July 16, 2012
by Advanced Atlantic Consortium
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Started to actively market yourself to potential employers by leveraging tips contained in our Job Search Guide, it’s time to start preparing for all of those upcoming interviews.

The biggest mistake in interviewing is not being fully prepared. Although your resume lands you the interview, it is ultimately the interview that will get you the job. So, being well prepared for whatever an interviewer throws at you is crucial. Located below are a few simple tips that you can use to effectively handle the interview process:

  1. Conduct Research – It’s important to be confident and prepared. Conduct research on companies of interestbefore applying to a job or showing up for an interview. By understanding and showing interest in the company, you can customize your pitch, demonstrate the value you will bring to the organization and confidently convince employers that you are the right candidate.
  2. Practice Interviewing – Prepare for an interview by running through commonly asked interview questions. Understand that interviewing is a skill and as with any skill, practice makes perfect!
  3. Dress Professionally –When you are on an interview, you are marketing yourself as the best candidate for the job, so it’s important to dress professionally. Appropriate attire and good personal hygiene demonstrates that you are not only willing to take that extra step to look your best but also do your best.
  4. Make a Positive First Impression – First impressions are critical. Arrive early, give a firm handshake and make eye contact throughout the interview. It is important to be confident, but most importantly, be yourself!
  5. Go Beyond the Canned Response – Behavioral interviewing is an ever-growing interview technique. Rather than merely telling the interviewer what you would do in a situation, demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and abilitiesby giving specific examples from past work experiences.
  6. Ask Questions – Express interest and willingness to learn about the company by asking questions and listening to details about the organization. This portion of the interview is your chance to shine. Not having any questions for the interviewer can show that you are uninterested and unprepared.
  7. Follow Up – Reinforce to the employer that you bring value to their organization by developing a well-written thank you note. A thank you note is an easy and surefire way to show your appreciation, reiterate you are the best candidate and demonstrate your initiative and follow-through. It is also appropriate to make a follow up call, unless instructed otherwise by the employer.

Be Prepared
Regardless of the position, you should always dress appropriately to show the employer that you take pride in yourself and as a result you take pride in your work.

Once you have refined your personal image; make sure that your internet appearance is just as professional. Stay tuned for information on how you can create a professional online presence.

Best of luck to you in mastering these interview skills and remember our team is here to assist you throughout your job search.

Career Resources

July 13, 2012
by Advanced Atlantic Consortium
Comments Off on A quick study; Bogus degrees from non-existent colleges cause headaches for employers

A quick study; Bogus degrees from non-existent colleges cause headaches for employers

Farooq Bashir Butt, Deputy Director Pharmacy, Punjab Institute of Mental Health Lahore (Pharmaceutical Review; www.pharmarev.com)

Jul 7th 2012 | BEIJING | from the print edition

ALMOST 7m students are graduating from Chinese universities this summer, and there is plenty of pressure to turn newly minted qualifications into well-paid jobs. The competition is increased by the ease with which almost anyone in China can buy a fake degree.

On July 3rd a former Ministry of Education official went on trial in Beijing charged with swindling students who hoped to study in America. The man, and three others, are alleged to have posed as agents for a non-existent American college called “Nation University”.

As well as ripping off aspiring students, Chinese crooks also cater to businessmen who want to plump up their CVs. In April nine people stood trial in the capital charged with selling fake degree certificates from non-existent American colleges. They charged up to 190,000 yuan ($30,000) each, selling the diplomas mainly to corporate executives. The businessmen paid up, went to a few classes and received the diplomas, with no exam required.

For those who cannot afford a degree from a fake foreign university, more than 100 fake Chinese universities now offer diplomas for sale. Many of them have websites and use names similar to those of real colleges. Some even use doctored photographs to advertise their qualifications: one image online shows a group of students said to be from the non-existent Wuhan University of Industry and Commerce standing in Tiananmen Square—the original photograph shows the same group under a banner proclaiming who they really are: students from the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology.

In one case that came to light in June a group of 68 students had been paying to attend class at what they thought was a programme affiliated with the Shandong Institute of Light Industry. After four years they found out that everything about the programme had been a scam (even though the institute was real), and that the man behind the scheme had vanished.

Xiong Bingqi of Shanghai’s (genuine) Jiaotong University says the problem is a lack of government regulation. Slowly, though, computerised anti-fraud systems are being introduced to stop those with dubious certificates from landing government jobs. A growing number of foreign and Chinese companies now check the authenticity of diplomas as well. The Beijing case in April came to light after one victim’s certificate for a PhD in business administration from Abraham Lincoln University failed to pass an authenticity test. She alerted police.

Such cases have not stopped the fraudsters, and would-be students are still trying to buy their way to a better career. A diploma can make all the difference in the modern Chinese job hunt. In some cases fee-paying students know they are matriculating with a fake university but see it as an easy way to obtain a diploma. You can buy everything else in China, so why not academic qualifications?

“Chinese people pay more attention to having a diploma than they do to having a real education,” says Mr Xiong. “A diploma is worth actual money, whereas an education is not.”

Isa Daudpota


I’ve never been an intellectual but I have this look.
If you don’t fail now and again, it’s a sign you’re playing it safe.
~Woody Allen

July 13, 2012
by Advanced Atlantic Consortium
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Notification of Health Department Punjab, regarding proper utilization of Pharmacy services in hospitals. It may be one of the mile stone in recognition of Pharmacist’s key role in patient treatment team

Press Release PPA. Pakistan Pharmacist Association  hope pharmacist for  all are the best. With there concerted efforts and support of all Pharmacists the Health department Punjab had issued a notification on proper utilization of Pharmacy services in hospitals. This one of the mile stone in recognition of Pharmacist’s key role in patient treatment team. Please visit following link for the copy of notification.
https://ppapak.org.pk/notification.php
PPA  claim that they  are committed to peruse and act on every possible way to promote the highest professional and ethical standards of pharmacy and recognition of pharmacist as competent healthcare professionals.  Moreover; they are also working on the health allowance for Pharmacists and we are hopeful that soon the good news will knock at our doors.