cincinnati research finds that college students could be undermining their own education, simply because they’re not practicing proper sleep habits. The study, led by Adam Knowlden, a UC doctoral student in UC’s Health Promotion and Education Program, holds recommendations for students to form better sleep habits that will ultimately enhance their learning.

The study evaluated the sleep habits of nearly 200 undergraduate college students between the ages of 18 and 24 who were not living with a parent or legal guardian. The study included 130 females and 67 males who were mostly first and second year college students. The majority of them worked either full or part-time jobs as they were going to college.

The study surveyed student sleeping habits over 24 hour period. As per the study, only 24 percent

Install and Configure Python 3 in Eclipse

Download latest python from http://www.python.org/download/releases

Download Eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/     . Any of the eclipse will work. But I recommend to download the classic eclipse.

For Eclipse you need to have java installed in your machine. Windows doesn’t comes with java by default.

First install python. Just double click and follow the instructions. You may stick to the default configurations.

Then install eclipse. Extract the zip file. You may copy the entire eclipse folder to ProgramFiles or simply run eclipse from anywhere you want.

This is not the end. We need further process.

We need to install Pydev. That’s the development environment for python. Or you can say it’s the necessary plugin to configure eclipse for running python.

Filaria Medication Programme (Friday & Saturday : Jan 6 & 7, 2012)

What’s Filaria?

Filaria is a communicable disease. It’s causative agent is parasitic filarial worms Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Mosquito is the medium of it’s transmission from one person to another.

Who can be affected?

Anyone is vulnerable to be affected by disease. Since, it’s the function of the Mosquito, children are more vulnerable to this disease, BUT, the symptoms will be shown in the young age.

Symptoms 

How to write an appointment letter

Give all the relevant details pertaining to the offer, as well as the benefits

An appointment letter is written to inform a person that he or she is selected for a particular position in an organization. This letter is used for a formal beginning of relationship between the employer and employee. The appointment letter is a document that has details about the designation you will be working on, date of joining, and compensation package. With an appointment letter, you get a document that has terms and conditions. This letter is used for formal correspondence, so it has to be professional.

This type of letter helps the candidate in understanding various aspects about his or her job as well as policies of the organization. All benefits like leave, insurance, etc. are mentioned in the appointment letter, which helps the employee understand the exact nature of his job as well perks that come with it. The letter has to be direct and concise. All the essentials details about the job that you are offering have to be mentioned in the letter. This letter helps the company in creating an impression on the new employee who is about to join, hence it has to be drafted carefully.

Here are some tips that will assist you in drafting an appointment letter:

# The  letter has to directly address the person to whom the job position has been offered.

# The letter has to be printed on the company’s letter head.

                                                            

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To create your own adf.ly links, just login by clicking here, with the details above and enter any destination website in the large white box - then hit the Shrink! button. Your shortened URL will now be displayed for you to copy-n-paste anywhere you like. You could replace links on your blog with adf.ly links to generate more money or use them on Twitter where space is tight. There are many possibilities to earn money with adf.ly links, just by placing them where you would usually put normal links!

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Software Engineering Sommerville 9th edition: Chapter 1

Chapter 1- Introduction

Topics covered

²  Professional software development

§  What is meant by software engineering.

²  Software engineering ethics

§  A brief introduction to ethical issues that affect software engineering.

²  Case studies

§  An introduction to three examples that are used in later chapters in the book.

Me in 30 Seconds

A “me in 30 seconds” statement is a simple way to prepare to someone else a balanced understanding of who you are. It piques the interest of a listener who invites you to ‘tell something about yourself’ and provides a brief yet compelling answer to the “Why should I hire you?” question.

So, your ‘me in 30 seconds’ statement should include:

# 1. A brief personal introduction that includes your career objectives or the type of position you want.

# 2. Three or four specific accomplishments that you meet or exceed the requirement of that position.

# 3. A few character traits or adaptive skills that set you apart from typical applicants.

When networking, end your statement with probing questions.

Second and subsequent job interviews

More and more companies are using multiple job interviews to select employees these days. The objective of these interviews is to carry out a more detailed evaluation and will typically assess:

@1 Intellectual capacity –To determine the intelligence of the applicant.

@2 Personality or psychological summary – To determine the character or professionalism.

@3 Motivation – To understand the determination and perseverance.

@4 Management ability – To assess the ability to manage workload and co-employees.

Jingle Bells Lyrics, Christmas Song + video

Artist: Jingle Bells lyrics
Title: Jingle Bells    

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Girls Generation : The Boys, English Version + lyrics (US SM Town)

Lyrics

 I can tell you're lookin at me I know what you see
Any closer and you'll feel the heat
You don't have to pretend that you didn’t notice me
Every look will make it hard to breathe
Bring the boys out (yeah you know)
Bring the boys out (we bring the boys out we bring the boys out yeah)
Bring the boys out
Soon as I step on the scene
I know that they'll be  watching me watching me (get up)
I'ma be the hottest in this spot
There ain't no stopping me (That's funny) stopping me
I know life is a mystery I'm gonna make history
I'm taking it from the start
Call all emergency I'm watching the phone ring
I'm feeling this in my heart (my heart)
Bring the boys out.
Girls' Generation make you feel the heat
And we're doin it we can't be beat
(Bring the boys out)
We're born to win Better tell all your friends
Cuz we get it in You know the girls
(Bring the boys out)
Wanna know my secrets But no I'll never tell
Cuz I got the magic touch and I'm not trying to fail
That's right (yes fly high!) And I (I) (you fly high!) Can't deny
I know I can fly
I know life is a mystery I'm gonna make history
I'm taking it from the start Call all emergency
I'm watching the phone ring I'm feeling this in my heart (my heart)
Bring the boys out.
Girls' Generation make you feel the heat
And we're doin it we can't be beat
(Bring the boys out)
We're born to win Better tell all your friends
Cuz we get it in You know the girls
(Bring the boys out)
Girls bring the boys out!
I wanna dance right now We can show em how the girls get down
Yes we go for more than zero Number one
everyone should know Check this out
All'a (all the) Boys, All'a(all the) Boys want my heart Better know
how to rock and don't stop
Oh gee we make it so hot Girls generation we won't stop
Bring the boys out
It's not a fantasy This is right for me Living it like a star
Can't get the best of me I'ma be
what I wanna be This is deep in my heart
I can tell you're lookin at me
I know what you see Any closer
and you'll feel the heat (Just Bring the boys out)
You don't have to pretend that
you didn't notice me Every look will make it hard to breathe (Bring The Boys out)
Cuz the girls bring the boys out Girls bring the boys out
Girls bring the boys out Girls bring the boys out
Girls' Generation make em feel the heat
And we're doin it we can’t be beat (Bring the boys out)
We're born to win Better tell all your friends
Cuz we get it in You know the girls
(Bring the boys out)

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Are you in Right Career: Know Your Scores With Career QUIZ !!!

Are you wondering if you are in the right job or career? Nothing is more draining or less motivating than staying in a position because of inertia of fear of the unknown.

Wouldn’t it be better to find out and decide whether or not to take action? Then you can plan what steps you need to take before you start a new search. 

The career quiz below will help you judge whether your career is on track. Answer yes or no to the following questions. Each yes answer counts one point. Compare your point total to the scoring key.

>1. I look forward to going to work.

>2. I talk about my work in a positive way.

>3. I have mentored a junior colleague or want to.

>4. I don’t fear layoff or termination, as I have a portfolio of skills to draw upon.

>5. I know how to network and market myself to my best advantage.

>6. People seek me out to ask career advice.

>7. I’ve achieved a good balance in my life between work and play.

>8. Money is not the driving force in deciding my next career move.

>9. I am learning from, and enjoy working with, my team or co-workers.

>10. If self-employed, I have a network of professionals who I can turn to for advice or encouragement.

>11. I feel excited about my upcoming projects, as they engage me creatively.

>12.When I face a setback at work. I am able to recover quickly as I have a reserve of energy/self-confidence.

>13. I am self-motivated and generate much of my “to do” list at work.

>14. I have a well-written, up-to-date resume.

>15. I feel positive about my future job prospects.

>16. I know where I’d like to be in five years.

>17. I know where I’d like to be in one year.

>18. I’m being compensated fairly.

>19. I respect my boss.

>20. I am able to work productively with my co-workers (or clients), even those who are difficult.

>21. I know how to deal effectively with office politics. 

>22. I have the training I need to do my job well.

>23. My boss is supportive and has provided me with opportunities to learn and grow.

>24. I’m working with a company (or client) that has integrity.

>25. I attend professional/trade association meetings to stay up-to-date in my field.

Scoring KEY

21-25 Points

Wow. Congratulations, you love your work! Never stop improving. Consider taking seminar or learning a new language.

16-20 Points

You’re doing well. This is a very good score. Speak with your boss about new opportunities or challenges you might undertake.

11-15 Points

You’ doing okay, but there’s room for improvement. Join a professional organization to grow your network and get information about other opportunities that may exist in your industry.

6-10 Points

Yes, there’s work to do. Tap into your network of colleagues and friends to discuss other career areas of interest. Seek out a mentor to get support and a broader perspective.

0-5 Points

You are not alone. It takes time and desire to find the right livelihood. Use this quiz as a starting point to pinpoint the changes. Consider taking a career assessment and/or working with a career coach to help you clarify your career goals. Know that many have successfully transitioned to careers and jobs they love.