5 simple steps to have a productive day.

Be it in AeSI as a student or as a trainee in NAL or in your day job, here are 5 simple steps that can help you have a productive day.

1. Plan ahead.
Planning the day well in advance or the night before works great. This works because it untangles planning and action.

2. Make a routine.
Very similar to first point. Having a routine for all routine tasks helps in separating the action from planning. Frees you from day to day decision. Be it in what to study or what to work on next. Clearly maps your path.

3. Mix and match.
Working on one thing hours on is not going to cut it. Imagine how monotonous Sachin's batting would have been if he just used one shot all the time. Similarly, mixing different subjects or different activities in your work life goes a long way in keeping you alert and productive.

4. Not just work.
Work and no play is a bad combination. So Work and play. Don't just do serious stuff. Do the trivial stuff. Mix essential tasks with fun but non essential tasks. Life will be much more easier.

5. Process is important.
"Karam kiyae ja, fal ki chinta mat kar" says Bhagvat Gita. The process is important. The journey is the core. So make it a point to enjoy it. Destination will eventually arrive.

Most successful students and professionals use one or combinations of these steps. Why are you waiting for?

Good luck.

More tips at http://my-aesi.blogspot.com

Skill building via projects

How many times we start learning a new thing and mid way we either loose interest or stagnate. And then few months or years latter we again begin from the same place and repeat the cycle all over again.

Similar thing happened to a friend of mine, he get enthusiastic about learning a programming language. He gets all the tutorials, books and every thing ready. He does it for next few weeks but after reading/completing at some point he looses the plot and life moves on. Then a few months latter he again begins the same cycle.

So what should he do?

My advice. Don't start again. This time when you get the urge to start. Don't take the tutorial route. Jump straight into the water.

Start by doing a project. Think about a project and begin it using the skills you want to build. Place a goal that you will complete the project and once complete, you will put the finished product in public domain.

This is a much better approach. Try it if you find yourself stuck in the never ending cycle of skills inertia.

Two clear advantage of this approach are you are creating something. And working on a project related to skills you want to develop, you will pick up more insight than just by doing the usual exercises and tutorials.

So if you want to learn catia, ansys or fortran. Try the project centric approach to skill building.

If you try this, please do let me know how you fared.

Good luck!

Tell us about yourself

This is the question with which most interviews begin at. So when I saw this rule of thumb at ruleofthumb blog, I couldn't resist posting it here for you.

"When asked the popular question, "tell me about you"; have a 3 or 4 sentence response prepared that talk to your leader ship skills, successful projects that you started, was a major player in, or successes that you take pride in. Submitted by: Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY"

From: http://rulesofthumb.org/perma.php?ruleid=5251

As I have always maintained, this question paves your path in an interview. If you can get it right, your interview will go your way.

Read more interview skills via this link http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=interview+skills&max-results=100

Procedure for Job search

A few weeks ago someone asked this question on ouraesi yahoo club and Mr. Shashank as usual had great thoughtful response.

I am relishing it here for everyone's benefit.

Thanks Shashank !!

Bala Sekar,

Searching for company that can hone you skills should be pursued in following ways:

(1) Post your job profile in various job websites. Jobsahead.com, naukri.com, monster.com.

(2) Keep a close watch on upcomming job requirements in newspaper. Also wherever possible, try alligning your candidature with job requirements by enhancing your skills-set.

(3) Remain in touch with various job-posting on trustworthy yahoo/gmail groups.

(4) Be connected with your seniors/friends, with whom you can get ready job-informations of their respective employers.

(5) Lastly, freshen up your subjective knowledge to crack the interviews/discussions.

Regards
Shashank Sharma

This post is part of gems of ouraesi club. Find more at http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=ouraesi

Good luck!!

Skill is merely a route to self expression

Read the following quote and loved it so much that posting it here for
all of you.

"Any skill is merely a route to self expression; the greater the skill
the greater the potential to express yourself. coding is no different."

Does this resonate with you? Do you feel the same with the skills
that your are aquiring now?

Thanks for the resumes and a tip if the resume doesn't fetch you an interview

Thanks everyone who has sent in your resume. If you have all three fortran, fem and structure mentioned in your resume, then it will definitely be at the HR desk.

Best of luck.

If your resume doesn't get you an interview then there are two things. Either the job requirement doesn't fit you or your resume is worthless.

Sending your resume to a requirement that doesn't match your skills is a false hope. Shun that tactic immediately.

If your skills match the requirements and still the resume doesn't fetch you an interview. Dump that resume. It's time to construct a new resume that bring results.

read more on how to construct a resume by visiting this link http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=resume&max-results=100

Golden opportunity for AeSI students to have full day interaction with their seniors.

Here’s an email…..

Hi All
Student members can also register for this event they have to pay Rs
600/- as applicable for AeSIAA members( As of now , later we may
decide some more discount for student if budget permit ). In the
address section they can mentioned their Registration no.

For student it is golden opportunity to have full day interaction
with their seniors.

Outstation candidate also can take part in this event.Out station
candidate can give bus pick up point as AeSI office.

Thanks and Regards
Anuj Kumar Jha

click here to Register Now

Opening in Structures and FEM

There are 2-3 openings on the Finite Element Methods team at QuEST, needs min 1 to 6 years exp.

Knowledge of FEM, FORTRAN, and Good grasp of Structures preferred.

Please send me your cv, if they have any exp. on FEM, Fortran and coding

Email your updated CV to: sukhbinder.singh+myaesi @ gmail.com

AeroIndia Show 2011 video

Here we go…. following is the video of the aeroindia show that I visited this last Saturday on 12th Feb 2011.

Most of pics are taken by my friend kuldeep! It has Kaveri engine, chandrayaan, LCA mark2, GE-F404 engine and many more photos in it..

 

 

 

 

 

If you have your snaps or aeroshow, please do share them here..

Enjoy!!

Wait no more 3rd AeSIAA Annual Family Get Together is here

In January, whenever I visited any friends place, every bhabhi’s would always ask,”Hey, when is that AeSI Family get together”. This is a measure of how popular this family event is among the household of AeSIAA families.

So wait no more, the 3rd Edition of AeSIAA organized Annual Family Event is finally here.

Some Details

3rd edition of Annual Alumni and their Family Get Together for Alumni residing in and around Bangalore is planned with a contributory Lunch, the preliminary details of which are given below:

Any and every AeSI alumni and their family/friends as well as student members residing in and around Bangalore shall be considered to attend this.

The details are:

1. Date : 5th March 2011
2. Venue: Emerald Isle Resort

More Information  at this location.

Registration is Open… To register click this link. Online Registration Form or fill and submit the following form