The What When Where How and Why of Decisions

Welcome to another article. This time I'll be talking about “The What, When, Where, How, and Why of Decision Making.”

Decision-making is like a two-pronged fork and it generally involves either being against or for a particular line of thought, idea, or concept.

What?

To give you a little perspective, a decision is something that you make or take when you are given with more than one choices or opportunities. It involves you looking at the pros and the cons of a situation or opportunity and go with either one based on what you have inferred and how you have inferred it. To put it crudely, it basically involves taking sides and being on one side or the other.

When?

Taking a decision generally involves the element of thought and being able to review the pros and the cons. Taking as a decision can happen at any time in your life and as many times as there are choices to be made. Every single day, you are provided with numerous opportunities and situations (be it small or big) where you have to make a decision. There are no set rules as to when you will make or take decisions.

Where?

There are so many opportunities and situations in your life that you make or take decisions consciously or unconsciously. You may even make or take decisions in your sleep. There is no specific place where you can, may, or will take decisions. As there are many stars in the night sky, there are numerous possibilities on the locations where you will take them.

How?

Taking a decision is a thought-provoking process. You have to know both the pros and the cons of your decisions to make a decision. You have to be well versed with the content matter in which you are taking the decision. You apply your mental prowess to the various and numerous thoughts, opportunities, possibilities that are in front of you and choose the best one based on their respective pluses and minuses and go with the one that you feel is the best one. It is basically thinking about what would be the best outcome of your decision and how you would plan on going ahead with it after you have taken it.

Why?

You basically take a decision so as to satisfy the parties to their respective thought processes. It is basically like saying I will be with you or with you for this reason, and this is the reason why I am doing this. You are basically telling them why you have chosen one over the other and why you have done so. It is like giving an explanation to a question.

Conclusion

No matter in what stage in life you are, where you are, how you are, or what you’re you will always have to make decisions that influence you and your surroundings and the ripple effects will go a long way in shaping your life. Whenever you make or take decisions, make sure that you think thoroughly and effectively on how, why, what, where is it that you’re making the decision.

You do not want to be in a situation later, where the decision that you have taken or made comes back to haunt you and you regret making that decision. Always try and look at both sides of the coin and choose whether you want heads or tails.






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[ABOUT: Devesh Prabhu is an avid blogger and has been blogging posts and rants on many subjects through his various blogs. He has been associated with the blogosphere for the past 8/9 years and inadvertently left the blogging scene albeit to concentrate on his personal life, but his desire to be among his readers brought him back.]

[NOTE: The article "The What When Where How and Why of Decisions" first appeared on the "All About Profession Blog."

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[AVOID] How to avoid Email Recruitment Scams [TIPS]

I still remember the day I created my first email address. It was a fad, then, to have an email address and a person not having one was, well, considered an outcast in a subliminal sense.

Over the past many years since opening my first email address and then many from various providers and giving it out, I've become infuriated with the amount of SPAM I receive daily most of which are people wanting to donate money to me, Banks giving me my lost relative's inheritance, winning various lotto/lotteries or sweepstakes many times over to simple recruitment scams.

Had I accepted the lotto/lotteries or sweepstakes, by now I would be the richest person on earth.

Today, I'm going to talk about email recruitment scams and the things to look out for and avoid them when you see these red flags.

Most of the times your email provider will filter them out and stop them from reaching your inbox altogether, but in the event that it does reach your inbox you should check once, if necessary, (unless you have hordes of them in your inbox) and delete them without remorse.

RED FLAG TIP # 1:

Always check from where the email came from (check out the email sender).

I have highlighted the places in red where the emails are not even generated from the company address. Do not, and I repeat, do not reply to these types of email address and they will get your information and would put it to bad use.

To see the actual email address press the small drop-down arrow box circled in green in the image above.


RED FLAG TIP # 2:

Secondly, recruitment companies will never ever ask you to pay their accountant any personal money for recruitment. Many of the MNCs that are doing recruitment never ever ask for money at all.

I have highlighted in red where they ask for money upfront for recruiting you as an employee in their concern as a "refundable" security deposit.

Believe me, it is only for their security that they are asking the money to be paid and that too to their accountant. Rest assured, when you go there or even phone them about this the company shall deny all this and tell you flat out that they are not indulging in these types of things.

Also, note that the email address and phone number of the recruiting officer are not provided. Even if they are provided, always check and verify the information in TIP # 1, the originating and reply-to email address.

In the above screenshot, the email of the recruiting officer or the reply-to email address should end with an "@amec.com" address, but for fooling you and making you think that this is a legitimate email address that has originated from the company, they have provided the full details. This is a big NO, NO and a big RED FLAG as to the reply-to address being of another company other than the original company's own email address.

Hope these Tips have helped you in gauging how to check your emails and see how these online fraudsters gone at great lengths to trick you into paying them money by various means.

Do not fall prey to these methods and save yourself from losing yours or your family's hard-earned money by just giving it to an unknown person or group who tell that they will get you employed or are calling you for interviews at a long off place.

Best of luck for a prospective and bright future!

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[ABOUT: Devesh Prabhu is an avid blogger and has been blogging posts and rants on many subjects through his various blogs. He has been associated with the blogosphere for the past 8/9 years and inadvertently left the blogging scene albeit to concentrate on his personal life, but his desire to be among his readers brought him back.]

[NOTE: The article "[AVOID] How to avoid Email Recruitment Scams [TIPS]" first appeared on the "All About Profession Blog."

[DISCLAIMER: All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change at anytime and without notice.]

What Does Your Handwriting Mean?

If letters slant to the left: Indicates introspection and a lot of emotional control.

If letters slant to the right: Reveals a person who’s outgoing, friendly, impulsive, and emotionally open.

If letters are straight up and down: The sign of someone who’s ruled by the head, not the heart.

Letters that slant in more than one direction: Indicates versatility and adaptability.

An erratic slant: Usually means a lack of flexibility.

Heavy pressure writing (like you can feel the rib made on the back of the paper): The writer is agitated.

Moderate pressure (the writing is dark, but you can’t feel the rib on the other side of the paper): Shows ability to deal with stress.

Light pressure: Indicates someone who seems to take life in stride.

Tiny letters: Indicate the writer is has somewhat low self esteem but is intelligent.

Small letters: The hallmark of quiet, introspective types – they’re generally detail- oriented and have good concentration.

Large letters: Sign of a confident, easygoing individual.

Huge letters: Indicate someone who’s theatrical, usually loud, and needs to be the center of attention at all times.

Wide letters (their width and height are about the same): The mark of someone who’s open and friendly.

Narrow letters: Show someone who’s somewhat shy and inhibited but very self- disciplined.

Letters that don’t touch: Indicate an impulsive, artistic, sometimes impractical free thinker.

Some letters connecting: Means the writer’s personality blends logic and intuition.

All letters making contact: The sign of someone who’s highly cautious.

A curved first mark: Shows a person who’s traditional and plays by the rules.

A straight beginning stroke: Reveals someone who’s rigid and doesn’t like being told what to do.

A final stroke straight across: The writer is cautious.

An end mark that curves up : Reveals generosity.

Perfect penmanship: The hallmark of a communicative person.

An indecipherable scrawl: Indicates a person who’s secretive, closed-up and likes to keep his thoughts to himself.



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[ABOUT: Devesh Prabhu is an avid blogger and has been blogging posts and rants on many subjects through his various blogs. He has been associated with the blogosphere for the past 8/9 years and inadvertently left the blogging scene albeit to concentrate on his personal life, but his desire to be among his readers brought him back.]

[NOTE: The article "What Does Your Handwriting Mean?" first appeared on the "All About Profession Blog."

[DISCLAIMER: All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change at anytime and without notice.]

TIP(S): Avoiding Scams (Online & Offline)

A little about myself before I start (read as preface):

I have been working in the Transcription field for some 8+ odd years now and in various capacities. As all, I started with the basics and then transitioned to or ascended the corporate ladder and mover higher in rank and position wherein I met various people from mischievous characters to some hell bent on attaining gain for themself at any cost possible.

From what I’ve learnt over the years, I’m going to share my views and my limited wisdom with you all on how not to fall into or get yourself caught in scams or in the truest sense, be a victim of scam(s).

How it works (Read, the actual story)

A scammer is one who ply’s on someone’s weakness to gain profit or achieve personal satisfaction in what they do without regard for the other person’s feelings or situation the person is in. While some of the more non-destructive natured person (people involved) will be doing it just for fun or for kicks (like in alcoholic drinks, drugs, and the sort), some do it to gain quick money and the thought of cheating the other person at a very fast rate that they forget that, “What goes around, comes around.”

Some basic tips on how to avoid scams and to be alert when you see such things in your daily lives and how to be more apprehensive (Read, quick to understand) the concepts involved and how to out maneuver the scammer.

TIP # 1:

Before you actually get into parting ways with your hard earned money and regretting at a later point in time with the actions you had previously taken, spend some time searching online on search engines (Google, Yahoo!, Bing) about the concerned person or website. You can do a simple search by adding the word “scam” or “fraud” with the person’s/website’s name. It can even be used to check the authenticity of a particular concept, for example, if the site is abc.com then type abc.com+scam in Google and click search.

You can also check or search for a concept or technique, like, “Emu Farm+Scam” or “Emu Farm+Fraud”. You can easily verify and check the truth behind the website or person. Also, keep yourself appraised on the latest news in papers and TV where some of the scams come to light on a near daily basis.

TIP # 2:

Another major factor that is evident when scammers/fraudsters work is they ask for money. Be it in the way of commission, royalty, client-agreement signing costs, security deposits, or any other method to offer you a job/client/exponential returns are definitely fraudsters/scammers.

Why would a person(s) offer you something exponential (read huge) without any profit for themselves and if this was true, why are they not putting in their own money and why are they not investing with this scheme.

Another major thing that distinguishes the scammers/fraudsters is that they act as commission agents and do not do any work themselves. Agreed, there are genuine people in this bunch, but 99% of these are scammers/fraudsters.

TIP # 3:

In the current era of digital communication, we are mostly online and are members of online websites/forums and get to know many people who are fraudsters/scammers and another advise would be not to follow any email or website blindly. Use your God-given gift (read brain) and use common sense.

THINK!

Can anyone give you such huge amounts of money or rewards for the work he is getting done by you?

Why are they not doing it themselves, as there is much money involved here?

Is he himself/herself investing in this scheme or idea to make money?

Most scammers/fraudsters do not and only show some random website or a website which is fake of which they are a member and are earning handsome amounts of money.

TIP # 4:

There are many emails that we receive and it depends on which email service provider we use. Personally, I’ve been using Gmail over the past 9+ years and whenever I get time I read online articles on how to use it in a more efficient manner.

I am personally satisfied with Gmail’s SPAM filters and most of the time I do not get SPAM mails as Gmail takes care of it. But there are instances where one of two emails slip through in a month and reach my inbox.

On these occasions/instances I make these emails as Spam, and they promptly end up in my spam folder and the next time they come they automatically go there without my intervention.

Some of the major scam emails are related to lottery, Viagra, free gadgets, lonely girly to hook-up with, huge amounts of money to transfer from some deceased person in a foreign country and now it has begun to be coming from banks in one’s own country.

TIP # 5:

NEXT, the biggest step of all, inform others, especially family.

Do not hesitate to share your victimization with your friends and family so that they don’t get victimized in the future. Also, confide in someone like your parents/wife/husband other family members so that you will get the support and guidance from them.

Family is always first.

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[ABOUT: Devesh Prabhu is an avid blogger and has been blogging posts and rants on many subjects through his various blogs. He has been associated with the blogosphere for the past 8/9 years and inadvertently left the blogging scene albeit to concentrate on his personal life, but his desire to be among his readers brought him back.]

[NOTE: The article "TIP(S): Avoiding Scams (Online & Offline)" first appeared on the "All About Profession Blog."

[DISCLAIMER: All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change at anytime and without notice.]

Looking to join a Course / Job Guarantee Program - BEWARE or BE AWARE

Thumb Rule # 1: DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYONE WHO ASKS YOU TO PAY MONEY FOR OFFERING A JOB. 

Companies don't need to take any money from you PERIOD. They might tell you hundreds of stories like they are taking money as a 'Security Deposit' or for 'Infrastructure or Development' purposes. Don't trust them. If they don't have enough money for their 'Infrastructure or Development,' they don't deserve to run their company!!! Instead, trust a company which doesn't ask a penny from you even if it is a start-up company. You can work for FREE (or for a very less salary) if you want to get some work experience. That is Okay, but never pay money from your pocket for any reason. In worst-case scenarios, if you are paying money, don't forget to take a signed paper (On their Company Notepad with the signature from an official) or a valid bank receipt from them in which it's clearly written that you have paid the money as a refundable security deposit and it should also have the Terms & Conditions. 

Thumb Rule # 2: DON'T BELIEVE IN ANY 'JOB GUARANTEE' PROGRAMS FROM TRAINING INSTITUTES. 99.0 % OF THEM DON'T KEEP THEIR PROMISES.

It has become a trend that many companies/institutes asking jobless people to pay 50,000 (or more) and they will pay you back 2,000 per month. Just think logically how foolish this actually sounds. For 1 year, they will be paying you (2000 x 12=) 24,000. So, you are essentialy working FREE for them for more than 2 years. In other words, they will be giving you a part of the amount that you have paid to them initially. And they will be enjoying the interest on your money. These institutes promise you a lot of things when you go for counseling. They will show their past record of placing people in MNC companies and they will tell you the list of companies that come there for the placement. Don't get deceived by them. All those promises will go in vain the moment you pay the money. In the worst-case scenario, if you must join, then enquire with the students who are studying there and who already studied there. (You can know any regrets from those who are currently studying there and you will know the pros and cons from the people who already studied there. Try to get feedback from those who achieved the job and those who couldn't get the job after the completion of the course.) Unveiling the Secret :- From earlier experiences, It is known that, typically some good training institutes could place those candidates who meet with the company's eligibility criteria such as the engineering branch/stream you have done and the percentage criteria through out the candidate's career. These institutes will lure freshers showing the past records and allows everybody to join the course initially but they keep mum on this issue until you demand the reason why they couldn't place YOU. Remember, even the good institutes are running on a profit basis and NOT on a service basis! It's always good to get trained in some of the latest technologies and it improves your chance of getting a job. But don't join any institute based on their promise of giving you a job. When you want to join an institute, remember to enquire with the student who have taken courses and observe their infrastructure, lab availability timings, and their faculties. Some institutes train you using their previous batch students as faculties/trainers. Be careful!!! Preferably, join a branded institute as they maintain quality of education to some level. But generally they are expensive to afford as they try to maintain their quality. Remember, no institute is at your service! Everything is a business. You cannot change that, but you need to be careful.

Thumb Rule # 3: KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE' AND 'PLACEMENT GUARANTEE'.

There is a subtle difference between 'Placement Assistance' and 'Placement Guarantee'. The former one means that they will help you to get a job, but no guarantee. If you observe the advertisements carefully, most of them mention '100% Placement Assistance'. Later they can always escape saying that they never guaranteed a job. Even if they do, there will be a famous super star saying "* Conditions Apply !" :-). Ask them what those conditions are. When some institute says 'Placement Guarantee', ask them to mention it in written and give it to you. (No body can dare to give you. They cleverly say that how can we assure you a job if you don't learn anything. Or they will ask you not to join the course if you don't have the trust on them and they can even say that, there are hundreds of candidates who are pursuing the course and they will slap a question back to you whether they are all fools to join that institute. What will be your reaction? ) See to it that it's clearly mentioned in that document WHAT IF they can't provide you a job. Also tell them that you will pay the money the next moment they provide you a job (Since they are anyway saying job is guaranteed, ask them what's the problem with this...:-)). Some institutes say that they will recruit you based on your performance in training. This is even more fishy. They can always escape later saying your performance is not up to the mark (Despite of you performing very good) and walk away with your money. Be careful. In the worst case, if you are paying money, see to it that you pay in installments. (At least, it will save you from losing your entire money). If their training is really good, you will anyway pay the remaining money. Otherwise, you can escape with the least damage. Hope you will keep in mind that I've asked you to join an institute mainly to learn the technology and not for their job guarantee scheme. So when you want to learn, join the best! It may even fetch you a job! 

Thumb Rule # 4: DON'T ATTEND THE WRITTEN TESTS/INTERVIEWS THAT ASK YOU TO PAY REGISTRATION FEE. 99.0 % OF THEM ARE FAKE.

An exception is the Government companies. They require some registration fee. That's OK. Remember that good/branded companies never ask you for registration fees. They don't need it. If they are taking money, there is something fishy. Don't pay registration fee unless you are totally convinced. Just walkout if you think something.

Thumb Rule # 5: DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE WHO SAYS THEY CAN GET YOU THROUGH COMPANIES BY 'BACK-DOOR'.

People in the companies are not senseless to recruit candidates in illegal ways and put them and their own company in trouble. Don't believe if someone says he knows the HR or Project Manager of a company and can provide you job through back door. In the best case, one may get a job if the candidate directly knows high level people and he/she meets all the eligibility criteria of the company and the candidate is talented enough to get a job but he/she didn't get an opportunity to prove his/her ability. But remember, there is no bypass to the process of the company. Process is rigid and it is because of the process, a company grows or shrinks! It's better and happy to stay away from such back door offers instead of getting troubled by them. Think!

Thumb Rule # 6: DON'T BELIEVE IN ANY OF THE 'ONLINE TYPING JOBS' OR 'SMART JOBS' THAT ASK YOU TO PAY SOME MONEY TO EARN MORE.

If they give it for free, then you may think about it. (But, such jobs are to be discouraged ,because you will lose your will to get into a good job that matches your profile.) Better, simply ignore. Don't pay even a single paisa. They lure you saying you have to pay 500 Rs (or more) initial payment to earn thousands of money every day ! All that is simply trash. You will be wasting your time and you won't earn even a single paisa after paying your/your parents' hard-earned money.

Thumb Rule # 7: THINK TWICE BEFORE PAYING MONEY TO ANY OF THE JOB SITES.

Don't believe in Premier Memberships, Online Tests that require you to pay money. That's just eye wash stuff and will not fetch you any job if you don't have right talent. If you have talent, you will anyway get that job even without the help of those programs. Even if they send your resume to 1,000 companies or 10,000 companies, the companies won't recruit you unless they have vacancies and you are suitable for those positions. If someone says they succeeded through some job program, just think what is the percentage of people succeeded in getting jobs through that program. I don't think it will be more than 1 %. I am not saying all programs are fake ones. But my advice for you is to think twice before you spend your hard-earned money on some job programs. Remember that companies pay money for those job sites if you get selected through them. In such case, there is no need to collect money from you.

Thumb Rule # 8: DON'T SUBMIT/HANDOVER YOUR ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES (OR ANY ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS).

Also, don't submit/handover your original educational certificates (or any original documents) unless it is a very good company and its mandatory for all employees working there. If you are submitting the documents, make sure you get a written proof that they have taken them as per the policy of their organization. (F.Y.I., Good companies never insist their employees to handover originals to them. They generally ask you to bring them during joining period to cross check with the photocopies of the same.)

If you blindly believe somebody's words without following the above guidelines then, you will be in serious trouble later when you want to leave the company. Many freshers have suffered because of this. Hope you don't get into trouble.