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Career Edge - Young Professional
The job market today is fraught with challenges and is more competitive than ever before, requiring youth to put their best foot forward to win. If used smartly, this period can be a self-transformational stage for them. The need of the hour is for youth to be equipped with core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy skills to be gainfully employed. TCS iON Career Edge - Young Professional is a free to access 15-day career preparedness course that has been designed with the intent to equip the youth of today with core employability skills to take on the future.
https://learning.tcsionhub.in/courses/career-edge-young-professional/
Communication Skills: Definitions and Examples
Communication skills allow you to understand and be understood by others. These can include but are not limited to effectively communicating ideas to others, actively listening in conversations, giving and receiving critical feedback and public speaking.
https://in.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/communication-skills
Interpersonal Skills: Definitions and Examples
Interpersonal skills involve the ability to communicate and build relationships with others. Often called ‘people skills’, they tend to incorporate both your innate personality traits and how you’ve learned to handle certain social situations. Effective interpersonal skills can help you during the job interview process and can have a positive impact on your career advancement.
https://in.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/interpersonal-skills
What Is Management Consulting? A Comprehensive Guide
Management consultants are crucial as they provide valuable advice and assistance for a business to be successful. They are qualified, trained and experienced in finding solutions for problems that organisations commonly face. This is a rewarding career option for those who are interested in developing a specific set of skills. In this article, we examine what management consulting is, what management consultants do and why companies require their services.
https://in.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/what-is-management-consulting
Six pandemic lessons enterprises can learn from startups
While brands crumbled into administration or struggled to adapt, digital-native startups thrived in the pandemic. What can big enterprises learn?
Can I Stop People From Editing My PowerPoint Presentation?
To preserve the integrity of your PowerPoint presentation, you may want to try to prevent others from editing it. Depending on the Office version you have, there are a few things you can do to block editing, or at least make it more difficult.
https://www.howtogeek.com/706388/can-i-stop-people-from-editing-my-powerpoint-presentation/
KnowledgeDoor: Tools for students, engineers, and scientists
Over 25,000 cited reference values and the Numerari calculator app with units, graphing, complex numbers, and more!
Generation Google Scholarship: for Women in computer science
Generation Google Scholarship: for Women in computer science was established to help students pursuing computer science degrees excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected students will receive $1,000 USD for the 2022-2023 school year. Generation Google Scholarship: for Women in computer science will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation and academic performance. The program is open to students who meet all the minimum qualifications and we strongly encourage women interested in computer science to apply on or before 10th Dec 2021
https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/scholarships/generation-google-scholarship-apac/
How to write the perfect Statement of Purpose in 10 steps
Writing a Statement of Purpose (SoP) or a Personal Statement for university applications can be as laborious as it can be confounding. Where do you start and how do you end? Do you indulge gently in self-celebration or find a way to account for all your shortcomings? How do you foreground your past and show it in sync with your present as well as your aims for the future?
Here is an attempt to resolve such queries and shatter misconceptions around crafting this most essential of documents, by demonstrating how you can write the perfect SoP in 10 neat steps.
Cassyni aims to make online seminars more findable and citable
Peter Vincent, an engineer at Imperial College London and one of Cassyni’s co-founders, estimates that there are around one million academic seminars worldwide each year. Although seminars are an important part of academic discourse, they lack technical solutions to make them more discoverable, he says.
The software tool enables webinar organizers to plan events, issue reminders and archive the results, says its co-founder.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02983-9
Need a paper? Get a plug-in
A collection of web-browser plug-ins is making the scholarly literature more discoverable.
For researchers with limited library resources, literature searches can seem frustratingly hit or miss: sometimes, they find exactly what they need first time, but sometimes, the key reference is hidden behind a paywall.
But some researchers find it challenging to access the publications they need. For example, many authors make their papers available on public repositories, but those are hard to pull up in searches. Other times, researchers can access a paywalled paper through their institutions, but find themselves blocked when trying to access it using a different network at home.
Increasingly, however, scientists are turning to tools such as Unpaywall, Open Access Button, Lazy Scholar and Kopernio. These tools all do more or less the same thing: tap into an overlapping set of data sources to identify and retrieve open-access copies of research papers that are inaccessible or hard to find through other routes.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-05922-9
Good Proctor or “Big Brother”? Ethics of Online Exam Supervision Technologies
Online exam supervision technologies have recently generated significant controversy and concern. Their use is now booming due to growing demand for online courses and for off-campus assessment options amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Online proctoring technologies purport to effectively oversee students sitting online exams by using artificial intelligence (AI) systems supplemented by human invigilators. Such technologies have alarmed some students who see them as a “Big Brother-like” threat to liberty and privacy, and as potentially unfair and discriminatory. However, some universities and educators defend their judicious use. Critical ethical appraisal of online proctoring technologies is overdue. This essay provides one of the first sustained moral philosophical analyses of these technologies, focusing on ethical notions of academic integrity, fairness, non-maleficence, transparency, privacy, autonomy, liberty, and trust. Most of these concepts are prominent in the new field of AI ethics, and all are relevant to education. The essay discusses these ethical issues. It also offers suggestions for educational institutions and educators interested in the technologies about the kinds of inquiries they need to make and the governance and review processes they might need to adopt to justify and remain accountable for using online proctoring technologies. The rapid and contentious rise of proctoring software provides a fruitful ethical case study of how AI is infiltrating all areas of life. The social impacts and moral consequences of this digital technology warrant ongoing scrutiny and study.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-021-00476-1
Unis are using artificial intelligence to keep students sitting exams honest. But this creates its own problems
Universities are increasingly using computer programs to supervise university students sitting their exams. Is this the future of testing?
Due to the pandemic, institutions worldwide have rapidly adopted exam software like Examplify, ExamSoft and ProctorU.
Proctoring technology allows exam-takers to be monitored off-campus. They can sit exams in their homes, instead of a person having to watch them in a traditional exam room. Some programs simply enable a person to supervise students remotely.
More sophisticated, automated proctoring software hijacks the student’s computer to block and monitor suspicious activity. These programs often use artificial intelligence (AI) to scrutinise exam conduct.
Our recent research paper explored the ethics of automated proctoring. We found the promise of the software alluring, but it carries substantial risks.
9 Bold Predictions For The Future Of Privacy And Data
Two years ago the European Union (EU) introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a law designed to give individuals greater control of their data. Organisations, both inside and outside the EU, needed to process data in a way that was “lawful, fair and transparent”, with data controllers processing the minimum amount of data on individuals living in the EU.
The regulation also mandated the secure handling of data using “appropriate technical and organisational measures.” Users were able to request a copy of the data collected on them.
Public awareness of data privacy grew dramatically. While GDPR may only be compulsory for the data of EU citizens, it was also good practice if companies wanted to retain global customer trust.
Two years later, the draconian fines and sanctions included within GDPR have rarely been used (with a few notable exceptions) – so surely this is an indication that most companies have stuck to the regulations and that our personal data is safe…. [End of Article: note to editor – that was easy]
There might still be a few (not so) small problems, not the least of which has been a recent EU court ruling that struck down Privacy Shield, which, when coupled with the lack of progress bringing forward federal privacy regulation in the U.S. … understanding all of this will help you navigate the evolving privacy and cyber security landscape. So, time for a few bold predictions and recommendations, these are my opinions and not those of Commvault, and you can hold me (but not Commvault) to them if you wish.
https://www.commvault.com/blogs/9-bold-predictions-for-the-future-of-privacy-and-data
7 podcast formats to consider for your show
Here’s a scene that’s familiar to podcasters: You’ve got your microphone, your topic, and a whole lot of passion for getting your voice out in the world. But when you sit down to record, it hits you—a podcast can take so many different forms.
Some people have the gift of narration—they can speak into a microphone for hours and produce a funny, thoughtful, and engaging show. But that doesn't come naturally to everyone, and it might not work for every show.
That's why it's important to try and choose the right podcast format.
Learn about different podcast formats, and choose one that fits your strengths and your audience.
https://blog.anchor.fm/create/podcast-formats
How to Structure Your Day
Assigning time slots for the things that matter is the best way to keep your life in balance and your career moving.
At least in one respect, there is perfect equality among all of us: We all dispose of the same number of hours in a day. How we use them is what makes the difference between high and low achievers.
So how do you structure your day to get the most out of it? Consider these steps:
https://journal.getabstract.com/en/2021/09/13/how-to-structure-your-day
Job Crafting: A Skill for the Future
The concept has been around for 20 years. Yet the skills involved in job crafting are more pertinent to career success today than they have ever been before.
Employees engaged in job crafting shape their work tasks, develop their work relationships and give meaning to their jobs to enhance their personal well-being and job satisfaction.
As the pandemic has banished millions of knowledge workers to their home offices, job crafting is a great way to address personal struggles with motivation. This applies especially to those for whom teamwork and social interactions with co-workers were a primary source of job motivation. These employees will need to find new ways to give meaning to their jobs while stuck at home.
Developing intrinsic job motivation is a central part of job crafting – and an indispensable part of successful remote work. Even workers who may not have felt a need to engage in job crafting prior to the pandemic may come to see it as a sensible career strategy at a time when opportunities for career advancement are limited.
Job crafting is an employee-driven process. Human resources departments can do little to “prevent” people from job crafting. Nor should they. Job crafting often leads to higher employee engagement – and more engaged and happier employees usually also are more productive employees.
Of course, managers will need to step in if an employee pursues values and goals that contradict company strategy. They may also need to intervene if an employee takes on too many extra tasks and is no longer able to fulfill his or her basic job duties – or risks burnout due to overwork.
But an employee who engages in job crafting displays skills and characteristics prized in the economy of tomorrow. If you are an employee, engaging in some job crafting can help future-proof your career. And if you are an employer, remember: Job crafters are keepers!
So let’s discuss some of the characteristics job crafters display while taking ownership of their jobs:
https://journal.getabstract.com/en/2021/02/02/job-crafting-a-skill-for-the-future/
It’s a New Era for Mental Health at Work
In 2019, employers were just starting to grasp the prevalence of mental health challenges at work, the need to address stigma, and the emerging link to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). One silver lining amid all the disruption and trauma over the last two years is the normalization of these challenges. In a follow-up study of their 2019 Mental Health at Work Report, Mind Share Partners’ 2021 Mental Health at Work Report, the authors offer a rare comparison of the state of mental health, stigma, and work culture in U.S. workplaces before and during the pandemic. They also present a summary of what they learned and their recommendations for what employers need to do to support their employees’ mental health
https://hbr.org/2021/10/its-a-new-era-for-mental-health-at-work
Climate change food calculator: What's your diet's carbon footprint?
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, according to a major report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy is fuelling global warming.
But what is the difference between beef and chicken? Does a bowl of rice produce more climate warming greenhouse gases than a plate of chips? Is wine more environmentally friendly than beer?
To find out the climate impact of what you eat and drink, choose from one of the 34 items in our calculator and pick how often you have it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46459714
For a Happy and Successful Life 10 GOLDEN RULES
1 Be fair, do the right thing.
2 Do good, find favor.
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For the rest
http://www.yunuscengel.com/en/for-a-happy-and-successful-life-10-golden-rules/
Reading List: Communication Is Everything
Writing, talking, listening, understanding, shaking your head… The dos and don’ts of successful communication in the hybrid workplace.
There’s a lot to be said for writing being the key competency of the future hybrid workplace. But there’s much more to excellent communication. The problem? Many leaders don’t know this, and future ones are too rarely taught it.
What You Should Do? Visit the following link and learn more
https://journal.getabstract.com/en/2021/03/18/communication-is-everything
Online Book: Digital Preservation Handbook
This Handbook provides an internationally authoritative and practical guide to the subject of managing digital resources over time and the issues in sustaining access to them. It is a key knowledge base for digital preservation, peer-reviewed and freely accessible to all. It will be of interest to all those involved in the creation and management of digital materials.
https://www.dpconline.org/handbook
Marc Andreessen’s startup compendium
Marc Andreessen co-founded: Netscape, sold to America Online in 1998 for $4.2 billion; Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), a public software company; and Ning, a new, private consumer Internet company.
The compilation (The Pmarca Blog Archives) of his blog posts during 2007-2009 features: Guide to Startups; Startup Essentials; Additional Guides; and Assorted Goodness articles. It is available as an e-book to download.
https://fictivekin.github.io/pmarchive-jekyll//
eBook: Remote Sensing Applications
National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) focusing on promotion of Remote Sensing Technology and Applications among users in India, has brought out a book on "Remote Sensing Applications" covering land, water, atmosphere and natural disasters. The book was Compiled and Edited by P.S. Roy, R.S Dwivedi and D.Vijayan. The book covers 16 chapters addressing various applications starting with introduction, state of art technology, case studies, literature review, future trends besides providing relevant references which are more useful for operational scientists and researchers. The resource scientists from Remote Sensing & GIS Applications Area have contributed these chapters. The book was published as training material for distribution to course participants attending 12 weeks course at NRSC, Hyderabad. The book contains 397 pages in 16 chapters and the same is placed in NRSC website so that users can view/download chapter wise as per their needs.
https://www.nrsc.gov.in/Knowledge_EBooks?language_content_entity=en
Videos: TED Talks: The Way We Work: Season 4
The Way We Work is an original video series where leaders and thinkers offer practical wisdom and insight into how we can adapt and thrive amid changing workplace conventions.
6 talks · Total run time 31:50
There are more videos under earlier three seasons.
https://www.ted.com/series/the_way_we_work
IRAI Quiz -- 211111
1. World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) is observed on ---------- of every November to demonstrate how digital preservation supports digital connections, unlocks potential and creates lasting value.
2. -------- is the Amazon’s new home robot
3. “Universal Access to All Knowledge.” is the mission of ------------------- a non-profit digital library since is existence from 1996.-
4. ------------ is the subscription version of Twitter at $2.99 per month includes the ability to read some news articles without ads, upload longer videos and customize the navigation bar
5. Pac-Man edition special phones are recently launched by ---------
6. Home-grown mobile phone company ------------ has become the first Indian brand to launch 5G smartphones named "Agni" for domestic consumers
7. The name ‘Tesla’ was actually owned by a company in Sacramento, California and Tesla had to buy the name from that company for $75,000. According to Elon Musk, the top alternate name, if Tesla couldn’t acquire the Tesla Motors trademark, was ------------
8. Had he not sold his shares earlier to leaving the Microsoft board, Bill Gates would have been the richest person with his 1998 holdings that would have been valued at the end of Oct 2021 at about ------ billion.
9. ------------- (Amazon/Alphabet/Tesla) becomes the 3rd US company to hit $ 2 trillion market cap after Apple & Microsoft
10. Active listening is a communication skill. State True or False
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