Study reveals that jobseekers have been startled by weird questions
August 21st, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Forty percent of the jobseekers have been asked a weird question during their job interview. This is according to a study that has been conducted by ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
‘Introvert’ Chinese lady loses civil service race
May 12th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) A 27-year-old Chinese woman, who was ranked among the top in a civil service test, was eliminated from the race because she was an "introvert".Huang Hong ... Read more...
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Five jailed for duping Chinese civil service candidate
April 26th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) Five people, including two officials, in China's Shanxi province have been imprisoned for their roles in falsifying a civil service candidate's physical examination records.The Jiao district ... Read more...
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They’re making most of plunging necklines in life!
March 30th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS) Many women are increasingly using their cleavage to move ahead in personal, and especially, professional life, a study has revealed.The survey by Wonderbra for the National ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Woman raped on pretext of job interview
January 7th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) In two separate incidents, a 21-year-old married woman from east Delhi was raped in Noida by two people on the pretext of a job interview ... Read more...
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People tend to mirror mannerisms of those they like
August 1st, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Two people who like each other will often unwittingly mirror each other's mannerisms, leaning forward in close synchrony, for instance, that strengthens their bond, says a ... Read more...
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2nd American Apparel accuser in saucy snaps
March 27th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 27 (ANI): It has emerged that another American Apparel worker had posed for a dozens of dirty pictures for CEO Dov Charney.Kimbra Lo, suing Charney for sexual harassment, is ... Read more...
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NCP lawmaker charged with rape, sent to three-day police custody
February 27th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nasik, Feb 27 (ANI): A Nasik Court on Sunday sent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Dilip Wagh, who has been arrested following accusations of raping a 22-year-old woman, to three-days in police ... Read more...
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Now get an iPad free with a job interview, even if you don’t make it!
February 2nd, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): In order to get graduates to apply for jobs, a firm in Britain is giving away free iPads to all those who secure an interview, whether they get ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A perfect posture ‘can make a person think and act more powerful’
January 7th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): An erect posture while sitting or standing is indicative of whether people act as though they are in charge, says a new study.A Kellogg School of Management at ... Read more...
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Thinking about ancestors ‘can boost chances of success in exam’
January 4th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Spending a few minutes thinking about your ancestors before an exam or job interview can significantly boost your chances of success, according to scientists at the University of ... Read more...
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Stuart Macgill blasts Hilditch’s Ashes selection
December 11th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 11 (IANS) Former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill Saturday lashed out at selectors for including Michael Beer in the squad for the third Ashes Test and said the chosen left-arm spinner ... Read more...
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Beer’s selection proves Hilditch has ‘officially lost the plot’: MacGill
December 11th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 11 (ANI): The selection of Michael Beer into the Australian Test team proves that selectors chairman Andrew Hilditch has officially lost the plot, according to former spinner Stuart MacGill.Left arm ... Read more...
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Upper-class people have trouble reading others’ emotions
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): A new study has found that lower-class people are better at reading emotions of others than individuals from upper-class.The study was prompted by observations that for lower-class people ... Read more...
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What stroke of luck does 10/10/10 have in store for you?
October 9th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 9 (ANI): If you want to confess love to someone or waiting for result of your dream job's interview, Sunday may be the day to test your good fortune.As the ... Read more...
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Two foreigners booked for duping job seeker in Punjab
September 1st, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar (Punjab), Sep 1 (IANS) Two men, allegedly based in Britain, have been booked on charges of duping a job applicant here of nearly Rs.1.5 lakh, police said Wednesday.
"A case of cheating ... Read more...
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Sloppy dressing, cleavage can nix job prospects
August 30th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Being dressed in a tight top or showing cleavage can nix a woman's chances at the job interview.
Wearing a black bra underneath a white top is the next ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Too much cleavage, badly ironed shirt can cost one’s job interview
August 30th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 30 (ANI): A survey has revealed that women who turn up for a job interview in a tight top or with cleavage on display can blow their chances of getting ... Read more...
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IBM woman employee murdered in Pune suburb
July 31st, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 31 (IANS) A woman employee of IBM was found murdered on the outskirts of Pune late Friday night, police said Saturday.
Darshana Tongare, 21, was returning home around 9.15 p.m. from ... Read more...
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What you drink may be seen as how you think in job interviews
July 30th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, July 30 (ANI): The next time you appear for a job interview, make sure you order just a glass of water and not beer or wine, for you could appear less ... Read more...
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Job Applicant Caught Shoplifting After Interview
July 29th, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A job applicant in Barrie Ontario has pretty much assured that she will not be getting the job she was interviewed for, or any others most likely for ... Read more...
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Lucky charms really do work
July 27th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 27 (ANI): Want to succeed in an upcoming job interview? Well, then don't forget to wear your lucky charm, suggests a new study.In a German study, when volunteers ... Read more...
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Chinese youths go under knife eyeing better jobs
July 24th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) Breast enlargement, double eyelids and other cosmetic surgeries are gaining popularity among Chinese youth as they think such treatments can help them get better jobs, say experts.
"Upto 80 ... Read more...
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US woman offers $1k as reward to anyone who can get her a new job!
July 7th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Texas, July 7 (ANI): A woman in the US, who is so frustrated with being unemployed for more than a year, has offered 1,000 dollars as reward to anyone who can ... Read more...
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Transport strike disrupts normal life in Bengal (Lead)
June 26th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Buses, taxis, and autorickshaws kept off the roads and ferry services on rivers did not ply as normal life in West Bengal was badly hit Saturday following a ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Oz Muslim woman told to remove face veil during job interview raises Islamists’ ire
June 21st, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Darwin (Australia), June 21(ANI): An Australian Muslim woman has complained that she was told to remove her face veil during a job interview at a Northern Territory hospital in Darwin.According to reports, ... Read more...
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Yorkshire driver pays 150 pounds to police to recover car they took for ’safe-keeping’
May 31st, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31 (ANI): An unfortunate owner of a Volkswagen was forced to pay 150 pounds as fine after police commandeered the vehicle for 'safe-keeping' fearing it would get stolen since one ... Read more...
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Asian job seekers abandoning traditional surnames to find work in New Zealand
April 3rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Apr. 3 (ANI): In the hope of easily finding work in New Zealand, Asian job-seekers are not only Anglicising their first names but also abandoning their traditional surnames all-together.One Chinese woman ... Read more...
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Ciggie smell the worst on your breath
March 19th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 19 (ANI): According to a new survey, cigarettes make breath smell worst.The poll conducted by Superdrug found 70 per cent of people hate talking to someone who have just finished ... Read more...
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Irish teenager offers her virginity for sale to fund education
January 27th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): An Irish teenager is said to have made a bid to sell her virginity in order to fund her education.The 16-year-old, former Catholic schoolgirl from Newry, Northern Ireland, ... Read more...
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Britons with ‘foreign names’: apply, apply, no reply
October 18th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) You may be British, but you may not get called for a job interview if you don't have a name that sounds White, a newspaper reported Sunday quoting ... Read more...
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Heavy rain disrupts life in Chandigarh, nearby areas
September 9th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted in the union territory of Chandigarh and neighbouring regions of Punjab and Haryana as heavy rain Wednesday led to water-logging and traffic jams in ... Read more...
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Mental health stigma damaging to career
August 31st, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) A shocking 92 percent of the British public believes that admitting mental illness is damaging to one's career.
The three careers most damaged were doctors (56 percent), emergency ... Read more...
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Remake of Josh
August 24th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Super hit Kannada film Josh Produced by S.V. Babu has recently completed 100 days in seven theatres in Karnataka and now will be soon remade in Tamil and Telugu. The Tamil version ... Read more...
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Bank official’s wife brutally murdered in Chandigarh
August 4th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) The 50-year-old wife of a bank official was found brutally murdered in her house here Monday evening. Police suspect she could have been raped before being killed.
Santosh Kumari, ... Read more...
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