The Sciencfic Leader

Whatever your field or experience level might be, your ability to get hired and then to succeed is dependent on excellent communications skills. It’s rare to see an advertisement for a job that doesn’t include this among the various other requirements. However difficult it may be to evaluate any of your other skills, employers can easily tell how well you communicate by the way you write your cover letter and  résumé , and how you converse during phone or in-person interviews. Spelling or grammatical errors are often “the kiss of death” for otherwise well-qualified candidates. But the requirement for strong communications skills goes well beyond this minimal standard. Communications can take many different forms: oral, written and nonverbal. You convey facts, concepts, impressions and ideas. Is your mind cluttered or well ordered? Does your body language convey interest or boredom, self-confidence or anxiety? What does the way you dress and groom yourself say about how y...

It is always interesting to know amazing facts related to stuffs happening around us. Isn’t it? Let’s today peep into some amazing realities on the behaviour of Indian professionals at the workplace. Have a look at the infographics based on the online survey initiated by CareerBuilder on an average workday within the US, India, Brazil, France, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the UK among 400 to 2,279 full-time employed hiring managers and HR professionals in each country.

Sanjaya Rajaram, a 71-year-old crop scientist, was named as the recipient of the 2014 World Food Prize. He was awarded $250,000 as prize by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug. Rajaram, who was born in a small village in Uttar Pradesh, began research work with Borlaug in 1969. He successfully crossed varieties of winter and spring wheat with his own plant breeding techniques. This led to the development of plants that have higher yields and dependability under a wide range of environments. The scientist, who is a citizen of Mexico, is credited with developing 480 varieties of wheat that have been released in 51 countries. "It's a great honour. I am honoured that the World Food Prize committee has recognized me for the work I have done," said Rajaram. According to him, the next big challenge is developing plants with more drought tolerance, staving off the effects of salt water intrusion as oceans rise and other issues related to climate change. Rajaram expanded upo...

A new batch is getting ready to fly the coop in search for a job and we hope they've already heard the bad news: There are a lot of unemployed people out there. If the market far exceeds demand, how do you make sure you get past the resume screening process into the interviewing round? By making sure your resume is flawless. "Somewhere between 95 to 99% of resumes have stuff that shouldn't be on there," Eli Amdur, senior coach and adviser from the Amdur Coaching and Advisory Group, told us. "The general rule is if you put anything on there that distracts the reader from your real accomplishments, then don't do it. Resumes need to be concise and clear."  We've compiled some tips from career experts to make sure your resume steers clear of the trash pile. 1. Get rid of the objective: If you applied, it's already obvious you want the job:  2. Cut out all the irrelevant work experiences 3. Take a pass on the personal stuff: marital stat...

Telephonic interviews can be taxing but you have to crack it to improve your chances of getting the job Telephone interviews are a sniff test to judge whether you are worthy to be considered for the next level of the hiring process. Most organisations use it as a first step to check candidate credentials and suitability, including communication skills, confidence and level of interest. These typically last for 20-30 minutes. The questions are focussed on general competencies and skills. While most things work to the advantage of a candidate, they can be nerve-racking at times. Here are a few helpful tips: Manage surroundings :   Being in an environment of   your choice is a big advantage. The challenge is to manage it well. Nothing is more distracting or upsetting in a telephonic interview than interruptions in the conversation. Ensuring that the place is quiet is the primary step. Ashish Bakshi, senior manager-Human Resources, MediaTek India feels that disabling extra...

Youth unemployment and underemployment have reached critical levels and are expected to continue to rise in most G20 economies. Yet many employers cannot find enough people with the skills they need to grow their business and enable the economy to recover, according to a recent report by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) titled 'Addressing the Employability Crisis'.  The report says this is threatening the global economic recovery and could lead to a "lost generation" of young adults. It talks about a need to forge stronger links between academia and business, education and skills, theory and practice, supply and demand to fight the employability crisis.  According to the report, some of the factors in global employability crisis are older workers' employability (older workers' skill sets can become dated and their benefits can make them relatively expensive), changing demographics (supply of workers is outstripping employment opportunities...

Securing a right job is the dream of each and every person as soon as he or she completes graduation. The professional field is a lot different from the domestic life one is accustomed to before securing a job. The first day at the office is very crucial as it allows the employee judge his boss and colleagues on one hand and on the other it provides others an opportunity to judge his mettle. However, there are many people who face a problem when it comes to interacting with colleagues on the very first day. There are a few people whom new employees should connect with on the very first day at their office. Frontline employees are the first people to be befriended with. It is to be kept in mind that these people are entrusted with the task of developing and manufacturing products along with delivering services right to the clients. So they know the day to day business operations better than anyone else does. Hence interacting with them can help an employee learn the business process...