Is my recruiter lying?
I went and spoke with my army recruiter for the second time today. She had me take a practice asvab test and she found me a list of available jobs based on my score (she called ROC i think, but i could be wrong). I got five available, and I picked 42A Human Resources. she said its a great job and pays well. theres no enlistment bonus though, so does this even mean that its a good job? and is it possible for me to even have a reserved spot in that job before i took the actual asvab? she told me if i test well then it's gauranteed. i'm planning on reenlisting after two years as a vet tech or officer (spca will be my long term goal if i chose to be an officer). but the HR MOS is a 4 year commitment, so is this possible? i'm kind of confused and feel like i'm being screwed with by a really nice recruiter. im taking my physical and test tomorrow. is my MOS at HR even really gauranteed? or can they move me to combat if they want?
My kitten has yellow snot coming out of his nose, and I don't know why Help!?
I got 2 kittens from my friend and they had fleas, so I gave them a bath in Dawn to get rid of the fleas, now one of them has yellow snot coming out of his nose. What can I do for him other than wipe his nose?
How could some lying and cheating people pass polygraph tests?
I remember an article that described how to beat the test - tape a thumbtack, point side up, under your toes, positioned between them such that you can walk without stepping on it. During the control questions, press a toe against the tack, release during the lie (Also seen in Ocean’s Eleven).So, lets examine how polygraph tests work.As authors George Maschke and Gino Scalabrini explain in "The Lie Behind the Lie Detector" (Polygraph "Testing" Is a Pseudoscientific Fraud 2005): "The polygrapher scores the test by comparing physiological responses (breathing, blood pressure, heart, and perspiration rates) to the probable-lie control questions with reactions to relevant questions. If the former reactions are greater, the examinee passes; if the latter are greater, he fails."How to Pass a Lie Detector Test (Whether You're Lying or Not)To beat a test, all you have to do is either make your lies look baseline (rather hard, considering you’d have to be a form of a habitual, chronic liar and other conditions to truly believe your own lies…), or, more simply, make yourself look like a “nervous nelly” by exaggerating base answers.Typically, tests begin by asking basic questions: where were you born, what year, your name, etc. This establishes your base level. Don’t mess with this.Next, most tests will ask “obvious lies” - those that they know most people have probably done at one point in their life, but will casually lie about it (“Have you stolen, have you cheated on tests”, etc). This is where you muck with things. Bite your tongue hard before answering, think of something that made you incredibly nervous, scared, or anxious. Doing this causes the measurements to read a little higher than typical, thereby making the testers believe you’re a nervous wreck.Finally, when the lie comes, focus on positive, calming experiences while stating it. The graphs may show slight jumps, but nothing like the nervous, tongue-biting answers you’ve already given, so will likely be dismissed. A final touch would be to allow the nervousness in on a lie that isn’t quite so damning - “Do you smoke marijuana?” is becoming less of an issue than before.http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs...All this information, though, isn’t intended to get one out of real issues - terrible deeds, theft, crime, etc - but to equip you with the know-how to beat the ridiculous, standardized exams that are often used to gain an “upper-hand” on employees.
Is GATE compulsory starting in 2018?
PROFS-CAN YOU CROSS THE GATE?It is almost certain now that the GATE examination will be made compulsory as an Exit examination all across the government and private engineering colleges of India. While this sounds alarming, considering only about 20% of the people attempting it do actually quality, it is also true that many students don't usually take it that seriously. They'll do so from now on.The problem, however, lies not with the students, who pretty much choose anything after entering engineering. They prepare for banking jobs, or MBA, or UPSC exams, or going abraod.The problem that no one wants to look at- Are the professors qualified enough to make the students qualify GATE? The answer is a resounding NO! Let the professors of all colleges, including NITs and IITs sit for the examination, from my experience I can say that fifty percent of them will fail to score the qualifying 25 marks! I'm from an NIT, and I can vouch for the fact that there's not a single professor in my college who can get even 50% marks in this Exit exam the students are being compelled to take.Why? Don't they know their stuff? Sure, they do. But they're Specialised people, and have express knowledge about only one or two streams or branches. Someone knowing about Machines won't be able to answer Digital Electronics questions, and someone from Power Electronics background won't know answers from Electronic Communications. Hardly any professor reads any technical papers, you'll never find any latest research magazine in the hands of students or profs, and nobody even talks about technical conferences and recent breakthroughs in the field of science.So, why does the system insist the students have a high quality knowledge in Every department of an Engineering branch? Sure, they can have if they want to, but to expect each and every student to be applicably specialised in all subjects is just irritating, and pointless. Especially when the professors themselves are in this pitiable condition.As they say, "Doctor, heal thyself." These kinds of imposition upon the students with no change in the draconian teaching system would hardly yield any positive results, and will further push the depressed students more into the verge of anxiety disorder, including suicide.
Is coaching a must to crack the IAS exam?
No.I'll give my own personal example.I started preparing from February 2013 when I was still in college and was busy with studies and my final year project.I gave prelims in May 2013. After studying NCERT basics.Then graduated in May, convocation was in June.I did not take any type of coaching.I joined my office on July 15th. I was studying and working at the same time.Then I quit my job in October.Then I studied for one month, gave lots of writing practice. Wrote more than 600 pages of answers from books, sitting at home.Then, gave Mains.Then, gave Interview - The interviewer said my age was only 22, and was too young. The average age of IAS officers is around 26-29. The panel said that politicians might influence me a lot since I was a kid.And they gave me 146/275. Which is quite low for interviews. And, by a few marks I lost the rank list for 2013.I am preparing again for 2014. Still wont take any coaching, nor any mock tests. Let's see what will happen this year.You just need to be clear in your basics, and must give lots of writing practice for learning answer formulation - Thats the only key.Here is my story -1) Why I Want To Become An IAS Officer?2) A Detailed Strategy For UPSC Civil Services Preparation - Akand Sitra3) What Kind of an IAS Officer Should One Aspire to be? - An Interview Transcript - Akand Sitra
Fell asleep and missed an exam?
Ok, my advice: (1) Don't lie. Seriously. Professors are WAY smarter than you and have decades of experience. And they won't forgive you for thinking you can outsmart them. It's like petting a starving tiger - it may not bite you, but the idea is beyond stupid. (2) Tell your professor exactly what you told us - you had two exams plus a class and you passed out at the library studying for the test. You might get some sympathy points. It's better than the alternative. (3) Most likely you won't get a makeup exam, you'll probably just distribute the %weight among the remaining exams (i.e., if you had 2 exams worth 25% each and final worth 50%, the prof will probably make the exam you missed worth 0, the other exam 33%, and the final 66%). If the prof doesn't suggest this you should definitely offer it as an alternative. Or offer to do a makeup project or essay, something that you can supplement your grade. (4) Trust that 25 years from now, this is going to be a GREAT story and it won't have ANY affect on your life at all.
Am I aiming to high to have a Law degree and CPA?
I recently graduated college, about a year and a half ago. I work full time as a tax auditor for a state government and honestly the few days I don't enjoy my job kind of ruin it for the rest of the time I'm there. I am in the process of taking the CPA exam at the moment, which is useless in terms of my current job, and I am really interested in going back to school for a JD. Law school would likely be a 4 year part time evening program so I could pay my way through (or at least some of it, law school costs ~130k). I guess I just have aspirations of being an entrepreneur and helping people save money (tax issues) or work for an international corporation. On a side note I'm vaguely interested in learning Japanese, although that is a little less likely. Am I trying to do to much? I could have a pension (defined benefit) with my current job in 30 years, but without adjusting for inflation I might barely crest 6 figures, even though now i'm about halfway there.