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Charlie Chaplin -The Series

Mistakes

What they actually mean, If a barber makes a mistake, It's a new style If a driver makes a mistake, It's a new path If an engineer makes a mistake, It's a new venture If parents make a mistake, It's a new generation If a politician makes a mistake, It's a new law If a scientist makes a mistake, It's a new invention If a tailor makes a mistake, It's a new fashion If a teacher makes a mistake, It's a new theory If our boss makes a mistake, It's a new idea If an employee makes a mistake, It's a 'Mistake' ??????????????

Lesson Of LIfe!!!

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There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said, 'The tree was ugly, bent and twisted'. The second son said, 'No, it was covered with green buds and full of promise'. The third son disagreed; he said, 'It was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing I've ever seen'. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said, 'It was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment'. The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told t

Global survey finds many Malaysian workers having regrets about their career choices made

Almost two thirds of workers in Malaysia say that if given the chance, they would have studied something totally different after leaving school, while one in eight say that they chose the wrong career, according to a new international workplace survey. The survey, by global recruitment firm Kelly Services, found that many Malaysian workers have concerns about their education – both at school and post school – and many have regrets about the career choices they made. The global survey sought the views of 115,000 people in 33 countries including more than 2,000 in Malaysia. The findings show a high level of concern about career choices and directions. Many people in the workforce do not believe that their education properly prepared them for working life and quite a few a have regrets about the direction that their job has taken them. Amongst the key findings of the survey: 75% of people wish that they had studied further. 63% of people wish that they had studied something totally differ

How Can You Deal With Difficult People At Work?

From petty disagreements to all out rivalries, nearly all of us know how clashing personalities at work can affect us. Remember that even in the most extreme cases, there's usually a way to deal with that co-worker who always gets under your skin. If you have to interact with different "characters" in your workplace, follow these tips to deal with them successfully. The defensive person We all know "Mr/Ms Perfect" – they are people who can never accept constructive criticism, no matter how you deliver it. They believe their way of doing things are always correct, and nothing you or anyone else can say will ever change their mind. How to handle them: The best way to approach Mr/Ms Perfect is to give them positive reinforcement before you dish out the negative feedback. Criticize yourself first -- relate to them, and say how you "used to make the same mistake." Avoid definitive words like "never" and "always" and speak collectively, u

Tips to construct a Savvy Online Resume & Job Application email

Many businesses welcome the chance to hire younger, more technology-savvy professionals. Some corporations feel such employees are better equipped for an e-commerce economy. Employers are able to search various candidates with wide range of backgrounds, experiences and salary range with less pre-recruitment cost. Job seekers, on the other hand, are able to post their appliction online free of cost as various free file hosting providers exist on the world wide web. Together, we (employers and job seekers) thank the internet for providing such widely searchable informations. Job portals provide candidates with a larger and varied number of opportunities and enhanced geographical reach. They also offer an excellent method to gather information about: How employees and candidates rate an employer as a place to work? Comparable salaries and benefits Whether a company excels in its field A company’s products, services and internal statistics On the other hand, it is a fact that the influence

Chanakya's quotes - relevent even today!!

If Chanakya lived today, people will just deride him as pessimistic, crooked, wily, etc. A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimized first. --applies even outside politics. Look at road accidents, majority of the people killed were just following the law when some duffer drove either drunk or rashly or both. Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. --What will proponents of the "unsinkable ship" say?? There's a reason why USA is best friends with Pakistan ;-) and why Thirumavalavan is friends with Ramadas? As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it. Once you start a working on something,don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest. The fragran

The largest dead snake ever found, over 50 feet.