Medical Career Choices by Navtej Kohli

May 13th, 2008

Below is a far from all-encompassing list of medical professions, which gives a flavour of the huge variety of specialist career areas:

  • Ambulance Person
  • Anaesthetist
  • Audiologist
  • Consultant
  • Dietician
  • Doctor
  • General Practitioner (GP)
  • Health Visitor
  • Immunologist
  • Midwife
  • Nurse
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Paramedic
  • Pharmacist
  • Physiotherapist
  • Psychiatrist
  • Radiographer
  • Speech and Language Therapist
  • Surgeon

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A smart choice - Navtej Kohli

May 9th, 2008

Navtej Kohli Career blog believes in motivating students. Navtej Kohli tells an anecdote about a student on interview. Being cognizant of the difficulty, see how this boy tackled this tricky situation.

There was a student who was desirous of taking admission for a study course.

He was smart enough to get through the written test, a GD and was to appear for the personal interview. Later, as the interview progressed, the interviewer found this boy to be bright since he could answer all the questions correctly. The interviewer got impatient and decided to corner the boy.

“Tell me your choice,” said he to the boy, “What’s your choice: I shall either ask you ten easy questions or ONE real difficult. Think well before you make up your mind.”

The boy thought for a while and said, “My choice is ONE real difficult question.”

“Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice!” said the man on the opposite side. Tell me: What comes first, Day or Night?”

The boy was jolted first but he waited for a while and said: “It’s the DAY, sir.”

“How???????” the interviewer was smiling (”At last, I got you!” he said to himself.)

“Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!”

Admission for the course was thus secured.

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Competitive Salary?? By Navtej Kohli

May 7th, 2008

Your prospective employer may offer you a competitive salary, but watch out is it really competitive??  Read this:

Competitive salary:
We’ll pay you up to 10% more than your last job and not one penny more.

Competitive starting salary:
Ten cents above minimum wage.

Peanuts…isn’t it? :(

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Navtej Kohli tips for Job Seekers

May 6th, 2008

Navtej Kohli career mission blog brings some tried and tested tips for the job seekers. It will surely help you. Do post your feedback and ideas.
- Navtej Kohli

  • Put Resume heading/Title in such a way that recruiters should understand about all your expertises. Like if you are strong in Web content writing, try to put that in title like “Web Content Expert”/”SEO web content writer” etc. this will increase your chances of getting identified by the recruiters.
  • Don’t reveal all the details on the job portal. Recruiters will certainly contact you for taking more information. So leave an impression by your communication style and way of talking.
  • Update your profile in all the portals at around 10-00 AM daily
  • In some portals recruiters mention their email id. Thus, instead of applying from the portals directly, you can just save all such email IDs and then send your resume to them citing the reference. Direct mail improves the chance of getting a call, if you highlight the subject properly.
  • If you are applying for a company bigger than your present company, try to interact via telephone.
  • Don’t be too rigid about the expected salary. Keep it negotiable until you get shortlisted.
  • Groom your interview etiquettes. How does it feel losing a job just because you were improperly dressed? Some companies are really nosey about it.
  • Do some R & D about the company. The likely benefits you will get if you get selected. Many Hrs are interested in knowing things which fascinated you to join the company.
  • If you’re a fresher make sure that you possess all skills in equal proportion. Technical, Communication, behavior these are three major areas you need to work upon. First, take time to improve yourself and then start with the trials. Otherwise, you may skip many good opportunities.
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Career options in Neurosciences by Navtej Kohli

May 1st, 2008

Navtej Kohli brings some best career options in neurosciences. If you’re seeking career in neuroscience, this will certainly help you.
Neuroscience need not necessarily involve research. There are lots of different jobs for neuroscientists. You can pursue any career depending upon degree you possess. Neuroscience entails wide ranging careers. Navtej Kohli compiles a list of careers for Neurology aspirants.

Career option

Sphere of study

Neuroscientist

General term for someone who studies the nervous system.

Psychiatrist

M.D. who diagnoses and treats mental disorders.

Neuroanatomist

Studies the structure (anatomy) of the nervous system

Neuropathologist

An M.D. or Ph.D. who studies diseases of the nervous system.

Neurobiologist

Studies the biology of the nervous system.

Neurological Surgeon

An M.D. who performs surgery on the nervous system (brain, spinal, nerves).

Neurophysiologist

Studies the physiology (electrical responses) of the nervous system.

 

Biological Psychologist

Studies the neural basis of behavior.

 

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Job Interview Bloopers by Navtej Kohli

April 29th, 2008

Navtej Kohli Compiles a few interesting incidents of unusual behavior by Job Applicants at interview. Hope we don’t see you fooling around at the interview like them all :)

  • Said he was so well-qualified [that] if he didn’t get the job, it would prove that the company’s management was incompetent.
  • Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.
  • Brought her large dog to the interview.
  • Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.
  • Kept giggling through serious interview.
  • She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time.
  • Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece.
  • Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle.
  • Asked to see interviewer’s resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate.
  • Announced she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer’s office.
  • Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as financial vice president.
  • Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.
  • Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions.
  • Wouldn’t get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had to call the police.
  • When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office.
  • Bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought of by the company because I was given such a thick carpet.
  • Took a brush out of my purse, brushed his hair and left.
  • Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him.
  • Candidate asked me if I would put on a suit jacket to insure that the offer was formal.
  • During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate’s brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview.
  • A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: “Which company? … When do l start? … What’s the salary?” I said, “l assume you’re not interested in conducting the interview any further.” He promptly responded, “I am as long as you’ll pay me more.” I didn’t hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer.
  • An applicant came in wearing only one shoe. She explained that the other shoe was stolen off her foot in the bus.
  • He came to the interview with a moped and left it in the reception area. He didn’t want it to get stolen, and stated that he would require indoor parking for the moped.
  • He took off his right shoe and sock, removed a medicated foot powder and dusted it on the foot and in the shoe. While he was putting back the shoe and sock, he mentioned that he had to use the powder four times a day, and this was the time.
  • She threw-up on my desk, and immediately started asking questions about the job, like nothing had happened.
  • Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. (Wall Street Journal 1989)
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