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Once-a-year Garbage Disposal

It has been said, perhaps rightfully so, that concurrent with the Information Age is Garb-age. Our world seems ankle-deep in discarded or useless material, waste, trash, junk, litter, refuse, rubbish, or scrap, that they have invaded many places on the pl... Read >

English as a Second Language

We humans need to communicate with one another; we must interact and express our intentions to each other, the more preferred method being through verbal means. Our history as an entire specie is filled with examples of civilizations rising to full heigh... Read >

Travails of a Writer

Among the incessant pressures on a writer, though he may be passionate and true to his craft, are those that put stumbling blocks on his enthusiasm to put on paper what he has on his mind. Number one reason is known as the writer's mental block, when t... Read >

Confessions on Being a Writer

I started out my professional life as something else other than a writer. I was actually an engineer for more than enough years to qualify for a pension, and I may probably rightfully boast of having been a good one, having risen from humble baseline posi... Read >

The Power of Words

The interplay of words and the power of sentences are most intriguing - people are influenced by their perception and understanding of the way a concept is presented, and how ideas is communicated, and then are subsequently fascinated by the variety, flow... Read >

Rationale Behind Call Centers

The recent recession experienced by the United States and other developed economies has brought into focus the issue of call centers, and other similar work they outsource abroad. Critics dispute that unemployment could vastly be reduced if these jobs are... Read >

Personal Path to a Call Center

Equal Opportunity Employment simply means a job availability open to anybody qualified for the position regardless of age, education, religion, skin color, physical disability, gender or orientation. All of these discriminatory boundaries are not given co... Read >

Call Center Questions

There are questions that are oftentimes asked by interviewers with neither right nor wrong answers, usually because they are personal or uniquely pertaining only to the individual applicant. It is actually the applicant's ability to quickly think of a pla... Read >

How to Answer Initial Interview Questions

INTERVIEWERS have one favorite question, or variations of it, that startle most applicants: It could take the form "Tell me about yourself" or "Describe who you are" or "What can you relate to me that is on this resume which is too long I do not have time... Read >

How to Prepare Before Applying in a Call Center

Before the employment comes the pre-employment, usually composed of a battery or series of tests, to determine the applicant’s suitability for the job. Different companies may have varying procedures, but they are generally composed of online questions or... Read >

I, the Graduating Engineering Student Turned Incidental Writer (nineteenth stride) – Writing style

Foreword This series of articles, on the travails and torments of required writing for school term papers, thesis or dissertation, are purposely taken in the point of view of the student in the graduating or senior years. Hopefully, they reveal how muc... Read >

I, the Graduating Engineering Student Turned Incidental Writer (eighteenth stride) – Pit start

Foreword This series of articles, on the travails and torments of required writing for school term papers, thesis or dissertation, are purposely taken in the point of view of the student in the graduating or senior years. Hopefully, they reveal how muc... Read >

I, the Graduating Engineering Student Turned Incidental Writer ( fourth stride) – The lessons

Foreword. This series of articles, on the travails and torments of required writing for school term papers, thesis or dissertation, are purposely taken in the point of view of the student in the graduating or senior years. Hopefully, they reveal how muc... Read >

I, the Graduating Engineering Student Turned Incidental Writer ( third stride) – Profuse sweat

Foreword. This series of articles, on the travails and torments of required writing for school term papers, thesis or dissertation, are purposely taken in the point of view of the student in the graduating or senior years. Hopefully, they reveal how muc... Read >

A Short Treatise on Dissertation Editing

A dissertation caps an academic career - a fitting culmination of years of arduous study, hard work, stressful days, sleepless nights, psychological distress, mental anguish, financial worries, inspiring encounters, lively social life, understanding compa... Read >