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Off Topic

Tweet I rarely go off topic on my blog. But this post is an exception. I read a lot of Resumes on a voluntary basis of young people mostly without work experience and looking for jobs in India. Here are the ten most common mistakes that can occur on a resume/CV 1. CV is too [...]

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Tweet I started interacting with Chitra over her other blog, about temples. Then one day we connected on Facebook and then I discovered Chitra’s Jewel Art. I have to admit I am not very fond of jewelery. But earrings are an exception. And I just way to lazy to go out and shop as well. So [...]

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It is all Sunny Now!

by Mridula on May 15, 2010

in academics,Canon D350,Off Topic

Tweet The picture and the matter of this post are somewhat unrelated. The only relation between the picture and the post is bright and sunny, that is how the flowers look to me. That is how my outlook is these days, now that I have finally completed my grading for the semester. How I feel [...]

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Off Topic- Signature Lines

by Mridula on November 11, 2009

in humour,Off Topic

Tweet I have come across many a times in people’s signature lines- Sent via Blackberry by — and I often wondered why someone would like to attach that in a signature. Looks like some people for sure wish to remove it. Then I saw this line in an email exchange with Professor Robert V. Kozinets. [...]

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Tweet Read an interesting New York Times (2008) about Siemens and its involvement in Bribery across the globe. To understand how Siemens, one of the world’s biggest companies, last week ended up paying $1.6 billion in the largest fine for bribery in modern corporate history, it’s worth delving into Mr. Siekaczek’s unusual journey.

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On Twitter

by Mridula on February 28, 2009

in academics,blogging,Off Topic

Tweet I recently started using Twitter. I got interested after I read Max repeatedly talking about it on his blog. Given my fascination for all things online how long could I resist it? Then I got a Tweet about Methodspace, a research methods community space (in Beta) by SAGE and at a conceptual I just [...]

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