INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

wHAT ARE YOUR your qualifications Posted: Your next weapons are your qualifications. So, if you have good professional/ educational qualifications, write about them after your skills.

Write about your achievements ? Posted: Your achievements during your last jobs communicate that this is what you did for your last employers and this is what you can do if they hire you. So, write your achievements immediately after your skill set in your CV. Use some figures wherever possible. For eg, if you were responsible for recruitment in your [...]

ON WHAT skills you HAVE TO Focus Posted: If you have switched jobs very fast (less than one year), keep the focus of your CV on the skills acquired rather than the jobs you have done. This can be done by listing your key skills on the front page immediately after your career summary.

Do you get bored of repetitive work? Posted: The agenda of this question is to know if you can stick to a role for a significant period. To answer this question you cay say that, you understand that each job has an element of repetition but you enjoy doing your job and will give it your best.

What does growth mean to you? Posted: This question can arise from the answer to your last question. You can answer by saying that growth according to you is broadening your experience and acquiring new skills.

What will you do if you get another job offer with a higher salary? Posted: The purpose of this question is to know if you have a tendency to switch jobs for a couple of thousand rupees. You can answer by saying that the money does attract everybody but you will try to analyse the growth prospects in both positions. If your present job can offer you the growth you [...]

Why have you switched so many jobs? Posted: This can be the most direct question on this subject. While answering this question you can say that: “I wanted to broaden my work experience and to achieve it I had to move out of the company”. Continue with an example explaining your logic behind it and the success you achieved with it.

What are the Job Search Tips ? Posted: * Don’t put all your eggs in one basket * Try many methods of job search * Start early for interviews * Learn how others have been successful in their job search * Learn how to think beyond your specialisation areas. * Plunge into action

What things we have to Follow ? Posted: * Send the thanking letter to the company the same day * Specify in the letter the point that was discussed * Thank the Placement Agency, if any * Thank your network source, if any

what will do During The Eye Interview Posted: * Maintain eye contact * Be attentive, listen carefully, and lean forward * Don’t lean on the table, and don’t slouch * Don’t toss your files across * Hand over your file-right side facing them * Don’t laugh or giggle but smile gently * Be polite. use the words “Please” and “thank you” * Don’t argue but can orally acknowledge

what will do While Entering The Interview Hall Posted: * Enter confidently, not arrogantly * Shut the door gently * Smile and greet the interviewers * Shake hands only if they offer their hand

what is Waiting Hall Behaviour Posted: * Maintain Decorum * Mingle with others politely * Avoid smoking, chewing, flirting, gossiping, defamatory comments * Greet others present * Switch off the mobile * Relax and visualise

what are Behavioural “Unfavourable” Aspects Posted: * Lack of personal or career goals * Lack of enthusiasm and confidence * Not owning up responsibility for mistakes * Self-justification, aggressiveness * Lack ofemotional maturity * Negative and cynical attitude * Over-reacting to questions * Lacking sense of humour * Complaining about various things and previous employers

Why Do Candidates Fail In An Interview Posted: * Poor grooming * Discourteous and ungraceful body language * Poor manners * Poor diction * Vague responses * Unappealing resume * Monetary benefits-centric approach * Lack of punctuality * Poor waiting hall behaviour

Do you have any questions for me? Posted: Always have some questions prepared. Questions prepared where you will be an asset to the organization are good. How soon will I be able to be productive? and What type of projects will I be able to assist on? are example

Tell me about the most fun you have had on the job. Posted: Talk about having fun by accomplishing something for the organization.

What has been your biggest professional disappointment? Posted: Be sure that you refer to something that was beyond your control. Show acceptance and no negative feelings.

Describe your work ethic. Posted: Emphasize benefits to the organization. Things like, determination to get the job done and work hard but enjoy your work are good.

What position do you prefer on a team working on a project? Posted: Be honest. If you are comfortable in different roles, point that out.

What qualities do you look for in a boss? Posted: Be generic and positive. Safe qualities are knowledgeable, a sense of humor, fair, loyal to subordinates and holder of high standards. All bosses think they have these traits.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Can you explain singleton pattern? Posted: There are situations in a project where we want only one instance of the object to be created and shared between the clients. No client can create an instance of the object from outside. There is only one instance of the class which is shared across the clients. Below are the steps to make a [...]

Can you explain shallow copy and deep copy in prototype patterns? Posted: There are two types of cloning for prototype patterns. One is the shallow cloning which you have just read in the first question. In shallow copy only that object is cloned, any objects containing in that object is not cloned. For instance consider the figure ‘Deep cloning in action’ we have a customer class and [...]

Can you explain prototype pattern? Posted: Prototype pattern falls in the section of creational pattern. It gives us a way to create new objects from the existing instance of the object. In one sentence we clone the existing object with its data. By cloning any changes to the cloned object does not affect the original object value. If you are thinking [...]

Can you explain builder pattern? Posted: Builder falls under the type of creational pattern category. Builder pattern helps us to separate the construction of a complex object from its representation so that the same construction process can create different representations. Builder pattern is useful when the construction of the object is very complex. The main objective is to separate the construction [...]

Can you explain abstract factory pattern? Posted: Abstract factory expands on the basic factory pattern. Abstract factory helps us to unite similar factory pattern classes in to one unified interface. So basically all the common factory patterns now inherit from a common abstract factory class which unifies them in a common class. All other things related to factory pattern remain same as [...]

What are design patterns? Posted: Design patterns are documented tried and tested solutions for recurring problems in a given context. So basically you have a problem context and the proposed solution for the same. Design patterns existed in some or other form right from the inception stage of software development. Let’s say if you want to implement a sorting algorithm [...]

For a pipeline with ?n? stages, what?s the ideal throughput? What prevents us from achieving this ideal throughput? Posted: With “n” stage pipeline the throughput should be “n” instructions. As the pipe stages can’t be perfectly balanced ( time to perform task in a pipeline stage), furthermore pipeline does involve some overheads.

Cache Size is 64KB, Block size is 32B and the cache is Two-Way Set Associative. For a 32-bit physical address, give the division between Block Offset, Index and Tag. Posted: 64k/32 = 2000 blocks 2 way set assoc- 2000/2 = 1000 lines-> 10 bits for index 32B block-> 5 bits for block offset 32-10-5= 17 bits for tag

How do you handle precise exceptions or interrupts? Posted: Like java have a feature for handling exception handling “prime catch”.the exception like divide by zero,out of bound.

The CPU is busy but you want to stop and do some other task. How do you do it? Posted: Arise a non maskable interrupt. Then give jump instruction to required subroutine.

what is the difference between interrupt service routine and subroutine ? Posted: Subroutine are the part of executing processes(like any process can call a subroutine for achieve task),while the interrupt subroutine never be the part.interrupt subroutine are subroutine that are external to a process.

For a pipeline with ?n? stages, what?s the ideal throughput? What prevents us from achieving this ideal throughput? Posted: With “n” stage pipeline the throughput should be “n” instructions. As the pipe stages can’t be perfectly balanced ( time to perform task in a pipeline stage), furthermore pipeline does involve some overheads.

What is a Snooping cache? Posted: Snooping Cache is the CACHE CONTROLLER hardware which is used to overcome the problem of “CACHE COHERENCY”.

What are the components in a Microprocessor? Posted: its a general purpose register. its components are one processor along with external ROM, RAM, etc

Convert a number to its two?s compliment and back Posted: say for example 5 is a decimal no converts it into binary format is 0101 base 2 invert this binary value 1010 add 1 with this ans we will get 2’s complement of this given no is 1011

What is the difference between primary & secondary storage device? Posted: In primary storage device the storage capacity is limited. It has a volatile memory. In secondary storage device the storage capacity is larger. It is a nonvolatile memory. Primary devices are: RAM / ROM. Secondary devices are: Floppy disc / Hard disk

What is called Scratch pad of computer? Posted: Cache Memory is scratch pad of computer.

What is NV-RAM? Posted: Nonvolatile Read Write Memory, also called Flash memory. It is also know as shadow RAM.

What is a compiler? Posted: Compiler is used to translate the high-level language program into machine code at a time. It doesn.t require special instruction to store in a memory, it stores automatically. The Execution time is less compared to Interpreter.

What are the basic expansion card types? Posted: ISA and PCI, ISA can be used only on XT, AT and ATX boards. The industry now considers ISA obsolete.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

What is the use of fflush() function? Posted: Suppose we read a sentence using scanf e.g. “My name is ABC” in a string. Printing this string using a printf statement prints “My”. Go for another successive scanf. It reads from the input stream… which still is having “name is ABC”. Hence pritning the string this time shows “name”. Solution to this is a fflush statement after first printf. This [...]

Explain how performance of algorithm is analysed? Posted: The performance of an algorithm is analysed by the time complexity as well as its space complexity though both the complexities are trafe-offs between them. If time complexity increases then space complexity decreases & vice-versa. Also the best & worst cases of the time complexities are considered while determining the efficiency of the algorithm

Is it possible to implement trees using arrays ? If yes, how? Posted: Yes, it is possible. Here is an example of implementing a binary tree: Consider an attay : a[n]; Place the root in first position. and let the current position to be i = 0; place left node at the position: 2i+1 place right node at the position: 2i+2. Repeat these steps.

What does abstract data type means? Posted: If for a particular collection of data only the structure of data and the functions to be performed on the data is defined but the implementation is not defined,then such a collection of data is called Abstrct data type.

A list is ordered from smaller to largest when a sort is called. Which sort would take the longest time to execute? Posted: I am not sure about the answer.But I think the answer is “Selection Sort” whose order is O(n^2) irrespective of the elements order.I guess all other sorts somehow depend on the order of elements

What is binary tree? Posted: A binary tree is a tree which has every node has exactly two links i.e left and right link

What are the parts of root node? Posted: A root node contains data part and has link part. i.e links to its child. if it is binary tree it has two links i.e left child and right child

How many different binary trees and binary search trees can be made from three nodes that contain the key values 1, 2 & 3? Posted: for binary search tree, no of trees, (2^n)-n… here 8-3=5 trees… u can draw n see… for binary tree, no of trees n(2^n)-n here 3*5=15… replace node in each bst with other two values and see

Stack can be described as a pointer. Explain. Posted: Because stack will contain a head pointer which will always point to the top of the Stack. All Stack Operations are done using Head Pointer. Hence Stack ca be Described as a Pointer

What do you mean by: Syntax Error, Logical Error, Runtime Error? Posted: Syntax Error-Errors in coding which do not follw language syntax format. It can occur by human mistak in typing & due lack knowledge of language .EX - Ram are a boy. error correct- Ram is a boy. Logical Error- Here is correct, program will execute properly but not give answer correct. [...]

What does abstract data type means? Posted: If for a particular collection of data only the structure of data and the functions to be performed on the data is defined but the implementation is not defined,then such a collection of data is called Abstrct data type.

What is the average number of comparisons in a sequential search? Posted: f(n)= 1.Pn + 2.Pn + 3.Pn +…+ N.Pn where Pn = 1/N f(n)= 1.1/N +2.1/N + 3.1/N+….+N.1/N = (1+2+3+….+N)1/N = N(N+1)/2N = (N+1)/2

Which one is faster? A binary search of an orderd set of elements in an array or a sequential search of the elements. Posted: binary search if of order log n where as sequential search is of order n binary search is faster

What is a data structure? Posted: Data Structure means how the data is organised in memory

How is it possible to insert different type of elements in stack? Posted: you ca implement stack with union datatype… u may think of structures.. but struct use storin of all values and mem allocated for all in each.. but in union only one at a time… this is right i think

Parenthesis are never needed in prefix or postfix expressions. Why? Posted: Basically Parenthesis indicate the operations which need to be carried out first ie according to the BODMAS rule..SO in case of postfix or prefix expression they are actualy conversions of the orginal standard equation.Where the brackets have already been taken into consideration,,,and the formed prefix/postfix expression is the correct order of expansion of a given mathematical [...]

What are the parts of root node? Posted: A root node contains data part and has link part. i.e links to its child. if it is binary tree it has two links i.e left child and right child

How would you sort a linked list? Posted: using merge sort. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/algorithms/listsort.html

What is the average number of comparisons in a sequential search? Posted: f(n)= 1.Pn + 2.Pn + 3.Pn +…+ N.Pn where Pn = 1/N f(n)= 1.1/N +2.1/N + 3.1/N+….+N.1/N = (1+2+3+….+N)1/N = N(N+1)/2N = (N+1)/2

What do you mean by: Syntax Error, Logical Error, Runtime Error? Posted: Syntax Error-Errors in coding which do not follw language syntax format. It can occur by human mistak in typing & due lack knowledge of language .EX - Ram are a boy. error correct- Ram is a boy. Logical Error- Here is correct, program will execute properly but not give answer correct. EX- Table [...]

12 CV SINS THAT CAN KILL YOUR CAREER!!

Fancy degree, check; great grades, check; references, check; but still wondering why you didn’t get a call back from a potential employer? Well, one reason could be your resume. Trust us, the number of bizarre resumes we’ve seen is incredible. Your CV is what represents you in the job market, and if you’ve got the tone wrong, then baby you’ve got a problem!

1. Spelling or grammar errors: The biggest turn off. These errors project you as lazy and uninterested. Run spell check, ask a friend to read it, ask mom to read it too just to be triply sure, but presenting a resume with errors can lead you into embarrassing situations.

2. Convoluted language: In a bid to sound intelligent don’t use language so flowery that your prospective employer would need to hire Shakespeare to get what you are trying to say. Use basic, simple language; it is the skills that be impressive.

3.Missing out on contact info: So how exactly do you think the company is supposed to get in touch with you? Believe it or not, some people get so lost in the nitty-gritties of making a resume that they completely forget to add basic details like their phone number and email.

4. Jazzy fonts and glossy paper: A resume is a formal document. Keep it official, and don’t make it look frivolous. Use a font like Times New Roman in a point size 10 or 12 and keep the colour black. The formatting should be consistent.

5. Physical characteristics: Unless you are applying to a modelling agency or for a porn movie, this is utterly useless and irrelevant information.

6. Photographs: Not that big a blunder this, but don’t attach mug shots of your beautiful face unless asked for.

7. Boasting: It is a good thing to play up one’s good characteristics and strong points, but don’t blow your own horn.

8. Reasons for leaving previous job: It’s better to discuss this in person. Also make sure you don’t bitch out your previous organisation. Sounds basic, but you’d be surprised how many get caught in that trap.

9. Irrelevant information: Passport number, number of ex-husbands, children etc. Do they need to know that? Even hobbies, ones that are totally unrelated should be kept out.

10.A super long resume: The maximum length of your resume, regardless of the number of years you have worked, should ideally not be more than two pages.

11.Weaknesses: Mention subtly if asked. Don’t go on and on about them on your resume. You want to get hired, right?

12. Giving false information: Don’t think you can get away with lying about things like gap years, reasons for quitting, your salary etc; because most companies these days, have ways of finding out about what went wrong or why you took year(s) off. Come out to them about your failures when asked in an interview. Of course, we trust you to be tactful by highlighting your postives and achievements. But don’t fudge information, if nothing else, they’ll be impressed by your honesty!

12 RULES TO SURVIVE YOUR FIRST JOB

2 Rules to survive your first job

So you've spent the past few years being the life of every party, the couch potato in every home and the back bencher in every class. But now you've finally decided (or maybe others have) that it is time you got your act together and learnt how to earn a real buck. It starts way before your bed time, has a dress code different from a hot pink racer back and you can't 'bunk' work because you just don't feel like being at your desk! Don't know how to survive your first job? Take a deep breath, open your eyes wide and memorise these 12 commandments like they've dropped right from the skies for your survival. These tips are certified to make your new work life A breeze. 1) Always be punctual I, will be punctual.' Write it in stone and plonk it in the middle of your dressing table so you never forget it. Most offices allow an extension of upto 10-15 minutes in the morning, but making it any later than that can go against you and mark you as the non-sessions, uncommitted and perhaps even inefficient. It doesn't matter if you plan on spending five hours extra after work. Most employers' judge you (and your professionalism) based on what time you've made your morning entry in the register. And your future in the organisation may also depend on that as no one wants a tardy employee. Says Tamara Wilhite, author of Humanity Edge, Natural Talent and Geronimo Redeux, "Time at work correlates to ones paycheck. This is true when someone else is charging us by the hour. However, we often do not correlate our own lost time into money. Procrastination can be costly." According to Anne Watson, author of The Definitive Job Book: Rules from the Recruitment Insiders, "Punctuality is the courtesy of kings..Get there early and find out the lay of the land… Have yourself announced 10 minutes early, not half an hour early or five minutes late. Arrive composed, calm, focussed and ready to sparkle." Don't be an optimist but realistically assess the time you will take and then add 10 minutes more to allow for unexpected delays. Carry reading material or music with you wherever you go so that if you do reach early, you can keep yourself busy with some form of entertainment! 2) Appropriate clothing As much as you may hate having to ditch your skinnies for a formal pair of trousers, it's important to remember that what you wear actually does say a lot about you. Says Eunice Lawton, author of Body Language and the First Line Manager, "When we first meet people, we briefly look at their overall image before focussing on their face." "The first thing we usually notice is the clothes they are wearing… The way you dress, your choice of style and your posture will all give out messages to others about the way you view yourself and the way you wish to be viewed." Stick to basic and tasteful cuts in clothing like collared shirts, A-line skirts, basic jeans and shirts. It would be wise to start off with something conservative until you figure out what is appropriate to wear. Says career planning professional author of The Everything Get-a-Job Book and The Everything Practice Interview Book, Dawn Rosenberg McKay, "Look around you to see how others are dressed. For instance, if you work in an advertising agency and aspire to be an account executive, don't dress like the art director, whose job allows a more casual style." Since your first week may be both emotionally and physically tiring, plan what you're going to wear ahead of time so you can relax when you get back from work instead of stressing yourself over what you will wear. 3) Respect deadlines When you're in college, dates for submitting in class assignments and project deadlines can extend to up to more than a month and perhaps the only thing that matters is the daily attendance. But once you've stepped into office, forget all that! Remember that at work, you are always being tested to assess if you are contributing to the organisation or not. Says McKay, "Your performance at work impacts the organisation as a whole, your bosses, and even your co-workers. You are one spoke in the wheel that makes the organisation run. If that spoke is broken, your employer will just go out and replace it." That means that if a deadline has been assigned to you, make sure you meet it. If you feel that the workload is too much for you to handle, either ask for assistance or as a last resort, ask for an extension, but not later than a day or two. Most employers are willing to help newcomers, but only as long they see you are making an effort. Do not log on to check your latest mail or post on your blog as most computers are connected and your boss might see how you're not doing the work assigned to you and instead taking forever on the job at hand. 4) Avoid office politics Life would be great if you could enter office everyday and leave without having to worry if someone's trying to pull the rug from under your feet. But everyone's trying to get a step ahead of everyone else, so you'd be best off not getting into murky waters straightaway by getting involved in office politics. Or at least not initially! Look out for clues about how the business works under the surface and which players succeed by publicly supporting the boss. At the same time, keep an eye out for the office cynic as well as anyone who may try to be too friendly with you until you have a proper idea of the underlying tensions and equations. By being too close to one group, you could alienate yourself from others, especially if they're not popular in other parts of the company. According to a Bloomsbury publication, Steps to Success -- Tackle Office Nightmares, "Keep your own counsel during this period and work according to your own values; don't try to change your values to match those of the organisation; under pressure, your own values will reassert themselves forcefully." Proving that you are an honest worker will go well with you in the boss's eyes as well as will keep any potential gossip-mongers at bay long enough for you to make a network of allies for yourself. Make it a standing rule for yourself to be courteous to everyone, right from the higher-ups to the guards at the entrance. Additionally, while you may be a star outside the office, once you're at work, leave your ego at home so you don't create any rivals. This is because unlike informal group settings, you may be meeting your colleagues for up to more than 40 hours a week and making enemies in such an environment can put you in quite a spot. 5) Try and integrate Unlike social situations where you have the freedom of deciding who you would like to spend time with, in work situations you don't have the luxury of deciding who you want to develop business relationships with. Learn to be at least cordial with everyone (you're free to think what you want about them). Says R. Kannan, author Taking Charge of your Career, "To increase your feeling of belonging and to develop better relationships with your company, seek assignments that enable you to work with colleagues other than the group you always work with. Pitch in and help others who are in a job overload, if you have the time. You'll develop a reputation as a team player." Creating work friends and allies is always an asset as it'll not only make work a lot less dull, but can also come in handy when you need to bail out from work early or can't finish your task on time. Another smart way to build rapport is to match your non-verbal behaviour with that of the person you're speaking to. According to Eunice Lawton, author of Body Language and the First Line Manager, "Be aware of how they position their body and take up a similar stance. If you copy them exactly, it will look too obvious, so use a similar kind of body language." While you may consider this to be manipulative or plain silly, it actually works because it helps the other person feel comfortable with you without knowing why, a level of comfort being key to building relationships with other people. 6) Stay positive Agreed, no one likes being a small fish in a big sea, but when you have no choice, your next best option (after wanting to kill your boss and take over the company) is to keep a positive attitude. Says Kannan, "Having a positive attitude towards one's job and towards life in general are among the most important characteristics of successful people… A positive attitude is not coincidental. Successful people know how to create positive motivations for themselves." Mind your P's and Q's and ensure you greet everyone graciously. Do not complain continuously about your boss, an office mate or your previous job as it will only make others uneasy and uncomfortable about your constant whining. Be open to new tasks -- it will help you understand your own strengths and weaknesses. In fact, as Kannan says, treat your new job as a training ground. Most importantly, learn to accept criticism in the right spirit. If your work is criticised, try not to be defensive; rather look at it as a form of feedback. Keep your eyes and ears open for anything new that interests you. "The challenge is to find ways to get more involved in things that matter to the organisation whilst motivating yourself," he says. 7) Feel free to question If you don't understand something, ask. If you want to try something new, ask. One of the good things about being a newcomer is that you can gather as much information about peoples' working styles, the company's policies and your work profile, without sounding cheeky or conniving as it is expected that you won't know how everything works at the said organisation. According to Andrew Finlayson, author of Questions That Work: How to Ask Questions That Will Help You Succeed in Any Business, "Questions are an act of here and now. They force you to be a part of the conversation, to exchange ideas, while sharpening your mind to focus on what is wanted. They are the devices we use to shift through each day's conversation, to catch up with what is going on, and to cut through the clutter." However, he says that before you ask, make sure that you are addressing the right person and whether the person has the time to help you. Use the person's last name if you want to create a formal environment and don't beat around the bush but come to the point and make it sound like it's something worth answering. In fact, Finlayson believes that asking questions is also great for building relationships with others. Being able to help gives others a sense of importance. 8) Pick a mentor Most organisations have that one person you can look up to, respect and expect to help you, who you can call your mentor. Explains Katherine Hansen, author of Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates and A Foot in the Door: Network Your Way into the Hidden Job, "A mentor is that one person who can guide you, help you, take you under his or her wing, and nurture your career quest. A mentor is often in a position you'd like to be in and has the clout and connections to guide you to a similar position." Mentors can also provide institutional knowledge about your employer, your industry and the politics involved in both. Says Neil Fiore, an executive coach in Berkeley, California, US, "Mentors allow you the benefit of their experience to see around corners and anticipate what is coming at you so you can make better decisions." So what should you look for in a mentor? Find someone whose advice you respect and who is supportive and willing to offer constructive criticism. You can choose someone from your own place of employment or outside it-or both; some people have more than one mentor. At the same time, consider your goals in choosing a mentor-think about what characteristics you're looking for in him or her. It's a good idea to choose someone working in the same functional area as you are, as well as someone who shares your values as it will make it easier for you to relate to the person without feeling that you're going against your principles. However, it would be good to test the waters first by asking for advice and questions. 9) Volunteer for work Be the one who volunteers for something, like doing a coffee run or getting papers from the next room. Since you're either at the bottom of the rung at this point of your job or too new to impose your own influence, the next best alternative you have is to win people over by showing your willingness and enthusiasm for the job. This way you will be able to network and make contacts with people at various levels. In fact, author of Office Politics, Rebecca Luhn Wolfe believes, "Making friends at the top can boost an ordinary career to an exceptional one, with the help of lots of hard work of course. Those at the top can help move you faster, as well as strengthen your relationships at all levels." While this isn't a sure shot path to a raise, it definitely will help you to get to know your co-workers as well as win favours from them. Try and be the last to lunch in the early days of your joining, be the first back, and one of the last out of the door at night. Show your new colleagues that you're committed and mean business but are also looking to integrate yourself as one of the team players. However, as experts at www. monster.co.uk warn, "Take a second before you commit to saying anything when you are new. You'll be nervous anyway which will heighten your anxiety and your eagerness to please your co-workers. So consider your responses and actions. It's better to be tagged as cautious and thoughtful rather than rash and impulsive while at work." 6 things to do if you are the New Boss 'We' Are Family Thank Sister Sledge for making this song and then repeat it in your head like a mantra. Unless you joined as the new chief by capturing everyone in a war, you don't posses the right to put yourself and your convenience first in every situation. Using inclusive language such as 'we' and 'us' will help foster a feeling of collaboration. Lead By Example Come in on time, be organised, stick to deadlines and be courteous. And then see how your employees follow your steps like little goslings! Be Sensitive To Corporate Culture Resist the urge to change everything, right from the colour of the walls to office timings the minute you join. Develop a level of comfort with your staff before you start imposing your views. Show Trust in Your Team By this we don't mean sharing your relationship problems and bank details with them. Make them believe that you have faith in their capabilities and they'll put more effort and pride into their work. Spell Out Your Expectations Your employees are not mind readers, nor do they know your style of working. Make your agenda and expectations very clear at the outset so there is no confusion later on. Know Your People Make a concerted effort to learn about your workers and what their responsibilities are. The better equations you develop with them, the easier it will be for you to work. 10) Stretch your imagination One of the good things about being new to an organisation, and especially if it's your first job, is that you have no experience. And no, we're not kidding! Since you've had no formal training of how to perform different types of tasks specific to your organisation, you can afford to try new ideas and methods graduates is so that they can work on the host of fresh ideas from young minds and then mould them according to their company values. Experts at www. wikihow.com, say, "While you may have lots to learn, you also bring a fresh perspective and you probably bring experience from other companies or jobs. Try to turn that into fresh energy, new ideas and initiative that will make you stand out among your new colleagues". If your boss gives you only vague guidelines on how to do a project, and you don't get much help on asking, start analysing and creating your own techniques that will help you understand what works for you and what is acceptable by your boss. Most bosses withhold information to test their employees' breaking point as well as to help them develop their own critical thinking techniques, which is good for you in the long run. In fact, as Charles E. Watson, author of book What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work says that new recruits should give up their childish notion that the boss must tell them how to do every aspect of their work. "Learn to spend spare moments thinking about the questions you had and developing your own solutions. Most importantly, you need to start experimenting. Many people fear failure so much that they refuse to try, thereby crippling their ability to learn from trial and error," he says. Show that you're made of sterner stuff and get those grey cells wizzing. 11) How to handle hostility It's all very well that you're putting in hard work and trying to win people over. But what if you're faced by hostility from insecure colleagues? Obviously you would want to impress your boss, finish your work on time and volunteer as much as you can-but this could also be perceived as a threat by others! However, that doesn't mean you should paste yourself to the wall so that no one notices you! Say Milo Sindell and Thuy Sindell, authors of Sink or Swim, "First, try to bring to the surface the reasons behind the attitude. Ask questions to understand what's really going on. Second, change the conversation. However, there may be times when you may have brought the situation onto yourself without even realising it! Experts at www.monster. co.uk say, "Even if you're already experienced in your role, don't assume you can simply do what you did before in the same way. Keep your eyes and ears open." 12) Do nat argue We may sound like your mom when you were 10, but she knew something back then that will definitely come in handy now. One of the most useful talents you can acquire, apart from standing on your head and doing the Macarena, is the fine art of taking a good chewing out by the boss. Firstly, you are new to the job, and there may be a bleak chance that the boss knows a bit more than you do. Secondly, your boss does not have a personal hatred for you (unless you stole her lover or Dior bag) so even if you do get a slap on the wrist, don't take it as a personal attack. Says Watson, "The wrong way to acknowledge a reprimand is to give excuses, to argue, to defend your actions. The right way is to lower your head, accept the tongue lashing, apologise, and promise not to make the mistake again. " Most supervisors would rather not tell-off their employees if they don't have to. And since you're anyway new to the job, you're best off not offending your seniors by hurting their ego. However, this does not mean that you have to cower down and lap up everything said to you. Experts at www.ivillage. com believe, "The more confident you are, the less rudeness and arrogance will be able to penetrate your defences. A lot actually depend depends on how you react. If harsh words have you cowering and doing as you're told without a murmur, that will show you're easy to intimidate." If you feel something is out of context or unacceptable, try a smiling, 'I beg your pardon' as if you need clarifications. When asked to repeat something, it often makes the questioner reflect momentarily on what they said and check its appropriateness. 6 unwritten rules at office: Keep the ringer low Unless you're advertising for your wedding cum party band, it's best to keep the ringer on low or on vibrate mode. Yes, we know it has an MP3 player. Limit face booking The day you become a big star and are paid only to write your comments on what you think of penguins mating in Antarctica, you can surf the net the whole day long. Find a place Everyone loves the thought of burnt tobacco being blown into their face. NOT. Take your nicotine fix away from people who may not like smoking. Mind the volume If you enjoy listening to music on your iPod or taking breaks to talk with your best bud, keep it soft. Remember, you're not being paid to make others deaf. Be polite A simple smile and a warm 'hello' will not only make the other person's day, but will also boomerang good karma to you. And we can all do with a bit of that! Ask before borrowing Some people love their stationary more than life itself. Ask them before taking any of it away.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

What are the integration differences between SP S 2003 and the various Office versions? Posted: SPS webpage can detect you have installed the Office 2003 and run local dll to implement some SPS function, e.g. multi-file upload only works when you have office 2003 installed. Integration with Office XP is gone. You will get guys telling you that you can integrate with SPSv2 if you install a backwards compatible document library - [...]

Can SharePoint compare two document versions? Posted: “In Word 2003, you can compare documents side by side. Open two documents. Then, from the Window menu of one of them, select the Compare Side By Side command. If you have only two documents open, the command will automatically choose to compare them. If you have three or more documents open, you’ll have to [...]

What are the various Sharepoint 2003 and Exchange integration points? Posted: This is a button on contacts or events lists that lets Outlook 2003 add a pst file named Sharepoint Folders and it links to the data on the site. It’s read-only, but you could make the home page for that PST be the Sharepoint site for easier viewing. The link to outlook feature seems more [...]

What is SharePoint from a Users Perspective? Posted: From a Users perspective SharePoint is a way of making documents and folders on the Windows platform accessible over the web. The user visits the SharePoint Portal web page, and from there they can add documents, change documents & delete documents. Through this Portal, these documents are now available for discussion, collaboration, versioning and being [...]

What is SharePoint from an Administration Perspective? Posted: Administering SharePoint mainly consists of setting it up, which is much easier than you expect, adding the content, which can be just dragging and dropping in whole directory structures and files, and then organizing the files better by giving them categories or other metadata. This is done either through the Web interface or through the [...]

What is SharePoint from a Technical Perspective? Posted: Technically SharePoint illustrates neatly what Microsoft’s .net strategy is all about: integrating Windows with the Web. Microsoft has previously made accessing stuff on a PC easier, (Windows) then on a network (NT) and now on the web (.NET). SharePoint is an application written to let a user access a web accessible directory tree called the [...]

What newsgroups are available? Posted: There are two, * microsoft.public.sharepoint.portalserver and * microsoft.public.sharepoint.portalserver.development.

Why do the workspace virtual directories show the error “stop sign” symbol in the IIS snap-in? Posted: If World Wide Web Publishing Service (W3SVC) starts before Microsoft Exchange Information Store (MSExchangeIS), “stop sign” symbols appear under the Default Web Site folder of the Internet Information Services console in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). There is a dependency between the local paths of the SharePoint Portal Server virtual directories and the MSExchangeIS. You must start [...]

How do I open an older version of a document? Posted: Normally, all previous versions are located in the shadow, so if you right click a published document from within the web folders, go to properties and then the third tab, versions you can view older versions. If you want to do this in code: strURL = "url of the last published version" Set oVersion = New PKMCDO.KnowledgeVersion Set prmRs [...]

How Does SharePoint work? Posted: The browser sends a DAV packet to IIS asking to perform a document check in. PKMDASL.DLL, an ISAPI DLL, parses the packet and sees that it has the proprietary INVOKE command. Because of the existence of this command, the packet is passed off to msdmserv.exe, who in turn processes the packet and uses EXOLEDB to [...]

What are the actual advantages of SharePoint Portal Services (SPS) over SharePoint Team Services (STS)? Posted: SharePoint Portal Services (SPS) has MUCH better document management. It has check-in, check-out, versioning, approval, publishing, subscriptions, categories, etc. STS does not have these features, or they are very scaled back. SharePoint team Services (SPS) has a better search engine, and can crawl multiple content sources. STS cannot. STS is easier to manage and much [...]

Why Sharepoint is not a viable solution for enterprise wide deployments? Posted: Document management does not scale beyond a single server, but scales great within a single server. For example, a quad Xeon machine with 4GB of RAM works great for a document management server that has about 900,000 - 1,000,000 document, but if you need to store 50,000,000 document and want to have them all in [...]

What would you like to see in the next version of SharePoint? Posted: A few suggestions: # SPS and STS on same machine # Tree view of Categories and Folders # General Discussion Web Part # Personalization of Dashboards # Role Customization # Email to say WHY a document has been rejected for Approval # More ways to customize the interface # Backup and restore an individual Workspaces # Filter for Visio # Better way to track activity [...]

How is SharePoint Portal Server different from the Site Server? Posted: Site Server has search capabilities but these are more advanced using SharePoint. SPS uses digital dashboard technology which provides a nice interface for creating web parts and showing them on dashboards (pages). SS doesn’t have anything as advanced as that. The biggest difference would be SPS document management features which also integrate with web folders [...]

Does SharePoint work with NFS? Posted: Yes and no. It can crawl documents on an NFS volume, but the sharepoint database or logs cannot be stored there.

In a development environment, you must reset IIS every time you recompile assemblies. Posted: Licensing issues may arise due to the global availability of your assembly.

Create a custom policy file for your assemblies. For more information, see “How do I create a custom policy file?” Recommended approach. Posted: This option is most secure. An assembly can operate with a unique policy that meets the minimum permission requirements for the assembly. By creating a custom security policy, you can ensure the destination server can run your Web Parts. Requires the most configuration of all three options. Install your assemblies in the GAC Easy to implement. This grants Full trust to [...]

How can I raise the trust level for assemblies installed in the BIN directory? Posted: Windows SharePoint Services can use any of the following three options from ASP.NET and the CLR to provide assemblies installed in the BIN directory with sufficient permissions. The following table outlines the implications and requirements for each option. Option Pros Cons Increase the trust level for the entire virtual server. For more information, see “Setting the [...]

What does partial trust mean the Web Part developer? Posted: If an assembly is installed into the BIN directory, the code must be ensured that provides error handling in the event that required permissions are not available. Otherwise, unhandled security exceptions may cause the Web Part to fail and may affect page rendering on the page where the Web Part appears.

Will SharePoint Portal Server and Team Services ever merge? Posted: The products will come together because they are both developed by the Office team.