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Software Job in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

2009-03-31T22:26:00.000-07:00

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
(A Government of India Enterprise)

Recruitment Junior Telecom Officers (Telecom), Junior Telecom Officers (Civil) and Junior Telecom Officers (Electrical)

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. [BSNL] will recruit about 3945 [subject to variation depending on the availability of vacancies] Junior Telecom. Officers (JTOs) through a competitive examination to be held on 21st June 2009 (Sunday) on All India basis.as per the details given below:-

JTO (Telecom)	SC : 459	ST : 239	OBC : 989	OC : 1858	Total : 3545
JTO (Civil)	SC : 23	ST : 16	OBC : 69	OC : 92	Total : 200
JTO (Electrical)	SC : 15	ST : 30	OBC : 55	OC : 100	Total : 200

Scale of Pay :
The post of J.T.O. is in the IDA pay-scale of Rs. 9850-250-14600

Eligibility
Nationality : Only Indian Nationals would be eligible to apply.

Educational Qualifications:
JTO(Telecom):-
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology or equivalent Engineering degree in any of the following disciplines from a recognized engineering college/university:
Telecommunication , Electronics, Radio, Computer, Electrical. Information Technology

JTO(Civil)
Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Technology or equivalent in Civil Engineering from a recognized Institution/University.

JTO(Electrical)
Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Technology or equivalent in Electrical Engineering from a recognized Institution/University.

Candidates appearing in the final year degree examination may also apply provided they possess the required educational qualification by 31.12.2009.
Age: The applicant for JTOs(Telecom), JTOs(Civil) and JTOs(Electrical) should not be more than 30 years.

Selection Procedure :
The mode of selection is through an All India Competitive Examination. The examination will be of three hours duration on 21/06/2009. The standard of paper in engineering subjects will be that of Engineering Examination of an Indian University

Application Fee :
Rs.750/-in the form of DD drawn in favour of Senior Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer payable at the respective Territorial Telecom Circles where applicant want to apply. No Fee payable by SC/ ST/ PH candidates.

Important Dates
Last date for receipt of application forms	06.04.2009
Date of Examination	21.06.2009

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Mode of selection and nature of Question Paper
The mode of selection is through an All India Competitive Examination. The examination will be of three hours duration with one Question Paper containing the following three sections:-
For JTOs(Telecom)
Section-I : Engineering stream : 50 questions
Section-II : Engineering stream : 50 questions
Section-III : General Ability Test : 20 questions

For JTOs(Electrical)
Section-I : Electrical Engineering stream : 50 questions
Section-II : Electrical Engineering stream: 50 questions
Section-III : General Awareness : 20 questions

For JTOs (Civil)
Section-I : Civil Engineering stream : 50 questions
Section-II : Civil Engineering stream : 50 questions
Section-III : General Ability Test : 20 questions
The Question Paper will be fully objective type with multiple options as answers to each question. The standard of paper in engineering subjects will be that of Engineering Examination of an Indian University.

Check out for the Latest BSNL JTO Exam Sample Papers Updated Here..

Types of interviews

2009-02-22T06:10:00.000-08:00

Types of Interviews

All job interviews have the same objective, but employers reach that objective in a variety of ways. You might enter the room expecting to tell stories about your professional successes and instead find yourself selling the interviewer a bridge or editing code at a computer. One strategy for performing your best during an interview is to know the rules of the particular game you are playing when you walk through the door.

Screening

Informational

Directive

Meandering

Stress

Behavioral

Audition

Group

Tag-Team

Mealtime

Follow-up

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How to prepare for tests and interviews

2009-02-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

Step1

First of all, make sure your technical writing skills are up to snuff. If you have never tried technical writing before, you may need to practice and learn the skill itself. Technical writing demands both a strong vocabulary in the particular field you'll be writing about -- medicine, science, geology, electronics -- and a strong clean writing style in general.

Buy one or both of the style books mentioned in the list of things you need. Study those books. "Elements of Style" is very easy to use, you can go page by page editing your writing sample by applying each of its rules of writing and at the end you will have clean strong salable prose. No matter what you write about, using a style book is going to give it professional quality.

Practice until you can describe anything you're familiar with using prose that meets the style guide. Real skill is the best way to build confidence. Don't even try for a technical writing job until you can write strong grammatically correct prose. Then apply only for jobs where you have some background in what's being written.

The better your real qualifications, the more likely you will get and keep the job.

Step2

Prepare your resume in a professional manner. The writing in your resume itself is a sample for your employer to judge. Be clear, concise and specific about your qualifications. List the best three or four clips you have -- articles written on technical matters either for webpages or print publications like your local newspaper. List your educational qualifications and anything that might show your technical expertise. Electronics clubs do count for something like technical writing about electronics, and if you did the newsletter, that is a clip.

Organize it sensibly. Use bold headings and indents to separate sections. Add a brief statement of intent at the top, what you are looking for in the job.

When describing yourself, use positive terms. Be specific and positive. "I enjoy writing and seek a career as a technical writer" is a stronger statement than "I need a job and technical writing sounded something like what I could do."

Check your resume for any misspelling or bad layout. Don't let it run to more than one page. If you can cut any word as unnecessary, cut it. This is one of the biggest rules in the style guides. Eliminate all unnecessary words. Most words that end in "ly" aren't necessary to description.

Step3

If sample tests are available, take one home and practice with it. Get a feel for the style of testing. Chances are you will be expected to be familiar with the subject matter and able to do writing samples on the spot. So study the subject you expect to do technical writing about until you can answer questions about it from both experts and complete newbies. Once you can explain it to people in person, that's a big step to being able to explain it in print.

For morale purposes, flip through a lousy handbook. If you've ever run into an owner's manual or a handbook of any kind that confused you, left you in the dark and was filled with spelling errors and technical mistakes, reread that. Remember how angry you were when you tried to use it. Realize that you can do a hundred times better, as long as you're careful and do a good job.

Step4

Rehearse for your interview at home. Dress well for it, and get used to the clothes you'll be wearing at the interview so they don't feel like a costume. Have friends over to help question you. Practice some of your answers and get feedback from friends, especially if any work in Human Resources for any company.

Actors rehearse even if they're going to do improv -- and if you rehearse until you're familiar with everything you want to tell the interviewer, you will have a lot more confidence making your presentation.

Step5

Groom yourself well before the interview or test. Dress well in business casual clothing, and be sure to choose styles and colors that actually look good on you. Friends can help with this too, especially women friends.

Step6

At the test, if you have test anxiety, try not to show it. Make jokes about it if you do. Try to save face. Trust your real skills. You are qualified or you wouldn't have come this far.

Step7

Be neat and careful in answering the questions on the test. The more you've prepared for the material, the easier it'll be to pass. Don't worry about whether every answer is correct or the best possible answer. If you score high, that is good enough -- perfectionism is a good way to get so messed up that you make more mistakes. Steady and careful is the way to get as many answers right as you can.

Step8

For the interview, whatever you actually feel, project calm confidence. Acting tricks help with this. Don't hesitate to answer questions, answer honestly. Don't be too formal or too informal, professionalism is moderate formality. Don't talk over the interviewer or push too hard. Listen to everything the interviewer says and pay attention to it. Most of all, remember that job searching is a trial and error process. If this interview doesn't give you the job, it's good practice for when you go to the next interview. The more times you've interviewed, the less unfamiliarity there is about the process. Relax and trust your own skills. You do qualify for the job of technical writer, and you will get the job if you try as many times as you need to in order to find the company that needs you.

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2009-02-21T02:50:00.000-08:00

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Learn photoshop easliy to increase the skills

2009-02-21T02:40:00.000-08:00

Adobe® Photoshop® is the industry standard image editing program. Photoshop is a truly vast program. Photoshop is capable of so much and yet it does it all so well. Whether you prepare images for print media or the Internet, Photoshop should be included in your tool chest of graphics applications. Here are but a small sampling of Photoshop tutorials which you can do to increase your skills.

Photoshop Tutorials:

Opening/Closing Paths
Modifying Paths / Points
Using Clipping Paths
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut Examples
Pen Tutorial Templates
Pen Tips
Custom Textures 1
Custom Textures 2
Custom Textures 3
Tiling Textures 1
Tiling Textures 2
One-Pixel Brush

Layer Basics 1
Layer Basics 2
Layer Basics 3
Layer Basics 4
Layer Basics 5
Layer Basics 6
Layer Basics 7
Layer Basics 8
Channel Basics 1
Channel Basics 2
Drop Shadows 1
Drop Shadows 2
Halo Text Effect 1
Halo Text Effect 2
Cool Hand Dingbat

Defringing Halos 1
Defringing Halos 2
Defringing Halos 3
Defringing Halos 4
Defringing Halos 5
Defringing Halos 6
Defringing Halos 7
Clear Text Effect 1
Clear Text Effect 2
Clear Text Effect 3
Clear Text Effect 4
Clear Text Effect 5
EPS Files 1
EPS Files 2
EPS Files 3

Photo Retouching Tutorials:

Photoshop Levels Adjustment - Part 1
Photoshop Levels Adjustment - Part 2
Photoshop Levels Adjustment - Part 3

Special Photoshop Project Tutorial - Vectorizing a Logo From an Image:

Vectorizing a Logo - Part 1 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 2 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 3 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 4 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 5 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 6 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 7 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 8 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 9	Vectorizing a Logo - Part 10 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 11 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 12 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 13 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 14 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 15 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 16 Vectorizing a Logo - Part 17

HR Interview Questions

2008-11-11T06:36:00.000-08:00

Some Usefull Question Answers

1. Tell me about yourself?

I am down-to-earth, sweet, smart, creative, industrious, and thorough.

2. How has your experience prepared you for your career?

Coursework:

Aside from the discipline and engineering foundation learning that I have gained from my courses, I think the design projects, reports, and presentations have prepared me most for my career.

Work Experience:

Through internships, I have gained self-esteem, confidence, and problem-solving skills. I also refined my technical writing and learned to prepare professional documents for clients.

Student Organizations:

By working on multiple projects for different student organizations while keeping up my grades, I've built time management and efficiency skills. Additionally, I've developed leadership, communication, and teamwork abilities.

Life Experience:

In general, life has taught me determination and the importance of maintaining my ethical standards.

3. Describe the ideal job.

Ideally, I would like to work in a fun, warm environment with individuals working independently towards team goals or individual goals. I am not concerned about minor elements, such as dress codes, cubicles, and the level of formality. Most important to me is an atmosphere that fosters attention to quality, honesty, and integrity.

4. What type of supervisor have you found to be the best?

I have been fortunate enough to work under wonderful supervisors who have provided limited supervision, while answering thoughtful questions and guiding learning. In my experience, the best supervisors give positive feedback and tactful criticism.

5. What do you plan to be doing in five years' time?

Taking the PE exam and serving in supervisory/leadership roles both at work and in professional/community organization(s).

6. What contributions could you make in this organization that would help you to stand out from other applicants?

In previous internships, my industriousness and ability to teach myself have been valuable assets to the company. My self-teaching abilities will minimize overhead costs, and my industriousness at targeting needs without prompting will set me apart from others. Additionally, one thing that has always set me apart from my scientific/engineering peers are my broad interests and strong writing abilities. I am not your typical "left-brained" engineer, and with my broad talents, I am likely to provide diverse viewpoints.

7. What sort of criteria are you using to decide the organization you will work for?

Most importantly, I am looking for a company that values quality, ethics, and teamwork. I would like to work for a company that hires overachievers.

8. What made you choose your major?

My academic interests are broad, so I sought civil engineering to achieve a great balance of mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, and writing.

9. Have your university and major met your expectations?

The College of Engineering at MSU has exceeded my expectations by providing group activities, career resources, individual attention, and professors with genuine interest in teaching.

My major has met my expectations by about 90%. I would have enjoyed more choices in environmental courses, and would have preferred more calculus-based learning.

10. What made you choose this college?

I chose this college for the following reasons: my budget limited me to in-state schools, I was seeking an area with dog-friendly apartments, the MSU web site impressed me, I saw active student groups, and the people were very friendly.

Aptitude Test Tips

2008-09-22T01:15:00.000-07:00

Aptitude (or psychometric) tests are being increasingly used by employers as part of the recruitment process. This variety of test has been specifically designed to measure the skills and abilities of an individual to assess suitability for the role or company applied for. These tests provide an objective method for assessing an individual’s strengths and weaknesses, and allow employers to see skills that are not necessarily evident on a candidates CV

Aptitude tests are usually either pen and paper based or conducted on a computer. Many employers conduct tests online prior to inviting candidates to interview. This allows candidates to take the test at home, without incurring any travelling costs. Pen and paper tests usually come as a booklet with a separate answer sheet. The answer sheet usually contains printed boxes for you to indicate the correct answer by marking the relevant box. Computerised tests often allow you to take as much time as you want reading the instructions and answers are indicated using the mouse. Both test formats usually include a couple of practice questions before the real test.

Aptitude tests use multiple-choice questions, where one correct answer must be chosen from several answers. Therefore the answer is always in front of you. However, there are often incorrect answers put there to catch you out. These will be answers which are the result of an easy error when calculating the answer, or answers which are similar to the correct answer.

Two popular types of aptitude tests are verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning. Verbal reasoning tests assess your ability to read and understand or deduce information. Numerical reasoning tests assess your ability to solve mathematical problems.

Preparation

It is possible to improve your performance in aptitude tests with practice so it is advisable to start practicing as soon as possible before a test.
Make sure you know what kind of test you will be given as there is not just one type of test for each form of reasoning. If the company gives you example questions make sure you look at these as they will indicate the difficulty and type of question they will be using.
Practice under timed conditions so that you are used to performing under pressure.
Register to use our customisable test facility to practice a variety of questions under timed conditions.

Below are some more detailed tips on how to prepare for each specific reasoning type: -

Numerical Reasoning

Practice the basic mathematical functions addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Do simple calculations in your head or on paper, rather than using a calculator.
Make sure you are confident using different mathematical formats and converting between them, such as percentages, decimals, fractions, angles, volume, area, and ratios.
Ensure you can interpret graphs and tables of statistics, and understand what the information presented in these different ways is telling you.

Verbal Reasoning

Look up the meaning of any words you are unsure of.
Think about what words have the same or similar meaning and what words mean the opposite to each other.
When reading articles in newspapers, journals, etc. think about issues such as what evidence has been presented for and against the argument, and whether you think that there is enough evidence to justify the conclusion made by the writer.

The Test

When you come to take the test, whatever format it is in, ensure that you fully understand the instructions. Work through any practice questions so that you fully understand what is coming in the real test. If you are taking the test at the same time as other people make sure you do not get distracted by them. Equally if you are taking the test at home, make sure that no one is going to interrupt you.

Work as quickly and accurately as you can as aptitude tests usually have a strict time limit. If you do get stuck on a question do not waste time on it; move on to the next question and return to it at the end of the test if you have time. The best approach with multiple-choice questions is to work out the answer and then see if one of the answers matches your answer. If your answer does not match any of the answers then check over your calculations or reasoning to see if you can spot a mistake. If you can not see anything wrong in your calculations then try to make an educated guess at the answer by eliminating those answers you know are incorrect and then go with the answer you think is most likely to be correct. In verbal reasoning tests, where the answer is either true, false, or can not say, words in the statement such as always, never, only, or must, can provide clues to the correct answer.

Only ever change an answer if you are sure you have made an error. If you are unsure it is usually best to stick with your original answer.

Why Aren't I Getting Interviews

2008-09-20T05:30:00.000-07:00

Don’t Underestimate The Power Of A Resume You may have spent hours searching for your dream job and applied for a job in every promising company you came across. In spite of your sincere efforts to find a job, you may not have received an interview call yet. Have you ever stopped to wonder why none of them have ever bothered to call you? One possibility could be that you did not have the necessary expertise to qualify for the jobs that you applied for. This problem can be solved to some extent by upgrading your skills or enrolling in a course that could make you eligible for the job. On the other hand, it could also be possible that your resume never got noticed. No matter how qualified you are, your resume will not be considered if it is not structured properly. Generally, most companies receive hundreds of resumes on a daily basis. In order to simplify the recruitment process, employers and recruiters generally screen applications on the basis of resumes. All those resumes that are badly written are discarded first - making way for well-written, attention-grabbing resumes. Is your resume one of the latter?

Think hard before answering. And then get your resume evaluated by a professional career coach. Avoiding Common Resume Mistakes Most people underestimate the power of a dynamic resume and often overlook their importance during their job search. Your resume speaks volumes about you and can make or break your chance to make that all-important first impression. Avoid writing long and boring resumes, as employers do not have that much time to go through them. Ideally, your resume should be limited to one page. Do not use fancy ink or fancy paper to advertise yourself. Make sure you have what the employer is asking for. If you don’t have the required skills, it doesn’t matter how fancy your resume is. Keep it simple and use normal, legible font. Resume Content The content of your resume should be relevant. If you are applying for a job in a law firm, that lemonade stand you ran in the 12th grade has no business on your resume.

Think about it – it just makes sense. Outdated information should be strictly avoided when preparing your resume. Make sure that the content is arranged properly and in the right order so that your employers can easily find the details they are interested in. You must have the necessary documents that can support the qualifications and achievements mentioned in your resume. Do not write elaborate explanations to justify why you had to leave your previous job. Before submitting your resume, ensure that there are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Do not forget to attach a crisp cover letter with your resume. A cover letter is as important as a resume and you can’t afford to overlook its significance. If you’re not getting interviews, you need to stop to think of the possible reasons why. Don’t just keep on doing the same thing that isn’t working. The tips above will help you to correct the problems and finally start landing you some interviews.

Interview Tips for Employees

2008-09-20T05:15:00.000-07:00

The first impression that you create after appearing in an interview is retained by your potential employer. Thus, it is important that you prepare for the interview and boost up your confidence beforehand. You also need to confirm the details of the time, schedule, location and the interviewer before the D-day and update your resumé. You can also carry a copy of your resumé and your photograph for the interview.

While it is necessary that the candidate shows a keen interest in the employer and the job profile he is applying for, he can answer in a short and crisp manner without talking too much during the interview. You also need to establish eye contact with the interviewer and show a positive attitude. While talking about some special achievement in your life, you can also mention your weakness. When you talk about your past job experiences, you need to specify the reason why you resigned from your former service.

The job seeker needs to sell himself as a potential employee by stating his qualities relevant for the job opening and asking specific questions. Don't panic if you get nervous during the interview and groom yourself mentally to accept any kind of feedback and decision of the interviewer. When the interview is rounded up, thank the interviewer.