Questions candidates may ask about COVID-19 from the interviewer?

The landscape of the workplace has changed across the globe because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only the workplaces are taking measures to ward off infections, but even the employees in almost all industries now think of health and safety concerns before making up mind to rejoin their offices or when looking for a new job. Many companies have allowed the majority of their employees to work from home, while others haven’t.

The interviewers now while the hiring process will face new questions related to the pandemic from the candidates. The questions regarding the COVID-19 should be considered as safety concerns and interviewers should be well-prepared to answer them. Here are a few questions your hiring team should prepare for during interviews about COVID-19:

How does the company plan to keep employees safe?

This may be the most common question and the candidate wants to get an assurance on the safety measures. You must explain your company’s safety policies and procedures. Assure the candidate that he/she will be working in a healthy environment.  

Will it be compulsory for employees and visitors to wear masks in the workplace?

If the candidates ask this question, then they are not only concerned about their safety, but also how well this protocol is implemented.

Are social distancing plans in place?

Explain the plans of social distancing and how it is implemented within the organization - between the colleagues and also with external visitors and customers.

Will employees be notified if a co-worker tests positive for COVID-19?

The biggest concern is what if I come in contact with a co-worker tests positive for COVID-19. And, everyone understands what precautionary measures to take in such an event. If your organization is transparent on this issue and inform the number of positive COVID-19 test results, then not only it will add the trustworthiness but also reassure the applicant. 

Will I be allowed to work from home in case of any contingency?

You should be ready with a contingency plan and also the policies related to the remote working. The candidates who ask this are probably concerned about the company’s reaction if they were to contract the virus.

We suggest that even if there are no such questions, then also the interviewer should share the COVID-19 safety measures in place with the candidates probably at the end of the interview session.

 

Goodbye Rishi Kapoor: It is because of your roles I could understand what love is!

By Vishesh Srivastava

Rishi Kapoor is no more. I met him in the year 2016 for the first (and last) time at Indira Gandhi International Airport. And he looked so young, fit and handsome. I grew up watching his movies (most of them on TV) I was in Dehradun then and transiting to 'teenage' from childhood. 

Onscreen, too, Rishi Kapoor was a gentleman and his act of romance would have a stamp of his nature. May be, scriptwriters wrote love stories keeping his 'gentleman personality' in mind and his roles had a great impact on me. I still remember one of his hit films 'Hum Kisise Kum Nahi' wherein a song he is applauding his competitor and this looked so genuine and sincere.

I could continue to list his movies and performances, but would surely share that scene from the movie 'Kabhi Kabhi' where he called up his father (Shashi Kapoor played the role of his father in this film) to excitingly announce that he is in love. As a young man, I was impressed once again with his role in the film 'Chandni'. Though this film was a mature love story, yet he essayed his role so effortlessly. Now, when I remember him and his umpteen roles in numerous films, all I can say is that he always instilled hope for a sincere & honest love in me or for that matter in millions of teenagers and young people of my generation.

Love can have innocence, youthfulness, and commitment at the same time. I respect women and one of the reasons for this could be your roles in the movies I grew up watching Mr. Rishi Kapoor. Goodbye and Rest in Peace. 

Design Atelier: We want to leave good marks on the earth!

Design Atelier is an award-winning multifaceted Architecture, Interiors and Urban Design Firm, based out of New Delhi that is founded on the belief that architecture and design provide a sense of grace to life- and we believe that matters. Our unequivocal focus is to positively influence the future shape of built environments through design leadership, expert knowledge and services excellence.

Design Atelier works with a thoughtful integrity and a contemporary sensibility to excel at creating distinctive environments, buildings and interiors in six service areas- Architecture, Campus Design and Master-planning, Housing, Hospitality, Retail and Workplace Design. Design Atelier’s extensive portfolio is a testament to our multi-disciplinary design approach.

The firm has worked across 250 projects to deliver architecture and design solutions across diverse sectors. "The breadth of our expertise and experience gives our Clients a platform to significantly extend and improve their capacity, and enhance their visibility," informs Aashish Karode, Prinipal - Design & Planning Services.

DA was formed in 1992 as a studio workshop that pursued an exploration in building crafts as the founding premise of architecture and design activity. Now a full service firm, we continue to engage with a variety of related arts, graphics and craft professionals to develop more holistic and inclusive solutions for the formation of more humane architecture that responds to a future society. Design Atelier encourages exploration, debate and learning as an integral part of Architecture and emphasizes creativity, craftsmanship and design management.

Hair Loss? Act before its too late! Switch to UCS Neem Wood Hair Combs

 

Hair Loss? Act before its too late! Stop using plastic hair combs. Switch to UCS Neem Wood Hair Combs. Handcrafted with wood of Neem tree, UCS Neem wood Hair Combs have all the beneficial and medicinal properties of Neem (Margosa). Traditional and herbal medicine makes use of every part of the margosa tree, including its bark, root, leaves, fruit, flowers and wood. 

- Handcrafted with 100% Herbal Neem Wood, this uncommon comb made up of Neem wood controls hair fall and keep dandruff away 

 - Unlike the scratchy plastic combs, UCS Neem wood combs are not harsh on the scalp or hair - Comb regular with UCS Neem Wood Combs and arrest the progress of balding and get relief from alopecia, dandruff and itchy scalp. Neem Wood Comb fights hair related problems naturally. It is scientifically proved that neem wood have antiseptic properties 

- Neem Wood comb is a natural, non-invasive and herbal way of keeping your hair healthy! UCS Wood Combs are beautifully handcrafted and therefore perfect to gift to your friends and loved ones.

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How Autocad Freelancers Earn Good Money

Adding AutoCAD to your skills set opens up great opportunities for those looking for a future in design. But, the question often plagues them whether it is profitable to freelance in this field or not. Here are a few cases on goHyP that show how freelancers have made good money by putting their knowledge to good use in outsourced projects.

Jahangeer is a Technical Entrepreneur running a small engineering service company. Under him about 10 Engineers and draftsman work who has expertise in designing and drafting engineering components and equipments like conveyor system, cement plant engineering, power plant engineering, batching plants etc. He found it difficult to run the company and paying salaries to 10 engineers. But this changed after bidding to one of the projects which involved 5 engineers over a period of one month. Jahangeer cleverly utilised all the engineers who had expertise in AutoCAD drawing and deployed them to a well know medium sized company for detailing of engineering components based on their assembly drawings. goHyP gave him a platform where he could use his knowledge of AutoCAD to improve revenues and skills of engineers like file management and layer management while working on the projects. Jahangeer makes sure he takes up projects that require a minimum amount of time since he has to juggle between many projects.

Prasad GLV is a seasoned AutoCAD freelancer with over a decade of experience under his belt. He is proficient in creating 2D engineering drawings, 2D/3D assembly drawings. Working in the comfort of his home, Prasad GLV easily makes ₹2500 per day on the projects he works on.  While it hadn’t been easy for Prasad GLV to start his journey, one successful project outsourced by the country’s top design company, helped him pave his path to be a successful freelancer. goHyP has given him the opportunity to really hone in on his capabilities without having to answer anyone.

Sambeet Kumar Mishra is a part-time freelancer with a proper day job for the past 8 years. He works as a mechanical designer in a prestigious company but wishes to increase his expertise. His work in the organisation uses Piping Design mainly, but Sambeet wanted to work using AutoCAD too. Thus, he took up freelancing at goHyP, in between work projects.  Doing things he enjoys the most like managing CAD, CAM & CAE design activities on AutoCAD gives Sambeet the freedom to do these projects as per his convenience. Along with his salary, he is easily drawing ₹1000 per day on these part-time projects.

So, as we can see, irrespective of your experience, there is always the opportunity of AutoCAD freelancers to make good money.

Mobile Phones: Why you need Insurance when you have a warranty?

You have just purchased that expensive dream mobile phone of yours, next question which comes to your mind is that should you go for additional warranty cover or purchase a mobile insurance. Let us take a deep dive into this topic and help you figure out which option to opt for.

A manufacturer's warranty is a promise from the manufacturer that, if it’s within a given time period, they will repair or replace your phone in case of manufacturing defects. Where as a mobile insurance is a specialist insurance policy that covers the cost of replacing or repairing your phone if it is lost, damaged, or stolen.

Warranty covers only the manufacturing defects, however, if your phone breaks down due to any mishap or due to your carelessness, then its repair will not be covered under warranty. Further if you lose your phone or someone steals it warranty is of no use to you. You not only lose the money that but you will also have to buy a new one from your own pocket. So what we want to tell you is that a mobile phone warranty will cover only manufacturing defects, but mobile phone insurance covers any damage that results from an accident or unforeseen incidents. All of the big carriers (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile) offer mobile insurance policies, though they have different costs and deductibles. A good mobile insurance plan like syncNscan covers all kinds of damages to the phone, gives you protection against theft, virus or malware and also assists you with a replacement phone in case of loss of phone.

So now we know that a good mobile insurance provides you assistance and protection for your gadget or device in case of accidents, breakage or mishap.

How Freelancer helped Brands achieve faster Project Completion

More and more brands are outsourcing projects to freelancers nowadays. Along with being cost effective to get them in, these brands have understood that freelancers actually speed up the process due to their sole focus on the job-at-hand. M/s.Golden Enterprises is one such successful case study where outsourcing to a freelance design engineer to help them with their project completion, proved fruitful.

How did Gohyp help?

That is when the top officials of M/s.Golden Enterprises decided to post their project on Gohyp in order to get a fresh pair of eyes to help them. Selecting from the various freelancers that applied for this role, they finally picked one that fit perfectly.

What was the outcome?

The freelance business consultant had worked in quite a few other engineering companies, due to which he was very well aware of the trends of the industry inside out. This helped him very cleverly come with new designs that would work well with the targeted clientele. The team assembled to work on the design aspect got new insights from this process and spent their time in the execution of the strategies rather than coming up with them. M/s.Golden Enterprises incorporated the latest trends with their offerings like the application of 3Dmodelling, analysis, animation. This created modern manufacturing structures that not only projected them in front of their clients in a new light, but it helped them grow as a brand.

What took an entire team two months, the freelance design engineer did in one month’s time and at a lower cost. In no way was it a reflection of their incompetence, but an important lesson that sometimes having an outside pair of eyes with a single aim, help employees to see from a new perspective.