INTERVIEW TIPS RESUME WRITING TIPS

1).RESUME WRITING TIPS What is a Resume?

Resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview.

Why your resume is important?

It's the first meeting between you and a prospective employer. Your value and your importance can be easily decoded from your resume. Use your profile design that grabs attention.

What should the resume content be about?

Your resume should be focused on the company's needs. Your resume should convey that you are the perfect candidate for the job.

It's about YOU - how did you perform and what did you accomplish in the past jobs, especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good profile predicts how you will perform in that desired future job.

Resume Design

Follow a simple design, which gives maximum information in the minimum number of pages. Make the profile readable by using a minimum of a 10-point font for text and 11-point for headings. Use an easy to read and commonly used font like 'Times New Roman' or 'Verdana.' Do not underline heavily. The length of your resume must have at least 2 pages.

Word Usage

Simple language, lucid expression with good grammar is the thumb rule. Watch your tenses carefully. Use short and simple sentences. Never use long sentences, and never go with errors, unusual punctuation and incorrect capitalization's.

Make your resume concise. Never use \"I\" or other pronouns to identify yourself.

Highlight your strengths

Highlight your strengths and what is most relevant to the potential employer. Every resume is typically reviewed in 10-30 seconds, so put forth the effort and determine which points most strongly support your job search objective. Put the strongest and most relevant points first where they are more apt to be read.

You can have many more interviews by tweaking your resume and cover letter so that they address the specific skills that each employer needs.

Experience

Quantify your experience wherever possible. Only by analyzing your resume and your past contributions to the previous company, recruiters will offer you an employment in the company.

Always be honest and confident about describing your career profile. Many experienced and professional recruiters can easily understand whether you are describing the truth or not.

Use bullet statements when appropriate

Bulleted information is more readable and tends to stand out more than the same information contained within a paragraph. But bulleted information also takes up more room. It's better to combine the two.

BASIC POINTS TO BE COVERED IN RESUME

Contact Information

Your name, address, phone/fax numbers, and email address.

Objective

Form a solid, clear objective that will help you carry a focused message throughout the resume. The objective summarizes your skills and emphasizes your strengths.

Education

Most of the fresher resumes do not suffer from space constraint . However, it is a good idea to include only those educational and professional qualifications which are relevant. Put your qualifications in a reverse chronological order. i.e. the recent ones first followed by the earlier ones. Entry level resume should also mention the names of their school and college, years in which they passed their board examinations. However, include only the marks in which you have shown a good academic performance.

Work Experience

If you have any work experience, list it in the reverse chronological order. It must include the company name, location, time frame of work there, responsibilities and projects.

Publications, Patents, and Awards

List these or anything else that is relevant to your job function in this section. If you have many publications and patents, consider listing them on a separate page and attach it to your resume.

Computer Skills

This section can include hardware, software, programming language, and operating system experience.

Other Skills and Activities

This section can be used to show that you are a well-rounded individual. It can include membership in industry-related societies. It includes

Community Services, if any

Leadership Activities

Accomplishments

Affiliations

Publications or Presentations

Certification/Licensure

Personal Profile

Your personal profile includes name,father's name, date of birth, marital status,nationality, address and contact number. SAMPLE RESUMES  SAMPLE ACCOUNTING RESUME CURRICULUM VITAE PRAKASH REDDY.K                                                                                                                                                       hyd, Your Email-ID lb nagar, Your Contact no. Career Objective To secure a challenging position as an Accounting Assistant where extensive experience will be further developed and utilised. Educational Background Accomplish Master of Commerce from the Madurai Kamaraj University in the year of 2006 with an aggregate of 86%. Accomplish Bachelor of Commerce from the Madurai Kamaraj University in the year of 2004 with an aggregate of 80% HSC with an aggregate of 75%. SSLC with an aggregate of 77% Computer Skills Operating Systems : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, MS DOS Office Package : Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access Qualification Summary Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to prepare and evaluate long-range strategic plans. Analyze, compare, interpret and predict facts and figures adeptly. Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive experience in accounting systems. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Career Accomplishments Managed Variance, Rate & Volume analysis Build Price Modeling and Product Profitability Managed Cost, Cost Benefit, Client Profitability Analysis Worked in Capital Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Sales and Financial Forecasting Build Cost Allocation, Annual Budgeting, Resource Allocation and Utilization Work Experience: Best Associates, Madurai. Accountant, 2008 to present Preparation of final audit reports detailing recommendations to minimise the key risks identified and discussing findings with the business areas. Departmental planning, budgeting and billing. Motivating staff and encouraging teamwork on audit assignments and liasing regularly with staff, managers and Partners to ensure audit objectives on each assignment were fulfilled. Management of external audit assignments, ensuring work was prioritised so deadlines could be achieved. Assist in the preparation of supporting schedules for auditors. The development and management of the financial accounting system, ensuring that operational problems are monitored and resolved in a timely manner. Pioneer Associates, Trichy. Accountant, 2006 to 2008 Documented all accounting processes and procedures to ensure that they complied with company guidelines. Ensuring that appropriate prioritisation is given to new information technology initiatives and overseeing the development and implementation of such initiatives. The development of Costing and Pricing techniques for use within the University and provision of costing and pricing advice to schools and cost centres. Improved compliance with policies, processes and controls by recommending changes in management and accounting operation systems and control structure. Providing advice to Directorate and other University staff on Tax and VAT planning issues. Preparation of the financial model on an annual basis to facilitate the allocation of budgets to Academic Schools and Cost Centres. Achievements Facilitating the implementation of the Distinction Finance System in the University which has led to more accurate reporting and cost reductions. A Certificate from MK University in Personal Computing For Accountants in August 2007. Being awarded a best student award for my outstanding academic results. Personal Profile : Name :  prakashreddy.k. Father's Name :  venkat reddy Date of Birth :  03-05-1984 Gender :  Male Marital Status :  Single Nationality :  Indian Permanent Address  :  lb nagart,    omkar nagar,    hyd - 04. Contact No. :  Your Contact no. Declaration : I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. Date place:                                                                      SAMPLE MARKETING RESUME CURRICULUM VITAE PRAKASH.K                                                                                                                                          L.b nagar Street, Your Email-ID omkar nagar, Your Contact no. hyderabad - 04. Career Objective: Seeking a management position where my leadership, strategic planning and business development skills will be fully utilised. Educational Background Accomplish Master of Economics from the Madurai Kamaraj University in the year of 2006 with an aggregate of 86%. Accomplish Bachelor of Economics from the Madurai Kamaraj University in the year of 2004 with an aggregate of 80% HSC with an aggregate of 75%. SSLC with an aggregate of 77% Computer Skills Operating Systems : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, MS DOS Office Package : Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access Qualification Highlights Expertise in strategic planning, budgeting/finance, customer service, and staff training, supervision and mentoring. Excellent leadership, management, oral/written communication, interpersonal, intuitive, and analysis skills. Energetic and self-motivated team player/builder. At ease in high stress, fast-paced environments with emerging and multiple responsibilities. Professional Experience Reorganized management, systems and business operations Directed all financial, budgeting, operating, compliance, purchasing, human resource, public relations, and administrative functions. Monitored customer complaints and find solutions. Planned work schedules and prepared budget reports and records. Work Experience: Power Corp,Chennai. Manager, April 2008 to present Accountable for budgeting, cost control, payroll, general accouting, and full profit and loss. Compiled and prepared reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities. Recorded data for each employee, including such information as absences, amount of sales and production, and supervisory reports on performance. Successfully handled customer and employee complaints before reaching upper management. Restructured and improved front-end guidelines and procedures by new forms of organization. Submitted to and reviewed reports and problems with superior. Star corp, Salem. Assistant Manager, August 2006 to 2008 Recruited, hired, supervised, scheduled and motivated upto 20 employees. Managed day-to-day operations; Supervised and coordinated activities of employees. Improved productivity and morale by initiating systems for accountability and by instituting effective training programs. Planned, prepared, and devised work schedules, according to budgets and workloads. Prepared, maintained reports and records, such as budgets and operational. Developed improved procedures to meet and exceed customer expectations. Resolved complaints and answered questions of customers regarding services and procedures. Achievements and Honors Identified on succession plan for the management of database of employees. Best Achiever Award from the Company Personal Profile : Name :  Prakash.k. Father's Name :  venkat reddy Date of Birth :  03-05-1984 Gender :  Male Marital Status :  Single Nationality :  Indian Permanent Address  :  lb nagar Street,    omkar nagar,    hyderabad - 04. Contact No. :  Your Contact no. Declaration : I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. Date   : Place :                                                                                                                                                                                       PRAKASH.K                                                                                        SAMPLE FRESHER RESUME CURRICULUM VITAE PRAKASH.K                                                                                                                                           l.b nagar Street, Your Email-ID omkar nagar, Your Contact no. hydearabad - 04. Career Objective: To secure a challenging position where I can effectively contribute my skills as software professional. Educational Qualifications: Master of Computer Applications(MCA), Hindusthan College with an aggregate of 94% Bachelor of Computer Applications(BCA), Hindusthan College with an aggregate of 90% HSC with an aggregate of 85%. SSLC with an aggregate of 87% Computer Skills Programming Languages :  Java, .NET, PHP Operating Systems :  Windows XP, Linux, MS-DOS Packages :  Microsoft Office RDBMS :  Oracle,MS-SQL server Area of Interest Website Development Compiler Design Training Undergone certification course in .NET. Successful completion of course in PHP and JSP Achievements Participate in National Level Seminar Got first prize in Quiz program in the Intra-college competition Received best student award in HSC Professional Traits Willingness to work in team and hard worker. Ability to deal with people dramatically. Disciplined & good etiquette. Academic Project Project1 : Portable Compiler Language of implementation : C Project Description : In this project lexical analysis, parsing, semantic checking and code generation. Project2 : Online Shopping Cart Language of implementation : .NET Project Description : In this project a website is designed for buying products online. Users can register with username and password. They can buy things online and add it to their shopping cart. Microsoft SQL Server is used as back-end tool. Personal Profile : Name :  prakash.k Father's Name :  venkat reddy Date of Birth :  03-05-1984 Gender :  Male Marital Status :  Single Nationality :  Indian Permanent Address  :  L.b nagar. Street,    omkar nagar,    hyderabad - 04. Contact No. :  Your Contact no. Declaration : I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. Date   : Place : PRAKASH.K  SAMPLE COVER LETTER PRAKASH.K, L.B  Street, Hyderabad 634234 Date : 19th October, 2012. The Manager, S.M Street, Bangalore 634234 9876542342 Dear Sir/Madam, With reference to your advertisement in The Hindu, I am applying for the post of the Software Engineer. I believe that my credentials and technical experience will make me a suitable candidate for this position. Over the past five years, I was working as a Software developer in Chennai. Through out my career, I have acquired a very good knowledge of Web technologies like PHP, Perl, .Net and Scripting languages. I was working as a team leader for various projects and have guided new trainees. Now I am looking for new opportunities in this field. I have enclosed my resume for your review. I would welcome the opportunity to participate in the personal interview to answer any of your questions and better present my qualifications. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, PRAKASH.K. Enclosure : Resume                  QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1) A man divides Rs.8600 among 5 sons,4 daughters and 2 nephews. If each daughter receives four times as much as each nephew, and each son receives five times as much as each nephew, how much does each daughter receive?   Sol : Let the share of each nephew be Rs.x   Then, share of each daughter = Rs.(4x); share of each son = Rs.(5x).   So, 5 * 5x + 4 * 4x + 2 * x = 8600   => 25x + 16x + 2x = 8600 => 43x = 8600   => x = 200. Therefore, Share of each daughter = Rs. (4 * 200) = Rs.800 2) Kumar spends 75% of his income. His income is increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 10%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.   Sol : Let original income = Rs. 100. Then, expenditure = Rs.75 and savings = Rs. 25.   New income = Rs.120 & New expenditure = Rs.[110/100 * 75] = Rs.165/2   New savings = Rs.[120-165/2] = Rs.75/2   Increase in savings = Rs.[75/2 - 25] = Rs. 25/2   Therefore, Increase% = [25/2 * 1/25 * 100]% => 50% 3) A man sells an article at a profit of 25%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.10.50 less, he would have gained 30%. Find the cost of the article.   Sol: Let the C.P. be Rs,x.   First S.P. = 125% of x = 125/100x = 5x/4;   2nd S.P. = 80% of x = 80/100x = 4x/5   2nd S.P. = 130% of 4x/5 = [130/100 * 4x/5] = 26x/25   => 5x/4 - 26x/25 = 10.50   => 21x/100 = 10.50 =>x=[10.50 * 100 / 21] => 50   Hence, C.P. = Rs. 50 4) A is twice as good as workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will A alone finish the work?   Sol: (A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) = 2:1   (A+B)'s 1 day's work = 1/18.   Therefore A's 1 day's work = [1/18 * 2/3] = 1/27.   Hence, A alone can finish the work in 27 days. 5) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min. and 45 min. respectively. A water pipe C can empty the tank in 30 min. First A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, C is also opened. In how much time, the tank is full?   Sol: Part filled in min. = 7[1/36 + 1/45] = 7/20   Remaining part = [1-7/20] = 13/20   Net part filled in 1 min. when A,B and C are opened = [1/36 + 1/45 - 1/30] = 1/60   Now, 1/60 part is filled in 1 min.   13/20 part is filled in [60 * 13/20] = 39 min.   Therefore, Total time taken to fill the tank = (39+7)min. => 46 min. 6) From a group of boys and girls 15 girls leave. There are then left 2 boys for each girl. After this, 45 boys leave. There are then 5 girls for each boy. Find the number of girls in the beginning.   Sol: Let at present there be x boys. Then number of girls at present = 5x.   Before the boys had left : Number of boys = x+45 and number of girls = 5x.   => x+45 = 2*5x =>9x = 45 => x=5.   Hence, number of girls in the beginning = 5x+15 = 25+15 = 40. 7) A cricketer has a certain average for 10 innings. In the eleventh inning, he scored 108 runs, thereby increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is :   Sol: Let average for 10 innings be x. Then,   10x + 108/11 = x+6   => 11x+66 = 10x+108 => x=42.   Therefore, New Average = (x+6) = 48 runs. 8) Present ages of Abi and Suji are in the ratio of 5:4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Suji's present age in years?   Sol: Let the present ages Abi and Suji be 5x years and 4x years respectively.   Then, 5x+3 / 4x+3 = 11/9   => 9(5x+3) = 11(4x+3) => x=6.   Therefore, Suji's present age = 4x = 24 years. 9) The difference between the ages of two person is 10 years. Fifteen years ago, the elder one was twice as old as the younger one. The present age of the elder person is   Sol: Let the ages be x years and (x+10) years respectively.   Then, (x+10) - 15 = 2(x-15)   => x-5 = 2x-30 => x=25.   Therefore, present age of the elder person = (x+10) = 35 years. 10) Pranav spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs.18400, how much money does he save every month?   Sol: Saving = 50% of (100-40)% of (100-30)% of Rs.18400   => Rs. 50/100 * 60/100 * 70/100 * 18400 => 3864   Therefore, he saves Rs.3864. 11) The profit earned by selling an article for Rs.832 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs.448. What should be the sale price for making 50% profit?   Sol : Let C.P = Rs.x.   Then, 832 - x = x-448   => 2x = 1280 => x=640   => 150% of Rs.640 = Rs. 150/100 * 640 => Rs.960    Therefore, Required S.P = Rs.960 12) Salaries of Ranjani and Sudha are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each in increased by Rs.4000, the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is the Sudha's present salary?   Sol : Let the original salaries of Ranjani and Sudha be Rs.2x and Rs.3x respectively. Then,   = 2x+4000/3x+4000 => 40/57   => 57(2x+4000) = 40(3x+4000)   => 6x = 68000 =>3x=34000   Sumit's present salary = (3x+4000) = Rs. (34000 + 4000) = Rs.38000 13) Karthik started a business investing Rs.9000. After 5 months, Shyam joined with a capital of Rs.8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs.6970, then what will be the share of Shyam in the profit?   Sol: Karthik : Shyam = (9000 * 12) : (8000 * 7)   => 108:56 => 27:14   => 6970 * 14/41 = 2380   Therefore, Shyam's share = Rs.2380. 14) A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to do the work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was   Sol: (A+B)'s 1 day's work = [1/45 + 1/40] = 17/360   => Work done by B in 23 days = 1*23/40 = 23/40   => Remaining work = 1-23/40 = 17/40   => Now, 17/360 work was done by (A+B) in 1 day.   => 17/40 work was done by (A+B) in 1*360/17*17/40 = 9 days.   Therefore, A left after 9 days. 15) Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is   Sol: Work done by the waste pipe in 1 minute   => 1/15 - [1/20+1/24]   => 1/15-11/120 = -1/40   => volume of 1/40 part = 3 gallons.   Therefore, Volume of whole = (3*40)gallons = 120 gallons. 16) If the man walks at the rate of 5 kmph, he misses a train by 7 minutes. However, if he walks at the rate of 6 kmph, he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train. Find the distance covered by him to reach the station.   Sol: Let the required distance be x km.   Difference in the times taken at two speeds = 12 min = 1/5 hr.   => x/5 - x/6 = 1/5   => 6x-5x = 6 => x=6   Hence, the required distance is 6 km. 17) A train when moves at an average speed of 40 kmph, reaches its destination on time. When its average speed becomes 35 kmph, then it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. Find the length of the journey   Sol: Difference between timings = 15 min = 1/4 hr   Let the length of journey be x km   Then, x/35 - x/40 = 1/4   => 8x-7x = 70   Therefore, x=70 km. 18) A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is   Sol: Speed of the train relative to man = [125/10]m/sec = [25/2]m/sec   => [25/2 * 18/5]km/hr = 45 km/hr   Let the speed of the train be x kmph.   Then, relative speed = (x-5) kmph   Therefore, x-5 = 45 or x=50 kmph. 19) Suresh borrowed some money at the rate of 6% p.a. for the first three years, 9% p.a. for the next five years and 13% p.a. for the period beyond eight years. If the total interest paid by him at the end of 11 years is Rs.8160, how much money did he borrow?   Sol: Let the sum be Rs.x. Then,   = [x*6*3/100] + [x*9*5/100] + [x*13*3/100] = 8160   =>18x+45x+39x = (8160*100)   => 102x = 816000   Therefore, x=8000. 20) Hari invested an amount of Rs.8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at compound interest rate of 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Hari get on maturity of the fixed deposit?   Sol: = Rs.[8000*(1+5/100)2]   => Rs.[8000*21/20*21/20]   =Rs.8820. 21) What will be the cost of gardening 1 metre broad boundary around a rectangular plot having perimeter of 340 metres at the rate of Rs.10 per square metre?   Sol : 2(l+b) = 340   Area of the boundary [(l+2)(b+2)-lb]   => 2(l+b)+4 = 344   Therefore, Cost of gardening = Rs.(344*10) = Rs.3440 22) A cow is tethered in the middle of a field with a 14 feet long rope. If the cow grazes 100 sq.ft. per day, then approximately what time will be taken by the cow to graze the whole field?   Sol : Area of the field grazed = [22/7*14*14]sq.ft. = 616 sq.ft.   Number of days taken to graze the field = 616/100 days   => 6 days(approx.). 23) A park square in shape has a 3 metre wide road inside it running along its sides. The area occupied by the road is 1764 square metres. What is the perimeter along the outer edge of the road?   Sol: Let the length of the outer edge be x metres. Then, length of the inner edge =(x-6)m.   => x2-(x-6)2 = 1764   => x2-(x2-12x+36) = 1764   => 12x = 1800 => x=150.   Required perimeter = (4x)m = (4*150)m = 600m. 24) The diameter of the driving wheel of a bus in 140 cm. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make in order to keep a speed of 66 kmph?   Sol: Distance to be covered in 1 min. = [66*1000/60]m = 1100m   Circumference of the wheel = [2*22/7*0.70]m = 4.4m.   Number of revolutions per min. = 1100/4.4 = 250 25) A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs.720 after 2 years and to Rs.1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is :   Sol: S.I. for 5 years = Rs.(1020-720) = Rs.300   S.I. for 2 years = Rs.(300/5)*2 = Rs.120.   Therefore, Principal = Rs.(720-120) = Rs.600.                                                            Interview Puzzles With Answers 1) There is a shortage of tubelights, bulbs and fans in a village - Kharghar. It is found that All houses do not have tubelight or bulb or fan. atleast 83% of houses do not have bulbs exactly 19% of houses do not have just one of these atleast 73% of houses do not have fans atleast 67% of houses do not have tubelights What percentage of houses do not have tubelight, bulb or fan? Ans : 42% houses do not have tube light, bulb and fan. Let's assume that there are 100 houses. Hence, there should be total 300 items i.e. 100 tubelights, 100 bulbs and 100 fans. From the given data, we know that there is shortage of atleast (67+83+73) 223 items in every 100 houses. Also, exactly 19 houses do not have just one item. It means that remaining 81 houses should account for the shortage of remaining (223-19) 204 items. If those remaining 81 houses do not have 2 items each, there would be a shortage of 162 items. But total of 204 items are short. Hence, atleast (204-162) 42 houses do not have all 3 items - tubelight, bulb and fan. Thus, 42% houses do not have tubelight, bulb and fan. 2) Find the smallest number such that if its rightmost digit is placed at its left end, the new number so formed is precisely 50% larger than the original number. Ans : 285714 If its rightmost digit is placed at its left end, then new number is 428571 which is 50% larger than the original number 285714. 3) In a hotel, rooms are numbered from 101 to 550. A room is chosen at random. What is the probability that room number starts with 1, 2 or 3 and ends with 4, 5 or 6? There are total 450 rooms. Out of which 299 room number starts with either 1, 2 or 3. (as room number 100 is not there) Now out of those 299 rooms only 90 room numbers end with 4, 5 or 6 Ans : The probability is 90/450 i.e. 1/5 or 0.20 4) A 3 digit number is such that it's unit digit is equal to the product of the other two digits which are prime. Also, the difference between it's reverse and itself is 396. What is the sum of the three digits? Ans : The required number is 236 and the sum is 11. It is given that the first two digits of the required number are prime numbers i.e. 2, 3, 5 or 7. Note that 1 is neither prime nor composite. Also, the third digit is the multiplication of the first two digits. Thus, first two digits must be either 2 or 3 i.e. 22, 23, 32 or 33 which means that there are four possible numbers - 224, 236,326 and 339. Now, it is also given that - the difference between it's reverse and itself is 396. Only 236 satisfies this condition. Hence, the sum of the three digits is 11. 5) A fish had a tail as long as its head plus a quarter the lenght of its body. Its body was three-quarters of its total length. Its head was 4 inches long. What was the length of the fish? Ans : The fish is 128 inches long. It is obvious that the lenght of the fish is the summation of lenghts of the head, the body and the tail. Hence, Fish (F) = Head (H) + Body (B) + Tail (T) But it is given that the lenght of the head is 4 inches i.e. H = 4. The body is three-quarters of its total length i.e. B = (3/4)*F. And the tail is its head plus a quarter the length of its body i.e. T = H + B/4. Thus, the equation is F=H+B+T F = 4 + (3/4)*F + H + B/4 F = 4 + (3/4)*F + 4 + (1/4)*(3/4)*F F = 8 + (15/16)*F (1/16)*F = 8 F = 128 inches Thus, the fish is 128 inches long. 6) There is a grid of 20 squares by 10 squares. How many different rectangles are possible? Note that square is a rectangle. Ans : 11550 Here there are 20 rows and 10 columns or vice versa. Hence, total possible rectangles = ( 20 + 19 + 18 + 17 + 16 + .... + 3 + 2 + 1 ) * ( 10 + 9 +8 + 7 + .... + 3 + 2 + 1) = ( 210 ) * (55) = 11550 = Hence, total 11,550 different rectangles are possible. 7) One of Mr. Babloo, his wife, their son and Mr. Babloo's mother is an Engineer and another is a Doctor. If the Doctor is a male, then the Engineer is a male. If the Engineer is younger than the Doctor, then the Engineer and the Doctor are not blood relatives. If the Engineer is a female, then she and the Doctor are blood relatives. Can you tell who is the Doctor and the Engineer? Ans : Mr. Babloo is the Engineer and either his wife or his son is the Doctor. Mr. Babloo's wife and mother are not blood relatives. So from 3, if the Engineer is a female, the Doctor is a male. But from 1, if the Doctor is a male, then the Engineer is a male. Thus, there is a contradiction, if the Engineer is a female. Hence, either Mr. Babloo or his son is the Engineer. Mr. Babloo's son is the youngest of all four and is blood relative of each of them.So from 2, Mr. Babloo's son is not the Engineer. Hence, Mr. Babloo is the Engineer. Now from 2, Mr. Babloo's mother can not be the Doctor. So the Doctor is either his wife or his son . It is not possible to determine anything further. 8) Three men - kavin, nickson and jeeva - are married to mini, sumi and priya, but not necessarily in the same order. kavin's wife and sumi's Husband play mini and priya's husband at bridge. No wife partners her husband and nickson does not play bridge. Who is married to nickson? Ans : mini is married to nickson. kavin's wife and sumi's Husband play mini and priya's husband at bridge. It means that kavin is not married to either sumi or mini. Thus, kavin is married to priya. As nickson does not play bridge, sumi's husband must be jeeva. Hence, mini is married to nickson. 9) A certain street has 1000 buildings. A sign-maker is contracted to number the houses from 1 to 1000. How many zeroes will he need? Ans : The sign-maker will need 192 zeroes. Divide 1000 building numbers into groups of 100 each as follow: (1..100), (101..200), (201..300), ....... (901..1000) For the first group, sign-maker will need 11 zeroes. For group numbers 2 to 9, he will require 20 zeroes each. And for group number 10, he will require 21 zeroes. The total numbers of zeroes required are = 11 + 8*20 + 21 = 11 + 160 + 21 = 192 10) In a sports contest there were m medals awarded on n successive days (n >1). On the first day 1 medal and 1/7 of the remaining m - 1 medals were awarded. On the second day 2 medals and 1/7 of the now remaining medals was awarded; and so on. On the nth and last day, the remaining n medals were awarded. How many days did the contest last, and how many medals were awarded altogether? Ans : Total 36 medals were awarded and the contest was for 6 days. On day 1: Medals awarded = (1 + 35/7) = 6 : Remaining 30 medals On day 2: Medals awarded = (2 + 28/7) = 6 : Remaining 24 medals On day 3: Medals awarded = (3 + 21/7) = 6 : Remaining 18 medals On day 4: Medals awarded = (4 + 14/7) = 6 : Remaining 12 medals On day 5: Medals awarded = (5 +7/7) = 6 : Remaining 6 medals On day 6: Medals awarded 6 11) 1/3rd of the contents of a container evaporated on the 1st day. 3/4th of the remaining contents of the container evaporated on the second day. What part of the contents of the container is left at the end of the second day? Ans : 1/6th of the contents of the container is remaining Assume that contents of the container is X On the first day 1/3rd is evaporated. (1 - 1/3) of X is remaining i.e. (2/3)X On the Second day 3/4th is evaporated. Hence,(1- 3/4) of (2/3)X is remaining => (1/4)(2/3)X = (1/6) X Hence 1/6th of the contents of the container is remaining. 12) A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his salary is Rs. 22702.68. What was his salary to begin with? Ans : Rs.22176 Assume his salary was Rs. X. He earns 5% raise. So his salary is (105*X)/100. A year later he receives 2.5% cut. So his salary is ((105*X)/100)*(97.5/100) which is Rs. 22702.68 Hence, solving equation ((105*X)/100)*(97.5/100) = 22702.68 X = 22176 13) A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his salary is Rs. 22702.68. What was his salary to begin with? Ans : Rs.22176 Assume his salary was Rs. X. He earns 5% raise. So his salary is (105*X)/100. A year later he receives 2.5% cut. So his salary is ((105*X)/100)*(97.5/100) which is Rs. 22702.68 Hence, solving equation ((105*X)/100)*(97.5/100) = 22702.68 X = 22176 14) The letters P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, not necessarily in that order represents seven consecutive integers from 22 to 33. U is as much less than Q as R is greater than S. V is greater than U. P is 3 greater than S. Q is the middle term. Can you find the sequence of letters from the lowest value to the highest value? Ans : The sequence of letters from the lowest value to the highest value is TUSQRPV The sequence of letters from the lowest value to the highest value is TUSQRPV. From (3), Q is the middle term. ___ ___ ___ _Q_ ___ ___ ___ From (4), there must be exactly 2 numbers between P and S which gives two possible positions. [1] ___ _S_ ___ _Q_ _P_ ___ ___ [2] ___ ___ _S_ _Q_ ___ _P_ ___ From (1), the number of letters between U and Q must be same as the number of letters between S and R. Also, the number of letters between them can be 1, 2 or 3. Using trial and error, it can be found that there must be 2 letters between them. Also, it is possible only in option [2] above. [2] ___ _U_ _S_ _Q_ _R_ _P_ ___. From (2) V must be the highest and the remaining T must be the lowest number. _T_ _U_ _S_ _Q_ _R_ _P_ _V_ Thus, the sequence of letters from the lowest value to the highest value is TUSQRPV.                                  INTERVIEW TIPS      What is an interview? An interview is a face-to-face meeting, especially for the purpose of obtaining a statement for assessing the qualities of a candidate. Preparation for the interview  Practice makes perfect, and that is especially true for interviewing skills. For a successfull interview, you need to practice your answers to typical questions, review your body language, and determine what works well and what does not. Practice in front of a mirror or with your friend or family member. Practice with the general questions normally asked in interviews. Write down answers if it helps to make your presentation more concise. Practice to maintain eye contact. Know the history of the company It is important to know the background of the company you apply for. Find out the kind of business the company does, how big it is, and how it has been performing. Understanding the company helps you to understand the job for which you are going for the interview. Practice for questions You should anticipate the general questions and you should be prepared for the same. Your answer must convince the recruiter that you are the qualified person for the job.       Practice for commonly asked questions like Self introduction and why are you interested in this job? Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses Why are you leaving your present job? Where do you see yourself in five years? Many recruiters will use your resume as a source of questions during the interview. Review your resume and prepare the questions according to the mentioned skills and experience. Identify what you have to offer Your educational qualifications Your additional skills Your project explanation briefly Your seminar presentations, if any Pre- Interview Checklist Do you have the necessary things for the interview such as 2-3 copies of the resume, pen, notebook, etc? If you have any references, collect the name and addresses of the references. Do you know the brief history of the organization that you are going to attend the interview? Do you know the interviewer's name? If not, get it before attending the interview. Have you prepared for the usual interview questions? Dressing for the interview Dress properly for the interview. Color plays a key role in projecting a professional image. Neutral colors can be relied on to convey a competent and capable image. Neutral colors include navy blue, gray, camel, cream, white, beige and black. These colors look both professional and keep the focus of the interview on you and what you are saying. Use a simple hairstyle. Your hair should be clean, trimmed, and in place. Fingernails should be clean and trimmed. Men should have dark shoes with dark socks. They should not have beards. Women should have only one set of ear rings and should not have more than one ring on each hand. Makeup should be minimized and perfume should be as light and unnoticeable as possible         INTERVIEW DO'S AND DONT'S           INTERVIEW DO'S AND DONT'S What To Do... Know the exact time and location of your interview. Arrive early. 10 minutes prior to the interview start time should be fine. Bring 2 - 3 copies of your resume and a list of references with you to the interview. Before entering into the room, enquire by asking, 'May I come in sir/madam'. Offer a firm handshake, make eye contact, and have a friendly expression when you are greeted by your interviewer. Do wait until you are offered a chair before sitting. And do remember the body language and the posture, sit upright and look alert and interested at all the time. Listen carefully to the interviewer's question before replying. Ask for clarification if you don't understand a question. Your answers should be two to three minutes per question unless you are asked to explain it in detail. If you do not know the answer to a question, it is better to acknowledge it, rather than trying to bluff through it. If you make a mistake, don't feel bad about it. Continue concentrating on the rest of the interview. Stress about your achievements but don't say any negative information about yourself. Have a high confidence and energy level. Ask intelligent questions about the job, company, or industry. A positive attitude is the most important facet of a successful interview. Give positive answers to negative-based questions. What Not To Do... Don't chew gum or have bad breadth (including smoking). Don't have your cell phone on ringing mode during the interview. Don't be nervous. Be cool and confident. Don't make excuses. Take responsibility for your decisions and actions. Don't make negative comments about the previous employers or professors or others. Don't be unprepared for the typical interview questions. Don't give the impression that you are interested only in the salary; don't ask about the salary and benefits issues until the subject is brought up by your interviewer