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Do I really need a Cover Letter

 Resume Writing  No Responses »
May 212013
 

A resume without a cover says a lot of things about you, like you might not be that interested for the position, or you are too busy to perform basic job application formalities, or you are ignorant about the correct way of applying for a job. So if you truly want a job from somebody you would never send them an incomplete application, would you? I guess not.cll

Writing a cover-letter is not a daunting task. The first thing you got to do it to address a specific person, if you are not sure who is the concerned person is, you may call them up and ask the details. Addressing ‘Dear Sir or Madam’ should be the very last option. You also need to enquiry about the designation of the concerned person.

Start your cover letter with your brief introduction (your name, current employment status and work experience etc), followed by the exact position for which you are applying and finally how you came to know about the job vacancy. Recruiters will be eager to know the source actually, because they post job ads on various online and offline publishing mediums at a time.

Demonstrate your understanding about the company’s function and show your interest for it. Google and read through company website and you will get all these details about a company like, company history, corporate profile, function, key people, their product and services, locations etc. Perhaps, that is one of the biggest gimmicks to impress a recruiter.

Relate your past working experience with the current opening judiciously. Don’t fake your current delegations and duties, because recruiters can always carry out an inquiry. Keep your cover letter short and to the point.

After thanking the recruiter sign-off with a suitable closure, like “Sincerely”, “Yours faithfully” or “Yours sincerely”.  And type your name on the next line. Make sure you have mentioned all your contact information even if it’s already in your resume. Read your cover-letter carefully or make your friend read it once before you dispatch it to the recruiter.

Remember your cover-letter should be written to a particular individual (the recruiter) and for a specific position.

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Product based Vs Project Based Company

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May 102013
 

You might have come across these terms ‘product’ and ‘project’ based company while going through a company profile. These are very simple corporate terms that sometimes confuse job seekers. So let’s find out their prime differences.

Companies can be categorized into two types; Project based (of service-based companies) and Product-based companies.

Product Based companies manufacture and sell their products. For example Microsoft, Sun, Linux are product based companies.  Products are defined by company itself and it’s not designed specifically for a particular user or client. It’s for the market.

On the other hand project based or service based companies sell their services to the clients. For example Wipro, TCS, Satyam, Polaris etc. Such companies strictly work based on cliental requirements and their services are specifically designed for a particular client.

Finally a company can be both product and project based. For example Wipro and Infosys

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Career with Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited

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May 022013
 

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) leads the Tata group’s presence in the telephony sector in the telecom circles of Maharashtra and Goa. Currently the chairman of TTML is Mr. Kishor Chaukar, who is a post-graduate in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

TTML has the largest wire line base in Mumbai and Maharashtra amongst all private operators. It commenced full mobility wireless services on the CDMA-1X platform in the year 2004-2005.

The Company also has a significant presence in the GSM space, through its joint venture with NTT DOCOMO of Japan, and offers differentiated products and services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name.

Corporate Office:

D 26, TTC Industrial Area, Sanpada, Turbhe. Navi Mumbai 400 703

Current Openings @ TTML:

Job openings information at TTML is published on various job portals and news papers on regular basic. The selection practice is completely merit-based. And certainly they do not accept any amount or security deposit from job seekers during or after the selection process. You can apply directly to a job posting but I would suggest you to submit your resume for consideration against future openings. Make sure you attach your latest resume with the email and do not forget to add a nicely written cover letter with your application.

How to apply:

Mail hard copy (printed copy) of your resume and cover letter to

 

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited

D 26, TTC Industrial Area,

Sanpada, Turbhe.

Navi Mumbai 400 703

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Remember Important Things Instantly

 Mind Power Techniques  1 Response »
May 022013
 

orderbrainHey, it’s Rohit here from iTechMinds.com! So how is it going? Today I feel like sharing one simple mind power trick that really worked for me.

Having good memory power is considered to be a super cool stuff. It’s certainly one feature that is capable of adding value to your overall personage. Not just your kins, friends or colleagues, but your smart memory power can make your boss or even the job interviewer a diehard fan of yours. Literally, I’m so not exaggerating!

So what is “smart memory”? It’s the ability of recollecting past happenings or records quickly without taking the help of any external source.

How can you improve your memory power? There are so many books out there written on this topic by now. In brief they all advocate good food, regular exercise, brain exercise (playing strategy games or puzzles), stress reduction etc. I’m in complete agreement with their awesome tips and advices. But today I’m going to share something that immediately worked for me.

So what exactly I did…? I instructed my brain to remember important things. (#~SOUNDS WEIRD!~#)

Memory cannot recall something which it has not recorded in the first place or recorded improperly. On most occasions failures of the recall come into this category. You don’t remember the exact date or month of joining your last employer, you don’t remember website of your previous company, you don’t remember your academic records in detail, you don’t remember what information you have written within your resume etc.

The shortcoming may be that you never noticed them in the first place or you didn’t consider it worth remembering. So how can you expect to remember something which was never recorded within your memory properly?

How to instruct your brain to remember?

Human brain is programmed to rub out unimportant information, and keep the rest.  So you have to tell your brain that this information is important and you got to store it safely. By ordering your brain like that you add one virtual bookmark to it. No prizes for guessing bookmarked pages are easy to find. And now you have increased the chances of recalling that information anytime anywhere.

So give it a try. I hope this will be helpful for you.

Cheers

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Tell me about yourself/ introduce yourself

 General Interview Questions Answers  No Responses »
Mar 292013
 

Why interviewers ask this question? “Tell me about yourself/ introduce yourself”

 

You certainly expect this question. Don’t you? You might feel like “what the …. Mr. Interviewer, don’t you get tired of asking this question? Or you have nothing better to ask?”. No matter how you react, this question has become a benchmark of almost every job interview. Simply you can’t avoid it but, surely you can prepare yourself for this routine work. Perhaps it’s a 60 seconds recap of your 10% personal (not too personal) and 45% educational & 45% professional self till date.  Why that fixed 60 seconds? Because that sounds good, otherwise there is no fixed time for it. Little ups or downs are most welcome. Anyhow, what those 60 seconds should ideally be consisting of? Let’s start from where you grew up, where you went to school, your work experience so far, additional education and special training, about your present location, what you intend to do next and that’s it.

 

It should be a smooth going session of your high-tension interview. If all goes well it will definitely help you feel comfortable in the new surroundings both physically and mentally. Meanwhile Mr. Interviewer would be convinced that you are ready for the occasion and you know how to keep the basics right. That’s impressive!

 

Now what you need to avoid? Childhood incidents, details about your family or family members, your hobbies, your travel experience, your interests, likings or disliking etc.

 

So, get your 60 seconds’ autobiography ready as soon as possible and practice until you feel confident. You can practice before a mirror (without making funny faces). It works.

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Make online job application productive

 Online Job Application  No Responses »
Feb 112013
 

Many online job applicants express their dissatisfaction over not getting enough number responses from recruiters. Honestly it’s not the fault of online job application system. It’s equally effective from every aspect of a regular method of job application. In fact more than 95% of the short-listed resumes are collected from online applications. So why is the amount of response so less for some applicants? Let’s find out.

That’s because we ignore the basics of a job application. We don’t feel the need of putting enough effort to an online job application. We never make required changes to our resume as per the job description. We don’t add a cover letter with an online job application. Even if we add it’s either just a one liner or a copy of some regularly used “cover letter sample”.

Applying for a job online is easy and fast indeed. But never make the mistake of taking it too lightly. Make sure that you follow all regular job application formalities before you hit the ‘Apply’ button.

Following are the steps of a good and sensible online job application:

  • Read job description properly. Apply only if your skill, experience and other required criteria matches the expectations of the recruiter. Otherwise just leave it, and wait for the next opportunity.
  • If you believe it’s the right job, you can move forward to the next step. And the next step is to find out the key points within the job description. It can be the skill, experience, education or location of the applicant.
  • Make minor changes to your resume based on the key points of the job description. You are not supposed to make huge changes, only minor adjustment and highlighting certain section within your resume is enough. Adjustments are like moving key points up so that recruiters can find that information on the first page. You can also highlight certain parts by underlining or making it bold. Do not use very rich formats like color, image etc.
  • Finally you need a well directed and relevant cover letter for your resume. You don’t have to create it from scratch every time. Minor changes in the body section are what you all have to do. The body of your cover letter lets the recruiter know what position you are applying for and why the recruiter should short-list you for an interview. And in the last paragraph do mention your contact number and preferred time for telephonic conversation. You can also mention your availability for the face-to-face interview. A lengthy cover letter is unlikely to be read. It’s safe to keep the limit within 250 to 500 words. Last but not least, use a font that is clear and easy to read.
  • You don’t have to apply for a bunch of jobs every day. One carefully sent job application worth more than 100 random quickies.

If you are willing to follow above steps before applying for an online job, I’m pretty much sure you are going to lift up the response rate.

 

Rohit Das

Job Search Guide – iTechMinds

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Free Resume Builders Online

 Recruitment Tips, Resume Writing  No Responses »
Dec 112012
 

Making a professional and unique resume before applying for a job is an unavoidable formality of a job search. But most of the resume services are way too expensive these days, and cheaper ones are not up to our expectations. And another aspect of professional resume writing is that you cannot guarantee uniqueness, because they don’t really form your resume from the scratch.

Don’t worry I’m not going to give you resume writing tips here, since I realize you can’t waste your time to get mastery over resume writing skill before prepare your own. Rather I would like to share some websites that really helpful creating your website by your own, using templates, blank formats or simple instructions.

Remember, you might have to make minor changes at the end but surely that would ensure your uniqueness. So let’s start:

resumesstarthere.com

Using this website you can create your own resume with the help of templates. Of course they have paid version of resume writing but you can also take advantage of the free features that they give for promotional purpose. After creating your resume you can download it in various formats like, word, pdf, html etc.

Start Here

 

Free resume creator of thepcmanwebsite.com

Using this website you can easily create your resume by answering simple questions about your career and job search. It’s completely a free resume builder service.

Start Here

 

Resumizer.com

This is yet another website that gives plenty of options for resume writing. You can choose from a wide range of resume templates.

Start Here

 

Although I have few more website links to share with you, I believe in keeping the list short. Anyhow, try above resume writing templates and in case you have any doubt write to me. Finally don’t forget to comment, that’s how I get rewarded.

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Freelance Writer’s Career

 Career Opportunities, Self Employment  No Responses »
Oct 022012
 

What is a freelance job? Is it like a part-time or work from home or a contractual job?

The word freelance covers a broad area and may relate to any field or functional area. A freelance job can be home-based or part-time/ full-time or even contractual in nature. You may work for a company or an individual but generally it’s all about working for different companies (or individual) at different times rather than being permanently by one. In other words as a freelance you are suppose to sell your service to any master (employer)who is ready to pay you for your work.

 

What type of work a freelancer can do?

No matter what, almost everything comes under the zone of a freelance job. Accounting (CPA), advertising, bookkeeping, bulk mailings, business writing, career counseling, catering, computer networking, computer programming, computer technician, copywriting, creative writing, customer service, data entry, fashion design, financial planning, photography, tax planning, T-shirt design, voice talents, web design, web programming, recruitment… ah the list is endless indeed. Anyhow to create less confusion we are going to discuss only about the freelance writer job in this article.

Freelance writer

 

Who can be a successful freelance writer? What qualification I need for that?

If you get pleasure in writing and want to show your resplendent writing skills then you are the perfect candidate for this position. Even though you don’t exactly need any formal degree to build your career in this field, some publishers may require the candidate to be at least a Graduate. But again it all depends on your skill and ability in writing that matters.

Usually freelance writer job is contractual in nature, but to my knowledge no one literarily sign any formal contracts on a paper. What is most important for a freelance writer is to finish the work within a specified amount of time… And once you are done you can go for the next. Apart from that you need excellent writing and analytical skills, profound knowledge of certain fields and ability to conduct extensive research in a specific field. In case of being a technical writer you need first-rate understanding of technology and software, proficiency in his field and ability to solve technical problems.

Earnings:

A question often asked whether a career of freelance writer good enough to earning ones living? The short answer is: YES! But literarily it all depends on your quality of writing and ability to create new content regularly.

As a beginner you can earn up to $US 20 per page.

Approximately the earning of a professional non-technical writer is around $US 1000 and a technical-writer or scientific writer is capable of earning more.

Opportunities Available:

 

Always work for a well established brand to get paid fairly and timely. Keep at least 3 samples of your work with you before you start applying for this position. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to comment below.

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IT Hardware Networking Jobs in Gujarat

 Career Opportunities  No Responses »
Aug 232012
 

IT Hardware networking job seekers (both freshers and experienced) in Gujarat, keep your eyes on the following companies. They are actively hiring staffs in Gujarat (Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad).

  1. Pipavav Railway Corporation Ltd. (PRCL) – http://www.pipavavrailway.com/
  2. Unified Soft Cell – http://www.unifiedsoftcell.in/
  3. WebConnect Pvt. Ltd – http://www.webconnectindia.com/
  4. Volansys Technologies – Ahmedabad, Gujarat – http://www.volansystech.com/
  5. Future Digital Technologies – Ahmedabad, Gujarat – http://www.fugital.com/
  6. HighPoints Technologies – Ahmedabad, Gujarat – http://www.highpoint-tech.com/
  7. Larsen and Toubro limited – Vadodara, Gujarat – http://www.larsentoubro.com/
  8. Kornit Digital Asia Pacific Ltd – Surat, Gujarat – http://www.kornit-digital.com/
  9. CIMCON Software Pvt. Ltd – Ahmedabad, Gujarat – http://www.cimcon.com/
  10. Nomus Comm-Systems – Vadodara, Gujarat – http://www.nomus.in/
  11. Zebronics – Ahmedabad, Gujarat – http://www.zebronics.com/
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