Foreign Universities in India

The cabinet has approved the entry of Foreign Universities in India. There is increasing interest by foreign universities to engage with Indian higher education, however, the form and nature of their interests are different. There are three distinct segments of universities interested in India

• Prestige-enhancing (top-50 universities)
• Prestige-seeking (next-tier of 100 universities)
• Revenue/profit maximizing universities.

Good foreign universities coming to India will make a great difference to our education sector. Every year thousands of students apply for foreign Universities, some get through and some don’t. Applying in foreign universities is also limited by the individual’s capacity to pay. Currently, although foreign universities are allowed to conduct classes in India, they cannot grant degrees; for that Indian students have to go to the institution's origin. Imagine what greater opportunities would be available to Indian students if accredited foreign institutions offere degree programs in India to expand access to higher education to Indian students.

Graduates of accredited foreign institutes play important role in the development of India upon their return home. Imagine what if these graduates remain in India after completion of their education and they can contribute in the development of their motherland. This bill is certainly going to improve the quality of Indian education and a large number of privately held educational institutions that are not top class will be forced to shape up.

The universities will be forced to develop their ambiance, introduce better faculty and pump in more funds for their research facilities as foreign universities pay a lot to their researchers. This step will open the platform for a healthy and mindful forum. Indian educators recognize the need to bridge the gap between education and industry. The time is right to prepare graduates for tomorrow’s careers.

Should You Pay To Have a Resume Written?

This is a question that a lot of people will ask; if it is worth the cost to pay for having your resume written by someone other than you; i.e. a professional. When there are so many free resume formats and resume samples available on the internet for no charge, should you? Well this is a question you can answer taking into consideration the following points:

Cost : The first point to consider is of course the cost of having a resume written. A professional may charge as much as $ 100 to $ 300 for a professionally written resume. This will of course do the job of setting you apart from other applicants with a professionally designed and drafted resume. But consider the fact that your own efforts will also do the same.

You could get a cheaper quote from a person who will write your resume professionally, but then you may want to consider that what you get for $ 25 may not be as good as what you get for the pricier ones.

Finding the right person: There are a lot of people who will promise you the moon; basically guarantee that you will pretty much land the job by virtue of having you resume written professionally. However it would be fairly difficult to find someone who is sufficiently experienced in the recruiting and human resources segment who does this for a living. Also a really experienced professional will demand quite a bit of your own input into the process of writing the resume. You can expect a half to one hour consultation with the writer asking questions about your skills and experience etc.

Will he or she be able to add value to your resume? Find out if the writer has the requisite skills and experience to add value to your resume and whether you can find the same value addition from one of the free resume formats available online. Is the person particularly aware of or knowledgeable about your particular profession or industry? For instance does the writer know what the keywords he would be highlighting in order to make sure that your resume is finding the correct employer are? This is of particular importance when you are submitting your resume to online job recruitment sites.

Do you really need help with what most people will agree should be a one page document? After all you know yourself best; you know your abilities, skill and qualifications best. Do you really need someone to find that out and say it for you? With a bit of imagination, some attention to design and layout and a bit of proof reading, can you really not do the job better by yourself?

So once you have considered all of these points you can conclude whether it is worth your while to spend what may well be hundreds of dollars finding a person to write a resume for you. So what would make more sense is to find appropriate free resume samples from the internet and have a go at doing the job yourself. If you feel that your own efforts leave a lot to be desired, then perhaps you need professional help.Mentors at CareerInfoline.com are always eager to help you come up with a better job yielding resume.

Whos & Whys of MBA ?

Today, MBA is probably the most sought after and most marketed degree in the world. So lets try to find out why there is so much hype and urgency for doing an MBA. Well among the various reasons most common is being an “engineer”; a breed of talented individuals with great quantitative skills, who do not want to waste their precious time writing a piece of junk code when they can make millions.. not literally.. two years after cracking CAT. Mathematically, this makes sense as one is able to maximize income in a given amount of time.

Second on the list of CAT takers is growing breed of professionals working in IT, BFSI and other sectors. For them, the reason for taking CAT may be different but the underlying cause is the same - growing dissatisfaction with the status quo. Some don’t like the thought of their MBA friends earning more than what they do, some no longer like the work they do, some do it because of the fascination with the word “Manager” and a few appear for CAT just to get away from extremely boring weekends… well for them simple advice would be – find a girlfriend :)

Then there are those who never really wanted to do engineering at first place and never found interest and passion in their branch of study. And those who were too busy enjoying the independence and freedom of college life that they completely became oblivious to the academic part of it. CAT, for them, becomes a safe and successful exit route.

There is a fourth breed too - people who do not have promising career opportunities after graduation. Sadly, for non-engineers in India the awareness about career options is not much. So they appear for CAT not by choice but due to lack of it.

This is just to illustrate how circumstances and peers affect your decisions and change your career trajectory. At www.careerinfoline.com, our aim is to provide you all the support and guidance to enable you to become the master of your destiny.