JIPC Newsletters

Government of Karnataka

Department of Collegiate Education

Government Science College, Hassan.

JOB INFORMATION & PLACEMENT CELL [JIPC] NEWSLETTER November 30, 2009

Issue:1

Volume:7

Member’s Copy When ability exceeds ambition, or ambition exceeds ability, the likelihood of success is limited

Students of JIPC taking oath on 10th Oct, 2009 at Infosys, Mysore on career commitment.

-- Ralph Half

Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning Now-a-days, the selection process usually comprises of questions from school-level mathematics, logical reasoning, general awareness and general english language. This is then followed by Group Discussion round and Personal Interview. All these tests prove the candidates employability skills. The Analytical Skills (includes Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning) highlights the candidate’s ability to apply analytical and logical thinking while gathering and analyzing information, designing and testing solutions to problems and formulating plans.

Applications of analytical skills come into play at various levels in the functioning of an organization. Hence, almost every competitive exams includes Questions on Analytical Skills.

01. Bank PO & Clerk exams – 66 % weightage, 02. SSC exams – 50 % weightage, 03. CDS, NDA, MBA (CAT/MAT & GMAT) – major portion.

Quantitative Aptitude, in true sense, is not mathematics. It is problem solving skill, where mathematical questions are poised as problems and one needs to demonstrate competence to solve these questions. These questions are not textbook questions. They are real-life situations where application of mathematical knowledge is required to find the solution.

Logical Reasoning is application of common sense in a structured manner in problem solving. Logical Reasoning questions may involve arrangement of data or analysis of some pattern to find desired output or result. It may require finding some missing data in a sequence or table or some application of day-to-day observations to solve a question. The truth is that Analytical Aptitude can be developed only by regular practice and this is not such a difficult task. Irrespective of one’s educational background, anyone can master these sections, provided one honestly practices them regularly over a period of time.

Since Analytical Aptitude is the ability to solve real-life practical problems, there are no formulae or shortcuts which are applicable, neither are these based on topics or chapters. Each of the aptitude questions is a mix of three or four simpler questions from different chapters or topics. As per Rene Descartes’ Cartesian Theory of Knowledge – a complex problem is nothing but a mixture of four-five simpler problems. To solve, one should break them into their constituent simpler problems, solve these simpler problems and then synthesize their solutions to find the answer of the complex problem.

- Prof.A.Narayana Prasad., (source: Career360)

NEWSLETTER

P.T.O

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How to write “effective e-mails�

02. Make One Point per e-mail One of the advantages of email compared with traditional letters is that it doesn't cost any more to send several emails than it does to send one. So, if you need to communicate with someone about a number of different things, consider writing a separate email on each subject. That way, your correspondent can reply to each one individually and in the appropriate time frame. One topic might only require a short reply, that he or she can send straight away. Another topic might require more research. By writing separate messages, you should get clearer answers, while helping other people manage their inboxes better.

If you do want to put several points in an email - perhaps because they relate to the same project - consider presenting each point in a separate, numbered paragraph. This makes each point stand out, significantly increasing the likelihood that each point will be addressed. As with traditional business letters, each individual email should be clear and concise, (the purpose of the message should be detailed in the very first paragraph). Sentences should be kept short and to the point. The body of the email should contain all pertinent information and should be direct and informative.

Bad Example Subject: Revisions For Sales Report Hi Arpita, Thanks for sending the report last week. I read through it yesterday and feel that you need more specific information regarding our sales figures in Chapter 2. I also felt that the tone could be a bit more formal.

The report is going to be read by our Executive Team, and needs to reflect our professionalism Also, I wanted to let you know that I've scheduled a meeting with the PR department for this Friday, regarding the new ad campaign. It's at 11:00, and will be in the small conference room.

Please let me know if you can make that time.

Thanks!

Savitha Savitha got a good headline in there and she was pretty clear on the changes she wanted Arpita to make to that report. But what did she do wrong? Well, that second paragraph about the meeting is pretty important, and yet she lumped into the email that detailed the revisions. If Arpita doesn't put it straight in her calendar, she'll have to remember that the meeting details were in the email titled "Revisions for Sales Report", which is not very logical. Combining those two important communications increases the chance that either the meeting or the revisions will be forgotten. Let's look at how she could have done it better:

Good Example Subject: Revisions For Sales Report Hi Arpita, Thanks for sending the report last week. I read through it yesterday and feel that you need more specific information regarding our sales figures in Chapter 2. I also felt that the tone could be a bit more formal.

The report is going to be read by our Executive Team, and needs to reflect our professionalism.

Thanks for your hard work on this!

Savitha AND Subject: Friday 10/9, 11am Meeting w/PR Dept Hi Arpita, I wanted to let you know that I've scheduled a meeting with the PR department for this Friday, 10/9, regarding the new ad campaign.

It's at 11:00am, and will be in the small conference room. Please let me know if you can make that time.

Thanks!

Savitha By separating those two important communications, Savitha will be able to find what she needs quickly in her inbox. As well as this, separating the two topics helps her keep her saved emails relevant. Once she's done with the revisions email she can delete it, but keep the meeting reminder email until the end of the week. ‌. (to be contd.)

Chief Editor: Prof.H.V.Lakshminarayan, Editor : Prof.A.Narayana Prasad., narayanprasad_a@yahoo.com, Student Editor : Arun.D.C, Final PMCs

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