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In today's world Data Scientist is the most- desired workers in IT industries. Since the demand for such skills is high, this has become a desired job for the potential candidates as well. So here are some skills which will increase your chances of hiring, if you want to become a Data scientist - SQL, Hadoop, Python, Java, and R. Not only these, but MapReduce, Hive and Pig skills which will increase your desirability as a data scientist. So, gear yourself up and start working and learning these skills to become a data scientist. Read more at: https://adtmag.com/articles/2016/01/08/data-science-skills.aspx

We often get placed or appointed for roles which we don’t want to pursue after few years but it’s not so easy to change the line of course. For example, if you are part of the technical team, it is not easy for you to switch to the managerial team. But the organizations must understand that rather than appointing people to work or designating work, they sometimes should create vacuum holes. By vacuum holes, I mean an opportunity which is open to all to work on. But then this might create a problem that everyone would want to work in some profile which they love and the actual work which is to be done will lose its priority. So the company should make policies to balance the two things. For example in Google, an employee can invest 20% of his/her work hours to do something he/she likes to do. So rather than appointing work, companies should create a vacuum and should see who steps up to fill it in.  Read the complete article by Mike Cohn (Founder of Mountain Goat Software) at: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/leave-work-unassigned-and-see-who-steps-forward

Interviewing a ScrumMaster is pretty much similar to interviewing any other employee but there are certain attributes which must not be neglected. They are :

• ·         Responsible: Its Scrummaster’s responsibility to bring the best out of each team member.
• ·         Humble: ScrumMaster must work with “we” ideology rather than “I”
• ·         Collaborative: SrumMaster must ensure a collaborative environment where anybody can raise questions.
• ·         Committed: ScumMaster must be committed to success of the project
• ·         Influential: ScrumMaster leads the team without direct authority, so they must be influential.
• ·         Knowledgeable: having the knowledge of the domain or the project is a big plus

To know more, read the article by Mike Cohn (founder of Mountain Goat Software), at: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/advice-for-interviewing-scrummasters

3D printing technology was first used in 1980s, but was mostly limited to government and industries that time. Later in 2009 it became commercially available for consumers. Despite its more and more consumer-friendly models introducing in market, 3D printers continues to be out of the financial reach of average consumer. Makerbots costs $2,000 which is by the way still not bad compared to the price tag of industrial printers ($5.000-$10,000). There are some open source projects happening to make technology make more widely accessible. Others are providing customizable services through internet options. Global 3D printing market takes into account shipment from OEMs in automatics, consumer products, healthcare, aerospace and defense. Due to which its expected to boost the marker from 1.95 billion to 11.07 billion. Industrial side is what pushing the technology forward in automotive sector contributing 21.2% to the global market.  Honda and Peugeot have used 3D printers which are released in files so that anyone can achieve that design. Read more at: http://www.technavio.com/blog/car-parts-body-parts-3d-printing-showing-no-signs-slowing-down

The job interviews are always unpredictable and without any definite knowledge about the situations you'll be in. There is always a need to groom your skills and get prepared for any upcoming challenges. The aim is to market yourself in that span of time and show how efficient and productive you are. The strength should be revealed with modesty. The weakness should be revealed but strongly so that it looks like a weakness. Every point you put up in an interview should be related to your work. The salary expectations should be loud and clear without any case of undervaluing and overvaluing yourself. Something which the interviewers would be looking for is about you. The key to succeed and cracking the best of the interviews is by holding the right attitude.  Read more at:http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/tackling-four-common-job-interview-questions-01290700

The key for taking decisions and managing the organization lie in the way you manage your meeting. The meeting should be halved into two so that the span of the meeting don’t affect the essence of the meeting and the entertainment in between will keep the members moving positively. The punctuality and the decorum of the meeting should be followed to set a trend for the employees.  The goal should be distinct and no topic should be discussed outside the focus of the meeting. The efficiency lies when you communicate and describe the matter in between the meeting and make it loud and clear. The entertainment factor is also needed in between the meeting so that no one feels bored. The standup meetings are way efficient as we can see from the research that taking decisions on the feet is speedy and correct. Thus, incorporating the steps will lead to efficient meeting and more productivity. Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/5-tips-for-more-effective-company-meetings-01291059

The skill to manage the emotion in a work environment is the quality of a person. The need for a positive work environment and the positive vibes of the employee play a vital role in the work environment. The regulation of better customer service by identifying and solving the need of the customer is an essential role of the employee. The adaption of the job environment will help one in getting the boost within oneself. The emotional intelligence is above all and that’s what determines the quality engraved in one person. The former relationship helps in connecting with the people. The success story of the past helps us in getting the idea of the proper emotional intelligence needed. The customer varies and to tackle situation one should be used to every situation for perfectly dealing with them. Read more at-http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/3-ways-to-find-we-not-me-in-emotionally-intelligent-job-candidates-01292121   

The technology and innovation have a combined effect on the culture and working environment. The job search varies from one to the other. The winning moments are the resume and the interview skills. The resume itself carries a lot of data with precision. The business market have a lot of circulation of different convincing resumes but still one need to be unique and specified in getting a job for it. The keywords and the skills for wrapping up a resume in a right way is the quality of the candidate. The final show is the interview when you have the allotted time to perform and praise the panel of interviewers. The queen of candidates itself appearing for the interview itself means they are more or less eligible and deserved to be in the company. The ideal candidate is defines as the one who act with the presence of mind with some patience and determination. The mock interviews and finally the quality of performance will differentiate you from others and lead to the pathway for a perfect job. Read more at-http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/cant-find-a-job-do-you-know-why-01289229

The resume should be a document with some compact and objective information so that one can go through it within 20 seconds or so. The more efficiently you're in integrating the matter in a sheet of paper, the more your chance of getting a job gets increased. The length of the resume should be decent enough and self-convincing. The text should be not too long as online reading of resume gets hectic while reading and evaluating it. The resume shouldn't be too old and the loop of the right information should be conveyed through it. The resume should have an impact on the person concerned and should have the self-convincing power. The wow factor of the resume should be consisted in the resume which will lead to the pathway to success. The key to get evaluated and analyze from the lot of people lies in the skill of how well you incorporate the right steps for a perfect resume. Read more at-http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/five-quick-fixes-for-resume-donts-01286253

The efficiency of an individual comes when one works with less time and produce a huge output. The revenue gets high with the increasing productivity and so one can really earn more out of an efficient business procedure. The passion in professional world doesn't work much but if we really want to attain the desired targets, we need to monetize our passion in the form of data and business strategy. The dream team will lead to around way development of a company along with the goals of the company.  The empowerment of people is needed so as to motivate them to work for the organization. The company should know about the factors which will drive the output to the next level and give the best results. The identification of right behavior helps in creating more by working less. So, to get the best results we need to think, implement and execute. Read more at- http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/work-less-make-morereally-01284793

The building up of confidence has always been the key for a successful interview. The matter of fact is that if someone can control over himself and shows the right confidence at the right time then the job gets well secured from both ends. There are few steps which will boost up and guide one for a successful interview. The primary work is to gather the knowledge and know how of the company from the official website and other related pages of the company. The candidate should know about the basic interview questions and should surf enough on the net to get an idea of the interviews of the real world. The documents to be carried and the attires to appear smart should be arranged a day before to avoid mad scrambles. The need to leave early and reach well before time is the most important factor as it keeps away the stress. The winning weapon for an interview is a confident boosting resume as it will boost one from within. The self-confidence and some patience are always needed during the whole process. Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/how-to-build-confidence-before-your-next-job-interview-01282695

Every company has some dissatisfied employee who all are best at what they do or they are de motivated for some reason. The set of employees give negative vibes and complain about the organization with or without any reason. The company needs to identify the cause and rectify it for a better prospect. The employees don't participate in the normal working process of the company and hence there is always an urgent need to determine the actual cause of disappointment. The manager needs to ask and listen to communicate with them and get the reason for their unusual act and behavior. The approach should be professional enough to even tackle the worst situations and apply some good management strategies to handle situations. There is a need to let go and move on with the healthy and dedicated people. The key to avoid the problem is to appoint people in such a way that there is no or negligible chance of such dissatisfied employees in an organization. Read more at- http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/how-to-manage-a-disgruntled-employee-01278001

The global scene of business changes quite often with the different factors in the market. The business dashboard helps in keeping us updated and analyzing the business scenario for an improved market. The process helps us in keeping a track of what to do and what not to for running a smooth and sustainable business. For a healthy business, there is a need for individual business process to keep the flow of the business. The immediate feedback of the business helps us in evaluating the pros and cons of the business and also helps us in getting the answers for the business questions. The continuous evaluation leads to increased profits when we compare the cost and the return of investment. The productivity gets boosted with the help of dashboards and so it helps in creating business opportunities. It helps us in collaborating and consolidating the work process of the business structure and thus the business objectives get fulfilled.  There are different types of dashboard which helps you in keeping track with the trend of business and gives an added advantage of competing with your competitors.

Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/business-innovation/how-business-dashboards-can-boost-your-small-business-01275428

The most important way to select in the interviews was behavioral interviews, but with the trend of online coaching classes, it has been a problem to recruit in present days. The interviewers on the basis of the past records used to evaluate and analyze the candidate and also looked for the future prospects from their basic insights. But now with the help of teaching sessions on the interview skills, the candidates know what and how to speak and what to say and what not to. So, it has been a problem for the interviewers to get the right people of the lot. The interviewers for a proper behavioral interview should dig into the details of a candidate so that they get to know the life and experience of the candidates. The interviewers shouldn't ask questions which relate binary outcomes in yes or no but should go for the detailed discussions which include lengthy discussions. There is also an option of judging on the basis of the analytical skills, critical questions and problem solving abilities. The tradition of conducting is not an obsolete technique as a proper way of conducting it gives us a fruitful result.

Read more at:

 http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/behavioral-interviewing-still-effective-01283139

A recent survey shows a upward trend of employment in the job market.  The job seekers look for the opportunity of utilizing their time with the new environment. An efficient and useful way is to search in the web but still there is a mild chance of duplicate outcome. The working process should be dynamic enough so that the flexibility and the flow of the working process keep going properly. There are multiple channels to improve and develop the business. There lies the use of LinkedIn contacts and scrutinizing the structure of the company for a fruitful result. The job prospect and availability is quite different from past and so there is a need of adapting and involving one with the new pattern of the business. The way to survive and prosper lie in adapting the situations like a chameleon so that whatever the case may be but to survive there is a need of getting used to the mechanism. The ones who will get into the process will succeed and the rest it will be way more difficult to exist in the present business world.

Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/how-to-benefit-from-the-positive-job-market-outlook-01277267

ROWE stands for “Results Only Work Environment and it was created by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson for the purpose to focus more on the qualitative approach than the quantitative one. The method is commonly used in USA and the white house has also witnessed the action of ROWE. The process claims for a flexible work environment and gives an added benefit for increasing the profit of a business and by reducing the cost as well. The pros for the process include the freedom to work and the self dependency of one individual. The cost saving process starts off when one works back at home giving the same efficiency as that of an employee working in office. The performance level is same or even more if compared for this process. The cons include the slackers and the inability of the management to continuously evaluate the employees. The direct communication is considered one of the best to improve business. ROWE is a solution for the existing workforce and for the ones in the mere future which will get more advanced through innovation.

Read more at: 

 http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/pros-and-cons-of-a-results-only-work-environment-rowe-01269975

The pillars of strength for a company lie in the resources and pool of the employees. The infrastructural support and the formation of the structure of an organization are much dependent on the level of employees.  The retention of the employees sets a pathway to all round development of a company. The employees leave for they get a better option somewhere or they are bored with the same pattern of job. The team work may not be that satisfactory and sometimes they are not even engaged with the job designated. A major factor is a wrong terms with the boss. So to retain and develop the structure of the system we need to give them some incentive as well as a proper working and social environment. A way to appreciate for the good job done gives them some boost up in their working process. Moreover there is always a need of settling disputes and identifying the right person for the right job. The managers are always up for it to sustain the working process and to sustain the growth of the company.

Read more at: 

http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/how-to-battle-employee-turnover-01272044

The global scene in the job sector changed quite a lot from the past. There has been an increasing trend in the working number of the employees working at home. The technological innovation helped us in getting a rapid spread of business no matter how small or big it is. The self management approach can help us in getting a right pathway to improved business staying back at home. Primarily, there is a need to formulate a proper schedule and getting the allocation of time as per the schedule. The actual job starts when we execute the jobs we planned in paper. A need to stay disciplined and taking breaks at repeated intervals. The efficiency gets high when we mix up our professional life and social life in a right way. There is always a need to realize to know the individual limits to balance the work-life balance.

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 http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/6-tips-for-work-at-home-success-01268111

There is always a desire to achieve the destinations of our life and with the proper formulation of a development plan the rate of success goes high. There is always a periodic and progressive evaluation at each and every step of the planning process. The pros and cons can be detected and corrected through the process for a desired result. The set of goals are clear, the processes are distinct and the motive of the plan remains constant. The process should serve the ultimate motive and should complement the daily lifestyle of the individual. One has to stay updated and focused on the plan for a perfect execution. In the end the goal is achieved if we abide by what is proposed at the plans on paper.

Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/how-to-create-a-personal-development-plan-01264812

Companies are always trying out ways and means to keep their employees satisfied, after all they are the work force that keeps that wheels running. Companies are often coming up with new and innovative ideas to motivate their employees keeping an eye on their budget constraints. Here is one innovative idea; a luggage party. All one needs to do is to select random employees and send them on an all paid trip for the weekend. The prospect of a trip, a chance to get away from the work pressures, that too on the house excites most.  Another idea could be to give “play time”, a chance to relax with activities like table tennis, indoor basketball. Its a sure shot way to reduce stress levels and keep employees happy. Introducing a snack bar might also help the cause. To know more, please follow:
http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/5-fun-employee-benefits-big-companies-offer-and-you-can-too-01268109