Shanmg - Now in Ericsson India

Itz been a long time since I posted something here.. all for a reason..

I have quit from my first company(SASKEN) which replaced my student tag with a professional tag.

Now joined Ericsson India ltd., in chennai R&D division and can say that itz one of a personal milestone.

will continue my job from ericsson ..

Stay alive..

C, C++, Unix — E-books

Have added some more e-books in my e-snips folder and the collection now includes some C, C++, Unix books like..

link : http://www.esnips.com/web/shanmg-Tutorials

C++

C++ By Dissection - Ira Pohl

C++ Unleashed

C++ The complete reference

The C++ programming language by Bjarne Stroustrup

C++ Coding Standard

Learn C++ under windows

C++ by Robert Lafore

Essential C++

Efficient C++ Performance Programming Techniques

Thinking in C++ 2ndEdition Volume1&2

ANSI/ISO C++ Professional programmer’s Handbook

C

Object oriented programing using ANSI C

The C programming language - kernighan and Ritchie

Expert C programming

Beej’s guide to C network programming

UNIX

Introduction to Unix by Frank_G_Fiamingo

Teach yourself Shell programming in 24hrs

Shell_scripting

The Unix haters book.

Wanna get noticed at work?

Thanks - Rediff

In the earlier features — 6 reasons to thank your clients and How to make clients your allies – I highlighted the importance of client relationship management. Most people, however, pay little or no attention to their relationships with peers, bosses and co-workers, though this might seem an obvious thing to do. Here’s how you can become the ‘Go to’ person and get noticed at work.

Walk around for 15 minutes everyday - Give your colleagues importance - See/ hear your name - Join a committee or task force - Mediate a conflict - Offer a helping hand - Your best performance - Stay updated

readmore…

How to improve the soft skills??

Thanks - Rediff

The 60 soft skills mentioned can be classified into corporate skills, employability skills and life skills. In some parts of the world like in USA and Australia, soft skills are also known as world skills. readmore…

Soft skills - How many you have??

 Thanks - Rediff

        Soft skills play a vital role for professional success; they help one to excel in the workplace and their importance cannot be denied in this age of information and knowledge. Good soft skills — which are in fact scarce — in the highly competitive corporate world will help you stand out in a milieu of routine job seekers with mediocre skills and talent.

Soft skills “are as important, if not more important, than traditional hard skills to an employer looking to hire — regardless of industry or job type. This could offer a major breakthrough as educators and training providers seek to develop and cluster training courses to fit business and industry needs.” The Workforce Profile defined about 60 “soft skills”, which employers seek. They are applicable to any field of work, according to the study, and are the “personal traits and skills that employers state are the most important when selecting employees for jobs of any type.”

1. Math.
2. Safety.
3. Courtesy.
4. Honesty.
5. Grammar.
6. Reliability.
7. Flexibility.
8. Team skills.
9. Eye contact.
10. Cooperation….

Readmore..

Reject a job offer gracefully

Many young professionals are flooded with multiple job offers from various companies, giving them more options to choose from. This is good news for the candidates, but not necessarily for the employers.

Candidates often play it safe by accepting all offers, then choose the most lucrative one of the lot. In the process, they do not inform the companies they have rejected of their decision. Many candidates (especially in the IT industry) just do not show up on the proposed joining date. Obviously, the disappearing act proves inconvenient for the company.

“While you are excited about taking that dream offer, it is your professional responsibility to intimate other employers who also offered you a job,” says Shashank Dixit, CEO of Pune-based Krawler Networks.

It could be the compensation, job profile, location or perhaps all of them, but saying ‘No’ appropriately will make sure the organisation keeps its doors open for you in future.

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The Top 10 Interview Questions …

10 common questions people face in interviews and sample answers compiled here… hope it will help..
1. Why do you want to join our company?

Instead of blabbering like urs is dream cmpy n all can jst say “I want to be with Market leader ” or ” I want be with a startup ” so I can develop myself and the organization.
2. What do you think are your weaknesses?

Don’t say that u don’t have weekness at all.. it’s safe to mention something specific; at the same time, it should be non-critical. Also state your plan of action to get around that weakness like, “I am working on improving my ______ skills and my goal is to become an advanced ___ in the next three months”

3. Why should we hire you?

Focus on what the company is looking for and state specific skills that you have. This is your chance to sell yourself, so don’t try to be modest like I have XYZ years of experience and have XYZ qualifications and I am the best.

4. Can you tell us a little bit about your last job?

Talk about what you were able to accomplish and how you added more revenue to your company. There are a lot of people who can do the job, but very few who can do it well. Specifics that demonstrate your accomplishments are crucial.

5. Why do you want to leave the current organisation? Don’t blame the current cmpy u work for and don’t mention higher salary is what u r looking for… say ur learning curve has slowed down and u see lot of opportunity in new cmpy to expand ur skills and learn things in a new environment…

6. What are your salary expectations?

Here, itz bad if u feel guilt, jst ask for what you deserve. You get what you ask for. Find out the industry average for the position you are applying for and work out your minimum and maximum package. Be ready to walk out if the job offer does not work for you financially.
Say I am expecting a package of (put the figure you expect here) per annum along with other benefits such as medical insurance, travel allowance, education reimbursement. Not like 25% hike of my CTC or whatever you offer its ok for me.
7. Where do you see yourself in about five years from now?

Itz gud to have short term and long term goals, so when asked talk about it. It shows you have a forward-looking approach and that you plan for future. Stay away from ambiguity and be as specific as possible, like , I see myself playing a critical role in the (mention the department you are working for).

8. Can you tell us about any failures you may have experienced in your present job?

I feel something is wrong with u, if you have never failed. Either you were doing tasks that were way too easy or you did not take any risks at all. Tell them about a failure and how you turned it around. Present the failure as a key learning opportunity. Be honest.

9. Are you willing to sign a bond with us?

you can say YES, But before you commit to a company for any time period, get your facts cleared about training and growth opportunities. If you are comfortable with what you have learnt, you can consider saying ‘yes’. Remember, however, that you may have to pay the company a fixed amount if you choose to break the bond.

10. Do you have any questions for us?

Definitely…Questions are revealing and employers often judge candidates based on the quality of their questions.The right questions show you are focused on succeeding in the job and are not there just for the money. It is acceptable to ask about the job profile in detail or the company’s growth plan or the culture.