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Lost in Transition

                        Yes its been a long time since my last post, but I think this one would be worth reading the most. So let me recall what I can recall from these 3 months of highs and lows at Chennai. I started my journey as an ASE Trainee at TCS Chennai late last year, precisely 12th of October. All of us the trainees were asked to gather at the ILP centre sharp at 8.30 am on the first day. Reading the first official email from the HR while travelling in the Navjeevan Express a couple of days ago gave a great sense of joy and pride that one cannot forget. All set, arrived at Chennai railway station, and took the bus to my pg which I had prebooked on Quickr.com few days ago. Remembering the bus ride, I asked a man about what would be the bus to Thiruvanmiyur, and the gentleman telling me, "Boy, there is also an English line over here this side on the left. You could refer that instead of asking!" I said to myself "Wow! I am already enjoying this place!" Oth

I Guru : Our final year project

In this post I will be describing you about my final year project : I Guru . In this era of great competition cracking job interviews is very difficult, especially the written test which includes aptitude and verbal section. Taking this into account, me and my team decided to develop an app that could be in your Android phone and could be invaluable in such situations. This is basically an Android application that can be used by any aspiring student to practice aptitude and verbal tests online individually or in a group of two. Coming to the technologies that we used: Pre-Requisites:  1) An Android ADT preferably  Eclipse  or  Studio    2) NetBeans inorder to provide the environment for your  jsps .  3) A mysql GUI software. I used  Toad .   4) Android Emulator like  Bluestacks  or  Genymotion .  5) Your internet browser. The app has basically 9 sets of numerical ability module and a verbal module as well. Each user first can refer the online material prov

A first glance at FloatLabelLayout

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       Now that's how you design and animate a nomal login screen. FloatLabelLayout amazing!!! Allows transitions between TextViews and dynamic changes in text colors and test sizes.  Works with API 14 and surely will be a part of my project this semester.  Courtesy >  https://plus.google.com/+ChrisBanes/posts/Zjhxad4P35S Find the source code at >  https://gist.github.com/chrisbanes/11247418

Research a Company before an Interview

These days, even getting past a job interview phone screening is tough. But once you've got your foot in the door for that first face-to-face interview, it's critical to have significant knowledge about a company so you can  make a good impression on a potential employer . But, these days, your company research shouldn't come from a quick Google search or fast glance at the latest news, instead it's important to gather important information and understand how to use the company info you find to your benefit. This is how you should go about your research.... 1. In addition to the company Web site, where should people look to conduct company research? Carol.co.uk gives you annual reports and specific research for companies. Hoovers.com is a company industry research center with all kinds of comprehensive research.  2. Should you take the time to research employees who you might know? Go on LinkedIn and see if you are connected to anyone who ha

Choose your Project Smartly.

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First of all, I would like to wish all of you readers a Happy New Year and I hope this year brings you all happiness and prosperity in your life. Selecting your final year project is the most crucial part of the entire engineering course. It not only reflects your learning and studies during the entire 4 years but also tests your capabilities as a student in terms of innovation, pressure handling and proper management of time and resources. Following are 10 factors and tips which a student should keep in mind while choosing a  Final Year Project , especially, the IT and Computer Science students. 1.  Programming Language Used: It should always be a platform with an independent language like Java, .PHP, etc. so that the project can run on every platform. 2.  Low or No Involvement of Hardware: For BE or BTech in Computer Science or IT, code is more important than hardware. So what is the point in wasting time and effort in hardware and score fewer marks? 3.  Less or

Be Willing and Able

Any company that hires through campuses, invariably conducts the following stages:   1) Screening tests :Online Aptitude, Verbal and Technical test   2) Group Discussions   3) Technical and HR Interviews followed by the MR interview. Most of us are good at our technical knowledge, but what is the point if you can't pass the screening round ? So that being the fact, it is absolutely necessary to be good at it. But, before starting the preparation for the Aptitude Test a person should know; what is Aptitude Test? What types of Aptitude Tests are there? Aptitude Test is a test designed to determine a person’s ability in a particular skill or field of knowledge.  There are mainly two types of Aptitude Test  1) Arithmetic and  2) Data Interpretation .  Under Arithmetic Aptitude Tests the questions will be related to – problems on Trains, Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Problems on Ages, Average, Permutation and Combinations, Problems on H.

What should be your additional skills?

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In this day and age of technology and competition for jobs, it is a prime pre-requisite to learn new technologies in our field. One of the best frameworks to learn these days is Android Application Development . So , the question is, what to refer as there are billions of articles and reference materials available on the internet. Here are some of my personal preferences : Learning Android App Development (1) The first step is to learn Java . Trying to learn android without knowing java is like jumping to ride a Ferrari without learning to drive in the first place! For Java lessons, you can hop in here: Tutorial to get started with Java – A beginner’s guide to Java Programming. Tutorial for beginners. (2) Once you are acquainted with Java essentials, you can get going with android development tutorials . Here’s a list where you can start off with your android learning: Before anything else, every aspiring android developer should go through the blog post “