Day: April 11, 2021

5 Steps to finding the right career.

If you’re feeling stuck, unsure, or confused with your career choices, don’t worry. Here are five steps you can take toward discovering the career that will truly satisfy you.

1. Take career assessments.

Remember in high school, being given career personality tests that would tell you what you should be when you grow up? They may have seemed silly, but the right career assessment can actually be an incredibly useful tool in discovering your path , especially if you aren’t sure where to start. There are two elements to a career assessment.

  • It should be valid and reliable. The test should actually measure what it claims to measure, and you should get consistent results over multiple tries.
  • You should know how to use the results to your advantage. It’s one thing to have a list of potential careers. It’s another to use a career assessment as a starting point for insight and self-reflection. Remember, a career assessment isn’t a shortcut; it’s a tool. It’s up to you to use it.

2. Make a list of your options.

Overwhelmed by the need to make a decision? Whether you know exactly what you want to do or not, knowing how to get there is tricky. In order to find your dream career, you need to carefully sort through your options in order to find the best route.

Make a list of all your options, whether those are tangible job opportunities, education, or career paths. Once you have everything written down, you can parse out what isn’t exactly right, and narrow your goals. Try to create as many options for yourself, so you have plenty to choose from. You can also rank your options from best to worst, and even combine some that may be similar.

3. Look for overlap.

What you’re good at, what companies need, and what you like to do might all be different, but it’s important to try to find the overlap between the three. That’s how you find your optimal career path. Rather than looking at job titles, consider your interests, hobbies, and skills, and then work out how those translate.

While you’re at it, look back at your previous experiences to inform your future. What did you enjoy doing in previous jobs? What did you dislike? Knowing your values, passions, and skills will help you understand what kind of career you should pursue. And being alert of these factors means you can actively seek out careers that require your specific talents.

4. Network.

Whether you’re actively searching for a new career, or just trying to get a sense of what path you should be on, networking is a great way to dip your feet in the waters. The more people you meet, the more insight you can get into what the work environment is like, what the people are like, and how they enjoy the work. And if you are looking for that next job, networking is crucial. Surveys show about 85% of jobs are filled through networking!

5. Ask a mentor.

Never underestimate the value and power of a good mentor! When I made my career shift, I knew I couldn’t go at it alone. I decided I wanted to learn from the best — so I started working with mentors.

There are many different types of mentors, from the kind you pay to the kind that has been there, done that, to the kind that can advocate for you at work. The right mentor, no matter what type, will give you guidance and help boost your career. And the studies back it up — about 80% of CEOs attribute their success to having worked with mentors.

I hope these tips help you.

Thank you.

5 must read books for young adults (non-fiction)

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We talk a lot about all of the hottest new fiction (and old faves), but there’s a ton of great nonfiction out there, too. And a lot of it focuses on topics and stories that you should know about so we thought it was time to give the genre a little love. Because great stories keep you turning pages, whether they are made up or true-to-life!

1. March

ICYMI, John Lewis is a congressman from Georgia, and he’s kind of a big deal.

You may have seen him featured in David Letterman’s recent interview with Barack Obama. He’s one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, and his commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom.

March is the first in a graphic novel trilogy, and you should totally pick it up to learn more about this American icon.

2. This Land is Our Land: A History of American Immigration

Immigration is a hot-button issue these days. And American attitudes towards immigrants are paradoxical.

On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the “American Dream.” On the other hand, we set boundaries and restrictions on who may come to this country and whether they may become citizens.

If you’re looking to know more about the backstory of immigration in the U.S., particularly the ways in which government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups has evolved, check out This Land is Our Land.

3. Blood, Bullets, and Bones

If you are a fan of mysteries and crime scene drama, you have to check out this fascinating look at the ever-changing science of forensics.

Author Bridget Heos uses real-life cases to tell the history of modern forensic science, from the first test for arsenic poisoning to fingerprinting, firearm and blood spatter analysis, DNA evidence, and more. By turns captivating and shocking, Blood, Bullets, and Bones demonstrates the essential role forensic science has played in our criminal justice system.

4. Dear Bully

Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever witnessed bullying? You are not alone, and Dear Bully will prove it.

Seventy of today’s top authors come together to share their stories about bullying — as silent observers on the sidelines of high school, as victims, and as perpetrators — in a collection at turns moving and self-effacing, but always deeply personal.

5. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

If it weren’t for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met.

Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment.

The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight.

I hope you like this list.

Thank you.

India finalises air-bubble agreement with Sri Lanka

Ministry of Civil Aviation has finalized an air bubble agreement with Sri Lanka. In a tweet, the ministry said, all eligible passengers will be able to travel between the two countries in the near future. Sri Lanka has become sixth country in the SAARC region to enter such agreement with India.

With this, India now has such pacts with 28 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, UAE, UK and US.
Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Five terrorists killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, FIVE terrorists were gunned down by security forces in south Kashmir since last evening in two separate encounters that had broken out between security forces and terrorists at Hadipora Shopian and Semthan in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district.

Police said that three terrorists of Al-Badr terror outfit were killed in Hadipora Shopian encounter whereas in Semthan Bijbehara, two terrorists who were responsible for killing an Army Jawan two days back were neutralised today.

Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the possession of the slain terrorists.

Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said that in the Shopian encounter, a joint team of security forces and parents made efforts and appealed to the newly recruited terrorist to surrender but other terrorists didn’t allow him to surrender.

The encounter at Hadipora Shopian and in Semthan Bijbehara area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district had started yesterday evening after terrorists fired upon the security forces who were launching Cordon and Search Operations based on specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists in these areas.

Campaigning in full swing for the fifth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal

Campaigning is in full swing for the fifth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal. Top leaders of various political parties are criss-crossing the poll-bound constituencies in the state.

Senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah is holding rallies and road shows in Nadia and North 24 Pargana districts today while Dilip Ghosh, Mithun Chakraborty and Shubhendu Adhikari are campaigning at Bardhaman, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas as well as in North Dinajpur and Jalpaiguri.

Trinamool Congress leader Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding public meetings at Jalpaiguri and a road show at East Bardhaman as Abhishek Banerjee is attending rallies at Nadia and North 24 Parganas.

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachhan is scheduled to hold a road show at Kolkata this afternoon. On the other hand, leaders of Sanyukta Morcha are also scheduled to take part in rallies together in Kolkata today.

Delhi govt bans all gatherings except for marriages and funerals till 30th April;Public transport and cinema halls to operate with 50% capacity

Delhi government has banned all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious, festival related and other gatherings and congregations till 30th April.

As per order issued by Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) funeral and last rites related gatherings are allowed upto 20 persons. Marriage related gatherings are allowed upto 50 persons. The order said that the restaurants and bars are allowed upto 50 per cent of the seating capacity.

The cinemas, theatres, multiplexes will be permitted to open with up to 50 per cent of seating capacity. In addition, swimming pools in the national capital will remain closed except for training of sportspersons participating in national, global events. The order said, Delhi Metro, DTC and Intra-State movement of buses will be permitted to run at not more than 50 per cent of the capacity.

The authorities also added that colleges, coaching institutions will remain closed in Delhi in view of the rising cases. Students of classes 9 to 12 may be called to school only for academic guidance and support for mid-term exams, pre-board exams and annual exams or board exams with the consent of parents.

According to the order, it will be mandatory for people travelling by air from Maharashtra to Delhi to carry a negative RT-PCR test done 72 hours prior to arrival. The passengers who are found without a negative report will have to remain quarantine for 14 days.

All Government offices of NCT of Delhi, Autonomous bodies, PSUs, Corporations and Local Bodies will function with officers of the level of Grade-I, equivalent and above to the extent of 100 per cent strength. The remaining staff will attend upto 50 per cent as per requirement.

In view of rising Covid-19 cases in the National Capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged everyone to wear a mask including the people who have taken the vaccine against coronavirus and follow Covid protocols. Briefing media Mr Kejriwal said today that Delhi has registered a single-highest day spike of 10 thousand 732 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Terming the present situation of Covid-19 in the city worrisome, he urged people to stay at home as far as possible. The Chief Minister said, Delhi Government has imposed some fresh restrictions limiting the capacity of cinema halls, restaurants, buses. He said, Government is not in favour of lockdown, but imposed the restrictions as there was no other option. Mr Kejriwal said, lockdown is not a solution to fight coronavirus and it should only be imposed if the hospital system collapses. He requested the Centre to remove age restrictions on vaccination saying 65 percent of patients are below 45 years of age.

India becomes fastest vaccinating country in world; Administers over 10 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 85 days

India continues to add new leaflets to the chronicles of its world’s largest and fastest COVID-19 Vaccination drive. The country has achieved the landmark of administering over 10 crore vaccine doses in a record time of 85 days surpassing the vaccination rate of all other countries in the world including that of the USA and China. With administration of over 35 lakh doses in the last 24 hours, the nation today stands at a cumulative figure of administering nearly 10 crore 16 lakh COVID-19 Vaccine doses. The numbers are set to soar higher with the pan-India special vaccination drive kick-starting from today in the form of ‘Teeka Utsav’.

The nation commenced the largest vaccination drive in the world on 16th January this year with vaccination of healthcare workers. Vaccination of front line workers began from 2nd February whereas from 1st of March vaccination of everyone aged above 60 years and above 45 years with specified co-morbidities was undertaken. Widening the scope of Vaccination, from 1st of this month, under the current phase everyone above the age of 45 is being vaccinated.  The Health Ministry has informed that in a short span of time nearly 7 crore people above 45 years have already been administered the first shot of the COVID-19 Vaccine whereas in the same age group over 24 lakh people have been fully vaccinated after receiving their second dose of vaccination as well.

The Health Ministry has informed that the COVID-19 recovery rate in the country today witnessed a slight decline and stood at 90.44 per cent. It said, in the last 24 hours, over 90 thousand people were discharged after recovery. Till now, over 1 crore 20 lakh people have recovered from the COVID-19 infection in the country.

In the last 24 hours, 1 lakh 52 thousand 879 new cases were reported. Ten States including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala have shown a steep rise in the daily new cases. Over 80 per cent of the new cases are reported from these 10 states.The number of active cases in the country today stands at the figure of around 11 lakh 8 thousand, comprising around 8.29 per cent of the total reported cases. The Health Ministry informed that 839 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours due to COVID-19 taking the cumulative toll to 1 lakh 69 thousand 275.

With a special focus on the 5-point principle of  ‘Test, Track, Treat, Isolate & Vaccinate’, the number of cumulative COVID-19 testing reported by Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has surpassed the figure of 25 crore 66 lakh. The apex medical research body has informed that in the past 24 hours alone more than 14 lakh 12 thousand samples were tested in the country.

As of today, two thousand 450 laboratories are engaged in the work of testing COVID samples across the country which include one thousand 230 government and one thousand 220 private labs.

PM urges people to follow four principles ‘Each One, Vaccinate One’ , ‘Each One , Treat One’ , ‘Each One, Save One’ to fight pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to everyone to follow four fold principle as the nation kick-starts four day special vaccination drive, Teeka Utsav today. Emphasising on the need to follow both personal and social hygiene, Mr. Modi urged citizens to imbibe these four principles which include ‘Each One, Vaccinate One’ , ‘Each One , Treat One’ , ‘Each One, Save One’ , and people led creation of Micro Containment Zones.

The Prime Minister said the ‘Teeka Utsav’ is the beginning of the second big war against Corona Pandemic. He also urged citizens to ensure zero wastage of COVID vaccines and asked those eligible to be vaccinated to get their jabs. Mr. Modi said during this time we have to move towards optimum utilization of the country’s vaccination capacity. He added that this will also in a way increase our vaccination capacity. The Prime Minister asserted that the Nation’s success in the fight against the pandemic will be determined by the fact that people don’t step outside their houses without pressing needs.

Entrusting women with the job of getting every eligible beneficiary in the house to get vaccinated, Mr. Modi stressed that our success will be determined by how we wear masks and follow other covid appropriate behaviours. He expressed confidence that with public participation in these four days, at the individual level, at the level of society and at the level of administration, the country will be able to achieve a major breakthrough in its Corona oriented fight.

Four day long special vaccination drive, Teeka Utsav progresses smoothly across the country

The four day long special vaccination drive, Teeka Utsav,  has started from today all over the country. The vaccine drive which began on the Birth anniversary of social reformer Jyotiba Phule  will culminate on 14th April on the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

Union Territory of Puducherry is geared up for the Covid 19 Vaccination drive to prevent the spike of the Corona virus disease in recent days.

Gujarat is celebrating the four day special vaccination drive in the state from today. More than 89 lakh persons have been vaccinated in the state till now. According to the state health department, 2 lakh 87 thousand 217 persons were vaccinated in the state yesterday. AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that the state has launched a special vaccination drive against the Covid-19 to cover the maximum number of people.

Along with the nationwide campaign,  an immunization drive is being conducted  from today  in Madhya Pradesh. During this 4-day festival, all 51 districts have been targeted for vaccination against corona.

Along with the rest of the nation, Teeka Utsav commenced today in Sikkim. In Gangtok, vaccines are being administered at the urban primary health centre and Paljor Stadium. On the occasion, chief minister PS Tamang received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at STNM Hospital near Gangtok.

The Teeka Utsav has brought  a new sense of confidence and enthusiasm among Mumbaikars which began today. People are visiting the vaccination centres in Mumbai as well as other parts of Maharashtra. Due to the adequate supply of vaccines to Maharashtra, the state has become the first state to administer One crore doses to the beneficiaries.

In Bihar, a large number of people above the age of  45 years  are approaching vaccination centres across the state for Covid-19 vaccine. The state government has said four lakh people will be vaccinated each day during ongoing Teeka Utsav. Chief Minister Nitsh Kumar has appealed to people to come forward for vaccination to contain corona pandemic.Mr Kumar said additional arrangements have been made for mass vaccination. Two  lakh 52 thousand 835 people took the vaccine during the past 24 hour in the state. Over 46 lakh 83 thousand 143 people have so far been vaccinated in the State. The State government has demanded 30 lakh dose from the centre.

Union Minister of State for health and  family welfare Ashwani Kumar Choubey called for upgradation of RT-PCR machines in the state as per the guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research. The minister said all states have been requested to conduct more than 75 percent  Covid tests through RT-PCR method.

Central Council Member of Indian Dental association, Dr. Sudarshan Ranpise urged all eligible citizens to get vaccinated. He also made a request not to believe in rumours and follow covid protocols.

5 reasons to choose a career in digital marketing

We are in the digital age, where the emergence of digital marketing as opposed to the traditional forms of marketing is clearly visible. As a result, most of the jobs today in the marketing and advertising industry demand expertise in field like media planning, content management, and social media. And digital marketing also has countless alternatives and techniques related to it, you can get innovative and explore different avenues for your advertising strategies on a careful spending plan.

Today, as we can see all generations from Gen Z, millennials and elders are online 24X7 and to attract them, nowadays businesses use digital media as a source of communication. There were as many as 2 lakh job offerings for digital marketing in 2016, and this demand is estimated to increase 10x over the next few years. Due to the fact that the digital world is ever-evolving, digital marketing experts have an unprecedented opportunity to develop their skills as storytellers and impact many sectors.

E-commerce marketing platforms such as Instagram and Facebook introduce new features continuously to help brands communicate with users, resulting in increasing brand loyalty. Reports suggest that by 2021 there will be around 635.8 million web users in India. According to McKinsey, the number of people using smartphones will again double by 2023.

Digital marketing methods have a similar objectives as that of traditional marketing tools. Promoting through advanced channels offer many benefits to publicists, including quantifiable ROI.

Reasons to choose a career in digital marketing:-

1.Highly demanded profession – Unlike any other marketing, digital marketing is much easier to launch your professional career. learning how the business runs and acquiring the correct knowledge of the online industry is the least it takes your way to be a digital marketing expert. Indeed one can also learn without an entry-level position you can also feature your abilities and work through contributing to a blog and online media exercises.

2.Broader spectrum of choices – As digitisation becomes popular among enterprises, organisations across from new businesses to big corporate houses are now looking for experts in the field of digital marketing with applicable experience. Many big brands like Google are looking for new generation digital marketers especially in the areas of AI which are on the uprising emerging innovations as it turns out to be more standard and offers adaptability.

3.Keeps you up to date – Working in this industry where something comes up new every day implies a quick-moving environment. An individual doing SEO, for example, should stay aware of the metrics which are updated constantly. Advertisers likewise should also see all the rules regarding different channels.

4.Higher Compensation – This market is a competitive industry where all the people rival for their gifted ability in the industry. This implies that people with higher abilities can have higher compensation and also many extraordinary perks and even rewards replying upon their job.

5.One man, too many hats – Another explanation that this field will be among the top vocations in the year 2021is its versatility. Digital marketing experts can show considerable amount of authority in more than one zone depending upon the enthusiasm and the abilities they posses. As the business develops further more options may further introduce themselves making this field more significant.