From Rozee Blog
Question from Job Seeker:
I am a Mechanical Engineer. In one of my career interviews the interviewer asked me to define myself in three words and why they should select me and reject others. I was not able to provide a satisfying answer. Share with me some comments.
Answer from ROZEE:
Employers look for a well-rounded person when they are hiring an employee. Once you have satisfied the interviewer that you are a good Mechanical Engineer he may still probe you for further answers to get a better understanding of your overall personality. Research has shown that employers value following characteristics in candidates. Although all of these traits are important, however, depending on the nature of the job, some are more important than others:
• Excellent communication skills
• Trustworthy / Responsible / Mature
• Good organizational / Time management skills
• Team player
• Able to work well under pressure / Loves challenges
• Hard worker / Energetic / Self-motivated
• Having analytical skills
• Dedicated to meet deadlines / Persists until job is done
• Adaptability to changes
• Good People Skills
You need to review this list and see which ones apply to you. It is not a bad idea to see which areas need improvement and determine what you can do to enhance yourself.
With regards to your second question as to why the employer should hire you, you need to refer back to the first question: What characteristics do you possess from the above list which qualifies you as a model employee?
In other words, where you might lack in the number of years in experience or the level of degree from other candidates, you can make-up in these important, more “softer” areas. A person with more experience and a long string of degrees maybe turned down by an employer to hire a candidate that shows more enthusiasm, dedication to job and adaptability to change at work.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2009 Year of Environment
(original post at: http://niitsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-year-of-environment.html)
Finally after a long wait, Pakistan has paid some attention to environmental issues by declaring year 2009 as the "Year of Environment". (News item, The NEWS) Declaring new year for ‘something’ is a ritual in Pakistan, yet I would not term the initiative by ministry of environment as mere eye wash (alluding to previous 'year of soldier' and 'year of mountains'). It is high time that we Pakistani's start thinking in a responsible fashion on the issues of environment. It is duly hoped that we all respond positively to this initiative and play our role for making “Pakistan Clean” and preserving our environment for future generations.
Studying at the top university of Pakistan puts us all into a position of greater responsibility. Considering the resources we all have, at our disposal, its imperative to start working for our country at the very start! It is hope that we all at NUST will, in our capacities, work together to contribute in making our environment clean. What can I do for bringing a change at this small level? We all know very little about the potential we have: Small things help bring a big change.
The Minister of Environment has “urged international bodies, non-governmental organizations, provincial governments and private sector to actively participate in making year a success”. The News further adds that: “Activities would commence from January 1, 2009 with the issuance of commemorative stamps and would continue throughout the year. The activities would include the screening of documentaries on environment, a comprehensive awareness campaign, panel discussions, dialogues, planting of 10 million trees in a day to surpass a world record, seminars, exhibitions, essay-writing competitions, and walks.” (The News: Sunday, December 21, 2008)
Once we are clear of our obligations, doing the things in actual isn’t that hard! Let’s think of what we can all do!
U can:·
Make a resolve to throw trash in bins, be it involves carrying wrappers around for quite some time!
- Consume lesser amount of plastic shopping bags in our shopping …. Carry multiple things in one shopping bag!
- Conserve less water during your baths, ablution and other uses.
- Conserve power by shutting down our PCs when they are not in use or by correctly managing the “power settings”. Hibernate or standby after 15 minutes
- Plant a small tree and make it your responsibility to water it during free time.
- Prefer walking to market or other place over using car/bike when it can be avoided!
- Convince others to follow you.These are mere simple steps!!
What you and I can do together? Multiply the above ten times…..What we all NUSTians can do? .... Do the calculations.
To match the initiative by ministry of environment,
We can:
We can:
- Start paper recycling projects at all NUST campuses.· Extend the project to recycling other “useful waste”.
- Observe plantation week at all NUST campuses, in April and do a massive campaign involving almost all students at NUST.
- Initiate waste collection drives at all NUST campuses thus making them all clean.
- Organize seminars and lectures on environmental issues by calling people who have been working for environment protection.
- Launch a massive awareness campaign convincing the people to sign a declaration to reduce waste and recycle!
Let’s “join hands and start working” and NOT “sit back and criticize only”!
See what others are doing!
Environment at MIT
Green BUZZ at Georgia Tech
http://www.gatech.edu/greenbuzz/http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/tbd/about.php
http://www.stewardship.gatech.edu/index.php
Harvard Green Campus Initiative
We can also do it!
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