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By Vijay Bhat Feel somehow your life is stuck in MS-OFFICE The reality of life for MBAs is Excel or PowerPoint , I heard Google is catching up at campus. Having gone through this myself, (I am still not out of it!), having had the nightmare of freshly minted MBAs reporting to me every year ( 90% of MBAs in their first job believe that their first Boss in Incompetent) and struggling to manage their transition to reality, guess I am now in a position to give some Gyan on assessing your job and career moves. I crystallized these thoughts while discussing these situations with a friend of mine, her issues with the first job where similar to what most of you would be facing. Job!! Money !! or Career !! 1. Money is not Important: - I do not actually mean it, not that I am asking you to struggle through an insipid low paying job. I did that for almost a year. But the rules of taxation are such that anybody earning between Rs.5.00 Lakhs to Rs. 10.00 Lakhs per annum ends up more or less with a similar quality of life. So if you are just switching jobs for a few thousand more, think twice, it may not be worth it. Do not concentrate on money right now. It is not too difficult to make money. But nobody is going to pay you a higher salary because you ask for it, organizational decision making processes are far too complex. It is not how hard you work or how you please the boss that matters! I tried this for a couple of years to no effect. The crux of the matter is what Value you are delivering to the organization, if the Organization as a whole (at least the people who matter) sees you deliver value they have no option but to pay for it. 2. Evaluate Payoffs: - Any Company or everybody pays you to get a job done. The choice you have to make is whether you really want to do that Job. Here what you need to check is- are you emotionally enjoying the job. I have seen guys struggling through high-pressure and stressful sales jobs, because of incentives, commissions and Quarterly conference at plush location when they would be much happier doing a less glamorous job that they would enjoy. This is also seen in situations when people are stuck in so called Corporate Office positions assisting the Senior Management with their Excel or PowerPoint, although there is a glamour attached to being in the Corporate Office etc, check whether you are actually adding to your skills. You would be better off on the Shop Floor or Field Sales at a younger age. 3. Is the job utilizing your time or adding to your skill sets: - Skill sets are both technical and behavioral. For example if your talking of a Demand Planning job, a Demand Planner who has worked on SCM packages like i2 or Oracle APO/SAP APS will at the end of the day have skills which are highly valued in the job market, but not demand planning done in “Excel”. Behavioral Skill sets are complex to explain but you know the usual set like Team Working, Leadership etc etc. This happens when the job offers you opportunity to meet a lot of professionals. Sometimes you choose a job if you find it adds to Behavioral Skill - after my engineering I opted to work as a Sales Person living on full commission for 6 months before my MBA, because that was a Skill I wanted and maybe because at the age 21 you can afford to take the risk. 4. What is Work Environment /Ambiance offering you: This is particularly important for youngsters. The world around us is changing, there are a lot of Indian companies, which are changing, valuing performance instead of loyalty, having global ambitions etc. Yet there are a lot of companies who are still stuck in the protectionist economy morass. Another method of evaluation is looking at lifecycle of the Company and the Products it sells. If a company operates in a Mature or a declining market, it changes the whole worldview of the organization. The operations of these organizations would be tuned to maximizing returns in a mature or declining market through Cost Reductions- this always has cascading effect, Pay Packets, Promotions, Training Budgets or Publicity Budgets. At individual performance level, getting a 1% change in market share in a mature market is an extremely difficult job, so you may be actually struggling and putting in your best with minimal results, which can be very demoralizing. Also there are certain businesses or kinds of industries, which attract a particular kind of people. Although at the first instance you may not realize it, in the long term you realize a cultural dissonance. In such scenarios it would you to shift immediately, if you culturally do not fit in the organization, there are three things that may happen: a) You will never grow because you would at a cultural level be an outsider b) You change yourself to make yourself culturally acceptable to the organization and repent that decision c) You would have morphed so much trying fit yourself to the culture that you become unfit for any other organization That in short is my line of thinking. It is quiet contrary to conventional thinking of running after Money and Position. Concentrate only on adding to your Skills Sets and Experiences. The Economy is currently booming there are new opportunities being thrown up both for professionals and entrepreneurs. So if you have the right mix of skills and experiences making money is not difficult. In fact there are a number of companies who have kept important positions vacant. In the Economic Time dated 19th March 2005, it was reported that the position of Vice-President(Sales & Marketing) of Indias largest two wheeler manufacturer has been kept vacant for more than 6 months. Amazing isnt it considering that so many marketing MBAs are minted every year. Most importantly you should remember that all this is not very important. Career is only a means to maintain a Lifestyle and living it up is more important. Vijay V Bhat, Mechanical Engineer and MBA from Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD,India, currently employed as a Consultant with Infosys Technologies Ltd. The views expressed here are his and does not represent his employer. He has previously worked with manufacturing and automotive companies in India in the sales and marketing arena. 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By James Burchill Develop These Six Critical Marketing Traits…And Success Will Surely Follow. If you are marketing for any other reason than for profit STOP! Thats right, stop right now. The only reason you market your business is to cause action: make more sales, make the phone ring (and make more sales), make someone visit your website (and make more sales) Are you seeing a pattern here? Good. The root of all marketing is to sell more stuff and make more money thats it. And heres the definition of marketing: Marketing is all about positively influencing your customers buying decisions so that they choose you. Trait #1: Notice Your Own Buying Strategies Remember, its about influencing buying decisions, so pay attention to the way the world tries to sell you. Watch for the really good sales pitches, and pay even closer attention to the really bad ones. Pickup magazines read the ads, watch TV surf the commercials, join mailing lists and hoard junk mail, and when you get telemarketing calls listen to them carefully because all this stuff is pure gold. Notice billboards, look at pictures (paying special attention to your industry sector) and just for fun, read the Yellow Pages to whats going on in your area. If you pay attention to what catches your attention, what ads you keep seeing, what radio commercials you keep hearing, youll start to find things you can incorporate into your own business model. Trait #2: Cross-Pollinate Business Ideas Nothing about flowers here this is powerful marketing 1-0-1. Cross-pollination is all about taking a proven idea from one industry and borrowing it for yours. Essentially you need to get a little creative with ideas and throw things together that might not normally seem to make sense. Borrow ideas from everywhere. See if you can sell your products and services the same way cell phones are sold, what about selling your products like groceries, get creative break the mould. Get yourself out of your paradigm of “what you do” and realize that, as long as it’s legal, moral, and ethical, if a given idea makes money, then pursue it. Trait #3: Be Specific Lets not get into how people are generally lazy communicators suffice to say that 99% of whats said in marketing and advertising is hyperbole, fluff, non-specific, non-compelling, boring, and flat. Words like best quality, best service, largest selection, #1 and lowest price abound do you think this stuff really works? People expect you to claim youre great no one spends money to promote theyre bad at anything! Quantify your claims, be specific. Instead of saying largest selection of parts, say We carry 1,478 types of part in stock, in 10 different sizes, and in 3 different finishes. Trait #4: Look At Things From Your Customer’s Perspective If youve ever bought anything that you knew nothing about, you ought to relate to this. Put yourself in your customers shoes find out what they feel about the whole buying process (remember marketing = influencing) and create an environment that sympathetically addresses their issues. Trait #5 Adapt And Innovate Even if youre the best deal in town today you might not be tomorrow. After all, the only thing a competing business needs to do is watch you, copy you, and then improve on your offers and service. Constant innovation is required, adapt or perish as they saying goes. Innovation is a process not a destination. The object is to create a business that offers your customer a deal so perfect that theyd be a fool to shop anywhere else. Trait #6 Systemize Everything You Can Systemization is the process of making decisions about your marketing in advance so that you are always doing what needs to be done. Instead of trying to create everything as you go, or worse, flying by the seat of your pants and wondering what to do next. Plan, excute, adjust, repeat. And thats it. Six traits that will get you moving in the right direction. AUTHOR BIO: James Burchill is a freelance marketing consultant and publisher. James helps people ‘Sell more stuff, and make more money!’ He also publishes informational and Internet products and his main website is http://www.JamesBurchill.com James’ newest product shares his insights into the exciting world of freelancing on Elance at http://www.ElanceExposed.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=James_Burchill http://EzineArticles.com/?Marketing-For-Profit—6-Critical-Traits&id=38147 credit score meanings credit report discharged debt fair credit reporting act information credit reports for no cost

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By Paul D. Smith Walleye is my favorite fish to catch. It’s true that landing a bass I’ve been hunting has its thrill as I bust the lunker and bring it in. But the finesse involved in landing a walleye, the pure fishing skill required is something I truly enjoy. And as a chef, I love the walleye for its pristine, clearwater flavor. This article will talk about the ice fishing gear you might think about for early walleye ice fishing, and lake structures to look for when setting your walleye ice fishing rig. Ice Fishing Gear to Use In early ice, passive fishing with a good tip up jig set up is king. As with all walleye fishing, a conservative approach will often do best. Keeping your jigging to a minimum, and depending on the rattle from a rattling lure or throes of a proper-sized minnow will do better than an aggressive jigging strategy. For live bait options, I tend to use a simple, hook and split shot rig with mini-minnows, red worms or grub larvae, or a Lindy Pounder in chartreuse (play with colors, as always) with wax or red worms. For lure jigging, I almost exclusively use specialty jigging spoons, both with and without a rattling feature. The key is to be flexible, as always. Sometimes, an early ice walleye will come from far away for a rattle spoon. Other times, it may just spook them. In general, with walleye, I tend to go easy in every way if in doubt. Let your experience on local waters and fish be your guide. Lake Structure and Ice Fishing for Walleye Early ice walleye will tend to stay in shallower water, and move out to deeper water as the season progresses. Look for water of about 6′ to 8′ in depth, and look for structural shifts. As an example, here in the North, the ice fishing season is about to begin in earnest at the time of this writing and Cisco Lake, Gogebic County, Michigan, will serve as an example. Most of Cisco lake is a flat mud bottom, but there is a small hump rise at GPS N46 14.562′, W89 26.758′. Just Southeast from the hump is where the lake islands concentrate, and in front of the entrance to these islands is a rock and pebble/sand bar structure jutting out straight from the lead island point. Submerged structures such as these provide great contrast to the surrounding bottom. Walleyes combing for food tend to hold in here, so these are ideal spots to lay down a series of ice fishing holes. Paul Smith lives in the northwoods of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He is a martial arts teacher and avid outdoorsman. He is the webmaster for http://www.a1-outdoors.com, a resource for ice fishing gear and other outdoor sports. He is also a regular contributor to outdoor blog, an outdoors-oriented weblog. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Paul_D._Smith http://EzineArticles.com/?Early-Ice-Walleyes:–Jigging-for-Success-in-Lake-Shallows&id=116143 cheapest phentermine pharmacy brothers pharmacy phentermine where to buy the lowest price phentermine order phentermine without doctor

By James Finch Sprott Asset Management uranium expert Kevin Bambrough talked with us about the second leg of the current uranium bull market. He sees a massive nuclear build up heading our way with the environmentalists leading the charge. He said many price projections may be inaccurate because people are underestimating future demand. StockInterview: Price forecasts on spot uranium are widening. Some insiders have predicted uranium prices may drop back into the $30/pound range; others, such as yourself, continue to suggest $50/pound or higher. Any comments on the forecasts others are making? Kevin Bambrough:There are many people forecasting uranium prices now. Its important to consider their track record of forecasting prices. Look at the contracts that have been written by many companies in the industry, over the last number of years. Anyone who had ceilings, or had signed fixed-priced contracts, has been punished. Very few people in the industry predicted what has happened. Looking forward, I think that in our view, the cost of production of current producers isnt going to be as relevant as it has been in the past. It will be the more marginal, much higher cost producers who will be setting the price. StockInterview: Isnt there a sense of false optimism that projects in the pipeline will ensure an ongoing stream of uranium oxide for the nuclear fuel cycle? Kevin Bambrough:There are a lot of people looking at the supply situation going forward while underestimating future demand. They are very optimistic that mining projects are going to go as planned. We had recent news that Cigar Lake had a problem. There was a flood the. Theres a couple million pounds shortfall to most peoples models for at least two years. All because of one mines six month delay. StockInterview: Would that have the kind of impact the McArthur flooding (Athabasca Basin, Cameco) had on the spot uranium price a few years ago? Kevin Bambrough:I think it could. It was forecast to go up to 18 million pounds of production. That would have been ten percent of the worlds current consumption. Cigar Lake would need to ramp up over a three year period, once it gets started. Now, there is a six month delay. What if its delayed a year? That really changes the production profile for the next decade. There are many projects that could see delays. The mining business is always full of delays. Remember that when we bring on new nuclear plants, they take on average about 1.6 million lbs when commissioning. What will happen, if in a decade, we bring on just 10 or 20 reactors each year? Thats another 16 to 30 million pounds per year of demand just because of the start up.StockInterview: Does this mean the current uranium bull market still has strong legs? Kevin Bambrough:I think were entering the second leg of the bull market here. It is going to move away from a supply shortage story, where we focus on the fact that we only get about 60 percent of the current consumption from mines, while the inventories are being worked off. Now, were moving into a situation where were seeing an explosion in demand growth. Just a couple of years ago when we first started investing in uranium, we could see probably about a dozen nuclear facilities being planned for construction throughout the world. Now weve got well over 100 being planned. It seems there are new additions and talk of more additions every day. StockInterview: How you envision this nuclear buildup rolling out? Kevin Bambrough:I dont think its unreasonable to think, looking ten to twenty years out, there are going to be a lot of countries that will be trying to get in the position that France is in, with a much higher percentage of their power coming from nuclear generation. We could see a move to where maybe 50 percent of global energy production or more could eventually be supplied by nuclear. There is nothing else that can really step up and fill the void and take care of this problem that were having. France produces 78 percent of their electricity from nuclear. Why isnt that reasonable for others? Look out a decade or two, and it doesnt appear like were going to have the oil and the gas in order to handle our needs. Obviously we can do more with coal, but if were going to keep using coal weve got to put in place technology to take care of the carbon dioxide sequestration. If you want to have a stable, secure supply of electricity, it seems that youre going to have to go with more nuclear or eventually with these new coal technologies. I think there is going to have to be a balance of both, because the oil and gas just isnt going to be there. StockInterview: What do you think is the catalyst for this anticipated growth in nuclear energy demand? Kevin Bambrough:The most interesting thing is the fact that some environmentalists are leading the charge to go more nuclear. Its because they realize nuclear energy is the only practical alternative and because of the situation with the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. There have been some recent reports about CO2 levels reaching 381 parts per billion, just spiking out of the range that has kept the world in a relatively stabile environment for the last 400,000 years. If you look at the work of people like James Hanson, the correlation between CO2 levels and temperature is undeniable. Basically, mankind has increased the CO2 levels beyond a level that hasnt been seen in over a million years. We are just starting to see the weather impacts. There are problems with droughts across the world as well as elevated hurricane activity. Going nuclear on a mass scale is starting to become recognized as one of the only ways to have a real impact. I think what were going to see is an unprecedented build out in nuclear capacity throughout the world in the coming years and decades. Id equate this to what happened when we went from using oil for just lamps and home heating to using it as a transportation fuel. Whats going to happen with the people who have the higher quality uranium reserves and lower cost production? They are going to be able to reap massive profits over the coming decades. StockInterview: Looking ahead, do you think well see more deals between a small uranium producer, such as Uranium Resources (OTC BB: URRE) and the Japanese multi-national conglomerate, Itochu Corporation? Kevin Bambrough:I have no doubt that its going to continue to happen. More importantly, Ive heard that some of the major builders of nuclear facilities around the world, companies such as Areva are quite concerned about the availability of supply going forward. When these companies are talking to countries and utilities that potentially could contract to build nuclear facilities, theyre basically being told that buyers want uranium supply assurances, or they arent going to give an order to buy a nuclear facility. Ive heard they are looking to do joint ventures or at least contract with emerging producers to try to get future supply. Then, they will be able sell their nuclear technology to countries and ensure supply. StockInterview: Will the Chinese be satisfied with the uranium they plan to buy from Australia, or will they have to tap into uranium production from another or other countries? Kevin Bambrough:I think that the Chinese will probably look elsewhere as well. Countries have strategic oil reserves. Why shouldnt they have strategic uranium reserves to supply their nuclear reactors? It makes sense to have a good stockpile of uranium considering the relative cost of nuclear power versus anything else. I dont think that the nuclear power industry should operate on a just in time basis, considering the costs and the risks of making sure you can secure supply. Dont get me wrong. There is plenty of uranium in the world, but were just going to have to pay up for it. I believe were going to consume lot more than what were consuming nowadays a decade or two out. The world is waking up to the reality of peak oil production, and how it is going to affect all aspects of energy production. StockInterview: How much of a factor will Russia play in the nuclear build up? Kevin Bambrough:Looking at some of the recent statements made by Russian officials, its completely clear to me that weve been correct in what weve been thinking for a long time: the HEU agreement (to deliver highly enriched uranium and have it blended down) is probably not going to be renewed. The Russians are planning to make nuclear technology a key export for them, really as a value added product to go with uranium production. They desire to be able to offer a complete solution, not just uranium, but the actual building and technology around the nuclear facilities themselves. They will also have growing uranium demands domestically and have voiced concern about being able to meet their own needs beyond 2015. StockInterview: But nuclear energy critics claim all of these power plants wont secure financing and most plans are just pipe dreams never to be built. Kevin Bambrough:Two years ago, the critics said there would never be any more nuclear plants built in the U.S. People used to say nuclear was over for Germany, and that many countries would exit nuclear power. Now were seeing the exact opposite. Were seeing proposals being done, incentives put in place, and a multitude of projects moving ahead. If what the leading scientists from NASA, the NOAA and from many organizations around the world are saying about global warming, and the acceleration weve recently seen continues, people are going to be begging to have more nuclear facilities and cut CO2 emissions. The environmentalists will be leading the charge. StockInterview: How long will it take before the proposed nuclear build up impacts the uranium mining companies? Kevin Bambrough:The actual build of all this takes time. I think the increase in the positive perception, of the nuclear industry is going to continue to accelerate. All demand for uranium can come from just the planning stage for nuclear power plants, as companies look forward and try to contract future supply. Ultimately, thats what will keep driving the uranium price higher. StockInterview: How seriously is the nuclear industry taking the global build up? Kevin Bambrough:I think the industry is starting to take it very seriously. Thats why the uranium price keeps pushing higher. People are going around trying to contract for uranium, and they are finding it more difficult. People are also starting to realize that as you have problems, such as the McArthur River flooding, which got the uranium bull market jump started, and now a problem at Cigar Lake, you really should have a good build up of inventory in order to protect yourself in this environment. Especially when the relative cost of having to switch off a nuclear facility to go to something else in a pinch is multiples higher. COPYRIGHT 2007 by StockInterview, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. James Finch contributes to StockInterview.com and other publications. StockInterviews Investing in the Great Uranium Bull Market has become the most popular book ever published for uranium mining stock investors. 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