Friday, 12 February 2016

Things to keep in mind while writing a cover letter

Even before you can imagine yourself sitting in the chair answering questions for an interview, it is important to remember the cover letter is the first thing the interviewers see. Hence it is important to be specific in the information that is put up there.

A few important suggestions

Audience
It is essential to understand who the audience is before even starting to write. Only when the audience is identified, you can proceed.

Objective for writing
Why are you writing a cover letter? Unless you can answer that, it will be difficult or inaccurate to write. So take some time to think about it.

Requirement
It is advisable to always keep in mind the interviewers requirements from you. It also becomes easy while choosing the things to be mentioned in the cover letter.

Benefits
You can tell them the benefits of having you as an employee. It is important to mentions what they have to gain from you.

Engaging opening paragraph
Capturing the reader’s attention is very important. If the opening paragraph is dull than probably the reader may not even check the rest of the content.

Engagement
The content has to be written well so that the interest of the reader does not waver. It also helps create a good impression.

Certification
You may have years of experience which needs to be backed by documents or references. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to authenticate the information. Hence it is better to mention only those things which can be vouched for.

Final paragraph
In the final paragraph of the cover letter you mention your qualities, capabilities and also persuade him to contact you. Content written in this paragraph needs to be thought through. Any misjudgment of language or words would mean a lost opportunity.

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Monday, 11 January 2016

What is Data Science?

Data science is a term that has existed for over thirty years now. The basic purpose of it is to study relevant data and derive information from it. To put it in perspective, data is available in two forms
Structured data – data is collected from various sources depending on the requirement. This is later organized in a orderly manner.

Unstructured data – data is collected from various sources but is stored or presented in an unstructured or unorganized form.

It is also a composition of various techniques belonging to other fields such as

Statistics – this Field deals with collection of data, analysis, interpretation, organization and presentation of data.Statistics is relevant in fields of astronomy, economics, education, engineering, marketing, medicine, public health, sports, biology, genetics, psychology etc.

Data mining–refers to going through large amounts of data through different perspectives to derive new information. This technique may also be used to gather and organize information.
E.g. ever wonder how big retail companies target the right audience? As in people who might actually be interested in buying their products. Simple, they go through volumes of data available with them of customer’s previous buying patterns. The customers are also categorized accordingly. Hence, next time the company wants to push a product they know exactly who to target.

Predictive analysis – this method refers to going through the available information and attempting to
predict the future consequences.Thesepredictions include all the off-course events that might occur.
E.g. R&D team, they understand the current situation first and then try to fix the flaws in it. They also try to predict the future needs, harnessing of solar energy lead to the discovery of solar panels. Now there is growing demand for this industry all over the world. Some of it is due to necessity, in an area where electricity supply is irregular, solar energy comes in handy.


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Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Three simple steps for good business analysis

Some people are born analyst some people acquire it and if you belong to the latter half, this piece of writing may help you out. To be a good analyst of any kind some simple steps need to be taken. Along with the steps a strict discipline also needs to be maintained.

Communication skill
The basic requirement of any job is to be able to communicate. If this skill is mastered than half the task is accomplished. Business analysis after all is consuming data and emitting information.

How to improve communication skills?
Body language
Non-verbal movements can reveal more than what a person has to say. it is always important to use appropriate body language depending on the mood. It is easy to tell if one is nervousness or not by observing the body movement, little eye contact, blocking, neck rubbing are just some signs of nervousness. So pay attention to the body language while talking to others.

Don’t use conversation fillers
Do not use conversation fillers such as like, ummm…., ah… etc. this gives out a wrong impression and makes it hard for the listener to be serious.

Listen carefully to others
One of the most effective ways to converse is by listening to what the other person has to say. That way asking redundant questions can be avoided.

Be specific
A good business analyst put forward an idea with clarity. Nobody likes to listen to someone beat around the bush, always be direct and clear as it saves time and resources.

Problem solving
People like results and not problems. That is why they hire business analyst to find out exactly what is the solution to the problem their business is facing? Business analyst has the ability to detect problems and introduce techniques to gain efficiency.

How to improve problem solving skills?
Open mindedness
Try to chalk out all the possible solutions, no matter how ‘ridiculous’ they sound because many a times these answers may lead to potential solutions. Just go with the flow and try to be as creative as possible (after all problems don’t exactly come in practical proportions, why should the answers)

Make things simple, Dummy!
Don’t be intimidated by problems simplify them and start working on a solution. Try to dissect the problem this will take away nervousness and boost confidence.

Focus!
Stop focusing on the problem! But rather shift it to finding a solution. There is no point lamenting on what has happened.

Analyze
Don’t ever blindly accept anything at the face value; always try to read between the lines (only for the Bros, Avoid thinking with your little head!).

How to improve Analyzing skills?
Puzzles
Math problems, mind binders, riddles encourage your mind to think in a particular manner. Finding answers becomes an instinctive. Regularly using puzzles helps one develop to think fast.

Observe& Investigate (Key Quality)
Try to see what’s going on around, observe the minute details and question them. Try to find out why it is done the way it is done. E.g. why are man-hole covers round and not any other shape like square or a rectangle?

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Content source :-  http://www.apsense.com/article/three-simple-steps-for-good-business-analysis.html

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

What are soft skills and why are they necessary?

In today’s world there are more people competing with each other than ever were in the entire history of the modern humans. Soft skills have become an important tool to succeed in today’s world. Soft skills help make your work more effective and efficient. Hence, it would only be wise to improve one’s soft skills.

Types of soft skills
·         Self-esteem- basically understanding one’s self worth. Abraham Lincoln became U.S president after facing great odds. Similarly; don’t just dream big, own them as well. Dreaming big showcases your self- esteem.

·         Self confidence- Understanding one’s true potential and implementing it. this quality helps you be more assertive (not aggressive). Through self confidence one’s presentation skills improve and helps instill leadership skill into them. It also helps develop your emotional skill.

·         Communication skill- what is communication? well, to put it in simple words communication refers to exchange of information between two or more individuals ( also referred to as interpersonal communication). Effective communication helps in gaining clarity to one’s message

·         Good IQ- It helps to have knowledge about other fields other than the one already involved. Try to imagine, how good your chance will be if you’re good at problem solving, have very good GK and are able to grasp things quickly. only way to do it would be good brain exercises (e.g. puzzles) wide reading ( fiction and non- fiction books).

·         Personality- personality makes or breaks a person. Everybody has a choice either be part of the crowd or stand out from it. Personality also helps develop customer service skills which are important to create a loyal customer base. Managerial skill is also an indirect outcome of a good personality, as good managers make good leaders. Resulting in benefiting the organization.
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Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Stability leads to economic growth

People no matter which community they belong to need to stop giving kneejerk reaction

According to the recently released report, Indian economy would be worth $6 trillion in the next  decade. Given the recent improvements in market situation it is going to be a steady growth from now. Although, insiders are cautioning that it may fluctuate before getting to the predicted result.But, there are a few issues that need to be dealt with first.

It is said to be a good time, toinvest in the share market now for future gains. The upbeat morale of the government to tackle crippling issues of the economy has led to investors getting excited towards the near future.

Although, steps are being taken in the right direction, it is still not enough. Political and social stability make or break an economy. Analysis of previous data has revealed that it is one of the most significant contributing factors towards growth in the economy. As long as there is stability, there will be investors flocking to invest.

E.g. American companies began investing heavily in Nazi Germany and Italy under Benito Mussolini before the World War 2. Due to the stable political and social climate (at least for the investors) these countries attracted investment that helped them become one of the strongest economies.


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Leaving the negative connotation ofthe example, it is interesting to see that investors would not mind putting their money in the hands of a Dictator, if there was a chance for profit! Hence, when it comes to India, atmosphere is far better.It has a democratically elected government, chosen through well conducted elections (praised around the globe for legitimate conduct). The only thing that stands in the way is social issues. It is very easy for issues to quickly escalate. Majority of media in the country has been accused of adding fuel to the fire disrupting stability.

Whatever the issues are, they need to be solved. People no matter which community they belong toneed to stop giving kneejerk reaction because many a times issues turn out to be opposite of what they were speculated to be. Only then will the world open up to do business with India!