Blogging for a Change Campaign-IILM GSM

The ability to put your thoughts for the cause of a larger group in short powerful words has always been an art I have found difficult to master in the most perfect form.

Even to this day,I have firmly believed that the power of the pen(Now the keyboard for a blogger)Can only take you that far, make your readers think.

To make thoughts turn into actions,to make ideas become vision of every last man in your focus area needs a lot of Offline effort.This was the simple tool with which I started what I call as The blogging for change campaign.

Blogging At IILM Gsm was started few months back,Its now time to back it up with an massive offline effort through Knowledge cell.

Let us learn first to open doors to thoughts and close doors to Egos,Seperations and Inhibitions that we have,Let us learn to respect Criticism and embrace with open arms the weak,the downtrodden or the seperatist.

Let us come seek and explore ourselves in the World of Knowledge.

Posted for IILM GSM by Anupam Dubey

What is an aptitude test and what does it measure?...How to do well in Aptitude tests?....Interview Advice: Learn How to Tell a Story

What is an aptitude test and what does it measure?...How to do well in Aptitude tests?....Interview Advice: Learn How to Tell a Story

Written By Prof.Sumit Rastogi  for  Everything About CMS Blog 

WHAT IS AN APTITUDE TEST AND WHAT DOES IT MEASURE?

Aptitude tests are designed to measure your work-related cognitive capacity. The concept behind these tests is that each test question has only one correct answer, and everyone can correctly solve all the test questions. The only difference between people is in how quickly they can correctly complete the test (i.e. answer all the test questions). That’s why these tests are always timed. The time is defined in such a way that only 1% to 5% of the population can correctly solve all the test questions within the allowed time frame.
What do aptitude tests measure? These tests measure what psychologists refer to as your fluid and crystallized intelligence. The theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence suggests that people’s intelligence is composed of a number of different abilities that interact and work together to produce overall individual intelligence.
Fluid intelligence is the ability to think and reason abstractly and solve problems. It’s more commonly known as ‘street smarts’ or the ability to ‘quickly think on your feet’

Crystallized intelligence is the ability to learn from past experiences and relevant learning, and to apply this learning to a situation. Employers, obviously, will only be interested in your ability to apply your learnings to work-related situations.

How to do well in Aptitude tests?

(from The New York Times)

Shaan Patel, who scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT, is the author of “SAT 2400 in Just 7 steps” and a co-creator of an SAT prep course for Veritas Prep. He is a medical student at the University of Southern California.
The SAT is a significant exam for many college-bound high school students, but it doesn’t have to be a source of significant stress. As the French scientist Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.”
In that spirit, here are strategies to help you best prepare for the SAT:

Practice Under Test-Day Conditions

It’s no secret that practicing for the Aptitude test improves your score.But most students don’t realize how much how their practice matters.


As much as possible, try to create test-day conditions when you study. Use written practice exams during timed sessions. No cellphones, no music.

Write your responses in the test booklet.

By preparing under the same conditions you will encounter on test day, you will decrease surprises and increase your confidence and comfort with the exam.

The Interview

When it comes to recruiting and hiring, we know one thing to be true: interviewing can make or break a candidate. Maybe there really is a lack of experience, skill-related issue not easily determined by scanning a resume or simply heavy competition, but typically, if you are good enough to be brought in, the job is yours to win – or lose. Enter the valuable skill of storytelling.

Interview Advice: Learn How to Tell a Story

By Laurie
I always tell people that likability is the key factor in finding a job.

Personal referrals always beat resumes. Informal networking always beats an email. People who are seen do better than the anonymous inquiries in an email system.

For me, it is all about extending the window of judgment by being as neutral and inoffensive as possible. No crazy smells. No crazy clothes. When you finally open your mouth, it’s also important to stifle any personal opinions or ideas that can kill your likability quotient.

This is why it’s important for you to learn how to tell your story.
In order to find a job, you need to know some truths about yourself. Who are you?  What are the things you most enjoy?

Don’t memorize lines. Dig deeper. If you can tell your story, you can manage those awful behavior-based questions that come your way. You can very easily give an example of a time you failed on a project — and talk about what you learned from an experience — if you know exactly what you did and what you would do differently next time.

The problem is that so few of us know how to tell a story. At the very least, you have to establish a setting. Beyond that, you must understand what motivates you as a character within that setting. We can’t develop our narrative because we are mired in the lies we tell ourselves to seem more accomplished than we really are.

Finally, few of us understand how to end a story. Why are you here in my office asking for a job? If you don’t have a clear ending, I will make one up for you in my head. And I’ll probably misjudge you.

So how do you learn how to tell a story?

• Read
• Go to the movies.
• Watch TV.
• Pay attention to short stories.

And then ask your friends and colleagues to tell you their stories. Listen to what they say and don’t say. Then do better.

Blog Post taken for IILM GSM 

Integrating All Social Circles of IILM GREATER NOIDA

 If one thing that can give anyone a decisive and strategic advantage is Social Media.But The advantage can only be exploited properly if all social sites are managed in unison.It is an old Saying

"United We stand,Divided We fall"

The same goes true for Social Media as well.With the IILM Greater noida blog now alive and kicking,Its time To launch Stage 2,which is to make the blog reach out to as many as we can.With this intention in mind We are integrating all communities,facebook groups,youtube,flickr,twitter accounts of IILM Greater Noida with our IILM CLairvoyance blog today.

It is going to improve our reach and save us time.

Also I came to know during interaction with my cms counterparts that they do not want to join or be part of Clairvoyance because our blog remains Solely for IILM GSM,kindly consider my request that We have to decide headings on the basis of "Search Engine Optimisation" Specifications.

We are also happy to inform you that integration of IILM clairvoyance with all facebook communities of IILM Greater noida also means We are bringing Students,Faculty and Academia under one Umbrella.We cannot be successful unless we get the support of everyone.

We are very proud of the fact that IILM Management has always been supportive and encouraging us,so have our teachers.This has inspired us to work harder and more religiously.We are expanding the CLairvoyance blogging team to now 10 members.

The members will be acessed on grounds of their dedication and hardwork and commitment to the blog.

Regards

Admin (IILM GSM Clairvoyance)

When I would turn 40-IILM GSM

My Working parents raised me very modestly,they taught me to survive alone,to back my instincts and go alone.It was hard to comprehend then why two well of hard working parents ,one a lecturer and one an Officer with the Indian Railways,would raise their only son so modestly,teaching him to curtail his desires,and get things he wants on his own.

The World changes every moment,Does it Not?

What If I turned 40 one day,and looked back,I would not be satisfied with whatever I would achieve then,and this is one thing that scares me.

But then If I were to apply this to a country or our Society as a whole,How would India be After 20 years?

We have imbibed the best practices from the World,but with development,our values have detoriated,have they not?

Kalam Sahab,Talks about a Knowledge superpower for India by 2020,but What if this Quest for knowledge,the race to be the best,stripped us of our values.The Values you and I,have grown up with,Do not lose them?

Keep them Intact,Because those Values are you,You lose them,you lose The beauty of being an Indian,you lose the pride of coming from the Culture where religions have existed in peace and hormony,We have given the world Buddhism,we have given the world Zero,We have given them peace.

The only thing I Wish for myself when I Turn 40 is to have children who respect me ,who respect our culture,and for me,I wish,That When my Parents look at me,I be the mirror of them where  they can look at themselves and be satisfied that they raised me Well.

Posted for IILM GSM blog by Anupam dubey