Archive for December, 2010

Best Practice for Website Contact Forms

December 21st, 2010

Contact forms often create perplexity and aggravation for several people which can lead toward loss of online business. There can be situations when a person is somewhat interested in your product or service or has any vacillation in shopping and he/she faces inconvenience in contacting. In this case, that customer can be lost and can send him/her right away to your competitor.

Here are some best practices for website contact form developments and implementations.

Captcha challenge:

Although Captcha is a best way to cut down spam humility but often Captcha images are very tricky, hard to read, and mostly have damaged vision. If Captcha images are being used in contact form make sure that the image placed by you is easily readable at some distance from monitor. Moreover, audio support options can also be included whereby a series of numbers is read out to the user.

Multiple request options:

Always provide multiple request type options to users as this helps the users in categorizing the type of request according to their precedence. This is also useful for data mining at later date. This can be very useful for those who are in confusion between selections or have no option of their choice.

Minimize necessary fields:

Another way to facilitate your clients is to offer minimum necessary fields in contact form. A person who is making a pre-sale inquiry should only be asked for his/her e-mail address as it is enough for reply. There are many contact forms that have several compulsory fields to fill which can cause exasperation for your clients. So, it is wise to demand only necessary information and leave other spaces optional.

Use thank you pages:

Sometimes, a person submits his/her details and after submission he/she views a blank page, an error page, or directed back to contact page. This situation creates confusion in the mind of person that either the form has been submitted or not. So, it becomes very important to design a proper ‘Thank You’ page. Also, you should keep testing it frequently to make sure that it is displayed properly or not. ‘Thank You’ page gives a confidence to customers that they will likely to be heard back.

Provide tips:

Another best practice is to clearly mention all compulsory fields and give validation rules on the form how to complete these fields.

For example: CNIC number (xxxxx-xxxxxxx-x)

Security:

Security arrangements should always be up-to-date if you are selling your product and services online. Ensure that they are working properly and keep checking them frequently.

Avoid unnecessary popup:

Unnecessary popup on web page should be avoided because it can cause frustration to the users.

These practices for website contact forms can help you in composing forms that are quite comprehensible and easy-to-use, which can make your clients more happy and satisfied.

Tips for Pakistani Wedding Decoration

December 15th, 2010

Every culture has different traditions and religious obligations as well as the wedding ceremonies in Pakistan also differ from the ceremonies in other countries and religions. In Pakistan Islamic religion is dominating and people get married as per Islamic rules. However the importance of this mega even in one’s life can never be falsified and no doubt all going to get married people want to make this event more enjoyable, memorable and romantic for them and want to catch the memories of this event in their mind and also the guests invited in the event.

Where there is wedding ceremony, wedding decoration is a common issue there. No matter wedding is going to be celebrated in Pakistan or in any other country, all people make some decorations to make this event more special but the decoration ideas and trends may differ from country to country and religion to religion. Here is interesting discussion on the wedding decoration ideas in Pakistan.

A wedding ceremony in Pakistan normally continues for four days. Each day has some different activities and decorations as well. People dress up differently on each day. First day is known as Mehandi, second day Barat that is day of Nikkah and last final day of wedding ceremony in Pakistan is Walima. Each day decoration is different from the other as their charm and importance is different.

The discussion here is about wedding decoration in Pakistan, so let’s have some special ideas about each day decoration.

Mehandi: In mehandi celebration, people wear yellow dresses. The bride wears yellow and the groom wears a simple white dress. The mehandi tradition is celebrated. To make decorations for this day, you need to arrange some yellow tulles and yellow flowers. Well decorated stage with proper sitting arrangements. Try to keep with the theme of yellow color. To make splendid mehandi decoration, you may arrange some small flower baskets that will fragrance sweet and also match your wedding activity. Also lightening the candles and artificial lights will give a special look to the function. Combination of yellow and green tulle should be used to decorate the pillars of the stage, seats and also the stairs and entrance of the function area.

Barat: In the function of Barat the groom and his family join the bride’s family at their home or the decided place and perform the religious obligation of Nikkah and the bride and groom then become life partners. Barat decoration is most important of all. A person responsible for the decoration of this day have to be very strong observer and creative to make this day for both the families going to be trapped in a new lifetime relation.

While planning for the decoration of Barat, you need to decorate the stage, chairs, parking area and reception area. To decorate this day, you may select one theme and collect the decoration material and with the help of your team make this day marvelous for the wedding couple and both families and invited guests. In arranging decoration material you need to collect fresh flowers, silk wedding flowers, lighting arrangement, Napkins, wedding table centerpieces, wedding confetti, candles and flower baskets.

In Barat decoration main focus should be on the stage and reception area where at the arrival of Barat both families greet and then the guests are seated with respect. The special activity of this day is when the bride and groom make signatures on a paper in the presence of religious priest and guests. After this holy activity, sisters, friends and cousins of the bride present milk to the groom and demand some thing in return. This is not a religious activity. People celebrate this activity just to make this day more enjoyable, memorable and special.

Decoration of that glass of milk and the plate in which that glass is served is also included in Barat decoration. This milk glass can be decorated with flowers and ribbons and also some artificial jewels.

Last day of wedding ceremony in Pakistani wedding is Walima. This day is very important for both the families. Newly wed couple is being introduced to the relatives and family members. On this day decoration is of some other nature. Special meal or dinner is given from the groom family to all guests. It is also a religious obligation for the groom to arrange for the dinner of friends and realities. All decorations of this day are also same as for Barat. Decoration activities include reception area decoration, stairs decoration, and stage decoration, seating decoration, lighting and parking.

Planning for decorating is not an easy task so keep all the things in mind including religious obligations, regional trends, budget available and also liking and disliking of the bride and groom.

Attributes of a Compelling Resume

December 10th, 2010

Resume is considered as marketing brochure and a popular tool for job search. Everyone who wants to enter in practical life having strong educational background, professional skills and good experience has to write a compelling resume. Here we will discuss some attributes of a compelling resume for your convenience so that you can get accurate information regarding resume designing.

It is observed that some candidates fill their resume with wide lists of accomplishments and duties, and there is no result oriented and quantified information in their resume for which employer might be looking for. You must customize your resume and try to include some quantified data in form of percentages. Actually employers want to know the outcomes of your abilities that you have given to previous employer.

Length of your resume is very important. If you have lots of information regarding your professional expertise and work history, you can minimize your resume to 2 pages. However length of resume also depends on the level of employment. If your resume is too lengthy, employer will not take headache to review it. Short and concise resume is first demand of employer.

Layout of your resume is important when you want to screw up your resume form large numbers of resumes. Your resume should be well drafted and attractive. You can use bullet points and indents to put your qualification on your resume. Be strategic in using these tools try to make look of your resume impressive and attractive to get into notice of employer.

Resume must be accurate and free from spelling mistakes, grammatical and logical errors as all these things spoil your image before employer. In this time of intense economic conditions, employers are being very hard in reviewing resumes. Sometimes they pick up the resume that is free from all these errors. Forget the chance of receiving interview call if your resume is packed with such kiddy mistakes.

When you start writing in the section of professional skills and accomplishments, focus on writing your main duties rather than routine activities. Try to feel the employer that you were most responsible person in previous job and focus on giving outcomes of your responsibilities.

Use of action words is ultimate demand of today’s resumes and employer use machines that scans the resumes having impressive and targeted job keywords. At the same time, you must avoid the use of challenging words as it will create problems later.

All the points mentioned above are very important to write an accurate and compelling resume for job search. Resume is snapshot of your personality and potential abilities that you can deliver after taking step into practical life so you must keep in mind all the things mentioned above.

Part time Job Interview Tips

December 3rd, 2010

Part time job means job that we do in our spare time after doing a first time job. The people may want to gain experience in some other field or want to meet their financial needs efficiently do the part time jobs. Part time job interview is quite similar to the any other job interview but it carries different ways to get confidence of the interviewer in part time job interview because employer needs surety that would you able to work for him after doing your first time job satisfactorily. You need special preparation to pass through a part time job interview successfully.

Here are some useful part time job interview tips to help you in preparation of interview:

1.Preparation
You need enough preparation for part time job interview to impress the employer. You can win your goal by hard working and preparation, so prepare yourself very well. You need more practice to answer the all question efficiently and promptly.

2.Provide More Satisfaction
You need to provide more satisfaction to the employer that you can easily manage a part time job with doing present job. You have to sure him that you will give more attention to his work and will give your best.

3.Documentation
You should keep with you all necessary documents at the time of interview. A copy of your resume must be with you at the time of interview because employer may have no time to wait for it.

4.Dressing
Your dressing should be nice and show your professionalism as you are already a professional person. You should wear very decent and neat cloths for the interview. Good appearance leaves a good impression on others.

5.Show Greater Interest
You need to show great interests in that job to the interviewer. Your deep interests may impress the interviewer to give a chance to prove your skills.

6.Body Language
Use the body language to describe you point. It shows your strength and energy. It is also an impressive way to convey your view point. You should not show angry gestures during the interview. Do not rub your nose and eyes again and again.

7.Be Self Assured
You should be self-assured during the interview. You must be quite sure about all your answers. Don not express over confidence.

8.Some other Important Points
Handshake the interviewer, it shows your confidence. You need to use good and professional language during the interview. Maintain an eye-contact with the interviewer. Behave well with domestic staff and show very good manner because you are being observed by the interviewer.