SCIENTIFIC MEASURES

AMPERE:

Unit of electric current. It is approximately equal to the flow of 6 x 1018 electrons per second.

ATOMIC WEIGHT:

The weight of an atom of hydrogen is taken as the standard; the respective weights of the atoms of all other substances are expressed in terms of it. So when it is stated that the atomic weight of iron is 56, it is meant that the atom of iron is 56 times as heavy as the atom of hydrogen.

ANGSTROM:

The unit of wavelength of light is Angstrom. 1 Angstrom = 10-8 cm. There is a bigger unit for measuring the wavelength of infrared light; it is called a milli-micron and is equal to 10-7 cm. Micron =10-4 cm, is a still bigger unit. Bar is the unit of atmospheric pressure; one bar is equal to a pressure of 106 dynes per sq cm.

CALORY

Calory is the unit of heat. It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature or one gram of water through 1 C.

HORSE POWER:

The practical unit of power - the power of an agent which can work at the rate of 550 foot-pounds per second or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute. 1 HP=746 watts.

JOULE

Joule is the unit of work or energy. It is equal to 107 ergs. It is the energy consumed in one second in an electrical circuit through which a current energy of one ampere is flowing against a potential difference of one volt.

KNOT

Knot is a measure to know the speed of a ship.

LIGHT YEAR:

A light year is the distance light travels in one mean solar year, at speed of 1, 86,000 miles per second. It is equal to 5,880,000,000,000 miles. It is used as a unit for measuring stellar distances.

NAUTICAL MILE:

A unit of distance used in navigation - one minute of longitude measured along the Equator. A Nautical Mile is approximately equal to 6, 080 feet.

PRESSURE:

The pressure is expressed in pounds weight per sq cm. The pressure of the atmosphere is expressed in millibars. One millibar = 1 dyne per sq cm. If the pressure are very high, they are expressed in multiples of atmospheric pressure. 1 atmosphere is a pressure exerted by a column of mercury 76 cm high at sea level and at a latitude of 45 .

QUINTAL:

Metric measure of weight; 100 kilograms = 1 quintal.

VOLT:

The unit of potential difference. It is that much potential difference which when applied to the ends of an electrical conductor of resistance one ohm, the amount of energy consumed in the circuit in one second is one Joule (=107 ergs).

WATT:

Unit of power - the rate of work done in joules per second; the energy expended per second by an unvarying electric current of 1 ampere.

 

The Indian Navy offers

The Indian Navy offers Naval Engineering Course

 

 

The Indian Navy has called for applications from unmarried men who have passed Plus- Two to join the Naval College of Engineering, Lonavala, Pune, and the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), Kochi, through the Plus-Two (Technical) Cadet Entry Scheme for a career as officers in electrical engineering and naval architecture branches.

 

Entry qualification is Plus-Two or equivalent examinations with at least 75 per cent marks in aggregate in physics, chemistry and mathematics and 50 per cent marks in English either in class X or XII.

 

The candidates should be aged 16.5 to 19 (born between January 2, 1990 and July 1,1992). The minimum height required is 157 cm with correlated weight as per age.

Eyesight distant vision 6/12, 6/12 correctable to 6/6, 6/6 with glasses.

 

Application format and other details can be obtained from the May 24 issue of Employment News, or www.nausena-bharti.nic.in

 

Filled-in applications should be sent by ordinary post to Postbag no. 04, R.K. Puram P.O. (Main), New Delhi - 110 066, to reach the addressee on or before June 25.

 

Selection will be on the basis of Services Selection Board (SSB) interviews for short-listed applicants, to be held from July to December in Bangalore or Bhopal.

 

The interviews last five days, consisting of stage 1 (first day) and stage 2 (four days). Stage 1 has intelligence and picture perception tests and group discussion.

 

Those who clear this test are eligible to appear for stage 2 consisting of psychological tests, group task tests and interviews.

 

Successful candidates will undergo a special medical examination. Candidates will be paid return sleeper-class train fare, if appearing for the first time.   The training will start in January 2009. The selected candidates are taken as cadets and undergo a 16-week naval orientation course at the Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala. Some of them will be selected for nomination to the B.Tech. course in naval architec ture and shipbuilding in Cusat.   Others will undergo a four-year engineering course at the Lonavala college. The cadets will be allotted engineering or electrical branch. On passing the course, the B.Tech. degree will be awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru University.   The Navy will bear the cost of study and training. Cadets are provided free clothes and mess. After B.Tech., the cadets will be deputed for a six-month course in warship design at Visakhapatnam followed by an 18-month postgraduate diploma course in naval architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.   The cadets can enter the Navy in the sub-lieutenant cadre and rise to the rank of captain.

 

 

IIPM makes business education truly global

IIPM makes business education truly global

 

THERE is excitement in the air and there seems to be no stopping IIPM from taking giant strides in globalising Indian business education. This year IIPM has placed a record 2,670 students through campus recruitment and the number keeps increasing. The big news, however, is that international placements have jumped to 165 this year. This figure is second only to the best in the country. An achievement, but the institute is not sitting quietly on its laurels. Through curriculum and global networks, it hopes to place many more students internationally in the years to come. `Next year we hope to have the highest international placements in India,’’ says a spokesperson.
   International placement is only a part of IIPM's global initiatives. Sources say that IIPM is in the process of launching an international programme in August (details are not available because of non-disclosure agreements).
   IIPM is also forging a number of international tie-ups with leading B-Schools and organisations across the globe, for their Global Internship Programme called GOTA. The internship programme is a mandatory component of IIPM's curriculum and all students get a chance to travel overseas to experience first-hand how world class organisations work.
   Organisations that have particpated in this programme in the past include Nestle, Credit Suisse, IMD, UNCTAD, Michael Page, World Bank, Novartis, WTO, Honda Japan, Suzuki, ING, Emirates Bank, Amas Bank, Sulzer, among others.
   Indranil Das (dean-Global Alliances) says, `this i s a u nique concept, and will go a long way in changing the face of business education in India. We are committed to deliver the best practices in education to all our students."
   Apart from this, as a part of its global thrust, IIPM is also ensuring that students enjoy a global exposure on the campus in India. Professors such as Philip Kotler of Kelloggs School of Business, Gita Gopinath of University of Chicago Graduate Business School, Akash Deep of Harvard University Sunil Gupta of Columbia Business School, Prof. Tom Kirchmaier of London School of Economics, Prof Rick Aubry of Stanford University, Prof Ari Ginsberg of NYU STERN, Leigh Hafrey of MIT Sloan School of Management, Andre Laurent of INSEAD and Johannes Pennings of the Wharton School have visited IIPM and interacted with students and industry leaders in the past few years. While these professors came to deliver lectures on specific topics, professors from NUS, Singapore (ranked among the top three B-schools in Asia) are delivering a seven-week intensive course on Investment Banking (IB) at IIPM. The course aims to provide IIPM students an edge when it comes to placements in the Investment Banking sector next year. Prasoon S Majumdar, all India dean-academics says, "with this programme, our students would have an advantage in the investment banking sector, they can hit the ground running while other MBA candidates would have to still go through training on the job for the first few months.’’ Thetop100 students selected from all IIPM branches will attend this course and get a joint certification in IB.

How being an interim boss can broaden skills

If you ask many people, they probably think they can do just as well or maybe even better than their current boss can. Well, if you are ever in the position of being an interim boss, you get to take that to the test. Regardless of whether you do as well as you think you can, there are a few ways that being an interim boss you can help you. A few of them are:

 

- Improve your job performance –

Stepping outside the realm of your normal everyday work can help give you some perspective. Being in your boss' shoes might be able to help you evaluate what you are doing and ways that you can be more efficient and effective in your current job. Then, when you go back to your regular job your performance will be better.

 

- Expand your skills –

This is kind of like the previous point except that being an interim boss can help you learn more skills. If you are an interim boss you will probably be doing things that you don't normally do, which means that you will have to be learning new skills to be able to effectively be the boss. These new skills can help you with your current job and just in future jobs.

 

- Prove yourself –

Who knows, someone up above you could be watching you and evaluating your performance as interim boss... so if you can successfully do the job, then maybe the next time that a position opens up and possibly puts you in line for a promotion, maybe the superiors will remember your work as interim boss.

 

So there are many benefits and many different ways to broaden your skills if you become an interim boss, no matter how long your time is. If you can effectively take advantage of the situation, it can have many potential benefits for your career.

 

Should you follow your boss to a new job?

Should you follow your boss to a new job is a rather subjective poser. There are bosses, and then there are BOSSES. I have known people who worked for the same person throughout a career. I have known people who stayed with the same company for many years and had multiple bosses, some better than others. There are bosses who can enhance your knowledge, appreciate what you do for them, and allow you to stretch and grow; but there are also bosses who stifle personal growth and only care about their own advancement, sometimes at your expense.

 

Your immediate supervisor is a boss but not the boss. Some companies have a strict caste system while others do not. If one works for a company that does have a rigid social structure, it might be quite flattering for the boss to ask you to come along. Should that happen, though, you may be fairly certain that the boss is thinking of himself rather than you. It would behoove you to consider location, expectations, salary and benefits very tediously before deciding to go.

 

If following your boss means relocating yourself and/or your family, there needs to be compensation for moving as well as a rather substantial raise. Moving always proves to be more costly than one expects.

 

There are jobs and careers where following the boss is not at all out of the ordinary. A prime example is coaching. Often when a new head coach is hired, whether it be high school, college or professional ranks, the new coach is allowed to bring all or part of his/her staff. I worked as administrative to a secondary principal who loved to open new schools, and as it happened, our school district was one of the fastest growing in the State. I followed the principal to two new schools after the initial one. I did not have to, but I would have probably followed him to the moon. We worked well together, and he was an exceptional principal. He was the exception in my life. There have been other bosses through the years that caused me to sigh with relief when they left, even if they were moving on to greener pastures and gave me an option to go with them.

 

Do not follow anyone for any reason unless you are genuinely happy working with and for them. No amount of salary is worth being miserable. Things do not always look the same underneath the surface; sometimes you are better off where you are. Is there opportunity for advancement in your current situation, or where you would be going? Is the cost of living higher or lower in a relocation situation? Is the new environment more congenial than the current one? It is never an issue to be taken lightly, because every major change in life, especially career choice is a building block to your future, whether your choices are good or bad.

 

Finally, consider whether or not you might eventually have the opportunity to move into the position that he/she is leaving vacant. That might be worth staying for, if it happens to be something you would enjoy doing. I have had to make that choice and did move into that position with no regrets and miles of opportunity.

 

Do not limit your long distance vision. Look at all the options and make an educated choice rather than an emotional one.

 

How to follow up after a job interview?

Drop down on your knees and beg the interviewer to give you the job or you will kill yourself!

 

NO, please do not follow that bit of nonsense advice, it really will not work!

 

The follow up you do after a job interview can depend entirely on how you got the interview. I'll try to give you some useful tips on which path to follow here:

 

RECRUITMENT AGENCY
If a recruitment agency arranged the job for you, it is not good practice to contact the company directly to find out how it went. You should contact the agent that organised the interview for you and let him/her give you feedback about how it all went. Even if the interviewer told you to their face that they were very impressed with you and that they would definitely be contacting you for a 2^nd interview; do NOT contact them directly. It is unethical and could scupper your chances for the job in hand and future jobs through that agency if the agent felt you went behind their back and contacted the company directly. The agency has a contract with the employer to supply candidates, who they will get a fee for should the candidate be successful in the role. You do not know what relationship the agent has with the employer - the agent could be a family member of a senior person in the company and they would most certainly advise them that you went directly to the employer. If the company really did want you back for 2nd interview or they want to offer you the job, they WILL get in touch when they are ready.

 

DIRECT OR SPECULATIVE APPLICATION

If you applied for a job directly or sent the company a speculative application and they contacted you directly for an interview with a specific role in mind (or even if they did not have a specific role in mind), you can always drop them a line in writing (via email or post) to say thank you for taking the time to meet with you and that you really enjoyed meeting with them and liked what you saw and heard about the company and would be very keen to work for such an organisation. Do not make grand statements such as "You'd really be foolish not to hire me!" (believe it or not, I have actually had comments like this from people in emails with their covering letters) – you are insulting the interviewer and/or making out that the business is not successful already and only you can make it so! Keep it polite and friendly - not too informal and ensure that you sound like someone they would want on their team. If you do not have their email address or do not want to wait for a postal letter to arrive, you could give them a call a day or two after the interview. This might or might not be appreciated depending on how it was left at the end of the interview and how busy the interviewer might be. Whatever you do, do not call up and say you need to speak with the interviewer urgently as if they are interrupted in a meeting just for you to say "Thanks for seeing me the other day. Have you made a decision yet?" the only answer you are likely to get is a big fat NO!

 

WORD OF MOUTH

If you were told about the job by a family member or friend or ex colleague and have had the interview on the basis that you know someone who works there, the best thing to do is not to hassle the person who put you in touch about the job but deal with the person who interviewed you. Often HR departments or Hiring Managers will not discuss you application with the person who put you forward as it is against protocol. A lot of companies have a bonus in place - if a staff member recommends someone to join who is then taken on, the staff member is rewarded with say 500 or 1000 or even more for doing so. This works out much cheaper than using an agency or advertising in the press in general and is a good incentive for staff. You will most likely not get any favoritism through knowing someone who already works there as the recruitment process always needs to be fair to avoid claims of discrimination, so do not assume you will automatically get the job because your best friend works there.

 

OVERALL TIPS

Any interviewer worth their salt will themselves tell you at the end of the interviewer what the next step will be. Often they will say that they still have other people to interview, even if they have made up their minds to offer you the position. Patience really is a virtue - no one ever lost a job because THEY did not contact the company back when they company promised to contact them, but if you really want to keep your application and name in the forefront of the interviewer's mind a brief telephone calls 2 to 3 days after the interview in most cases does not hurt to remind them how good a fit you will be and maybe to ask them if there were any more questions they had which you could clarify for them now. I have also found in the past that it works wonders if you call back and give them some additional info which you might not have told them at the interview, some technical skill you have which would be a great asset to them - it never hurts to advise of extra skills you have which would be useful to the company.

 

corporate love letter

Read this Love Letter...... .







                                   In today's world of MBA's, the old

                                   fashioned Love-Letter is being replaced

                                   by such 'Corporate' Love-Letters. go

                                   ahead and read on.....





                                   Dearest Ms. _____,

                                             I am very happy to inform you

                                   that I have fallen in love with you.

                                   Since the 25 th of December

                                   2007(Tuesday) .

                                   With reference to the meeting held

                                   between

                                   us on the 24 th of December 2007 at

                                   1500 hrs,

                                   I would like to present myself as a

                                   prospective lover. Our love affair

                                   would be on probation for a period of

                                   three months and depending on

                                   compatibility, would be made permanent.

                                   Of course, upon completion of

                                   probation, there will be continuous on

                                   the job training and performance

                                   appraisal schemes leading up to from

                                   lover to spouse. The expenses incurred

                                   for coffee and entertainment would

                                   initially be shared equally between us.

                                   Later, based on your performance, I

                                   might take up a larger share of the

                                   expenses.



                                   However I am broadminded enough, to be

                                   taken care of all your expense account.

                                   I request you to kindly

                                   respond within 30 days of receiving

                                   this letter, failing which, this offer

                                   would be cancelled without further

                                   notice and I shall be considering

                                   someone else.

                                   I would be happy, if you could forward

                                   this letter to your friend, if you do

                                   not wish to take up this offer..

                                   Thanking you in anticipation.



                                   Yours sincerely,