Does your name begin with: A
U are not particularly romantic, but you are interested in action.You mean business. With you, what you see is what you get.You have no patience for flirting and can't be bothered with someone who is trying to be coy, cute, demure, and subtly enticing... You are an up-front person.. You often don't get hints & you ever pass any. Brains turn you on. You must feel that your partner is! intellectually stimulating, otherwise you will find it difficult to sustain the relationship. You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated. Your mate's physical attractiveness is important for you.. You tend to be very Practical, & not very emotional Your choices are very good & can only lead to trouble. You are very self satisfied & egoistic.
Does your name begin with: B
You give off vibes of lazy sensuality. You enjoy being romanced, wined, and dined. You are very happy to receive gifts as an ______expression of the affection of your lover. You want to be pampered and know how to pamper your mate. You are private in your ______expression of endearments, and particular when it comes to love. You will hold off until everything meets with your approval. You can control your appetite & feelings. You require new sensations and experiences. You are willing to experiment.
Does your name begin with: C
You are a very social individual, and it is important to you to have a relationship. You require closeness and togetherness . You want the object of your affection to be socially acceptable and good-looking. You see your lover as a friend and companion. You are very sensual, Needing someone to appreciate and almost worship you. When this cannot be achieved, you have the ability to hold out on affection until you receive this.. You are an expert at controlling your desires and doing without.
Does your name begin with: D
Once you get it into your head that you want someone, you move full Steam ahead in your suit. You do not give up your quest easily. You are nurturing and caring. If someone has a problem, this turns you on . You are highly passionate, loyal, and intense in your involvement's, sometimes possessive and jealous. You are very sharp & talented often with sense of humour. When people bother to look deep inside they cannot resist what they see. You are stimulated by the eccentric and unusual, having a free and open attitude. You get jealous of other people and lose your temper .
Does your name begin with: E
Your greatest need is to talk . If your date is not a good listener, you have trouble relating. A person must be intellectually stimulating or you are not interested sexually. You need a friend for a lover and a companion You hate disharmony and disruption, but you do enjoy a good argument once in a while-it seems to stir things up. You flirt a lot, for the challenge is more important. But once you give your heart away, you are uncompromisingly loyal. You will fall asleep with a good book. sometimes, in fact, you prefer a good book to a lover)
Does your name begin with: F
You are idealistic and romantic, putting your lover on a pedestal. You look for the very best mate you can find . You are a flirt, yet once committed, you are very loyal. You are sensuous and privately passionate. Publicly, you can be showy, extravagant, and gallant. You are a born romantic. Dramatic love scenes are a favourite fantasy past time. You can be a very generous lover.
Does your name begin with: G
You are fastidious, seeking perfection within yourself and your lover. You respond to a lover who is yourintellectual equal or superior, and one who can enhance your status... You are sensuous and know how to reach the peak of stimulation, because you work at it meticulously. You can be extremely active-never tiring out. Your duties and responsibilities take precedence over everything else. You may have difficulty getting emotionally close to people.
Does your name begin with: H
You seek a mate who can enhance your zest for life ,fun & everything You seek for.. You will be very generous to your lover once you have Attained a commitment. You are very affectionate & very strong. Your gifts are actually an investment in your partner. Before the commitment, though, you tend to be very careful with your every move and equally cautious in your involvement's often as you believe that you have to look out for yourself. You are a sensual and patient lover. You will hold off till everything meets your full approval. Yo! u are a perfectionist , hard to satisfy and strong in your beliefs. Not influential, you always stand your ground. People can always count on you to stand by them in a crisis. You are a dreamer with/ a passion for life.
Does your name begin with: I
You have a great need to be loved, appreciated... even worshiped . You enjoy luxury, sensuality, and pleasures of the flesh. You like necking spend hours just touching feeling & exploring. You look for lovers who know what they are doing. You are not interested in an amateur, unless that amateur wants a tutor. You are fussy and exacting about having your desires satisfied. You are willing to experiment and try new modes of ______expression . You bore easily and thus require adventure and change. Your commitments don't last very long & you often tend to stray. Loyalty is not one of! your strong points. You are more sensual than sexual, but you are sometimes downright lustful.
Does your name begin with: J
You are blessed with a great deal of physical energy. When used for a good cause there is nothing to stop you, except maybe that they aren't always used for the good. (you could dance all night.) You respond to the thrill of the chase and the challenge of the mating game.You can carry on great romances in your head. At heart you are a roamer and need to set out on your own every so often. You will carry on long- distance relationships with ease. You are idealistic and need to believe in love. You have a need to be nurtured deep within.
Does your name begin with: K
You are secretive , self-contained, and shy. You are very sexy, sensual, and passionate, but you do not let on to this. Only in intimate privacy will this part of your nature reveal itself. When it gets down to the nitty-gritty, you are an expert. You know all the little tricks of the trade, can play any role or any game , and take your love life very seriously. You don't fool around. You have the patience to wait for the right person to come along. You are very generous & giving, often selfless. You are kind-natured & sweet, which is found to be attractive by many. You are a good friend.
Does your name begin with: L
You can be very romantic, attached to the glamour of love. Having a partner is of paramount importance to you. You are free in your ______expression of love and are willing to take chances, try new sexual experiences and partners, provided it's all in good taste. Brains turn you on . You must feel that your partner is intellectually stimulating, otherwise you will find it difficult to sustain the relationship. You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated. "You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated ".
Does your name begin with: M
You may appear innocent, unassuming and shy; but we know that Appearances can lie. When it comes to sex, you are no novice but something of a skilled technician. You can easily go to extremes, though, running the gamut from insatiability to boredom with the whole idea of love. You can be highly critical of you mate, seeking perfection in both of you. It is not easy to find someone who can meet your standards. You have difficulty expressing emotions and drawing close to lovers. You are often selfish, thinking you are always right no matter what. You never give in. Winning is your prime desire- at any cost. You often forget friends and family and you live for the moment.
Does your name begin with: N
You are emotional and intense . When involved in a relationship, you Throw your entire being into it. Nothing stops you; there are no holds barred. You are all-consuming and crave someone who is equally passionate and intense. You believe in total freedom . You are willing to try anything and everything. Your supply of energy is inexhaustible. You want to be pampered and know how to pamper your mate. You also enjoy mothering your mate. You often have the greatest love affairs all by yourself, in your head. You are very imaginative.
Does your name begin with: O
You are very interested in fun activities yet secretive and shy about your desires. You can re-channel much of your energy into making money and/or seeking we. You can easily have extended periods of celibacy. You are a passionate, compassionate lover, requiring the same qualities From your mate. Love is serious business; thus you demand intensity, diversity and is willing to try anything or anyone. Sometimes your passions turn to possessiveness , which must be kept in check.
Does your name begin with: P
You are very conscious of social proprieties. You wouldn't think of Doing anything that might harm your image or Reputation. Appearances count . Therefore, you require a good-looking partner. You also require an intelligent partner. Oddly enough, you may view your partner as your enemy...a good fight stimulates those vibes . You are relatively free of hang- ups.You are willing to experiment and try new ways of doing things.You are very social and sensual; you enjoy flirting and need a good deal of physical gratification
Does your name begin with: Q
You require constant activity and stimulation. You have tremendous physical energy . It is not easy for a partner to keep up with you. You are an enthusiastic lover and tend to be attracted to people because of their ethnic groups. You need romance, hearts and flowers, and conversation to turn you on and keep you going.
Does your name begin with: R
You are a no-nonsense, action-oriented individual . You need someone who can keep pace with you and who is your intellectual equal-the smarter the better. You are turned on more quickly by a great mind than by a great body. However, physical attractiveness is not very important to you. You have to be proved to be worthy for a partner. You have a need to prove yourself the best . You want feedback on your performance. You are open, stimulating & romantic.
Does your name begin with: S
For you, it is pleasure before business. You can be romantically idealistic to a fault and is capable of much sensuality. But you never loose control of your emotions. Once you make the commitment you stick like glue . You could get jealous and possessive. You like being the centre of attention. You are very caring sensitive, private & sometimes very passive. Turned on by soft lights, romantic thoughts. When it gets down to the nitty-gritty, you are an expert . You know all the little tricks of the trade, can play any role, or any game, and take your love life very seriously. You don't fool around. You have the patience to wait for the rightperson to come along. You are very generous &am! p; giving, often selfless. You are kind nature & sweet which is found to be attractive by many. You are a good friend.
Does your name begin with: T
You are very sensitive, private & sometimes very passive. You like someone who takes the lead. You get turned on by music , soft lights & romantic thoughts. You fantasize & tend to fall in & out of love soon. When in love you are romantic, idealistic, mushy & extremely. You enjoy having your senses & your feelings stimulated, titillated & teased. You are a great flirt . You can make your relationships fit your dreams, all in your own head. Once you put your mind to something you manage to stand by it and see your dreams through. You aren't very good at expressing your feelings. You like things your own way. You do not like change, you like to hold on to things. This may not always be good because if given an opportunity things may develop into great thing! s. You work your way to the top. Attention must be given to what others say because even though you don't want to hear it their advice may turn out to save your life. !
Does your name begin with: U
You are enthusiastic & at your happiest when in love . When not in love you're in love with love and always looking for someone to adore. You see romance as challenge. You are a roamer & needs adventure, excitement freedom. You enjoy giving gifts & looking good. You are willing to put others feelings above yours.
Does your name begin with: V
You are individualistic & you need freedom, space & excitement. You wait till you know someone well before committing yourself. Knowing someone means psyching her/him out. You feel a need to get into his/her head to see what makes him tick. You are attracted to eccentric types. You believe that age is no barrier. You are good at responding to danger, fear & suspense...
Does your name begin with: W
You are very proud , determined & refuses to take no for an answer when it come to love. Your ego is at stake all the time... You are romantic, idealistic, often in love with love itself, not seeing your partner for who she or he really is. You feel deeply about love & tends to throw all of your self into a relationship. Nothing is too good for your lover. You like playing love games.
Does your name begin with: X
You need constant stimulation because you get bored quickly . You can handle more than 1 relationship at a time with ease. You can't shut off your mind. You can do 2 things at once. You are very talented.
Does your name begin with: Y
You are sensual & very independent. If you can't have it your way, you will forget the whole thing . You want to control your relationships which doesn't work out too well. You respond to physical stimulation. However if you can make money you will give up the pleasures of the flesh for the moment.. You have a need to prove yourself the best. You want feedback on your performance. You are open, stimulating & romantic
Does your name begin with: Z
You are very romantic but show feels that to love means to suffer
Thursday 19 February 2009
Saturday 7 February 2009
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Top 60 skills!!!
The Workforce Profile defined about 60 "soft skills", which employers seek. They are applicable to any field of work, according to the study, and are the "personal traits and skills that employers state are the most important when selecting employees for jobs of any type."
1. Math.2. Safety.3. Courtesy.4. Honesty.5. Grammar.6. Reliability.7. Flexibility.8. Team skills.9. Eye contact. 10. Cooperation. 11. Adaptability.12. Follow rules.13. Self-directed.14 Good attitude. 15. Writing skills. 16. Driver's license. 17. Dependability. 18. Advanced math. 19. Self-supervising. 20. Good references. 21. Being drug free. 22. Good attendance. 23. Personal energy. 24. Work experience. 25. Ability to measure. 26. Personal integrity.27. Good work history. 28. Positive work ethic.29. Interpersonal skills. 30. Motivational skills. 31. Valuing education. 32. Personal chemistry. 33. Willingness to learn. 34. Common sense. 35. Critical thinking skills. 36. Knowledge of fractions. 37. Reporting to work on time. 38. Use of rulers and calculators. 39. Good personal appearance. 40. Wanting to do a good job.41. Basic spelling and grammar. 42. Reading and comprehension. 43. Ability to follow regulations. 44. Willingness to be accountable.45. Ability to fill out a job application. 46. Ability to make production quotas.47. Basic manufacturing skills training. 48. Awareness of how business works.49. Staying on the job until it is finished.50. Ability to read and follow instructions.51. Willingness to work second and third shifts. 52. Caring about seeing the company succeed. 53. Understanding what the world is all about. 54. Ability to listen and document what you have heard.55. Commitment to continued training and learning.56. Willingness to take instruction and responsibility.57. Ability to relate to coworkers in a close environment.58. Not expecting to become a supervisor in the first six months.59. Willingness to be a good worker and go beyond the traditional eight-hour day.60. Communication skills with public, fellow employees, supervisors, and customers.
1. Math.2. Safety.3. Courtesy.4. Honesty.5. Grammar.6. Reliability.7. Flexibility.8. Team skills.9. Eye contact. 10. Cooperation. 11. Adaptability.12. Follow rules.13. Self-directed.14 Good attitude. 15. Writing skills. 16. Driver's license. 17. Dependability. 18. Advanced math. 19. Self-supervising. 20. Good references. 21. Being drug free. 22. Good attendance. 23. Personal energy. 24. Work experience. 25. Ability to measure. 26. Personal integrity.27. Good work history. 28. Positive work ethic.29. Interpersonal skills. 30. Motivational skills. 31. Valuing education. 32. Personal chemistry. 33. Willingness to learn. 34. Common sense. 35. Critical thinking skills. 36. Knowledge of fractions. 37. Reporting to work on time. 38. Use of rulers and calculators. 39. Good personal appearance. 40. Wanting to do a good job.41. Basic spelling and grammar. 42. Reading and comprehension. 43. Ability to follow regulations. 44. Willingness to be accountable.45. Ability to fill out a job application. 46. Ability to make production quotas.47. Basic manufacturing skills training. 48. Awareness of how business works.49. Staying on the job until it is finished.50. Ability to read and follow instructions.51. Willingness to work second and third shifts. 52. Caring about seeing the company succeed. 53. Understanding what the world is all about. 54. Ability to listen and document what you have heard.55. Commitment to continued training and learning.56. Willingness to take instruction and responsibility.57. Ability to relate to coworkers in a close environment.58. Not expecting to become a supervisor in the first six months.59. Willingness to be a good worker and go beyond the traditional eight-hour day.60. Communication skills with public, fellow employees, supervisors, and customers.
Jokes
Jokes: Because laughter is the best medicine ~~~~~~~~~~~~
1) Long back, a person who sacrificed his sleep, forgot his family, forgot his food, Forgot laughter were called "Saints", But now they are called.. "IT professionals"
2) An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt : "If you are able to see this, please tell me that my girlfriend has fallen off"
3) Most Relationships fail not because of the absence of love.. Love is always present.. Its just that, One loves too much, And the other loves too many.
4) Employee: Boss, Now I have got married..! Please increase my salary!
BOSS: Factory is not responsible for accidents occurring outside the company!
5) Philosophy of life At the beginning of married life, every gal treats her husband as GOD, Later on somehow the alphabets got reversed..!
6) What is a Fear? Fear is the Deep, Wrenching feeling in your stomach When pages of your book still smell new and Just few hours left for your exams..!
7) Useful Someone has rightly said, "A fool can ask More questions that a wise man cannot answer" No Wonder why so many of us speechless when lecturers ask question..!
Girl: Do you have Cards with sentimental Love quotes?
Shopkeeper: Oh sure..@! How about this card, it says "To the only boy I ever loved.!"
Girl: That's good, Give me 12 of them..!
9) After reading the form filled by an applicant.. The employer said: " WE do have an... opening for you..! " Applicant: What is it? Interviewer: Its called the "door..!"
10) A Banner cum Sign Board In front of an IT company.. Drive Slowly, Don't kill our Employee.... . Leave them to us.
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Life goes on.. Keep Smiling !!!!
1) Long back, a person who sacrificed his sleep, forgot his family, forgot his food, Forgot laughter were called "Saints", But now they are called.. "IT professionals"
2) An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt : "If you are able to see this, please tell me that my girlfriend has fallen off"
3) Most Relationships fail not because of the absence of love.. Love is always present.. Its just that, One loves too much, And the other loves too many.
4) Employee: Boss, Now I have got married..! Please increase my salary!
BOSS: Factory is not responsible for accidents occurring outside the company!
5) Philosophy of life At the beginning of married life, every gal treats her husband as GOD, Later on somehow the alphabets got reversed..!
6) What is a Fear? Fear is the Deep, Wrenching feeling in your stomach When pages of your book still smell new and Just few hours left for your exams..!
7) Useful Someone has rightly said, "A fool can ask More questions that a wise man cannot answer" No Wonder why so many of us speechless when lecturers ask question..!
Girl: Do you have Cards with sentimental Love quotes?
Shopkeeper: Oh sure..@! How about this card, it says "To the only boy I ever loved.!"
Girl: That's good, Give me 12 of them..!
9) After reading the form filled by an applicant.. The employer said: " WE do have an... opening for you..! " Applicant: What is it? Interviewer: Its called the "door..!"
10) A Banner cum Sign Board In front of an IT company.. Drive Slowly, Don't kill our Employee.... . Leave them to us.
____________ ______
Life goes on.. Keep Smiling !!!!
Countries and capitals......
Country - Capital
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirane
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative) , Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Chile - Santiago
China - Beijing
Colombia - Bogota
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon), Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam, The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative) , Cape Town (legislative) , Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington DC
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirane
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative) , Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Chile - Santiago
China - Beijing
Colombia - Bogota
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon), Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam, The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative) , Cape Town (legislative) , Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington DC
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare
Languages of countries......
Afghanistan: Dari Persian, Pashtu (both official), other Turkic and minor languages
Albania: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Algeria: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Andorra: Catalán (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Angola: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Antigua and Barbuda: English (official), local dialects
Argentina: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Armenia: Armenian, Yezidi, Russian
Australia: English, native and other languages
Austria: German (official nationwide), Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each official in one region)
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani, Russian, Armenian
Bahamas: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Bahrain: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Bangladesh: Bangla (official), English
Barbados: English
Belarus: Belorussi, Russian
Belgium: Dutch (Flemish), French, German (all official)
Belize: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Benin: French (official), Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages
Bhutan: Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese dialects (among Nepalese)
Bolivia: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana: English (official), Setswana, Kalanga, Sekgalagadi
Brazil: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Brunei: Malay (official), English, Chinese
Bulgaria: Bulgarian, Turkish, Roma
Burkina Faso: French (official), native African (Sudanic)
Burundi: Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
Cambodia: Khmer(official) , French, English
Cameroon: French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups
Canada: English, French (both official)
Cape Verde: Portuguese, Criuolo
Central African Republic: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
Chad: French, Arabic (both official), Sara, more than 120 languages and dialects
Chile: Spanish
China: Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua ), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese) , Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese) , Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Colombia: Spanish
Comoros: Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Congo, Republic of: French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages and dialects
Costa Rica: Spanish (official), English
Côte d'Ivoire: French (official) and African languages
Croatia: Croatian (official), others (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
Cuba: Spanish
Cyprus: Greek, Turkish (both official), English
Czech Republic: Czech
Denmark: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German, English is predominant second language
Djibouti: French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar
Dominica: English (official) and French patois
Dominican Republic: Spanish
East Timor: Tetum, Portuguese (official), Bahasa Indonesia, English, other indigenous languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae and Kemak
Ecuador: Spanish (official), Quechua other Amerindian languages
Egypt: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
El Salvador: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Equatorial Guinea: Spanish, French (both official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Eritrea: Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Estonia: Estonian (official), Russian
Ethiopia: Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others
Fiji: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Finland: Finnish, Swedish(both official), small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
France: French, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Gabon: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Gambia: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
Georgia: Georgian (official), Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, other (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)
Germany: German
Ghana: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Greece:Greek (official), English, French
Grenada:English (official), French patois
Guatemala: Spanish, Amerindian languages (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Guinea: French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)
Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
Guyana: English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Haiti: Creole and French (both official)
Honduras: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects, English widely spoken in business
Hungary: Magyar (Hungarian)
Iceland: Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
India: Hindi, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all official); Hindi/Urdu, 1,600+ dialects
Indonesia: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects
Iran: Persian and Persian dialects, Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkish
Iraq: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
Ireland: English, Irish (Gaelic) (both official)
Israel: Hebrew (official), Arabic, English
Italy: Italian (official), German, French, and Slovene-speaking minorities
Jamaica: English, Jamaican Creole
Japan: Japanese
Jordan: Arabic (official), English
Kazakhstan: Kazak (Qazaq, state language), Russian (official, used in everyday business)
Kenya: English (official), Swahili (national) and numerous indigenous languages
Kiribati: English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Korea, North: Korean
Korea, South: Korean, English widely taught
Kuwait: Arabic (official), English
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz, Russian (both official)
Laos: Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
Latvia: Latvian (official), Russian, Lithuanian
Lebanon: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Lesotho: English, Sesotho (both official), Zulu,
Liberia: English (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages
Libya: Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities
Liechtenstein: German (official), Alemannic dialect
Lithuania: Lithuanian (official), Russian , Polish
Luxembourg: Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both administrative)
Macedoni: Macedonian, Albanian(both official), Turkish, Roma, Serbian
Madagascar: Malagasy and French (both official)
Malawi: Chichewa (official), Chinyanja, Chiyao%, Chitumbuka, Chisena, Chilomwe, Chitonga
Malaysia: Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
Maldives: Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials
Mali: French (official), Bambara, numerous African languages
Malta: Maltese and English (both official)
Marshall Islands: Marshallese (two major dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family), English widely spoken as a second language (both official), Japanese
Mauritania: Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Wolof
Mauritius: English less than (official), Creole, Bojpoori, French
Mexico: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl and other regional indigenous languages
Micronesia: English (official, common), Chukese, Pohnpeian, Yapase, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Moldova: Moldovan (official, virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Monaco: French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque
Mongolia: Mongolian, Turkic and Russian
Montenegro: Serbian/Montenegrin (Ijekavian dialect—official)
Morocco: Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often used for business, government and diplomacy
Mozambique: Portuguese (official), Emakhuwa, Xichangana, Elomwe, Cisena, Echuwabo, other Mozambican languages
Myanmar: Burmese, minority languages
Namibia: English (official), Afrikaans, German, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama
Nauru: Nauruan (official), English
Nepal: Nepali (official), Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, English spoken by many in government and business
Netherlands: Dutch, Frisian (both official)
New Zealand: English, Maori (both official)
Nicaragua: Spanish(official) , English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Niger: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Nigeria: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and more than 200 others
Norway: Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian (both official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities (Sami is official in six municipalities)
Oman: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Pakistan: Urdu, English (both official), Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant), Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Burushaski
Palau: Palauan, English, Sonsoralese, Tobi, Angaur (each official on some islands), Filipino, Chinese, Carolinian, Japanese
Panama: Spanish (official), English
Papua New Guinea: Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua region), English, 715 indigenous languages
Paraguay: Spanish, Guaraní (both official)
Peru: Spanish, Quéchua (both official), Aymara, many minor Amazonian languages
Philippines: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official), eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango and Pangasinense
Poland: Polish
Portugal: Portuguese, Mirandese (both official)
Qatar: Arabic (official), English a common second language
Romania: Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Russia: Russian
Rwanda: Kinyarwanda, French, and English (all official), Kiswahili in commercial centers
St. Kitts and Nevis: English
St. Lucia: English (official), French patois
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: English, French patois
Samoa: Samoan, English
San Marino: Italian
São Tomé and Príncipe: Portuguese (official)
Saudi Arabia: Arabic
Senegal: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Serbia: Serbian (official), Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian (all official in Vojvodina), Albanian (official in Kosovo)
Seychelles: Seselwa Creole, English, French (all official)
Sierra Leone: English (official), Mende (southern vernacular), Temne (northern vernacular), Krio (lingua franca)
Singapore: Mandarin, English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Tamil, other Chinese dialects
Slovakia: Slovak (official), Hungarian, Roma, Ukrainian
Slovenia: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
Solomon Islands: English (official), Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca), 120 indigenous languages
Somalia: Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian
South Africa: IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, English, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga
Spain: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide), Catalan, Galician, Basque (each official regionally)
Sri Lanka: Sinhala (official and national), Tamil (national), English is commonly used in government
Sudan: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Suriname: Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken, Hindustani, Javanese
Swaziland: English, siSwati (both official)
Sweden: Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Switzerland: German, French, Italian (all official), Romansch (national)
Syria: Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood, French, English
Taiwan: Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
Tajikistan: Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Tanzania: Swahili, English (both official), Arabic, many local languages
Thailand: Thai (Siamese), English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Togo: French (official, commerce), Ewé, Mina (south), Kabyé, Dagomba (north) and many dialects
Tonga: Tongan (an Austronesian language), English
Trinidad and Tobago: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Tunisia: Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
Turkey: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian
Turkmenistan: Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
Tuvalu: Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Uganda: English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Ukraine: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
United Arab Emirates: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
United Kingdom: English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic
United States: English, Spanish
Uruguay: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
Uzbekistan: Uzbek , Russian , Tajik
Vanuatu: Bislama (a Melanesian pidgin English), English, French (all 3 official), more than 100 local languages
Vatican City (Holy See): Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
Venezuela: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Vietnam: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Yemen: Arabic
Zambia: English (official), major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, about 70 other indigenous languages
Zimbabwe: English (official), Shona, Ndebele (Sindebele), numerous minor tribal dialects
Albania: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Algeria: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Andorra: Catalán (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Angola: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Antigua and Barbuda: English (official), local dialects
Argentina: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Armenia: Armenian, Yezidi, Russian
Australia: English, native and other languages
Austria: German (official nationwide), Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each official in one region)
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani, Russian, Armenian
Bahamas: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Bahrain: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Bangladesh: Bangla (official), English
Barbados: English
Belarus: Belorussi, Russian
Belgium: Dutch (Flemish), French, German (all official)
Belize: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Benin: French (official), Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages
Bhutan: Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese dialects (among Nepalese)
Bolivia: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana: English (official), Setswana, Kalanga, Sekgalagadi
Brazil: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Brunei: Malay (official), English, Chinese
Bulgaria: Bulgarian, Turkish, Roma
Burkina Faso: French (official), native African (Sudanic)
Burundi: Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
Cambodia: Khmer(official) , French, English
Cameroon: French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups
Canada: English, French (both official)
Cape Verde: Portuguese, Criuolo
Central African Republic: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
Chad: French, Arabic (both official), Sara, more than 120 languages and dialects
Chile: Spanish
China: Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua ), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese) , Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese) , Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Colombia: Spanish
Comoros: Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Congo, Republic of: French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages and dialects
Costa Rica: Spanish (official), English
Côte d'Ivoire: French (official) and African languages
Croatia: Croatian (official), others (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
Cuba: Spanish
Cyprus: Greek, Turkish (both official), English
Czech Republic: Czech
Denmark: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German, English is predominant second language
Djibouti: French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar
Dominica: English (official) and French patois
Dominican Republic: Spanish
East Timor: Tetum, Portuguese (official), Bahasa Indonesia, English, other indigenous languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae and Kemak
Ecuador: Spanish (official), Quechua other Amerindian languages
Egypt: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
El Salvador: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Equatorial Guinea: Spanish, French (both official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Eritrea: Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Estonia: Estonian (official), Russian
Ethiopia: Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others
Fiji: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Finland: Finnish, Swedish(both official), small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
France: French, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Gabon: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Gambia: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
Georgia: Georgian (official), Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, other (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)
Germany: German
Ghana: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Greece:Greek (official), English, French
Grenada:English (official), French patois
Guatemala: Spanish, Amerindian languages (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Guinea: French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)
Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
Guyana: English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Haiti: Creole and French (both official)
Honduras: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects, English widely spoken in business
Hungary: Magyar (Hungarian)
Iceland: Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
India: Hindi, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all official); Hindi/Urdu, 1,600+ dialects
Indonesia: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects
Iran: Persian and Persian dialects, Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkish
Iraq: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
Ireland: English, Irish (Gaelic) (both official)
Israel: Hebrew (official), Arabic, English
Italy: Italian (official), German, French, and Slovene-speaking minorities
Jamaica: English, Jamaican Creole
Japan: Japanese
Jordan: Arabic (official), English
Kazakhstan: Kazak (Qazaq, state language), Russian (official, used in everyday business)
Kenya: English (official), Swahili (national) and numerous indigenous languages
Kiribati: English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Korea, North: Korean
Korea, South: Korean, English widely taught
Kuwait: Arabic (official), English
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz, Russian (both official)
Laos: Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
Latvia: Latvian (official), Russian, Lithuanian
Lebanon: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Lesotho: English, Sesotho (both official), Zulu,
Liberia: English (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages
Libya: Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities
Liechtenstein: German (official), Alemannic dialect
Lithuania: Lithuanian (official), Russian , Polish
Luxembourg: Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both administrative)
Macedoni: Macedonian, Albanian(both official), Turkish, Roma, Serbian
Madagascar: Malagasy and French (both official)
Malawi: Chichewa (official), Chinyanja, Chiyao%, Chitumbuka, Chisena, Chilomwe, Chitonga
Malaysia: Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
Maldives: Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials
Mali: French (official), Bambara, numerous African languages
Malta: Maltese and English (both official)
Marshall Islands: Marshallese (two major dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family), English widely spoken as a second language (both official), Japanese
Mauritania: Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Wolof
Mauritius: English less than (official), Creole, Bojpoori, French
Mexico: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl and other regional indigenous languages
Micronesia: English (official, common), Chukese, Pohnpeian, Yapase, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Moldova: Moldovan (official, virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Monaco: French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque
Mongolia: Mongolian, Turkic and Russian
Montenegro: Serbian/Montenegrin (Ijekavian dialect—official)
Morocco: Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often used for business, government and diplomacy
Mozambique: Portuguese (official), Emakhuwa, Xichangana, Elomwe, Cisena, Echuwabo, other Mozambican languages
Myanmar: Burmese, minority languages
Namibia: English (official), Afrikaans, German, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama
Nauru: Nauruan (official), English
Nepal: Nepali (official), Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, English spoken by many in government and business
Netherlands: Dutch, Frisian (both official)
New Zealand: English, Maori (both official)
Nicaragua: Spanish(official) , English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Niger: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Nigeria: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and more than 200 others
Norway: Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian (both official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities (Sami is official in six municipalities)
Oman: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Pakistan: Urdu, English (both official), Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant), Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Burushaski
Palau: Palauan, English, Sonsoralese, Tobi, Angaur (each official on some islands), Filipino, Chinese, Carolinian, Japanese
Panama: Spanish (official), English
Papua New Guinea: Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua region), English, 715 indigenous languages
Paraguay: Spanish, Guaraní (both official)
Peru: Spanish, Quéchua (both official), Aymara, many minor Amazonian languages
Philippines: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official), eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango and Pangasinense
Poland: Polish
Portugal: Portuguese, Mirandese (both official)
Qatar: Arabic (official), English a common second language
Romania: Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Russia: Russian
Rwanda: Kinyarwanda, French, and English (all official), Kiswahili in commercial centers
St. Kitts and Nevis: English
St. Lucia: English (official), French patois
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: English, French patois
Samoa: Samoan, English
San Marino: Italian
São Tomé and Príncipe: Portuguese (official)
Saudi Arabia: Arabic
Senegal: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Serbia: Serbian (official), Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian (all official in Vojvodina), Albanian (official in Kosovo)
Seychelles: Seselwa Creole, English, French (all official)
Sierra Leone: English (official), Mende (southern vernacular), Temne (northern vernacular), Krio (lingua franca)
Singapore: Mandarin, English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Tamil, other Chinese dialects
Slovakia: Slovak (official), Hungarian, Roma, Ukrainian
Slovenia: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
Solomon Islands: English (official), Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca), 120 indigenous languages
Somalia: Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian
South Africa: IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, English, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga
Spain: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide), Catalan, Galician, Basque (each official regionally)
Sri Lanka: Sinhala (official and national), Tamil (national), English is commonly used in government
Sudan: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Suriname: Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken, Hindustani, Javanese
Swaziland: English, siSwati (both official)
Sweden: Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Switzerland: German, French, Italian (all official), Romansch (national)
Syria: Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood, French, English
Taiwan: Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
Tajikistan: Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Tanzania: Swahili, English (both official), Arabic, many local languages
Thailand: Thai (Siamese), English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Togo: French (official, commerce), Ewé, Mina (south), Kabyé, Dagomba (north) and many dialects
Tonga: Tongan (an Austronesian language), English
Trinidad and Tobago: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Tunisia: Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
Turkey: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian
Turkmenistan: Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
Tuvalu: Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Uganda: English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Ukraine: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
United Arab Emirates: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
United Kingdom: English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic
United States: English, Spanish
Uruguay: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
Uzbekistan: Uzbek , Russian , Tajik
Vanuatu: Bislama (a Melanesian pidgin English), English, French (all 3 official), more than 100 local languages
Vatican City (Holy See): Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
Venezuela: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Vietnam: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Yemen: Arabic
Zambia: English (official), major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, about 70 other indigenous languages
Zimbabwe: English (official), Shona, Ndebele (Sindebele), numerous minor tribal dialects
Every coin has 2 sides......
Look at the Other Side..
A Father was reading a magazine and his little daughter every now and then distracted him. To keep her busy,he tore one page on which was printed the map of the world. He tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put them together to make the map again. He was sure she would take the whole day to get it done. But the little one came back within minutes with perfect map... When he asked how she could do it so quickly,she said,"Oh... Dad,there is a man's face on the other side of the paper... I made the face perfect to get the map right." she ran outside to play leaving the father surprised.
Moral of the Story:
Friends,There is always the other side to whatever you experience in this world. Whenever we come across a challenge or a puzzling situation,look at the other side... You will be surprised to see an easy way to tackle the problem..
A Father was reading a magazine and his little daughter every now and then distracted him. To keep her busy,he tore one page on which was printed the map of the world. He tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put them together to make the map again. He was sure she would take the whole day to get it done. But the little one came back within minutes with perfect map... When he asked how she could do it so quickly,she said,"Oh... Dad,there is a man's face on the other side of the paper... I made the face perfect to get the map right." she ran outside to play leaving the father surprised.
Moral of the Story:
Friends,There is always the other side to whatever you experience in this world. Whenever we come across a challenge or a puzzling situation,look at the other side... You will be surprised to see an easy way to tackle the problem..
Critical thinking skills..
Need for Critical Thinking
Understanding any situation, subject, topic, issue, problem
Diagnosis
Creativity and innovation
Weighing alternatives
Problem solving
Working out strategies
Decision making
Predicting
Inventory of Skills for Critical Thinking Competency
1. Accessing and Collecting Information
Locate relevant data, figures, facts, information, knowledge
Collect relevant data, figures, facts, information, knowledge
2. Observing
Gain information by training and using various senses
3. Taking Effective Notes
Record significant information in written form
4. Managing Attention
Focus on multiple observations, retain and recall
5. Attributing
Recognize characteristics or properties of any idea, object or situation
6. Evaluating Evidence
Check if the data/information is valid or correct
7. Organizing in Advance
Create a framework in which information can be arranged, learnt, remembered and used
8. Classifying
Group the entities based on common characteristics or properties
9. Comparing/Contrasti ng
Examine two or more ideas, objects or situations to uncover or discover similarities or differences between them
10. Determining Cause(s) and Effect Connection
Recognizing and determining relationships between two or more events
11. Recognizing Patterns
Recognizing and understanding the patterns of events from data, information and knowledge
12. Sequencing
Arrange events, items, relationships or objects in a predetermined order
13. Remembering
Retain and recall information and knowledge when needed
14. Prioritizing
Establish an effective order of preference
15. Developing Ideas/Concepts
Working out idea(s) or concept(s) by using investigation/ study and analysis
16. Elaborating
Enrich an idea/concept or process to make it better, meaningful and useful
17. Generating and Testing Hypothesis
Formulate a proposition, test it's effectiveness and analyze results
18. Paraphrasing
Rewording accurately the written or spoken information
19. Critically or Strategically Questioning
Intensify quantity and quality of collected information through enquiry and open dialogue
20. Inferring
Deduce conclusions from the collection and analysis of information
21. Thinking Flexibly
Generate variety of thinking categories, shift categories and detour in the direction of thought
22. Thinking Fluently
Generate free flow of ideas quickly resulting in multiple ideas
23. Thinking Originally
Think originally or uniquely to produce non-obvious, and unusual thoughts/ideas
24. Thinking Systematically
Accommodate all the factors that influence an event or a situation and all it's effects, impacts or results in a orderly manner
25. Decision Making
Work out the alternatives and decide which one to choose among them
26. Predicting
Think what will happen in the future
Understanding any situation, subject, topic, issue, problem
Diagnosis
Creativity and innovation
Weighing alternatives
Problem solving
Working out strategies
Decision making
Predicting
Inventory of Skills for Critical Thinking Competency
1. Accessing and Collecting Information
Locate relevant data, figures, facts, information, knowledge
Collect relevant data, figures, facts, information, knowledge
2. Observing
Gain information by training and using various senses
3. Taking Effective Notes
Record significant information in written form
4. Managing Attention
Focus on multiple observations, retain and recall
5. Attributing
Recognize characteristics or properties of any idea, object or situation
6. Evaluating Evidence
Check if the data/information is valid or correct
7. Organizing in Advance
Create a framework in which information can be arranged, learnt, remembered and used
8. Classifying
Group the entities based on common characteristics or properties
9. Comparing/Contrasti ng
Examine two or more ideas, objects or situations to uncover or discover similarities or differences between them
10. Determining Cause(s) and Effect Connection
Recognizing and determining relationships between two or more events
11. Recognizing Patterns
Recognizing and understanding the patterns of events from data, information and knowledge
12. Sequencing
Arrange events, items, relationships or objects in a predetermined order
13. Remembering
Retain and recall information and knowledge when needed
14. Prioritizing
Establish an effective order of preference
15. Developing Ideas/Concepts
Working out idea(s) or concept(s) by using investigation/ study and analysis
16. Elaborating
Enrich an idea/concept or process to make it better, meaningful and useful
17. Generating and Testing Hypothesis
Formulate a proposition, test it's effectiveness and analyze results
18. Paraphrasing
Rewording accurately the written or spoken information
19. Critically or Strategically Questioning
Intensify quantity and quality of collected information through enquiry and open dialogue
20. Inferring
Deduce conclusions from the collection and analysis of information
21. Thinking Flexibly
Generate variety of thinking categories, shift categories and detour in the direction of thought
22. Thinking Fluently
Generate free flow of ideas quickly resulting in multiple ideas
23. Thinking Originally
Think originally or uniquely to produce non-obvious, and unusual thoughts/ideas
24. Thinking Systematically
Accommodate all the factors that influence an event or a situation and all it's effects, impacts or results in a orderly manner
25. Decision Making
Work out the alternatives and decide which one to choose among them
26. Predicting
Think what will happen in the future
Decision making.....
Decision Making Defined
Decision making is about identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker.
Decision making is the process of sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubt about alternatives to allow a reasonable choice to be made from among them.
Business and Life Management Function
Decision making is an important step in the "planning" function of business management.
It is also a part of everyone's daily living.
Decision Making Processes (Models)
Herbert A Simon Model
Major three phases:
Intelligence: Searching the environment for conditions calling for decisions.
Design: Inventing, developing and analyzing possible courses of action. Creating alternative solutions.
Choice: Selecting an alternative or course of action from e ones designed. Choice is made and implemented.
Extended Model
It goes beyond making the choice.
Recognition of problem or need for decision.
Analysis and statement of alternatives.
Choice among the alternatives.
Communication and implementation of decision.
Follow-up and feedback of results of decisions.
Principle of Limiting Factor
Limiting factors stand in the way of accomplishing a desired objective. If these factors are clearly recognized, managers will confine their search for alternatives to those, which will overcome the limiting factors.
For example, for turning around a manufacturing organization, the means could be to acquire some capital equipment. Then, limiting factor could be cash and credit. Consequently, the manager's alternatives would be confined to those, which would overcome these limiting factors.
Knowledge of Outcomes
Certainty: Complete and accurate knowledge of outcome of each alternative. There is only one outcome for each alternative.
Risk: Multiple possible outcomes of each alternative can be identified and a probability of occurrence can be attached to each.
Uncertainty: Multiple outcomes for each alternative can be identified but there is no knowledge of the probability to be attached to each.
Satisficing: More Often Used Decision Making Strategy
Many people choose the first satisfactory alternative rather than the best alternative. If one is very hungry, one might choose to stop at the first decent looking restaurant rather than attempting to choose the best restaurant from among all (the optimizing strategy). The word satisficing was coined by combining satisfactory and sufficient. For many small decisions, such as where to park, what to drink, which pencil to use, what to wear and so on, the satisficing strategy is pretty decent.
Important Tip for Decision Making
Do not start unless you have one more alternative to choose from.
Decision making is about identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker.
Decision making is the process of sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubt about alternatives to allow a reasonable choice to be made from among them.
Business and Life Management Function
Decision making is an important step in the "planning" function of business management.
It is also a part of everyone's daily living.
Decision Making Processes (Models)
Herbert A Simon Model
Major three phases:
Intelligence: Searching the environment for conditions calling for decisions.
Design: Inventing, developing and analyzing possible courses of action. Creating alternative solutions.
Choice: Selecting an alternative or course of action from e ones designed. Choice is made and implemented.
Extended Model
It goes beyond making the choice.
Recognition of problem or need for decision.
Analysis and statement of alternatives.
Choice among the alternatives.
Communication and implementation of decision.
Follow-up and feedback of results of decisions.
Principle of Limiting Factor
Limiting factors stand in the way of accomplishing a desired objective. If these factors are clearly recognized, managers will confine their search for alternatives to those, which will overcome the limiting factors.
For example, for turning around a manufacturing organization, the means could be to acquire some capital equipment. Then, limiting factor could be cash and credit. Consequently, the manager's alternatives would be confined to those, which would overcome these limiting factors.
Knowledge of Outcomes
Certainty: Complete and accurate knowledge of outcome of each alternative. There is only one outcome for each alternative.
Risk: Multiple possible outcomes of each alternative can be identified and a probability of occurrence can be attached to each.
Uncertainty: Multiple outcomes for each alternative can be identified but there is no knowledge of the probability to be attached to each.
Satisficing: More Often Used Decision Making Strategy
Many people choose the first satisfactory alternative rather than the best alternative. If one is very hungry, one might choose to stop at the first decent looking restaurant rather than attempting to choose the best restaurant from among all (the optimizing strategy). The word satisficing was coined by combining satisfactory and sufficient. For many small decisions, such as where to park, what to drink, which pencil to use, what to wear and so on, the satisficing strategy is pretty decent.
Important Tip for Decision Making
Do not start unless you have one more alternative to choose from.
Problem solving
Problems as Opportunities
Problems can be seen as opportunities.
Problems are not barriers to success.
As you solve the problems, you see the solutions for implementation.
Implementation of the solutions brings results and success.
Process of Problem Solving
1. Recognize the problem.
2. Take ownership of the problem.
3. Analyze the problem.
State the problem or define the problem.
Set the goal.
4. Conceptualize the situation.
Identify causes.
Prioritize causes.
Generate solutions.
5. Evaluate and implement.
Evaluate solutions.
Make a decision.
Create, implement and monitor the plan.
6. Review the outcome.
Tools and Techniques Used in Problem Solving
Observations and data collection.
Cause and effect analysis.
ABC analysis.
Histogram.
Why why or 5 why analysis to reach to the root cause of problem.
Nominal group technique.
Option plan.
Trade off analysis.
Benefits from Problem Solving and It's Process
Hidden information and new issues are revealed.
Systematic means/process for dealing with problems.
An attitude change from problem focus to opportunity focus.
Recognition of other positive outcomes beyond the problem being solved.
Reduction in time wasted.
Highly skilled employees.
Pitfalls
Defining the problem incorrectly.
If the steps in the problem solving are missed or wrongly tackled or wrongly sequenced, problem solving process is disrupted and good solutions may not emerge.
Absence of targets of time line, costs, quality etc.
Trying to solve the problems beyond one's ability.
Involving wrong people in problem solving process.
Insufficient monitoring.
Trying to see or imagine a problem when none exists. Just because you have a hammer, don't fix the nail.
Problems can be seen as opportunities.
Problems are not barriers to success.
As you solve the problems, you see the solutions for implementation.
Implementation of the solutions brings results and success.
Process of Problem Solving
1. Recognize the problem.
2. Take ownership of the problem.
3. Analyze the problem.
State the problem or define the problem.
Set the goal.
4. Conceptualize the situation.
Identify causes.
Prioritize causes.
Generate solutions.
5. Evaluate and implement.
Evaluate solutions.
Make a decision.
Create, implement and monitor the plan.
6. Review the outcome.
Tools and Techniques Used in Problem Solving
Observations and data collection.
Cause and effect analysis.
ABC analysis.
Histogram.
Why why or 5 why analysis to reach to the root cause of problem.
Nominal group technique.
Option plan.
Trade off analysis.
Benefits from Problem Solving and It's Process
Hidden information and new issues are revealed.
Systematic means/process for dealing with problems.
An attitude change from problem focus to opportunity focus.
Recognition of other positive outcomes beyond the problem being solved.
Reduction in time wasted.
Highly skilled employees.
Pitfalls
Defining the problem incorrectly.
If the steps in the problem solving are missed or wrongly tackled or wrongly sequenced, problem solving process is disrupted and good solutions may not emerge.
Absence of targets of time line, costs, quality etc.
Trying to solve the problems beyond one's ability.
Involving wrong people in problem solving process.
Insufficient monitoring.
Trying to see or imagine a problem when none exists. Just because you have a hammer, don't fix the nail.
Crack the job interview!!!
Some Good Tips to face the Interview...
An interview is a harrowing experience in any job-seeker's life, but in this day of cost-cutting, it can be even more of an ordeal. Sweaty palms, nervous fidgeting and urgent prayers are all just part of the process.However, interviews are not the inquisition they are made out to be, and if you play your cards right, chances are you'll return with the job in your bag. Here are some tips that will help you gain that extra edge and bring you closer to cracking that interview.
Research:
Your interview process starts even before you go to meet your prospective employer. Start by preparing for the big day. Research the company/ organisation as well as you possibly can. Check their website, read whatever published literature you can find about the company, and if you know anyone who works there, talk to them. This will give you a better insight into the company and their work. It will also show initiative on your part.
Practice:
If you are very nervous about the interview, ask a friend to go through a dry run with you. Practice a mock interview at home, ask for feedback and try to iron out all wrinkles in your responses before you go for the interview.
Carry all your documents:
Always, always carry at least two or three copies of your resume, and all other documents that might be relevant to the job and/ or the interview. Arriving without relevant materials says that you are unprepared and not serious about the job.
Know your skill set:
Are you great at developing processes but don't know how to use the latest software? Are you good at design but hate conceptualizing? Know what your strengths and weaknesses are, so that you can play up your strengths at the interview table. A common interview question often is: "What are your three greatest strengths?" Try to come up with an answer that can be backed with examples, numbers or concrete results.
Don't back-bite:
You will almost certainly be asked why you left your previous company. Be sure to give a professional reply and refrain from bad-mouthing your previous employer, no matter how bad the terms you left on were. Back-biting will only make you appear petulant and vengeful.
Watch your attitude:
Don't be cocky and overconfident, but don't be subservient and passive either. The organisation is most likely looking for someone who is confident, eager to learn, and a good worker.
Communicate well:
Communication skills aren't a bonus in today's job market, they are a pre-requisite. Greet the interviewer with a firm handshake, make eye contact, and speak clearly and concisely. Don't ramble but make sure you get your point across. This will demonstrate your level of confidence and clarity of thought. It's a two- way street:Remember, an interview is an interaction to determine how well you fit into the organisation' s needs as well as how the company fits into your career plan. Ask questions, be involved and make suggestions. Your prospective employer will be pleased that you showed interest and were willing to learn more.
Highlight other achievements:
Sometimes, what takes you that extra mile need not be professional experience. It could be something you did on your own time that shows you in a better light to a prospective employer. For instance, if you have volunteer work on your resume, play it up. This shows a socially responsible bent of mind. If you are well-travelled, mention it. Not only does it say that you have had various kinds of exposure, it also implies you are adaptable to different cultures -- this might be useful if the job requires you to travel.
Say thank you
The day after the interview, send out a crisp thank you e-mail. However, be careful you don't make it a long saga, brevity is key when it comes to thank you notes.
An interview is a harrowing experience in any job-seeker's life, but in this day of cost-cutting, it can be even more of an ordeal. Sweaty palms, nervous fidgeting and urgent prayers are all just part of the process.However, interviews are not the inquisition they are made out to be, and if you play your cards right, chances are you'll return with the job in your bag. Here are some tips that will help you gain that extra edge and bring you closer to cracking that interview.
Research:
Your interview process starts even before you go to meet your prospective employer. Start by preparing for the big day. Research the company/ organisation as well as you possibly can. Check their website, read whatever published literature you can find about the company, and if you know anyone who works there, talk to them. This will give you a better insight into the company and their work. It will also show initiative on your part.
Practice:
If you are very nervous about the interview, ask a friend to go through a dry run with you. Practice a mock interview at home, ask for feedback and try to iron out all wrinkles in your responses before you go for the interview.
Carry all your documents:
Always, always carry at least two or three copies of your resume, and all other documents that might be relevant to the job and/ or the interview. Arriving without relevant materials says that you are unprepared and not serious about the job.
Know your skill set:
Are you great at developing processes but don't know how to use the latest software? Are you good at design but hate conceptualizing? Know what your strengths and weaknesses are, so that you can play up your strengths at the interview table. A common interview question often is: "What are your three greatest strengths?" Try to come up with an answer that can be backed with examples, numbers or concrete results.
Don't back-bite:
You will almost certainly be asked why you left your previous company. Be sure to give a professional reply and refrain from bad-mouthing your previous employer, no matter how bad the terms you left on were. Back-biting will only make you appear petulant and vengeful.
Watch your attitude:
Don't be cocky and overconfident, but don't be subservient and passive either. The organisation is most likely looking for someone who is confident, eager to learn, and a good worker.
Communicate well:
Communication skills aren't a bonus in today's job market, they are a pre-requisite. Greet the interviewer with a firm handshake, make eye contact, and speak clearly and concisely. Don't ramble but make sure you get your point across. This will demonstrate your level of confidence and clarity of thought. It's a two- way street:Remember, an interview is an interaction to determine how well you fit into the organisation' s needs as well as how the company fits into your career plan. Ask questions, be involved and make suggestions. Your prospective employer will be pleased that you showed interest and were willing to learn more.
Highlight other achievements:
Sometimes, what takes you that extra mile need not be professional experience. It could be something you did on your own time that shows you in a better light to a prospective employer. For instance, if you have volunteer work on your resume, play it up. This shows a socially responsible bent of mind. If you are well-travelled, mention it. Not only does it say that you have had various kinds of exposure, it also implies you are adaptable to different cultures -- this might be useful if the job requires you to travel.
Say thank you
The day after the interview, send out a crisp thank you e-mail. However, be careful you don't make it a long saga, brevity is key when it comes to thank you notes.
Behavioral interview.....
What is a Behavioral Interview and Behavioral Interview Questions and Answers
What is a behavioral interview? Behavioral based interviewing is interviewing based on discovering how the interviewee acted in specific employment-related situations. The logic is that how you behaved in the past will predict how you will behave in the future i.e. past performance predicts future performance.
Traditional Interview vs. Behavioral Interview
In a traditional interview, you will be asked a series of questions which typically have straight forward answers like "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" or "What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?" or "Describe a typical work week."
In a behavioral interview, an employer has decided what skills are needed in the person they hire and will ask questions to find out if the candidate has those skills. Instead of asking how you would behave, they will ask how you did behave. The interviewer will want to know how you handled a situation, instead of what you might do in the future.
Questions in a Behavioral Interview
Behavioral interview questions will be more pointed, more probing and more specific than traditional interview questions:
Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem. Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it. Describe a decision you made that was unpopular and how you handled implementing it. Have you gone above and beyond the call of duty? If so, how? What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? Give an example of how you handle it. Have you had to convince a team to work on a project they weren't thrilled about? How did you do it? Have you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker? How? Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
Follow-up questions will also be detailed. You may be asked what you did, what you said, how you reacted or how you felt
.Preparation for the Potential Behavioral Interview
What's the best way to prepare? It's important to remember that you won't know what type of interview will take place until you are sitting in the interview room. So, prepare answers to traditional interview questions.
Then, since you don't know exactly what situations you will be asked about if it's a behavioral interview, refresh your memory and consider some special situations you have dealt with or projects you have worked on. You may be able to use them to help frame responses. Prepare stories that illustrate times when you have successfully solved problems or performed memorably. The stories will be useful to help you respond meaningfully in a behavioral interview.
Finally, review the job description, if you have it, or the job posting or ad. You may be able to get a sense of what skills and behavioral characteristics the employer is seeking from reading the job description and position requirements. Take a look at what employers are advised about developing the job posting for a behavioral interview on the About Human Resources site.
During the Behavioral Interview
During the interview, if you are not sure how to answer the question, ask for clarification. Then be sure to include these points in your answer:A specific situation The tasks that needed to be done The action you took The results i.e. what happened
It's important to keep in mind that there are no right or wrong answers. The interviewer is simply trying to understand how you behaved in a given situation. How you respond will determine if there is a fit between your skills and the position the company is seeking to fill. So, listen carefully, be clear and detailed when you respond and, most importantly, be honest. If your answers aren't what the interviewer is looking for, this position may not be the best job for you anyway.
What is a behavioral interview? Behavioral based interviewing is interviewing based on discovering how the interviewee acted in specific employment-related situations. The logic is that how you behaved in the past will predict how you will behave in the future i.e. past performance predicts future performance.
Traditional Interview vs. Behavioral Interview
In a traditional interview, you will be asked a series of questions which typically have straight forward answers like "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" or "What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?" or "Describe a typical work week."
In a behavioral interview, an employer has decided what skills are needed in the person they hire and will ask questions to find out if the candidate has those skills. Instead of asking how you would behave, they will ask how you did behave. The interviewer will want to know how you handled a situation, instead of what you might do in the future.
Questions in a Behavioral Interview
Behavioral interview questions will be more pointed, more probing and more specific than traditional interview questions:
Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem. Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it. Describe a decision you made that was unpopular and how you handled implementing it. Have you gone above and beyond the call of duty? If so, how? What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? Give an example of how you handle it. Have you had to convince a team to work on a project they weren't thrilled about? How did you do it? Have you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker? How? Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
Follow-up questions will also be detailed. You may be asked what you did, what you said, how you reacted or how you felt
.Preparation for the Potential Behavioral Interview
What's the best way to prepare? It's important to remember that you won't know what type of interview will take place until you are sitting in the interview room. So, prepare answers to traditional interview questions.
Then, since you don't know exactly what situations you will be asked about if it's a behavioral interview, refresh your memory and consider some special situations you have dealt with or projects you have worked on. You may be able to use them to help frame responses. Prepare stories that illustrate times when you have successfully solved problems or performed memorably. The stories will be useful to help you respond meaningfully in a behavioral interview.
Finally, review the job description, if you have it, or the job posting or ad. You may be able to get a sense of what skills and behavioral characteristics the employer is seeking from reading the job description and position requirements. Take a look at what employers are advised about developing the job posting for a behavioral interview on the About Human Resources site.
During the Behavioral Interview
During the interview, if you are not sure how to answer the question, ask for clarification. Then be sure to include these points in your answer:A specific situation The tasks that needed to be done The action you took The results i.e. what happened
It's important to keep in mind that there are no right or wrong answers. The interviewer is simply trying to understand how you behaved in a given situation. How you respond will determine if there is a fit between your skills and the position the company is seeking to fill. So, listen carefully, be clear and detailed when you respond and, most importantly, be honest. If your answers aren't what the interviewer is looking for, this position may not be the best job for you anyway.
Top interview tips
An interview is a discussion between you and an employer to find out if you can do the job. However, there are certain rules and conventions to follow in interviews. Here's a checklist of the main do's and don'ts.
What to do:
dress smartly, look bright and attentive, and speak clearly and confidently. Don't forget that only 7% of the interviewer' s opinion of you is formed by what you say - the rest is judged on how you look, act and sound
find out where the venue is beforehand, how to get there and how long it takes
get your outfit ready the night before
find out what kind of interview it will be so you can prepare
examine the person specification and your CV/application form, and think about what type of questions they will ask you
prepare answers for the main questions - for example, why do you want the job, what are your strengths and weaknesses, what are the main tasks in this job
make about three or four points in each answer
quote real examples of when you've used certain skills - just saying you've got a skill isn't enough
take your time when answering the questions. Make sure you understand the question and take your time if you need to think
sell yourself. No-one else is going to! Be positive about yourself and your experiences
prepare some questions to ask at the end - use it as an opportunity to find out more about the role and the company. But don't ask about money or perks just yet!
when discussing salary, know your market worth and start by quoting a little higher than this
get feedback on your performance, whether you were successful or not
turn off your mobile! Treat the interviewers with respect and give them your undivided attention
keep your answers focused on what you can do for the employer, not what they can do for you
What not to do:
don't be late!
don't swear or use slang words
don't slouch in your seat or do anything else that makes you look disinterested
don't smoke
don't lie! The interviewer may see through you. Even if you get the job, your employer can dismiss you if they find out
don't let your nerves show too much. A few nerves are normal but extreme nerves will affect your performance. Use breathing techniques and try to remember that it's not a life and death situation - there are plenty of jobs out there!
don't be arrogant and assume you've got the job. Nothing turns off employers more than someone who is disrespectful and over-confident
don't discuss controversial topics such as religion, politics and gender relations
don't read from notes or your CV. You should be familiar enough with your own history to be able to talk about it unprompted
don't criticise former employers or colleagues. Interviewers may mark you down as a troublemaker and a gossip
don't argue with the interviewer, no matter what. Remember to keep things positive!
These rules apply for most jobs. However, employers in some industries can use more relaxed and informal interviewing techniques. In some creative fields (design and media for example) it may be expected that you turn up for the interview in casual clothes, as that is the dress code in the office. If you're in any doubt, do some research on typical interview technique in your line of work.
Above all, preparation is the key to performing well in interviews. Research the role and organisation, and prepare evidence and examples of your skills and competencies
WOMEN SHOLUD HAVE...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a youth she's content to leave behind....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .... a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a feeling of control over her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to fall in love without losing herself..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table... or a charming inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year...
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a youth she's content to leave behind....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .... a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a feeling of control over her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to fall in love without losing herself..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table... or a charming inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year...
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