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Preparing for a job interview is always a challenging task even for experienced people. You don’t know what kind of people you are going to face, what questions they will ask, how you can make a good impression on them and how can you prove yourself during a short period of interaction.  You need to be fully prepared by rehearsing every bit of the expected questions before you go ahead for the interview.

Here are few points to remember before going for an interview:

Arrange all documents - Arrange all required documents one night before in a folder. Take extra two copies of CV, passport size photographs(if required), documents of academic background and other relevant documents which have been asked or you think might be required. But don’t carry too much load.

Be prepared - Prepare list of possible questions a week before. Be prepared with possible answers and cross questioning. Also write down questions you want to ask.

Be on Time - Be there on time, whenever possible reach atleast 10 minutes before scheduled time.

Dressup properly - Wear formal dress. Check your appearance. Make a decent and pleasant first impression.

Positive Conversation - At first, greet the interviewers. Let them start the conversation and not you. Listen carefully and give relevant answer confidently. If you don’t know answer of any question, inform them politely. Be prepared to answer few hard questions. If you have some questions in mind, ask when your interviewer finishes questioning you. Asking questions proves good sometimes.

Highlight Achievements - Throw some light on your achievements and give them an idea  how valuable you can be for their organisation.

Make Follow up - You can send a thank you email or letter after the interview and inquire about the interview result by phone after few days.

As we make our career in IT, Management, Administration, Service, Security, etc. similarly we can make sports as a career. Known as a recreational activity, sports has now become a full fledged career option for the vibrant youth of our country. You can easily review the Indian sports history that portrays success of  Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupati, Sania Mirza in Tennis, Sachin Tendulkar in Cricket, Abhinav Bindra and Rajavardhan Singh Rathore in Shooting, Vijender Singh in Boxing, Viswanathan Anand in Chess, Narain Karthekeyan in Formula One, all have dotted the variegated Indian sports horizon.

Some initiatives by government has been taken in forms like National Sports Policy, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Ministry of Human Resources which are not sufficient to encourage the talented youth to make it as a career option.  Certainly, only the efforts from government side is not enough to make it as a career rather the enthusiasm and possession of immense talent can only take one to ultimate sports destination. A person needs enthusiasm, self-motivation, physical stamina, mental alertness to constantly stay on the path of progress.

After choosing the particular sports as your career a perfect combination of hard work and perseverance is required with extra grit and determination to move ahead in your sport. A career is sports is beneficial too as it may provide you sponsorship, ad revenue or ambassadorships from the government. Again, there is sports quota which helps you in getting jobs and admissions to academic institutions if you can show an ample of talent within you. Like any other career, you can also face high and lows like a roller coaster but at the end of the day you will be rated in terms of your talent and overall success.

If there is a sport which you extemely love and very much comfortable with, you can think about making it your career. Moreover, the hard work never goes in vain. If, unfortunately, you can’t be a very successful sportsperson, there are related options like you can become coach, trainer, umpire or referee.

MBA known as Master in Business Administration in 21st century is the emerging career for every youth and graduate. After the globalization in 1991 in India there was a free entry and exit of various multinational companies who just want to hire the managers of different specialization for their every department.

India is one of the many countries that has developed and is still developing hurriedly in the Industrial respect. Thus, the demand as well as reputation of business related courses also took a quick jump. MBA is one of the most accepted as well as widely chosen courses amongst the other entire business related course. This is because MBA has its own values and visions that make it greater to other courses, and hence it has wide scopes and job prospects.

Job Prospect of MBA
After completion of MBA, a wide range of job openings and career prospective are on hand in the industrial sector. One can simply get jobs of Managerial or executive level after effectively completing their MBA degree. This job acts as the first step of the hierarchy of success, after which one can attain to the top most position. With growing number of companies and fast industrialization, the scope of MBA is increasing day by day.

Specialisations in Career
After successful completion of MBA degree, one can work as marketing manager, in which one needs to manage the marketing processes of the company which includes sales, advertisement, and promotion of the products of the company. One can also work as the financial manager, whose responsibility is to manage the investment of the capital of the company. Another chief post on which one can work after end of MBA degree is the Human Resource manager. He or she can manage the man power of the company, and hence can hold one of the most central positions in the company.

Apart from all the above mentioned, posts, there are many other on which a MBA degree holder can also work. Thus, the scope of MBA in India is vast, wide and very vivid.

CV denotes Curriculum Vitae which includes a small briefing about a particular individual. While going to any interview for job, CV is the mirror image of the concerned person to evaluate. As we know First Impression Lasts Long so CV should be in a perfect and proper format including the required details excepting the redundant things. Let us discuss what should and should not be in a CV.

What should be in a perfect CV?

–Always begin your CV with name and contact details which should include your postal address, phone number and email id for the future reference if a company needs it.
–Write an appealing career brief which should include your skills, attitude, knowledge and experience.
–One important thing is focusing on your work experience, responsibilities and achievements which are very much needed for an experienced person and it should include the details about the company, your designation, and work responsibility.
–The CV should show all the details related to your educational background and achievement as a fresher.
–Apart from above, a perfect CV should contain your extra curricular activities, interests, and hobbies.
–The fonts in your CV should be of Verdana-10 while the Verdana-12 for the heading or use any other similar font.
–More significantly the content should be in simple sentence format and grammatically error free.

What should not be in a perfect CV?

–Always try to avoid colorful or glossy paper with flashy fonts for CV.
–Better not to write as CV, Curriculum Vitae or Resume on the top of the page.
–Affix photographs if asked otherwise don’t do this.
–Don’t write these pronouns such as I, MY, HE or SHE while writing about your working profile like ‘I was working as a team leader for XYZ company etc’.
–Properly check the spelling and grammatical mistake before finishing the CV.
–Never ever give any untrue information in your CV which leads you to a miserable situation.
–Abbreviations or jargons that are difficult to understand should be avoided as much as possible.
–No need to mention about your past failures or health sickness in your CV