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Are you faking your resume think twice there are eagle eyes to catch you.. As per the information from various sources, one out of five resumes contains fake information. In IT industry at any given point in time up to 10% of the existing workforce in companies would be caught for exaggerating their qualifications Following are the commonly found fake information in a resume Fake work experience Fake educational Information Overstating their work knowledge IT industry joined their hands to address this serious issue with the help of Nasscom forming a National Skills Registry (NSR) started over five years ago More than 120 large companies in India are part of this Industry body, which currently has a database of 1.1 million candidates, according to Nasscom. Of this, nearly 8 million candidate profiles have been vetted, so far, with the help of some 17 third-party background verification agencies. Top Companies in India like IBM, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and TCS made NSR as mandatory fo...

How Google Hire? Or Google Hiring Process: We’re looking for our next Noogler - someone who’s good for the role, good for Google and good at lots of things. Things move quickly around here. At Internet speed. That means we have to be nimble, both in how we work and how we hire. We look for people who are great at lots of things, love big challenges and welcome big changes. We can’t have too many specialists in just one particular area. We’re looking for people who are good for Google—and not just for right now, but for the long term. This is the core of how we hire. Our process is pretty basic; the path to getting hired usually involves a first conversation with a recruiter, a phone interview and an onsite interview at one of our offices. But there are a few things we’ve baked in along the way that make getting hired at Google a little different.  Google Hiring Process Steps: -------------------------------- Step 1: Apply The process begins with searching for a job opening that int...

A recent survey of more than 500 human resources and business professionals found that half of all college graduates do not exhibit professionalism at work. Consistently topping the list of problem areas is inappropriate appearance and poor communication skills.   Here are the top tips to crack any interview: Before the interview do the following:  1. Research the company:  Learn the company's history, mission, and recent activities. Be sure to look at the company's web site and on-line press room. 2. Clean up your digital image:  Remove photos, links, and text that might be viewed as inappropriate from all social media web sites and the web sites of your friends. 3. Listen to your voice mail message:  Make sure your outgoing message is clear, concise and not off-putting to potential employers. That means no: "Hey, it's Jes, you know what to do." 4. Customize your resume:  Your resume should highlight the skills most relevant to the career you're pursuing. ...

The sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship. At the Italian port of Civitavecchia, 40 miles northwest of Rome, the great cruise ships line the long concrete breakwater like taxis at a curb. That Friday afternoon, January 13, 2012, the largest and grandest was the Costa Concordia, 17 decks high, a floating pleasure palace the length of three football fields. It was a cool, bright day as the crowds filed on and off the ship, those who had boarded at Barcelona and Marseilles heading into Rome for sightseeing while hundreds of new passengers pulled rolling bags toward theConcordia’s arrival terminal. Up on the road, a writer from Rome named Patrizia Perilli stepped from a chauffeur-driven Mercedes and marveled at the ship’s immensity. “You could see it even before you entered the port; it was a floating monster,” she recalls. “Its size made me feel secure. It was sunny, and its windows were just sparkling.” Inside the terminal, newcomers handed their luggage to the Indian and Filipino p...

KUWAIT: Social services are the responsibility of every artist, says Nandamuri Bala Krishna, an artiste, actor and political activist from India. “I feel this,” he says during an exclusive interview with the Kuwait Times during his three-day visit to Kuwait this week. Nadamuri Bala Krishna, also popularly known as ‘Balayya’ and ‘NBK’ by fans and admirers alike, is the son of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu film legend. He starred in many critical and commercial films and established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors of Telugu cinema. In addition to films, Balakrishna is associated with several philanthropic and social organizations activities. He campaigned for the Telugu Desam Party during many elections, and is the Chairman of the Board of Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute. He was also the Chief Guest at ‘Simha Gharjana Mega Musical Night Program’ which was organized by Pravasaand...

Movie Review:  Nithiin is back on the big screen after years, in director Vikram Kumar's "  Ishq " also starring Nithya Menen.  Rahul (Nithiin) who is studying in Delhi travels to Hyderabad to see his parents and Priya (Nithya Menen) is heading to Hyderabad to visit her brother Shiva (Ajay). Both are on the same flight and after fighting over some petty issues, they end up getting along quite well. As fate or rather Mother Nature has it, the flight is forced to land in Goa, instead of Hyderabad, due to bad weather. The two have an extra day together, during which they fall in love.  When they fly back to Hyderabad, they discover that Priya's brother, Shiva (Ajay), who is at the airport to receive her and Rahul have been enemies for a long time. And so, when Rahul tells Shiva that he loves his sister and wants to marry her, hell breaks loose. Will the two lovers ever unite? The rest  of the plot unravels the story.  While director Vikram Kumar's fi...