Archive for March, 2008

Resume Writing Tips -1

March 27, 2008

You might have spent a lot of time searching for your dream job and applied for a job in every challenging company you came across. Even then you are not receiving any interview calls from the companies you opted, if you go inside thinking that you will find the possible reasons:

  1. One possibility could be that you did not have the necessary expertise to qualify for the jobs that you applied for. This trouble can be solved to some extent by upgrading your skills or enrolling in a class that could have you qualified for the work.
  2. On the other hand, it could also be possible that your resume never got noticed. No matter how qualified you are, your resume will not be considered if it is not structured properly.

Generally, most companies obtain hundreds of resumes on a regular ground. In order to simplify the recruitment procedure, employers and recruiters generally screen applications on the basis of resumes. All those resumes that are badly written are discarded first - making way for well-written, attention-grabbing resumes.

Few Points to consider in writing resume

  • The content of your resume should be relevant. If you are applying for a post in a company where your qualification is not suitable it could become a time waste for the recruiters. Think about it just makes sense.
  • And the next thing you need to consider is that outdated information should be strictly avoided when preparing your resume.
  • Make sure that the content is arranged properly and in the right order so that your employers can easily find the details they are interested in.
  • You must have the necessary documents that can support the qualifications and achievements mentioned in your resume.
  • Do not write elaborate explanations to justify why you had to leave your previous job.
  • Before submitting your resume, ensure that there are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.
  • Do not forget to attach a cover letter with your resume. A cover letter is as important as a resume and you can’t afford to overlook its significance.
  • You should not resubmit your resume if you are failing to receive the interview calls.

Online Advertising

March 20, 2008

The Internet is one medium that is huge and has widely spread. This makes it an efficient place to advertise. This is also a place of huge competition for online business owners and advertisers. The advancement in IT is enhancing the effect of advertising. Now, online advertising has made it more beneficial not only for the advertisers but also for every other party associated to it. The mutual monetary benefit that is making this system is becoming popular day by day.

Essentially, Online Advertising is the set of connections concerned with advertisers, publishers, agencies and users. It enables advertisers to create awareness about their brand, new products and promote it among the target audience. The audience is targeted through various methods, which are organized by online advertising agencies. The ads are placed across the network extensively but only after identifying the perfect web spaces. The web spaces across the publisher websites are analyzed upon keyword relevance, size of ad, website content, theme, traffic and other web analytics.

The online advertising is also useful for the publishers, which publish ads over their web space. Publishers get paid for the advertisers for displaying their ads, as per the agreement. These ads can be PPC, PPL, etc. Publisher updates the site regularly and organizes well by filled with quality content to attract more traffic. In this way, publisher gets more clicks and impressions to add to its ad revenue. The agencies use the services of premier online advertising agency that coordinates the network activities. They provide their customers with Internet advertising.

Online advertising also enables user to obtain information, which is the basic feature of this information superhighway. The publisher websites have quality content that might give useful knowledge to the Internet user. Moreover, the website may be based on the comparison of products and services the user is searching for. In such a case, the relevant ads placed, helps in providing awareness and overview of the product.

Web browser

March 13, 2008

A browser is an application that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. Technically, a web browser uses HTTP to make requests of web servers throughout the Internet on behalf of the browser user. In other words, a web browser is a software application that allows one to view pages on the World Wide Web.

Web browsers also come with some features. Some common features that are included with web browsers are spell checkers, search engine toolbars, download managing, password managing, bookmark managing, as well as form managing. Accessibility features that may be included with many web browsers include page zooming, ad filtering, pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, incremental finding, HTML access keys, voice controls, mouse gestures, spatial navigation, text to speech, and caret navigation.

A web browser is a powerful tool, and isn’t just used for personal computers anymore; there are web browsers that can be used on mobile phones, handheld game systems, as well as pocket PC’s. Web browsers can also be personalized to an individuals needs by utilizing web browser accessories that are not included with the initial browser software. These applications are referred to as “plug ins”, and a few of the more popular ones are Beatnik, QuickTime, Real Player, Shockwave, VivoActive Player, as well as Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Beatnik is utilized to receive high-quality sound and audio from websites. QuickTime, which is a product of Apple, Inc., works as a delivery system for such things as 3D animation, audio, movies, MIDI soundtracks, and virtual reality. RealPlayer delivers on demand audio and video without the hassle of waiting for downloads to complete. Shockwave allows multimedia files to be viewed directly in a web browser. VivoActive allows viewing of on demand audio and video from sites that offer VivoActive content, and Adobe Acrobat Reader allows access to PDF files on the World Wide Web.

Website Planning

March 5, 2008

Before creating and uploading a website, it is important to take the time to plan exactly what is needed in the website. Thoroughly considering the audience or target market, as well as defining the purpose and deciding what content will be developed are extremely important.

Purpose: It is essential to define the purpose of the website as one of the first steps in the planning process. A purpose statement should show focus based on what the website will accomplish and what the users will get from it. A clearly defined purpose will help the rest of the planning process as the audience is identified and the content of the site is developed. Setting short and long term goals for the website will help make the purpose clear and plan for the future when expansion, modification, and improvement will take place. Also, goal-setting practices and measurable objectives should be identified to track the progress of the site and determine success.

Audience: Defining the audience is a key step in the website planning process. The audience is the group of people who are expected to visit your website – the market being targeted. These people will be viewing the website for a specific reason and it is important to know exactly what they are looking for when they visit the site. A clearly defined purpose or goal of the site as well as an understanding of what visitors want to do/feel when they come to your site will help to identify the target audience. Upon considering who is most likely to need/use the content, a list of characteristics common to the users such as:

  • Audience Characteristics
  • Information Preferences
  • Computer Specifications
  • Web Experience

Taking into account the characteristics of the audience will allow an effective website to be created that will deliver the desired content to the target audience.

Content: Content evaluation and organization requires that the purpose of the website be clearly defined. Collecting a list of the necessary content then organizing it according to the audience’s needs is a key step in website planning. In the process of gathering the content being offered, any items that do not support the defined purpose or accomplish target audience objectives should be removed. It is a good idea to test the content and purpose on a focus group and compare the offerings to the audience needs. The next step is to organize the basic information structure by categorizing the content and organizing it according to user needs. Each category should be named with a concise and descriptive title that will become a link on the website. Planning for the site’s content ensures that the wants/needs of the target audience and the purpose of the site will be fulfilled.

Planning documentation: Documentation is used to visually plan the site while taking into account the purpose, audience and content, to design the site structure, content and interactions that are most suitable for the website. Documentation may be considered a prototype for the website – a model which allows the website layout to be reviewed, resulting in suggested changes, improvements and/or enhancements. This review process increases the likelihood of success of the website.

First, the content is categorized and the information structure is formulated. The information structure is used to develop a document or visual diagram called a site map. This creates a visual of how the web pages will be interconnected, which helps in deciding what content will be placed on what pages. There are three main ways of diagramming the website structure:

  • Linear Website Diagrams will allow the users to move in a predetermined sequence;
  • Hierarchical structures (of Tree Design Website Diagrams) provide more than one path for users to take to their destination;
  • Branch Design Website Diagrams allow for many interconnections between web pages such as hyperlinks within sentences.

In addition to planning the structure, the layout and interface of individual pages may be planned using a storyboard. In the process of storyboarding, a record is made of the description, purpose and title of each page in the site, and they are linked together according to the most effective and logical diagram type. Depending on the number of pages required for the website, documentation methods may include using pieces of paper and drawing lines to connect them, or creating the storyboard using computer software. Some or all of the individual pages may be designed in greater detail as a website wire frame, a mock up model or comprehensive layout of what the page will actually look like. This is often done in a graphic program, or layout design program. The wire frame has no working functionality, only planning.