Dated 27th Nov. 2002

How do I draft a good and effective resume?

Binuraj

kerala

Your resume should be neat and easily understood. The reader should be able to quickly grasp your experience and skill sets and be able to understand what you have been doing. Your resume should be the best expression of your background and talents. You can visit the following website for more information, www.hinduonnet.com/jobs/archives.

I would like to know more about the opportunities and scope of printing technology.

Suraj. R

Calicut

A professional in this field, with the appropriate qualifications and training may find openings in government or commercial presses, newspaper offices or a publishing houses. You can also work as a free lancer. You can open your own unit, but keep in mind the cost of investment. Financial aid may be had from nationalised banks and other financial institutions for the setting up of printing presses.

How do I answer when an interviewer asks me on why I want to work for his company and why I want the job?

Prashant

Via email

Emphasise the positive reasons why you want to join their company, but avoid aspects such as more money or shorter working hours. Think and answer carefully. Stress aspects that have attracted you to apply for this position also. Do not mention the negative aspects of your current job.

I'm presently doing M.A. in Econometrics. I want to know the future prospects of this field in India and abroad.

R. Brindha

Madras

After your degree, you will be a qualified economist with special skills in the area of quantitative methods and their application in economics and finance. Therefore, the subject will prepare you for careers that require special skills in these fields. The demand for people with these skills is currently high and increasing by the day. Possible employers could be: International companies, insurance companies, banks, especially investment and central banks, national and international NGOs, consultancies focusing on economic policy and finance, public administration,

institutes of economic research, and universities.

You may be designated as junior economist, market information manager, economist-statistician in the general economic and financial statistics division, economist/mathematician/actuary, etc.

What are the job opportunities for ICWAI?

Sunder

Hyderabad

Once you get through the (ICWA) examination, there will be several options open for you. You could either serve in an industry or opt for government service. There is lot of scope in the banking and insurance sectors. The government has made it mandatory for 38 classes of companies to employ a cost accountant. This throws up tremendous opportunities for cost accountants. There is always the option of practicing as a consultant. A third option is to teach at institutes or universities. Higher academic pursuit for a doctorate is also possible.

What are the job opportunities open for a graduate in agricultural engineering?

Manohar

Bangalore

Agricultural engineers find employment with various government agencies such as the irrigation and the agriculture department, the Food Corporation of India, National Dairy Development Board, nationalised banks and other financial institutions offering financial aid to the agriculture sector and agricultural universities and colleges. In the private sector, employment opportunities exist in companies manufacturing agricultural implements and machinery and NGOs.

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