Funny Riddles and Brain Teasers

Look at the chart below and say the COLOR of the word, not the word itself.

If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?

A secret.

The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?

Darkness

What gets whiter the dirtier that it gets?

A chalkboard

What happened in the middle of the twentieth century that will not happen again for 4,000 years?

The year 1961 can be read upside down and that won't happen again until 6009!

What is everything to someone, and nothing to everyone else?

Your mind.

Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up. What is it?

A kitchen strainer.

What goes up and never comes down?

Basics of Communication

Communication is simply a two way process of exchanging ideas, information or transmitting verbal and non-verbal messages.

Effective Communication

Effective communication = productive relationships

We communicate to…

·         Get information

·         Motivate

·         Praise

·         Get feedback

·         Sell

·         Greet

Barriers to Communication

·         Premature evaluation

·         Inattention

·         Stereotyping

·         Assumption

·         Generalizing

·         Poor listening skills

·         Selective listening

·         Fixed ideas

·         Ignoring information contrary to our belief

·         Noise

·         Emotions

·         Poor listening skills

7c’s Of Communication

What are the top ten skills that employers want?

Working Together 

1. Communication - written & verbal
2. Teamwork, leadership and interpersonal sensitivity
3. Initiative/self-motivation
4. Planning & organising and time management
5. Flexibility and stress tolerance
6. Negotiating & persuading
7. Computing skills
8. Lifelong learning and creativity
9. Action planning and decision-making
10. Professionalism and integrity

Some Interesting Question Asked in Interviews

Rank Insignia of Additional Superintendent of Police (IPS Officer) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(Indian Administrative Services - THE most challenging examination in India .

Candidates are graduate Officers now.
Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it

take four men to build it?

A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23rd Rank Opted for IFS)
Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four
apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one
hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs, He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A : Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A : It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33 Rank )
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one
really difficult question.
Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while
and said,
"my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.
"What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted in! to reality as his admission depends on the
correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked,
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult
question!"

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Eight Types of Job Interviews

1. Structured InterviewQuestions are prepared before and are asked to each and every candidate so that the answers can be compared.
   This interview can be carried out in two possible ways -
   1. Set of questions in a one-on-one interview.
   2. Filling out a questionnaire form by each and every candidate.
   
2. Competency based interviewsFocus on past behavior and other performance abilities of a candidate in different job-related situations.
   To predict candidate's future performance, the questions are of 3 types – leading questions, theoretical questions and behavioral questions.
   
3. Group Interview
   

Top 5 Common Interview Questions

1. Tell about yourself



2. Why Should I hire you?


3.Where do you want to be five years from now?

Common questions (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

4. What salary do you want?



5. Do you want to ask any question?

How to Face a Job-Winning Interview

• Be prepared. Know your resume and be prepared to talk about every piece of it. 
• Arrive 10 – 15 minutes early 
• Dressed professionally to make good first impression
• Sit up straight and lean forward slightly to indicate interest
• Be comfortable wit h pauses. You’ll have a definite advantage if you know how to use pauses wisely.
• Don’t be afraid to use your humorous side when appropriate 
• Speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard
• Greet the interviewer with a firm handshake, eye contact and a smile and use his/her name. 
• Carry your briefcase or purse on your left hand.
• Be seated after you’ve been asked to sit in an indicated chair. 
• Avoid starting the small talks 

How to Prepare a Killer Resume

• You will be selling yourself, your qualifications and experiences. So a well-constructed and designed resume plus an effective cover letter is very important.
• Interviewer browse the resume for15 second, it creates 1st impression, your goal should be to create material that will encourage the reader to finish all of your information on the resume.
• Research as much as possible about the position you are applying for, the company’s missions and goals.
• Summary at the beginning of a resume will attract the readers interest.
• The layout of your resume is very important; it must be professional in appearance with correct grammar and spelling. Use “bolding” and “italics” sparingly. Visual readability is enhanced through neat margins, adequate white space, and indenting to highlight text.
• Resume length should only be one page unless you have 10+ years of experience.
• A sparkling GPA and list of extracurricular achievements will usually earn you a shot at an interview
• When the companies are hiring fewer new employees you need to know how to make a positive first impression. Knowing the basic rules of interviewing etiquette will help you. Your ability to display proper skills is critical.

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Soft Skills Vs Hard Skills

Skills logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hard skills are tangible skills that are easy to teach, identify, and measure.  Some examples of hard skills are occupational skills such as technical and administrative; Hard skills also include your degrees, certifications, job titles.

Soft skills are intangible interpersonal skills that are associated with an individual’s ability to effectively interact with others.   These skills are not easy to measure but they can be observed in individuals who possess the ability to interact with people well.


The relation between both soft and hard skills is that of relation between wife and husband.  It is tough task to conclude that husband is superior to wife or vice versa.