Women’s Day

 

Women’s Day

“Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” - G.D. Anderson

While any day is an excellent occasion to honour the ladies in your life, International Women's Day provides yet another cause to do so. From the home to the office, laboratory, and boardroom, women provide ingenuity and crucial services to all strata of society. Despite this, their accomplishments and contributions are sometimes underestimated, underappreciated, or even dismissed. Today is a good day to remember to thank individuals who are often overlooked or left by the wayside. Women have long made significant contributions to societal structure, the economy, science, and many other fields around the world. These contributions, no matter how insignificant they may appear, build up and are priceless. There has been positive progress over the years, but there is still a long way to go until worldwide gender equality is realised.

Women's empowerment entails giving all women the ability to make decisions. It improves the lives of all women. It also allows women to have more self-confidence and a sense of independence. Women's empowerment is a process of gaining power so that women can better understand their rights and fulfil their duties to themselves and others. It empowers them by allowing them to organise oneself, develop their self-reliance, and gain more autonomy.

Women's empowerment is vital for the health and growth of families, communities, and nations. Women can attain their greatest potential if they live in a very safe, joyful, and productive environment. They can contribute their abilities to the workforce while also raising positive and healthy kids. They can also contribute to the development of sustainable economies, as well as benefit society and mankind as a whole.

Education is a crucial aspect of this empowering. Girls who have an education can eventually seek worthwhile make a contribution to their nation's economy.

“To awaken the people, it is the women who must be awakened. Once she is on the move, the family moves, the village moves, the nation movies” - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

PALANR is a WOMEN owned company. 

 

Mobile Development and Types

Mobile application development is the process of creating software applications that run on a mobile device, and a typical mobile application utilizes a network connection to work with remote computing resources. The mobile development process entails the creation of installable software packages, the implementation of backend services such as data access via an API, and the testing of the app on target devices. It offers a once-in-a-lifetime option for a one-person developer team to create a complete, useful, and significant app in a relatively short amount of time.

Mobile apps can be classified as educative, instructional, productivity, gaming, recreation, communication, eCommerce, and such from the standpoint of the user. But from the standpoint of a developer, it can be classified into

• Native Mobile Apps: The term "native app" simply refers to a mobile application that was created specifically for a certain operating system (OS), i.e., iOS or Android OS. To construct mobile applications, this method adopts the device's official development platform, i.e., Android Studio for Android devices and XCode for iOS devices. Native Applications provide good user experience, high performance, data protection, and is fully functional and personalized but at the same time, it also need high development cost and time. A myriad of programming languages are used to create native applications. Kotlin, Python, Java, C++, and React are a few instances.

• Web Apps and Progressive Web Apps: These are web-based apps available that can be accessed through a web browser such as Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and so forth. To access the app, all a user needs is an internet access and the URL to enter in their browser. Nothing needs to be downloaded from app stores. In broad sense, web applications will be built with JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5. There seems to be no industry standard programming advancement pack for developing web applications. Progressive web apps use similar technology tools to regular web applications, but are far supreme which allows them to provide a better user experience and are regarded as the mobile web's future. A website cannot be accessed without an internet access, but PWAs do provide offline accessibility, which can ultimately drive involvement and participation.

• Hybrid Mobile Apps: These are a combination of web and native app technology. It is compatible with a wide range of devices and platforms, which saves time during development. The hybrid apps are written in HTML, Javascript, and CSS web technologies and are compatible with any device running multiple operating systems. A mobile development blueprint, encloses the Javascript/HTML code and connects the device's hardware and processes. It comes with benefits like multi-platform, fast to build, less investment needed, and easy to change or update but at the same time it has some flaws like it requires Wi-Fi accessibility, has limited capabilities, dependent on libraries and frameworks, and in terms of longevity, efficiency, and overall user experience, cannot outperform native apps.

Mobile Developer Skills 

Mobile application development is a set of procedure that requires programming and the creation of software or applications for rapidly handheld devices like smart phones and ipads. This sector is expanding as smartphones become the primary means of communication and work. Before an app developer can begin developing a mobile application, he must possess a number of necessary skills.

• Mobile User Interface Design: The user interface (UI) of an application is in charge of communication between the user and the applications. Most participants only judge apps based on their first impression. With a wide range of apps downloadable, the most appealing are those that are simple to use, have a good design, and work smoothly. Primary elements include Indicators of Activity, Unified Colour Strategy, Fast Loading & Operation.

• Backend Computing: To make sure that the app functions properly, the developer must focus on the different back-end computing constructs such as memory space, database administration, reliability, disk - based, and others.

• Cross-Platform Skills: In today's industry, it is critical to be familiar with multiple operating platforms. There have been three key mobile platforms: Android, iPhone, and Windows. An expert app builder not only is experienced and capable of coding in an unified platform, but is also flexible enough to build applications about any platform and any device.

• Business Skills: In this profession, business skills are extremely important. It will encourage him to create an app that will increase app accessibility and cash flow. Creators must understand how to maximise an application's recognition in a range of eligible apps in the same section. More focus should be given on Strategic Alignment, Distinction, Tech Value Chain Management, and Investment Choices.

• Language Programming Skills: Programming knowledge in modern programming languages is a key skill in this Industry. He must be familiar with common languages like Java, C, C++, Web Development Languages, APIs like Android, Windows, and iOS, etc.

  There are a lot more skills required for a good Mobile Developer like a good Vision, Agile Development, good Communication and Problem Solving skills, Designing and Technical skills, Data and Writing skills, Cloud Computing, Security, IoT and the list goes on. So, one should keep on learning new skills and get expertise in it to be a good developer. 

How Automation Testing Is Changing The Industries And How Is Tt Impacting The "IT World"

In a variety of ways, test automation outsourcing aids in the speeding up of the testing process. It automatically boosts the effort by a factor of ten and yields the fastest results. Faster testing, error-free results, and fewer manual effort are all advantages of QA automation testing in the industry. When you need to execute test cases with different information and conditions a few times on a loop, automated testing comes into play. It can go into an application and look at memory content, data tables, records, files, and inner programme states to check if it's working correctly. It is especially useful in stress testing, when getting error-free results in manual testing is almost impossible, and it is also available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It allows testers to run a test script on several PCs, shared systems, or servers at the same time. In a nutshell, it is transforming the industry, making it more productive and allowing workers to work faster.

Automated testing has had a significant impact on the IT industry since it allows developers to complete projects on time and on budget without sacrificing quality. It has been identified as a main reason for the first time in five years, software project success rates have begun to rise again. It has impacted the IT sector by improving accuracy and dependability, expanding coverage, and detecting faults early.

Technical Recruiter / Recruitment (IT)

A “Technical Recruiter” is an individual who helps companies hire IT professionals.

How is this term different from Recruiter (Non-Technical) and what do they have in common?

Recruitment is a process which consists mainly of three sub processes. Sourcing, Mapping and Closing in all required parameters. Recruitment sounds very easy, at first. However, this is not an easy process at all, whether it be for the private sector or government. This takes at least couple of days efforts, if not weeks, to find one matching resource, especially in the current scenario where there is no perfect tool available or process followed which gives 100 % guarantee for 100% perfect matching resource.

So, where is the gap?  Is the employer expectation too high or is it that there are no quality resources available in the current job market? Whether challenge is to find a good talent on a given rate card or nice skill set or combination of techno functional personality. With the demands of the IT industry changing constantly, an individual who is a technical expert today, may be outdated down the line in 2 -3 years.

What makes a TR (Technical Recruiter) different from other industry professionals is the “approach”. Our industry (IT Consulting) is a fast-paced industry where the demand for technical skills keep getting updated on a daily basis. What is the right approach to hire the best talent from such a fast moving and highly competitive market? As such there are no defined guidelines or methods in the industry, however here is what we found –

First, TR must be able to understand the technology, since its recruitment, not technical assignment. Resume mapping is not just doing CTR+F for required skill or matching years of experience from date of education. Having in depth or as much information about the project as possible and required technical skill, gives confidence to an individual that resume which is shortlisted and ready to be presented may make it through or not. To stay updated with the market, it’s best to get recruiting related certification online (this doesn’t consume much time or money). Keep reading technical articles in free time.

Next is to have sound discussions on a particular technology. This is the approach which makes PALNAR different. While working with a candidate who is in the job market, the first step for the TR is to analyze and understand if the individual is just looking for a job or is a passionate tech lover and if passionate then why they have chosen a particular tech skill? How is their career graph in this skill and how do they update themselves in the fast-moving tech world?

Last and probably the most important point (this seems quite debatable) but we here at PALNAR are convinced of its lasting effect on the recruitment process is “Energy and Presentation”. Often, we hear that “First Impression Is the Best Impression”! It’s true indeed! A TR is the first individual from the company or an organization who interreacts with the tech consultant. So, apart from the technical knowledge, other very specific details like how well you describe, how well you write an e-mail, how well you resolve tech queries, all plays very important role.

Over all, TR responsibility is not simply recruiting IT professionals. A TR is an individual who is passionate about technology and so stays updated on the tech market and uses the technical knowledge to source, map and close a specific technology requirement with the best suited candidate. Of-course the company brand matters but the individual skills and approach does matter a lot more!!!

Resume : Staffing  

Resume, CV, Bio data and career profile. There could be differences on technical definition but for us in the staffing industry, to be more accurate- IT Staffing in the USA market place,

a Resume’ is a piece of digital paper (Docs file or PDF), which represents an individual’s education, technical and interpersonal skills.

Often, our team struggles a lot in finding matching resumes for a particular opportunity. In our recent meetings, we found that we have almost 10 open opportunities, we do not have a single matching presentable resume to provide the hiring manager/ customer. Initially we assigned three recruiters to complete this task with three business days. Later, we assigned two additional recruiters and two extra business days for this. However, after five business days we couldn’t complete our work. Didn’t we find resumes from job posting sites or mass mail or sub-vendors or social media or other sourcing techniques? We found a lot of resumes! However, not a single resume could meet the expectations. Is our team expecting too much or is an individual job seeker not serious about the resume? We are still under an analysis phase.

We sourced resumes from job posting sites and many social medias, sub-vendors and from references or networking as well. Although from different areas, what we found is quite interesting and common in all -

-       Some individuals did not make their resume themselves.

-       Some individuals did not spend time on resume

-       Some individuals think “resume isn’t required for job search as s/he is in social media”.

-       Some individuals copy and paste few things from his friends resume (of-course after h-is/her) consents)

-       Some individuals aren’t aware about recent market change.

-       Some individuals aren’t aware what they written in their resume.

We, being a staffing firm, strongly believe that “Resume” is a first step towards a successful career.  Let’s think for moment if any one of us is going to buy a shirt, if you found that a new shirt has one or two stains and some minor wear and tear, would you be okay to spend more than one-two minutes looking at it or even think of buying that shirt? High probability, you would just walk away towards another shirt. This is the same situation at hiring managers desk. Since the manager would have at the least 7-10 resumes for one opportunity, they would not spend 2-3 days discussing or doing everyone’s interviews. They would walk towards the best available immaculate shirt, in this case the best resume available. Of-course an interview is second step. This is how important the Resume is!! How well resume is presented?  How well described are the experiences?

Now, how can the manager judge an interpersonal skill by just a resume? Does the resume say it all?

Yes! A good resume speaks for itself. How? I would say it’s a non- verbal language which is generally understood by recruiters and hiring managers. Yes, resume plays almost 25% importance towards a new job opportunity. We found that the resume itself convinces the manager of “why should this individual get a chance for an interview”. Now, being that the resume is of so much importance, how can we make the best resume possible? We would recommend an individual to make their resume themselves. This will give confidence for an interview. Of Course, an individual is free to do R&D and take reference from other resumes.

Key components of a good resume –

• -       Must have full name.
• -       Must have education details (MM/YYYY)
• -       Must have Certificates/trainings, if any.
• -       Professional Summary (maximum 5-8 lines)
• -     Professional experience – [ Employer name, Client Name, Duration of the project (MM/YYYY), Project Name, Job Title, Work location, Project Description, Responsibility (5-8) lines. Tools & technique] Any work sample link.  Please try avoiding copying project responsibility. Your self-style of write will define your work experience.
• -       Domain graph
• -       Skill Graph
• -       Maximum 4-5pages. 
• -       An individual should be aware of all the details, including but not limited to the complete information about project or responsibility.

In addition to the above a good resume must have good font, color and size.

In conclusion, a Resume, represents an individual. And this piece of digital paper holds the potential to change a career graph or life itself!!