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Living on the edge & loving it!
A paid vacation!
Canada Calling
Want the world’s best wages?
Food for thought
Which one are you?
Que sera sera
MAAC, IGNOU join hands
Happiness @ work
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Living on the edge & loving it!
YOU don’t need to read detective fiction and crime novels to know how important the role of the detective investigator is. Property disputes, premarital screening, husbands checking on wives’ activities and vice-versa and parents keeping a tab on teenage kids require the help of private investigators. Most of what we know about criminal investigation or detective services comes from detective novels from the days of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie to John Grisham, Lawrence Sanders and our desi Karamchand and other TV stereotypes. The man with the grey Burberry felt hat and the binoculars is part of our folklore!
Area of operation
THE work of a private detective is mainly investigative and related to fact finding about the organisation, product or individual under surveillance. A detective could be hired to provide information pertaining to: n Domestic problems: These may relate to divorce, child custody, unnatural deaths or premarital screening. Family disputes often concern disputes over will or property. n Industrial espionage: A detective may be employed to check the credentials of potential employees or cases of theft, fraud involving executives passing on industrial patents and know-how to rival organisations. n Corporate intelligence: Companies hire detectives to get information about other organisations, infringements of trademarks and copyright, pirating goods or to verify the assets of someone who has applied for a loan. Pre and post-employment verifications are also often conducted with the help of private investigators. Of late, e-mail harassment, illegal downloading of copyrighted material, cases of civil and criminal liability, tracking missing persons and insurance claims are also being investigated. Many television news channels and news organisations are using the services of detective agencies for investigative journalism that provides audio-visual evidence of crimes and misdemeanors committed by those in positions of power and glamour. The Tehlka case that used hidden cameras to record politicians accepting bribes started this trend, which also netted film stars such as Aman Varma and Shakti Kapoor.
All in a day’s work
FACT-FINDING involves probing, investigation and knowledge of techniques such as fingerprinting, photography and trailing. The client discusses the case with the detective and all details are confidentially recorded. Tracking a case may no longer require the detective to just follow and shadow the suspect – more often the computer and Internet is used to collect information such as contact details, legal judgments, criminal and conviction records, tracking down witnesses and photographs, verifying clients’ and opposition’s alibis, locating technical and legal experts, vehicle registrations and other incriminating information. Forensic investigators can recover data from other computer systems, find coded or hidden data and recover passwords and emails. Of course, surveillance remains an integral part of the job. There are times when an investigator may also need to go under cover or assume
Special devices are available which can be used to aid the investigation such as recording machines capable of recording conversations at a distance or through a transmitter, special miniature cameras, etc. With the growth of investigative journalism, hidden cameras are now being used to provide audio-visual evidence of a crime. Although knowledge of areas such as forensics is sometimes required, detectives usually hand over this aspect to a specialist in the field. Knowledge of the law and the legal procedures involved is an important aspect of the work of an investigator, particularly with relevance to privacy laws, copyright laws, fraud cases and so on. Legal investigators are hired by lawyers and legal firms to locate witnesses, help in the preparation of criminal defence, serving of legal notices, interrogating witnesses, gathering and reviewing evidence.
Zeroing in
IN India, as yet, detectives do not need a licence to operate. So, no particular academic qualifications or background is necessary to enter this profession. A graduate degree in any discipline will essentially qualify a candidate for the one-year diploma offered by some institutes. However, most detective agencies offer in-house training programmes. Also some knowledge of law is an added advantage. A law degree course through correspondence, which does not entitle you to practice in a court of law, can provide you with knowledge of law of value to a legal investigator. A one-year diploma in the art of private investigation is offered at:
However, more than training, a private detective or investigator needs to have a lot of patience, an inquisitive temperament, a keen sense of observation and perception and presence of mind. There are a lot of thrills, adventure and a certain amount of danger involved in this profession as well as a possible threat to life; so, you need to be ready for confrontation and able to keep calm and cool under any circumstances. Often, you may have to work round-the-clock and during odd hours. Communication skills, particularly the ability to question and interview clients, are important. On the positive side, the job is never mundane and can give tremendous satisfaction and confidence.
Serving the country
THOSE interested in joining Central Government protective services such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB) can directly apply for posts of assistant sub-inspector, sub-inspector, deputy superintendent of police and public prosecutor through advertisements in newspapers. If you meet the basic qualifications, you would take a written test in general knowledge and essay, followed by an interview. Eligibility: Graduation, height 167 cm, chest 81 cm and eye vision 6/6 in one eye and a maximum of 0.6 near vision in the other. Age: 18-25 years
Busy times ahead
THE demand for investigative services will continue to grow as their services are being increasingly sought after, specially in fields such as government investigation, legal services and insurance. Marital conflicts, dowry demands, infidelity, cyber crime, and corporate espionage are other cases that keep the modern Hercule Poirots busy. Many detective agencies, therefore, hire the candidates they train. Many registered agencies also have counterparts abroad or are linked with agencies abroad for technical know-how and expertise. However, today more and more investigators are self-employed with their own area of expertise and knowledge. So, if you have an enquiring and keen logical mind, love living on the edge, following in Sherlock Holmes footsteps may be just the case for you. And one where you can even leave clues!
(The writer is a career expert)
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A paid vacation!
India has tremendous potential to become a major global tourist destination and the tourism industry is exploiting this potential to the hilt. Travel and tourism industry is the second highest foreign exchange earner for India due to which the Government of India has given travel and tourism organisations export house status. With its diverse cultures and traditions, India offers a great attraction for those who crave to know about the splendour and magnificence of one of the oldest civilizations of the world and for its scenic beauty. With increasing globalisation and opening of our economy to the world, travel and tourism is getting a great impetus. Technology, coupled with the growth of tourism globally, has had a large impact on the tourism industry. This forecasts a bright future for all those who choose to make a career of travel and tourism.
The time has come
Reaching the top
THE tourism industry is highly competitive and the winner is the one who has access to a wide range of information, quick access to travel and transportation data and who can blend business skills with diplomacy. Essential personal qualities include effective communication skills, personal knowledge and experience of travel to major tourist destinations, knowledge of accommodation, places of interest and local customs, language skills, business tactics, good memory and a positive attitude, enthusiasm to interact with people, and social etiquettes. Jobs in the travel and tourism industry offer good remuneration and perks that often include free travel for employees and their families. Salaries can vary somewhat within the industry and are higher in foreign companies and agencies. An executive trainee can start at 8,000-10,000 a month or even 30,000 a month, depending upon the company. The growth is immense and one can rise up to being the vice-president of a company, drawing about Rs 3.5 lakh per month. Many people live for their vacations. You can make vacations your life! (The writer is vice-president, Aptech Limited)
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Canada Calling
The number of Indian students in Canada has increased considerably because of less educational expenses there, a Canadian recruitment official said.
About 3,300 Indian students enrolled in Canadian educational institutes last year to pursue various undergraduate courses. The number was far above than the previous year, the official, Ginette Sanfacon, said. “Most of the students enrolled in commerce stream or took up undergraduate courses in aero-space etc,” she told reporters. She said one of the important factor that is drawing Indian students to Canada was the educational expenses in the North American country, which is much lower than any other institutes in USA or Europe. Representatives of about 13 of Canada’s elite universities are currently in India to hold information sessions on Canada as a destination for higher education. “India is a key undergraduate student market for Canadian universities,” Sanfacon said, adding, “Indian students are sought for their academic strength and their rich contribution to student life on Canadian university campuses.” She said Canadian universities also provide scholarships to students. — PTI
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Want the world’s best wages?
“With its extremely high gross wages and comparatively low tax rates, Switzerland is a very employee-friendly country,” the Swiss bank said in a statement. “No other city allows workers to take home more income at the end of the month than Zurich and Geneva.” The study, published every three years, compares the income and purchasing power of employees in 73 cities across the globe, highlighting wide discrepancies in wages between different regions, and even within the same country. The biggest gaps were found in Asia, the study said, with Tokyo ranking as one of the world’s five costliest cities while the capitals of developing countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and India were all at the bottom of the price range. Oslo was this year’s most expensive city, based on a standardised basket of 122 goods and services, followed by Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York. When rents are factored in, however, New York rises to the top spot, the study said. This year, the bank said currency fluctuations caused by the global economic crisis affected the rankings of several cities, most notably London, which was the second most expensive city in 2006, but which fell nearly 20 places following the pound’s drop earlier this year. The analysis involved more than 30,000 data points, collected by several independent observers in each city, in March and April, the bank said. All amounts were converted into a single currency before being compared. The world’s cheapest places to live were Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur, Manila in the Philippines, and Delhi and Mumbai. But the average employee in many of these cities, as well as Jakarta and Nairobi, gets paid some of the world’s lowest salaries that have between 11 per cent and 15 per cent of the purchasing power of a salary in Zurich. “An average wage-earner in Zurich and New York can buy an iPod Nano from an Apple store after nine hours of work. At the other end of the spectrum, workers in Mumbai need to work 20 nine-hour days, roughly the equivalent of one month’s salary,” the study said. Working hours also varied in the cities surveyed, with the study finding that on average, people in Asian and Middle Eastern cities work much more than the global average of 1,902 hours per year. Overall, the most hours are worked in Cairo, followed by Seoul, while the least hours worked were in Lyon and Paris. — Reuters
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Food for thought
WITH real employment offers hard to come by in the tough job market, fraudsters are getting at play with bogus offers in the name of big corporate entities, including state-run power major NTPC.
While these entities, which also include private sector IT major HCL Technologies and even a central government agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, are putting up guards after coming to know about such frauds, many aspiring employees are said to have got duped to the scheme of fraudsters, who demand some security money in lieu of employment. After coming to know about some fraudsters trying to dupe the prospective candidates seeking jobs with NTPC, the state power utility major has clarified that it “has not authorised any agency or firm for recruiting candidates.” “It has come to our notice that some unscrupulous individuals/recruitment organisations are trying to dupe prospective candidate seeking employment opportunities in NTPC by sending e-mails for depositing money in some account in some specified banks,” NTPC said in a public statement. The company has also sought the matter to be reported to it or the police in the case of suspicion about the source and credentials of those claiming to be NTPC’s representatives. In a similar matter, HCL Tech has also found about unscrupulous individuals/placement agencies having been enticing candidates with job opportunities at HCL for a fee. Continued rising unemployment has led more people to apply online for jobs, both through online job aggregators and individual corporate sites, thus turning the job portals into a gold mine for collecting personal data,” trend micro product marketing manager (APEC) Abhinav Karnwal said. Some of them are said to be even conducting interviews to make them appear authentic and in the last stage of their fraud, they ask for some fees or security payments before making the final employment offer. In the process, they forge their email addresses to appear them as that of some big companies. In the wake of a spurt in such frauds, job portals like naukri.com are also cautioning the aspiring candidates against fraudulent recruiters. “Regrettably, sometimes, false job postings are listed online, and non-existing job offers are sent via email to illegally collect personal information and/or money from unsuspecting job seekers,” Naukri.com said, adding it promptly acts after getting complaints about such issues. Claiming to be the Ministry of Agriculture’s research arm, an organisation by the name of ‘Central Agricultural Research Centre (CARC)’ went to the extent of conducting an entrance test after advertising job openings and announced results on its website, which had pictures of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. However, the fraudulent activity later caught the eyes of the actual research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Women prefer working for male bosses
MAJORITY of women employees prefer having a male boss, a new study has revealed. Conducted by OnePoll.com, it revealed that two thirds of women prefer working for male bosses because they are better managers and less prone to moods. Many female employees also like having a man in charge because they are ‘’more authoritative’’ and ‘’more straight-talking’’ than their female counterparts. Women rated men ‘’tougher’’, ‘’better at delegation’’ and also more likely to regularly dish out praise. They even said that men are better decision-makers and have more grasp of the business overall than women do. The poll also revealed that four out of ten women who have female bosses believe they could do a better job than their immediate superior. The study of 2,000 women in full or part-time employment asked whether they would prefer to have a man or woman as their immediate line manager. “The results make interesting reading as there were pros and cons to both sexes,” the Telegraph quoted a spokesman for http://www.OnePoll.com as saying. “The research found while women are good at dealing with employees’’ personal issues within the office environment most felt men were better at ‘’steering the ship’’. “Men were also revealed to be better at having an overall vision of the direction the business was going to take over the long-term. “But women were better at dealing with those slightly uncomfortable issues that pop up from time to time because they were felt to be better listeners than men. “On the other hand many women felt they could do as good or even better than their female boss while only a handful said they could emulate their male manager. Almost 63 per cent of participants in the research expressed a male preference, while only 37 per cent opted for a woman. One of the reasons for the trend could be a feeling that female managers felt threatened by other women at work. — Agencies
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Which one are you?
SUGGESTING that a person may actually find people surrounding him at work awful, a book author has highlighted various ways in which one may have to face bad office behaviour. "People actually get away with really bad behaviour and they do it all the time," the Courier Mail quoted Michael Stanford, author of Inhuman Resources: A guide to the psychos, misfits and criminally incompetent in every office, as saying. "They get away with it because human nature is that we sort of accept things after awhile. "At first we're shocked and then we start to accept it. Over time, companies and cultures start to accept this sort of behaviour and even reward it," he added. He believes that his book may help reassure 'the nice people' in the office that the bullies, crazies and lazies are actually as bad as they seem. Here are some of the most common office types, and how to handle them:
1. 'I'm disappointed in you' person "Those sorts of people like to patronise people who are younger, like to lecture them and tell you you're doing it wrong. They actually do it for their own sake. I think it was like mental harassment, there was one point where I actually had to hide to avoid being mentored," says Stanford. 2. The 'I'm actually really nice' person The author says that this is one the most common office misfits, but also the most toxic. "That's the person who sort of does something really nasty, like they'll send an email saying 'this person didn't' do their job' or 'this person took a can of Coke from the fridge' and they'll blind copy in all of senior management. Then in the next minute they'll organise a gluten-free cake for this person," he says. 3. The 'I'm just so sick, but I'm too important to go home' person Stanford says that such people worry that "the world with stop, there will be tumbleweeds rolling down the office corridor, the office will shut down," if they call in sick. "They pride themselves on their work ethic but they cut the workforce participation by 20 per cent each year by leaving soggy tissues and coughing all over you," he said. 4. 'I know stuff before you do' person According to Stanford, such people feed off misery, job cuts, and love spreading bad news. "They love the idea that things aren't working out, they love problems and the fact that they might know a little bite more than anyone else," he said. 5. The 'I, I ... I' person Stanford says that such people step in at the last minute to swoop in, and claim all the credit, leaving shocked co-workers in their wake. 6. 'Let's have a meeting before the meeting' person The writer says that such persons thrive in big offices, where they can spend their days going to meetings instead of actually working. — ANI
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Que sera sera
WORRYING about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person’s health than actually being jobless, according to a US study. With the United States suffering its worst recession since the depression, researchers set out to look at how job insecurity impacted the health of workers.
Burgard and her colleagues James House and Jennie Brand, of the University of California, Los Angeles, assessed the impact of job insecurity by analysing data on 1,700 adults and studies conducted between 1986 and 1989 and from 1995 and 2005. In one group included in the research published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, they found that chronic job insecurity was a stronger predictor of poor health than either smoking or high blood pressure.
Unrelenting nature of uncertainty
THE researchers questioned people about the likelihood of losing their main job in the next couple of years and the chances of holding on to the position. They also asked people to rate their overall health and used a scale of depressive symptoms to gauge their mood and psychological health. The research included people who had lost their jobs and those who had managed to get back into the labour force. “We definitely found that persistent job insecurity had a stronger impact on health decline than those job losses. This is among people who managed to get back in,” Burgard said. “Persistent stress is a strain on people. It is the unrelenting nature of the uncertainty that really gets you.” She added that the long-term nature of job insecurity could raise blood pressure and change levels of stress hormones that over-time can lead to health problems. “Anything that employers can do to provide more information for workers about what is likely to happen is probably a good thing,” said Burgard. One of the most stressful aspects of job loss is losing the benefits that go with it. Unlike many European countries that have nationalised health systems, health coverage in the United States is tied to employment. “I think that is part of the reason we are finding the large effects of persistent insecurity. There are real consequences if you lose your job in the US,” Burgard explained. “This is one of the big issues that we think make it a particularly salient stressor for people.” She suggested people facing potential unemployment should try to exert as much control as possible and to make a plan. If they have health coverage through their job they should use it while they still can. — Reuters
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MAAC, IGNOU join hands
INDIRA Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Animation education leader, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) have announced a bachelor of arts degree in 3D animation and visual effects.
As part of the tie-up, the institutions will jointly offer a flagship BA degree in 3D animation and visual effects (36 months), a diploma in computer generated imagery (18 months) and a certificate in film making (six months) at all 70 MAAC centres across the country, including Chandigarh, Dehradun and Ludhiana. The curriculum is stewarded by a joint coordination committee of IGNOU and MAAC. In addition to detailed technical and creative skills, the curriculum will impart soft skills, business and production management training, and an orientation to student on an actual project of creation of content. In addition to detailed technical and creative skills, the bachelor’s degree curriculum will impart soft skills, management course training and an orientation to student on an actual project of creation of content. IGNOU will implement norms for examinations, assessments and university standards. Duration: Three years Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent or BPP from IGNOU (in case the applicant has not done 10+2) Selection: Aptitude test and personal interview Last date for admission: September 5, 2009 —
TNS
Now, PG programmes in regular mode
THE Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started offering selected post-graduate programmes in the regular mode, its vice-chancellor has said. In keeping with international trends in education, IGNOU is now following flexible modes of education delivery combining face-to-face, distance and online approaches of dissemination, V-C V N Rajsekharan Pillai said. Majority of programmes in the university are offered in dual mode, which includes distance teaching, regular and personal academic counselling with regular practices, project work and work-place training, he said. — PTI
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Happiness @ work
Today, the workplace looks like a battlefront with burnouts, low work satisfaction, ‘meagre’ salaries and office politics.
While many of us are miserable at work, there are many others who make sure that the ones around them are in constant turmoil. In recession-hit times, one may not get to move to the ‘perfect’ workplace. Plus, characters who disturb one’s peace can be encountered in every office. So, if you can’t choose your colleagues and cannot move to a better job, what can you change? “Be the change you want to see,” said Mahatma Gandhi. To guide us on this path of change are the words of sterling personalities of yesteryears and many incidents from the scriptures. Small changes in your thought, action and speech will lead to a happier you and a better work environment as happy workers translate into a better workforce. The first part of this weekly column appears
today
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Career Hotline
Q. I have scored only 55 per cent marks in Class 12. Now I have lost interest in studies and have developed a fascination towards the BPO sector. But I think I don’t have enough knowledge to enter the job market of the BPO sector. Does any institute offers a short-term correspondence course in the sector?
— Kishore Bapna The six-month programme focuses on teaching finance and accounting outsourcing skills to students. Students with 10+2 (minimum of 50% aggregate marks with English as a compulsory subject) or a Bachelor’s degree and above — with English as a compulsory subject in 10+2 or equivalent — are eligible to apply. The programme is offered in 27 cities at over 43 programme centres. Apart from this the university is planning to launch 17 short-term inter-disciplinary courses to train manpower for various industries e.g. hospitality, tourism, manufacturing.
Go ahead, open your pharmacy
Q. What do I have to do to open a chemist shop? Please tell me about the relevant rules. Is there any short-term course — Jasminder Bhatia n holds a degree (BPharm) or diploma in pharmacy (DPharm) or pharmaceutical chemistry or a chemist and druggist diploma of an Indian university or a state government or n holds a degree of an Indian university other than a degree in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry, and has been working for at least three years at compounding drugs in a hospital or dispensary or a place where drugs are regularly dispensed on prescriptions of medical practitioners or n has passed an examination recognised as adequate by the state government for compounders or dispensers. A diploma in pharmacy (DPharm) being the minimum qualification required for obtaining a dispensing license for operating a chemist shop, you can enrol for this course in any pharmacy college recognised by the Pharmacy Council of India (www.pci.nic.in). After that you can register with the drug control office as well as your state pharmacy council. Make sure your registration is duly renewed every year. This is mandatory under the Pharmacy Act, failing which your name will be struck off the pharmacist register. Before issuing the license to run a chemist shop, the drug authorities will ensure that the area from where you intend to operate the shop is not a residential area. Some people use another person’s license to run their shop, but this is illegal. Running a chemist shop without a drug license is a
criminal offence.
Surveying the seas
Q. How does one get the job of a surveyor with the Indian Register of Shipping? — Varun Chandel A. The Indian Register of Shipping advertises vacancies every three months. Around 50-60 persons, all first class graduates in naval architecture and different branches of engineering, are recruited every year. They are provided training, which could extend up to four years. Only after completion of five years of training, they are authorised to undertake surveys under the supervision of senior surveyors.
Radio jockeying rocks!
Q. I am doing BSc first year with math and also doing a short-term course in radio jockeying. I want to know about the scope and audition process. Please guide me about this career and is it right for me to do this? — Mayank Barve To get started, leave samples of your work (CD) with radio & FM stations and independent producers and then follow up diligently for an audition. An aggressive approach and good contacts also help. Advertising agencies and recording studios also contact people after hearing their voice on radio or watching them on TV, so you could look at opportunities in these mediums as well. Radio has made a comeback, and in a lively new avatar thanks to the mushrooming of hundreds of FM channels. Following the opening up of FM air-waves to the private sector, there has been 20 per cent FDI in the radio industry. The government has sanctioned 336 frequencies across 91 cities. According to a FICCI report, India’s Rs 5 billion-radio industry is predicted to grow rapidly at 28 per cent making it a Rs 17 billion industry by 2011. The 300+ stations will require 20,000 trained and skilled radio professionals over the next year.
BLib regular Check with the univ
Q. I did my MA by distance learning from an Open University directly without completing my graduation. Can I apply for the BLib course offered at — Gira Dutta A. You’ll have to check with the university concerned. And there’s a reason for this. To the question, whether a postgraduate from an open university who has not completed his graduation is eligible to be admitted to the LLB course requiring graduation as an educational qualification — the apex court’s answer was an emphatic ‘No’. Upholding Guru Nanak Dev University’s contention and setting aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, it said that once the minimum eligibility criterion was a regular bachelor’s degree, the stipulation could not be sidestepped by a postgraduate degree from an open university. Appealing against the HC order directing GNDU to admit the candidate to the LLB course on the basis of his post-graduation degree through distance education from Annamalai University, GNDU maintained that it recognised the regular and correspondence course degrees offered by the University but not those obtained through the Open University system. Certainly a damper, but as they say, what to do!
You can only do an auxiliary nursing course
Q. I am 19 and have completed my Class 12 with commerce. I want to become a nurse. Am I eligible? — Aman
Prasa However, you can do a 1.5-year ANM (auxiliary nursing) course for which the minimum eligibility is as follows: Passed SSC Exam (10 years course), Class 10 of CBSE or a recognised equivalent public exam (45 per cent aggregate). The subjects must be equivalent to those prescribed by the CBSE for Class X. The age limit is 35 years. Nearly 350 recognised nursing schools offer ANM programmes in India. Upon completion of the ANM course, you can apply for the BSc nursing course.
This column appears weekly. Please send in your queries, preferably on a postcard, along with your full name, complete address and academic qualifications to: The Editor, Jobs and Careers, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh-160030, or at careers @tribunemail.com
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USHA ALBUQUERQUE
The travel and tourism industry is the second highest foreign exchange earner for the country and offers sparkling career opportunities
WORRYING about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person’s health than actually being jobless, according to a US study. With the United States suffering its worst recession since the depression, researchers set out to look at how job insecurity impacted the health of workers.
INDIRA Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Animation education leader, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) have announced a bachelor of arts degree in 3D animation and visual effects.
As part of the tie-up, the institutions will jointly offer a flagship BA degree in 3D animation and visual effects (36 months), a diploma in computer generated imagery (18 months) and a certificate in film making (six months) at all 70 MAAC centres across the country, including Chandigarh, Dehradun and
Ludhiana
But these are real men, too – and now even women — who help the police, lawyers, businesses and individuals in search and analysis of information. Just like in the novels and on TV, the detectives use their skills and experience to uncover the facts that deal with personal, legal and financial matters. In today’s world, the nature and complexity of cases often goes beyond the scope of the police and many more are now taking recourse to professional help.
GLOBETROTTING is always a pleasure but planning one’s journey isn’t. In steps your friendly neighborhood travel agent! What transpires as a result is a booming travel and tourism industry. Shrugging the slowdown blues, the sector saw a 7.6 per cent positive growth in foreign exchange earnings in April this year compared to the same period previous year.
CAREER opportunities in travel and tourism exist both in the public and private sector. As far as public sector is concerned, there are opportunities in the tourism departments of the centre and states as tourism officers, information assistants and tourist guides and ground staff. Other good prospectus for qualified tourism professionals are in the private sector with travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels, and transport and cargo companies. After gaining relevant knowledge and expertise as a travel professional, one can choose to turn self-employed.
IT pays to work in Switzerland: employees in Zurich and Geneva have the highest net wages in the world, a study by banking group UBS shows, while those in Mumbai take home the lowest. The Swiss cities were also ranked among the top five most expensive in the world in the bank’s 2009 Price and Earnings international study.
“This study provides the strongest evidence to date that persistent job insecurity has a negative impact on worker health,” said sociologist Sarah Burgard of the University of Michigan Institute of Social Research. “It may seem surprising that chronically high job insecurity is more strongly linked with health declines than actual job loss or unemployment.”
As each man’s special aptitude is known,
A. You are lucky. IGNOU offers a short-term diploma in business process outsourcing (BPO). The university has signed an MoU with Accenture to offer industry expertise in these courses. The content has been jointly prepared and imparted by industry and university experts.
A. A person who is 18 years and above can have his name registered if he resides, or carries on the business or profession of pharmacy, in the state upon payment of the prescribed fee provided s/he:
A. Why not – particularly, now that you are actually doing a course to equip you for the job! Jockeying in all its forms – video, radio or disk – has a common prerequisite: all require spontaneity, comfort-level interacting with crowd, and loads of creativity. Formal qualifications are not mandatory.
A. The eligibility for all BSc general nursing courses is Class 12 with science (physics, chemistry, biology) and English (50 per cent aggregate).