Educational and Career Guidance articles

"None but the Brave deserves the Fair" - John Dryden Braveness comes from within the Heart. A brave soul truly has its internal shining. It boomerangs. A feeling that, i need not be afraid of anything and ready to face any odds by determination,is superb one, beyond any measurement. Braveness is in fact the root . Its effect are even great. It make the hearts go pitter-patter.

Are you hard of listening or hard of hearing ? There is definitely a difference between hearing and listening and most of the times though we can hear still we are hard of listening.Why the difference? Because hearing is through ears but when it is combined with eyes and undivided attention, things reach our heart and leads to listening. Its been reflected in various studies that Listening accounts to 45% of our day to day communication.Although it holds such a major portion of our communication, has anyone been trained by parents or teachers on how should one listen.

Tips for Screening Test at SSB Screening test at the SSB can be very tricky. It is  based on two Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests followed by the Picture Perception and Discussion Test (PPDT). The OIR tests are verbal and non verbal which are generally very easy. If you practice from any of the reasoning books, you will be able to do well. Candidates are normally rated in a scale of 1 to 5 where 5 is the worst and 1 is the best. Nearly 80% of the candidates achieve the rating of 3, which is acceptable. The real test therefore, is the performance in PPDT.

What is Seen at Services Selection Board? By Commander NK Natarajan (Retd)

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A DEFENCE CAREER? By Commander NK Natarajan (Retd)

Career in Defence Services - By Commander NK Natarajan (Retd)

Path to Effective Global Talent Management Global Talent Management is crucial in today’s scenario as it helps to foster business performances and aids to the alignment of a company’s strategy with its vision, mission, values, and the way it develops and manages its people. Due to the foreseen talent shortages, management of a talent holds significance in an organization. As the demand for talent always exceeds the supply for the same, which definitely has a huge impact on the growth of the multinational organizations.

Managing talent with the Human Touch A new hire, a seasoned and experienced professional, an intern or a contractual employee; due to its nature of work; employee’s roles and responsibilities differ significantly. However, what remains same and common for all its employees is the “Human Touch” rendered by different organizations through its well structured phases of engagement and grooming which gives Talent Management a whole new meaning.

Power Napping at Work Increases Productivity Gone are the days when boss may fire you or your reputation will get affected if they find you sleeping at your desk. At a growing number of multi-nationals and corporates across the country, short sleep on the job is considered a good thing. As the sleep experts have also applauded this theory, infact, the employers are encouraging the construction of a dorm room at their workplace.

We live in a complex world, a world of multitasking, and a world of planning and as a result we each take on complex lives. The more we shift from being to doing, the more our lives take on a complexity that creates disorder, chaos and stress. As children life was easier, right? I know sometimes it seems that way. But the truth is life still is easy. It always will be. The only difference is we are older, and the older we get, the more we complicate things for ourselves in attempting not to fall.