Tarun Patel's New Websites

Tarun Patel has recently launched http://tarunpatel.net/blog and http://www.projectgujarat.com.

On http://tarunpatel.net/blog, Tarun Patel writes about politics, technology - particularly Internet, self improvement, niche product reviews and many more subjects.

Tarun Patel's http://www.projectgujarat.com is an initiative to help small businesses of Gujarat have an online identity. http://www.projectgujarat.com offers small businesses of Gujarat state have their own website with a sub domain at a very cheat price.

To know more about Tarun Patel's new projects, please visit http://tarunpatel.net/blog and http://www.projectgujarat.com.

Engineers' Blogs

The students of first year engineering have taken up Blogging projects. They have started blogs related to their fields.

This is what I could write here :)

To benefit from those bloggers' work and encourage them keep blogging, please visit their blogs.

* http://ecunveiled.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Electronics & Communication Engineering

* http://mechnokrats.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Mechanical Engineering (div. 2)

* http://mechmania.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Mechanical Engineering (div. 1)

* http://xploreit.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Information Technology

***** http://electricilluminati.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Electrical Engineering.

BBC Country Profiles - A Wonderful Source of Information

The BBC Country Profiles features an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

The country profiles also include audio and video.

Let us visit one country a day :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Have a great day ahead!

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Tarun

Resume Format

Dear students,

the updated resume format is available at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddvg3qjk_50hrv23j66#

please copy the format to a word document add your details and submit a printed copy as an assignment.

Thank you.

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Tarun

Breaking News Alert: Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo for $44.6 Billion

"NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Yahoo Inc. in a proposed cash and stock deal valued at $44.6 billion.

Microsoft said that it had offered to buy Yahoo for $31 per share, which it said represented a 62 percent premium above the company's closing stock price on Nasdaq on Thursday.

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na"

Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume?

Curriculum Vitae: "Q. Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume?

A. The primary differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV) are the length, what is included and what each is used for. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. While a resume is brief and concise - no more than a page or two, a Curriculum Vitae is a longer (at least two page) and more detailed synopsis." Read Complete Article

Writing Curriculum Vitae

Writing Curriculum Vitae: "Writing Curriculum Vitae

When to Use a Curriculum Vitae

When should job seekers use a curriculum vitae, commonly referred to as CV, rather than a resume? In the United States, a curriculum vitae is used primarily when applying for academic, education, scientific or research positions. It is also applicable when applying for fellowships or grants." Read Complete Article

Letter Writing

Letter Writing

"Letters remain hugely important in our everyday lives. People still feel the need to have something confirmed in writing and a letter can add the all important personal touch. But there are pitfalls to letter writing. Below are our top tips for getting your letter right."

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