Careers in Indian Real Estate

With booming Indian real estate, the sector has opened a plethora of career opportunities and offers one of the widest career choices in business world today.

The interested individual can think about taking the jobs like real estate adviser, real estate broker, development and construction, property manager, real estate entrepreneur, and many more.

There are a number of advantages to pursue a career in real estate. Apart from providing flexibility real estate career lets you to set your own pace as well as space, with no limits. The person just requires having clear goals in mind and should be self motivated. The job brings excellent rewards as status in community, time liberty, high earnings, and intellectual challenge.

Many in the field of real estate especially Indian property market have set their own businesses as real estate agent or broker. Brokers can own their business and employ other salesperson. The property markets in India are in frenzy, driven by the large expansion of its information technology sector.

With each day, thousands of commercial, residential, and retail projects spring across the country. Around 50 million sq ft of new space is likely to come up in India by 2009. The development in retail and residential sector is at its peak. This clearly indicates good business and career opportunities in Indian property market.

It's raining jobs in India real estate, a trend similar to the current job scenario prevailing in IT and BPO's long back. Nowadays, there are a number of good institutes which provide certified real estate courses. Such learning centers are attracting large interests from the real estate enthusiasts who are eager to make a career in the particular stream.

Jobs in real estate sector are more entrepreneurial and open the ways for opportunities. The person requires having strong analytical skills and entrepreneurial drive to become successful.

Facebook and Google in Reference Checks - What Employers Use to Research You

Increasingly employers admit to using social networking sites and search engines as tools in conducting reference checks in the employment process. Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and search engines like Yahoo and Google have become very popular for employers to search and screen applicants.

Business Justification.

Why would employers bother using Google and Facebook to research potential applicants? Is it simply curiosity or is there real business justification? Many studies confirm the costs associated with the bad hiring decision. The cost of a turnover is estimated at twice the annual salary for particular position. The cost of a bad hire that stays with a company is even greater.

Companies also have an interest to limit "potential liability" associated with a poor hire. For example, hiring someone who runs a website espousing racist views or illegal activities can represent a huge potential liability to any company. So there are many reasons why a company may choose these avenues to research a potential candidate or conduct a reference check.

Applicants

With the ever increasing popularity of social networking sites and the omnipotent search engines like Google, personal information has never been easier to obtain. Recently, Facebook has opened up it's site to search engines like Yahoo and Google. Despite the legal or moral concerns job seekers may have with employers using Google or Facebook to view their personal information and conduct employment reference checks, it would probably be wise for job seekers to be careful of what they post on the web.

Employers

Regardless of technology, established employment law still applies. In many countries, there is specific legislation against discriminatory hiring practices. In Canada, the Human Rights Act protects individuals from discriminatory hiring practices on the basis of religion, race, gender, marital status, disability, and the so on. It is advisable for employers to be familiar with legislation and concepts like BFOR's etc. For example, a company should not bypass an applicant, because the search engine results reveal that this applicant has a religious website. If employers are considering incorporating the use of search engines and social network sites in their screening and selection process, then be consistent in application while abiding by all established employment law. Consistency means that all applicants go through the same hiring process, that your policies should be applied consistently. For example if your company conducts criminal background checks as a condition of employment, then it should complete this step for all applicants not select ones because they look like a criminal. If employers have any concerns regarding their hiring policy it would be prudent to contact their Human Resources professional or labour lawyer.

Lastly, as mentioned above, the business decision to employ search engines and networking sites to research potential employees is driven primarily by cost avoidance. That is employers are motivated to avoid the potential cost and liabilities of a poor hire. In this same logic, it would then also be important for employers to consider the impact on public perception and employee engagement in employing such policies. Since if employees and job seekers view using search engines and networking sites to research applicants as distasteful, then by doing so the employer would have defeated the purpose of the exercise.

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Ten Quick Steps to a Great Resume

Depending on how your resume looks, hiring managers will either be turned off or want to meet you. A resume is usually their first contact with you, so a great resume will give a strong first impression.

1. Having a three to five sentence summary at the top of your resume is much more effective than having an objective. You can use the career summary to sum up your skills and experiences. For example: "Supply chain manager with global experience in leadership, implementation, and project management." Let them know up front who you are and what position you're seeking.

2. Do you have several years of work experience? Move the Education section to the end (after the Experience section) so that you can showcase your work experience. (If you are preparing a resume for academia or research, then follow the resume formatting rules for your profession.)

3. Create a text version of your resume for posting online. That way if you post your MS Word resume and the formatting is lost, you won't have to waste time reformatting your resume.

4. Check job ads for the types of jobs you're applying for. See what keywords they use in their job descriptions and include those keywords in your resume. If the company uses software to scan resumes for keywords, you'll ensure your resume won't be screened out before it gets to a hiring manager. This is where the summary really comes in handy. You can add those keywords to the summary and increase your chances of having your resume selected.

5. When preparing your resume, use action words such as "leveraged," "led," "coordinated," "managed," etc. Words like, "participated" give the impression that you were on the sidelines and not actively involved in the project. Don't just say you were responsible, show the results. Were there any cost savings for the company? Mention them. Was your project completed ahead of schedule? Say so. Did your project lead to increased efficiency? Show the percentages.

6. When describing your current and past positions, only list the strongest accomplishments - the ones that will make a prospective employer contact you for an interview. Don't include every function you performed on the job. Consider what accomplishments you would be looking for if you were the hiring manager, and what responsibilities show that you can handle the duties of the position you're seeking.

7. Your resume should not include positions you held more than 10 years ago, unless they are relevant to the position you're looking for now.

8. Keep it simple. Three pages maximum for management or executive resumes; two pages for all other resumes for corporate positions.

9. Don't forget to check spelling and grammar. Saying you were the "lead" on a project is different than saying that you "led" the project. For grammar and word choices, do a search to find sites on the web that will answer your questions about grammar and punctuation.

10. Create different versions of your resume if you're searching for more than one type of position. For example, you may want to apply for Business Analyst and Technical Writer positions. In one version of your resume you can include accomplishments and skills that relate more to being a B.A. In another version you can include accomplishments (and publications) relating to your experiences as a Technical Writer.

How to Find a High Paying Job

This article is to explain to people the best and easiest way to find a high paying job online. Simple online searches reveal the fact that there are now many many thousands of opportunities to work from home on the internet. But which of these opportunities are real, and which are fakes?

Many people each year are scammed by such programmes, usually promoting get rich quick schemes, work from home, network marketing or MLM opportunities. So how do we sort the bad from the good?

The answer is online reviews.

Using a search engine, you can search for millions of articles (just like this one) which review these opportunities. This is the most effective way of finding such articles, and the best way to find information about online job opportunities. Basically if one of these programmes are a waste of time and money, people will be talking about it.

There is one problem however, many of these "scammers" are very clever, and pay people to write "testimonials" or articles promoting their scheme. Therefore the most effective way is to find a site devoted to reviewing online job opportunities, allowing you to find an online job for you without having to worry about being scammed.

One site in particular I came across was BestJobz. Bestjobz had a good selection of opportunities and had reviewed them all.

BestJobz can be found by doing a search of Google for "bestjobz" or by following the link at the bottom of this page.

I checked out this site personally and discovered that it is indeed one of the best on the internet in terms of global jobs. Jobs which are available in any area, usually working from your home computer. This gives people the freedom to work from home and enjoy a lifestyle that they could only dream of.

I have joined some of the programmes offered by BestJobz and can say that they all now earn me an income. I just pick which one I want to do each day and go for it. They always pay out on time and are far higher paying than any other job I've ever had.

Are Flight Attendant Courses Worth the Money?

There are so many courses for people aspiring to be Flight Attendants. Why should you do a Cabin Crew Course? Are Cabin Crew courses worth it?

Firstly there are hundreds of people that get Cabin Crew positions without doing Cabin Crew courses. Your goal is to should try to maximise you chances of success without wasting your money.

For example

There is a page of testimonies from students on a popular Cabin Crew course website. One young lady had apparently studied really hard and got over 90% in her exam.

She must be super prepared for her interview, right?

Her photo is on the site, it showed her hair, that looked like it hadn't been brushed. This is their testimony page, of a "graduated" student.

I wouldn't let any of my team represent our airline like this or a client present this picture for an on-line application.

It's a little thing, but it would cost you an interview.

The advice "Hey girl you need to be neat and tidy at the interview" is probably more valuable than anything you would learn on a course. Seems like if you pay hundreds of dollars this is the least you can expect.

Being prepared for the interview is ALL that REALLY matters (did I emphasise that enough?).

What do Cabin Crew Courses teach you?

Good question. The following is on the syllabus of a particular online course: "counting Passengers"

I'm going to actually give you this valuable skill for nothing!!...ready....

When you see 1 passenger, click the counter once. There you go - Free lesson one!

Maybe this is representative of Cabin Crew courses in general, they need fillers , and give you weeks of information that is simply obvious or irrelevant to your first main hurdle which is getting a job as a Flight Attendant.

Why you shouldn't do a Cabin Crew Courses

Why do a Cabin Crew Course when:

• If you get a job the Airlines will train you properly
• Some of these courses are WAY over priced
• A lot of the material is just plain filler , stuff that's obvious or barely relevant. Just check out the syllabus before you commit.
• All you really need to do is get your head (with brushed hair) in front of the airlines. The rest will follow.
• The airlines will teach you meal codes and Airport codes don't worry. Want to remember anything try this :Tony Buzan Memory Book

Alternatives to doing a Cabin Crew Course

So what would I suggest as a replacement?

Well first look at where you're strengths and weakness. Don't know, consider these?

Do I fit the minimum requirements for an airline

Do I require any First Aid experience? There are many free or cheap first aid courses that will serve you well and look good on your resume.

Do I require any service industry experience? Look at getting some, it's as close as your local restaurant!

Do I require a second language? If English isn't your first language are you brushing up on your English skills?

Am I confident in the water? This is a must - go throw yourself in a pool! Or maybe get a swimming instructor to help build your confidence.

Learn some basic or advanced grooming / makeup skills.

Do I require any experience with interviews? Go take a practice interview for a non-cabin crew job.

There are plenty of free resources like my own www.newflightcrew.com which will give you much of this information without the hefty price tag.

There are some very good books written about all aspects of being a Cabin Crew. I have created a short list of recommendations

Am I prepared for a Cabin Crew Interview?

Well I think this is the most important question, so let someone appraise you.

Go through the interview process and let someone judge where you can improve, simple as that.

Make Your Application Stand Out From The Crowd!

When you are competing with so many people for jobs, just getting your application noticed can be a challenge - the trick is to find a way that makes your application stand out and then be so compelling that they will want to interview you first. How about making your application a talking application with your own voice and your own photos?

With digital photography possible on all sorts of devices that we carry around now, it is pretty easy to put together a small collection of shots that reflect the key messages you want an employer to know about. What you look like, something really great you have done, someone giving you a prize or an award or the prize or award itself - you get the picture?

Then you gather these pictures together, put in some clever transitions and movements and tell the story you want the employer to hear. "I won this prize for brilliant customer service - I would like to bring these skills to your business"... or whatever you think is going to present you in the best light. Or take a photo of the place you want to work with you standing there: "imagine me in your business, I can".

How impressed do you think the prospective employer might be? Not just because you are standing out from the crowd but because you have bothered to go the extra mile with your application.

Too hard? not at all - after all, you know how to take the pictures, so you are half way there. All you need now is to learn a little more about digital story telling. Using the software I suggest and following my tutorials you can be making your won digi-application within an hour of download!

Before I go much further let me tell you why I am telling you about this. Over the last two or three years I have worked with hundreds of teachers and their students to help them find ways to express themselves using new and emerging technology. The best tool we came to work with was digital story telling because it is easy to learn, fun to do and the end product is always unique. I get such a buzz out of seeing people get over the surprise of hearing their own voices and putting together their first story - just to see their faces makes it so rewarding. And because I got so much out of it I just wanted to share it with as many people as possible.

So I created a digital story about making a digital story! I also created a printable version so that people can follow it on paper as well and then I drew together all the software elements that you might need and created a single digital story telling starter kit. I am so confident of what I have put together that I promise everyone they will have produced their first movie within an hour of getting themselves set up! Don't you be the first one to prove me wrong, please!

Using digital story telling for a job application is just one way, once you get into digital story telling you will think of so many ways in which you can use it - check out my movie star dog on the website! Once you have won the job you can then use the same technique to make presentations to colleagues, report on trips and activities or share stories with friends.

It is hard to describe digital story telling until you have a go and realize how easy and fun it can be. People will be so impressed at the effort you have taken - better not tell them just how easy it was!

Your Dream Job - Go For It! (Even if You Currently Have a Good Job)

Do you have a good job but wonder if you can have your dream job? The difference between a good job and the right job may seem small, but it can make a huge difference for your long-term career satisfaction and for your health and happiness.

It's important to recognize the difference between a good job and an ideal job to become the driver of your own future. To be able to take full charge of your career, you need to know the difference between a ho-hum good job and a great job that offers a rewarding career.

So, what's a good job?

If you have a good job, given your skill level and the going rate in the marketplace, you enjoy your work on most days and it pays well. A good job uses some of your key talents and some of your best skills.

What's a dream job?

If you have a dream job, you absolutely love your job. You'd do this work for no pay. OK, let's be realistic: You'd do this work for a low to medium salary.

Dream jobs incorporate at least 75% of the following vital factors to ensure long-term career satisfaction:

# you get to use talents and skills that you enjoy mastering,
# you get to tap into your interests and passions,
# your dream job aligns with your personal values.

Keep in mind that a dream job isn't a fantasy job. For example, you might dream of being a doctor, but if you don't have the basic skills for the job or the temperament (you faint at the sight of blood), then pursuing a career as a doctor isn't practical. Don't focus on an unrealistic ambition where you have a few of the skills needed if it would be nearly impossible to achieve that dream. For example, even if you excel in baseball, it might be highly unlikely that you could immediately sign a contract with the New York Yankees.

Don't give up on your dream job!

If you really want your dream job, you need to do some serious reflecting and planning. You need to be willing to put in some concentrated effort over months or even years. Since it can be difficult to identify your dream job and stay motivated, consider hiring a career coach to help you get on the right track and stay focused and energized.

Remember, time will pass whether you start now or later. Why not start now? When you make a plan, get the right training or education and build the right network, it's 100% possible to land your dream job.

Why hang onto a good job when you could experience - and love - your dream job?

Ready to get started?

A great way to begin your quest for your dream job is by answering these questions to identify your three Ms:

# Mission: What do I stand for? What is my purpose in life at this time?
# Model: Whom do I admire? Who lives the kind of life I most want to live?
# Mirror: Am I the kind of person I want to be?

These three Ms can help you define your character - who you want to become - while you are defining your career ambitions.

As you look for your dream job, keep your three Ms in mind. They'll help you stay grounded and centered. After all, we can't create a dream job and fulfill our destiny if we lose sight of who we are in the process.