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Its not always necessary to work hard to be a productive one. People who are top in the business follow 7 things that made them the man for the job.

The article below describe 7 things to make you one of a productive guy.

1. Work backwards from goals to milestones to tasks. Writing “launch company website” at the top of your to-do list is a sure way to make sure you never get it done. Break down the work into smaller and smaller chunks until you have specific tasks that can be accomplished in a few hours or less: Sketch a wireframe, outline an introduction for the homepage video, etc. That’s how you set goals and actually succeed in crossing them off your list.

2. Stop multi-tasking. No, seriously—stop. Switching from task to task quickly does not work. In fact, changing tasks more than 10 times in a day makes you dumber than being stoned. When you’re stoned, your IQ drops by five points. When you multitask, it drops by an average of 10 points, 15 for men, five for women (yes, men are three times as bad at multitasking than women).

3. Be militant about eliminating distractions. Lock your door, put a sign up, turn off your phone, texts, email, and instant messaging. In fact, if you know you may sneak a peek at your email, set it to offline mode, or even turn off your Internet connection. Go to a quiet area and focus on completing one task.

4. Schedule your email. Pick two or three times during the day when you’re going to use your email. Checking your email constantly throughout the day creates a ton of noise and kills your productivity.

5. Use the phone. Email isn’t meant for conversations. Don’t reply more than twice to an email. Pick up the phone instead.

6. Work on your own agenda. Don’t let something else set your day. Most people go right to their emails and start freaking out. You will end up at inbox-zero, but accomplish nothing. After you wake up, drink water so you rehydrate, eat a good breakfast to replenish your glucose, and then set prioritized goals for the rest of your day.

7. Work in 60 to 90 minute intervals. Your brain uses up more glucose than any other bodily activity. Typically you will have spent most of it after 60-90 minutes. (That’s why you feel so burned out after super long meetings.) So take a break: Get up, go for a walk, have a snack, do something completely different to recharge. And yes, that means you need an extra hour for breaks, not including lunch, so if you’re required to get eight hours of work done each day, plan to be there for 9.5-10 hours.

How to interview a candidate, may be perhaps the million dollar question for the people who work as HR.

A common house hold term is Its hard to get employed. In reality, its much harder to get an ideal candidate for a job post.

The hiring folks meets thousands of candidates every day , hearing them,trying all types of methods to see if the candidate is ideal for the job which they are offering. In their quest, the interviewer often  fails to notice some high talented candidates due to different personalities they meet each day.

Here we have certain tips for Interviewers to screen the best candidate.

Screen Resumes

• Your time is valuable, and there’s no point using it interviewing people who are not right for the job. Read through resumes and applications carefully in order to weed out unqualified applicants. Don’t be shy about sending out an email or making a phone call seeking out more information before granting an interview. Limit the number of interviews to five or six, both so that you can give each candidate adequate time and attention, and so you can keep them all straight in your head while deciding who to hire. The care and attention that went into an application or a resume is probably indicative of the care and attention that a potential employee will give to his job.

Focus on Intelligence and Attitude

• During the interview, spend more time inquiring about a candidate’s critical thinking abilities and attitude, and less time focusing on her previous accomplishments. A smart, enthusiastic person with the right attitude, but perhaps fewer accomplishments, will do better than a highly accomplished person with a poor attitude. Present the candidate with scenarios and “what if” questions. Attempt to make the interview a conversation rather than an interrogation. The more at ease you can make the candidate, the more realistic idea you will gain of what she would be like in a day-to-day work environment.

Let the Candidate Ask Questions

• At some point in the interview, allow the candidate to ask you questions about the company, the position and anything that he wants. If a candidate has no questions, this is a bad sign. Any enthusiastic and curious person will have questions that he wants answered, and any intelligent applicant would have prepared some for the interview. You can tell a lot about a person by the kinds of questions he asks, and by his reactions to your answers. Pay attention to an applicant’s credentials and accomplishments, but balance this with your own instincts about what kind of person you are dealing with.

Christmas is around the corner, so does Scams. Each and every year, People become victims to Online scams. Christmas scams is of no exception to the long list.

So, here we attempt to give you some tips on how to avoid scams this Christmas.

Here we go.

Fake holiday help. Getting a seasonal job can be a great idea. In fact, it is one of our 5 Best Ways to Make More Money. But there are people out there preying on those who need work. Common scams to look out for include all manner of work-from-home jobs. If the so-called employer asks for money up front or your Social Security number, you might be on the verge of becoming a victim rather than an employee.

Fake charities. Don’t ever, ever, ever give money to any charity – even spare change – without checking them out first. And that’s something you can’t do if someone’s on your porch, at an intersection, or on the sidewalk asking for money. Read 4 Tips to Find the Right Charity, then visit the FTC’s website for a charity checklist.

Fake check scams. If someone is giving you money, how can you be scammed? The answer involvesfake checks. In these instances, buyers want what you’re selling on sites like eBay or Craigslist. Their next step is to offer you a cashier’s check for more than your asking price, on the condition that you return the difference. Weeks later, you are informed by your bank that the check was a phony, and you’re now out your money and your goods. The American Bankers Association has some tips to avoid being a victim, but in short, avoid cashier’s checks in situations like this and never return any difference in cash.

Counterfeit merchandise. In New York and other major cities, it is common to see street vendors selling fake watches and purses that appear to be high-end, name-brand goods. The modern version of these scams is to sell the merchandise online where the buyer has even less opportunity to inspect it. As Stacy said, beware of items that are priced well below their competitors, and be sure to buy from an authorized retailer.

Fake vacation rentals. This growing scam involves people who advertise a property they don’t even own! Sometimes the scammer goes to the effort of hijacking the real owner’s email, like in this case recently reported in The Washington Post. Other times, the scammers merely show pictures of a place they pretend to represent. You send them money and show up to find you’ve got no place to stay. Solution? Take every possible step to ensure you’re dealing with the true owner of the property, and always pay by credit card, not wire transfer.

Email scams. Many scams start with email, so be especially skeptical of anything that shows up in your inbox. Some messages involve references to recent events, such as a natural disaster or the death of a public figure. Others purport to award lottery winnings or the transfer of wealth from a foreign country. Don’t ever respond to unsolicited email.

Phishing scams. An email from a legitimate company, like your bank, insists you log in to their website. You’re then directed to a copycat site that steals your username and password. If you ever doubt any email, don’t reply. Instead, call the company or open up a new browser window and go directly to their website. Check out these anti-phishing tips from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bottom line? Ninety-nine percent of scams happen when we’re too gullible, too greedy, in too much of a hurry, or when we’re feeling especially charitable. Be generous…but be vigilant.

When to change the clock backwards for Day light saving time 2011? For our viewers who are hitting the search button with the question, the Day Light Saving Time is all set to end this Sunday, November 6,2011 at 2.00 am.  The clock will go back  1 hour at that time.That is, at 2.00 am this Sunday, the clock will go back to its Original time and will be changed to 1.oo am.

People who work for late hours will probably be waiting for this Sunday to get that extra bit of  sleep We get 1 hour extra to sleep.yeppie!

The Daylight saving time which goes forward every 2nd Sunday of March by 1 hour  will return back to its original time by the first Sunday in November.

So when did they actually starting observing the Daylight saving time?  That is a  bit of History we need to learn first.

History of Daylight Saving Time

As per about.com, Daylight Saving Time was instituted in the United States during World War I in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. During World War II the federal government again required the states to observe the time change. Between the wars and after World War II, states and communities chose whether or not to observe Daylight Saving Time. In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which standardized the length of Daylight Saving Time.

Daylight Saving Time is four weeks longer since 2007 due to the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005. The Act extended Daylight Saving Time by four weeks from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, with the hope that it would save 10,000 barrels of oil each day through reduced use of power by businesses during daylight hours. Unfortunately, it is exceedingly difficult to determine energy savings from Daylight Saving Time and based on a variety of factors, it is possible that little or no energy is saved by Daylight Saving Time.

Arizona (except some Indian Reservations), Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. This choice does make sense for the areas closer to the equator because the days are more consistent in length throughout the year.

If you are still unclear on  the change in time, i have uploaded a image below that might assist you in knowing the change

Been into cleaning recently? After having an average construction work in home- for instance Cutting and sanding construction materials — including drywall, tile, masonry or wood, one might find an impossible task waiting for them underneath their feet- Dust!

cleaning and wiping the home after an construction work is never easy.

I found an interesting article on ehow.com, on similar topic. I am posting you the tips to assist you cleaning your home.

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Man’s technological might has help him to penetrate into all corners of the Earth and into the space.

Man, however, has not left his footprints in some places of the Earth. Through this post, we attempt to tell you the Top 5 places in the Earth that is still Unexplored.

1. Northwest Siberia

Siberia constitutes almost all of Northern Asia, of which western Siberia is covered in ice while eastern and central Siberia consists of mountain ranges. Recently many research expeditions are conducted by scientists and geologists to study its environment and ecology, as most of the population is concentrated in western Siberia.

2. Caves

Deep, winding, dark, slippery and uninhabitable; caves also remain one of the least explored and documented places on earth. Caving is very popular in France, Italy, Australia, UK, United States etc. hence most of the caves currently documented are from Europe, Asia, North America, and Australia. However, China which has the highest limestone deposits in the world has very few explored caves. South America, Africa, Antarctica have not been explored to its maximum. The exact number of caves on Earth is still not known. Voronya Cave, Georgia the deepest known cave in the world too has not been completely explored due to its extremely inhospitable environment.

3. Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon rainforest contains 50% of the world’s rainforests. Its biodiversity is extremely vast as it supports numerous types of plant species and over 2,000 birds and mammals. Its climate and surroundings have invoked the interests of many large expeditions for explorations; however, its habitat has impeded thorough exploration of this region. About 2.5 million insect species and 438,000 species of plants have been officially documented with many left to be discovered.

4. Antartica

No one knows what exactly lies beneath the icy terrain of Antarctica, with ice sheets 2 miles thick, it is also the coldest place on earth. Scientists believe there is a network of rivers, streams and stony land makes up its geography. Recently, the discovery of sub-glacial lakes has opened a new chapter in Antarctica’s exploration. There are possibilities of these lakes harboring life forms which can be studied thus providing useful answers to scientists about life in outer space. The ocean floor below the Antarctic has not yet been explored.

5. Marina Trench

The deepest and darkest place in the ocean is the 35,800 feet deep Mariana Trench which is one of the least explored places on earth.  Due to its depth and pressure of up to 1,000 atmospheres, the deep is completely hostile to humans. Even though scientific development has increased man’s knowledge about deep sea life with discovery of many new varieties of deep-sea creatures on the ocean floor only 2% of the ocean floor has been explored, leaving a lot more to be discovered. A study of the deep-ocean life will help scientists to understand deep-sea creatures’ unique living patterns in harsh ocean conditions.

Glare happens when the flash from the camera hits a reflective and shiny surface. Mirrors, windows, and automobiles — basically any glass and metal — are present just about everywhere photographers take snapshots.

Even in a natural environment, a pond or lake can produce glare in pictures. Light is a fundamental element in an image, but too little or too much can detract from the quality of the photo. If you have Windows, you can use a native photo-editing application to fix just the lighting elements in pictures with glaring imperfections.

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