All about belling the CAT 2019

All about belling the CAT 2019 Home career All about belling the CAT 2019careerAll about belling the CAT 2019By Megha Bali - March 27, 20197270Facebook If you are planning to pursue management studies from a dignified institute then the first major obstacle that you need to clear is the CAT exam and to bell, this CAT is not an easy task. With an increasing number of aspirants appearing every year the level of competition is also increasing and the question paper is becoming tougher day by day.Let’s take a quick look at some major highlights about the CAT 2019 and get ready to make it a cake walk.What is CAT? Contents hide 1 What is CAT? 2 Facts about CAT 3 Eligibility and fees for CAT 2019 4 Understanding CAT 2019 exam pattern 5 CAT 2019 selection procedure 6 How to fill the CAT application form? 7 Registration 8 Filling the form 9 Payment procedure 10 CAT 2019 admit card 11 How to prepare for CAT 2019? 12 Practice is the key to success 13 Coaching for CAT 2019 14 Conclusion CAT is a national level aptitude examination for MBA, PGDM and postgraduate management courses. The examination is held in 2 sessions and is mainly held for all IIM institutes in India. Facts about CATHosted byIndia institutes of managementMode of examinationOnlineOfficial websitewww.iimcat.ac.inEligibilityGraduation with 50%Courses offeredMBA and PGDMDuration of exam3 hoursSections in exam3Eligibility and fees for CAT 2019The CAT exam will be held in the month of November this year and candidates with a graduation degree with 50% mark and apply for this examination. The application form for the same will be available from the second week of August 2019 with fees of Rs 1800 for general category students and Rs 900 for other categoriesStudents who are appearing for their final year exams can also apply for CAT 2019 Candidates who have a graduate equivalent degree can also apply for the examUnderstanding CAT 2019 exam patternThe first thing that you must be aware of before appearing for any exam is its pattern. Let’s take a keen look at the pattern of CAT exam.CAT is an online exam and is held in two sessions with a duration of 180 minutes where both objective and subjective questions are asked.Total of 100 questions is asked with 3 marks for each correct answer and a minus 1 for every wrong answer.The examination has a total of 3 sections: verbal ability and reading comprehension, data interpretation and logical reasoning and quantitative ability CAT 2019 selection procedureAll the institutes that take the CAT score have their own criteria but a sectional cut off is released to make it clear whether you have cracked the exam or not.Once you have cleared the CAT exam you need to appear for the group discussions, written ability tests, and personal interviewsIn the written ability round students are given an essay to write on any topic for which a duration of 30 minutes is given.In the group discussion, groups of 8 to 10 members are made and a topic is given to discu ss.The last round is the personal interview where a panel of 4-6 judges is there who will judge whether you are fit for the course or not.After all the rounds have been conducted the institutes publish their final merit list and the students are offered courses based on this list.How to fill the CAT application form?Go through the guidelines given below to fil your registration form.RegistrationLogin to the official website and register as a new user where you will be made to make a profileEnter all your necessary details like: name, age, phone number etc.Once you submit you will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number to verify your profileOnce verified, an email will be sent to you that will contain a username and password. Login with the credentials provided to complete your registration process.Filling the form Login with the username and password you received on your mail idEnter all the information required regarding your educational qualification etc correctly and cro ss check them with the information on your papers tooCandidates will also be required to upload their passport size photograph, category certificate band signatureDo not forget to recheck the details entered by you to avoid discrepancies later on and finally click save and submitPayment procedureOnce everything is submitted the final step is making the paymentThe fees can be paid only via online methods using debit/ credit cards, net baking or virtual walletsYou need to enter the details required for the payment and do not forget to save the receipt as a proof of payment madeOnce done a confirmation mail will be sent to your id which you need to take a print out and keep it with you on the examination dayCAT 2019 admit cardThe CAT 2019 admit cards are issued to the candidates who have successfully submitted their forms on time. The admit cards are released in the month of October and can easily be downloaded from the official site of CAT.** no admit cards are sent to your home via p ost so stay in touch and well updated about the admit card detailsCarry yourCAT 2019 admit card to the hall as you will not be allowed to enter the exam center premises without the card.How to prepare for CAT 2019?With almost ample amount of time in your hands to prepare for the exam, you would be better than you start focusing on your reading skills and read a lot if your want to excel in the exam. Reading will not only improve your verbal skills but will also help you in solving comprehensions and will help you in grammatical errors.Let’s take a look at some major steps that we can do to bell the CAT successfully this yearPractice is the key to successPractice as many papers as you can. Solve model test papers and go through the last 10-year exam papers. Lookout for sample papers available on the internet and solve them. keep a timer in front of you to track your speed and work on your weaker points.Do not waste your time in questions you are not sure and move ahead so that you can save enough time to the subjective part.Coaching for CAT 2019There are a lot of institutes that offer full-time courses that are helpful in cracking the examination. You can also opt for crash courses that last for 15 days or can also enroll in the institutes just to get the study material for CATConclusionI hope this post has given you an ample amount of information about CAT 2019 and you will be completely satisfied and all ready to go and crack the score and come out with flying colors.

When To Invest in a Mastermind, Coaching or Course

When To Invest in a Mastermind, Coaching or Course Ever wondered when to  invest in a mastermind, coaching or an online course?  How much should you spend and how do you know if you’ll get results? Today I am going behind the scenes on my experiences with masterminds, coaching, and courses over the last 5 years to help you know when the right time is for you to invest. So if you are thinking of investing in yourself this year, you are going to love this episode with me! When To Invest in a Mastermind, Coaching or Course (PODCAST) You have to invest in yourself. I don’t run high-end masterminds and I am not a coach so I feel like I can give really genuine and authentic advice in this area. I also don’t even have very expensive courses either as I try to offer affordability in everything we do to serve all women. So the three things I am going to cover today are masterminds, coaching and courses. Subscribe  on  your favorite platform below: iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher Radio TuneIn iHeartRadio Sound Cloud Some topics I discussed: What is a mastermind? How to start your own mastermind group? What are the benefits of working with a Business Coach? How do you know when you should invest in an online course? How much I paid for my business coach and what the results were. What I think about paid mastermind groups. Episode Resources: Zoom to host your own mastermind group. You may also like these episodes: How to Succeed as a Career Coach and Current Industry Trends Legal Tips for Starting Up: Everything You Need To Know (PODCAST) Thank you so much for listening to this episode on investing in yourself!!! I am thrilled you are here and I would love to know what you thought of this episode. Please leave me a comment below. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share it on social media. You can also leave a 5-star review on iTunes so we can help more women find career fulfillment TOGETHER!

The Perfect Proposal! Let Your Partner Know Exactly What You Want

The Perfect Proposal! Let Your Partner Know Exactly What You Want A lot of us can sense when our relationship is veering into marriage territory. When you find The One, you feel a sort of inner peace â€" you’ve found your home, the person that you’re meant to be with, a part of you that you never knew you were looking for until you found it. But being ecstatically happy with your boyfriend doesn’t mean that he’ll automatically know how to propose to you. Maybe he’s more outgoing than you and you’re terrified he’ll propose to you in public. Here are some tips to help you feel comfortable about the way you get engaged. Be Yourself There’s nothing your partner should love more than when you’re unashamedly yourself. You might have a five year plan, you might want to have kids before you reach a certain age, you might be worried that you aren’t going to get the custom engagement ring of your dreams. Try to forget all those worries and remember that you are a strong, capable person outside your relationship. Go out with your friends, pursue your interests, and enjoy your life. There’s nothing more attractive than a woman who’s comfortable and happy in herself.   Talk To Him Ah, communication. It’s what you need most in a relationship.  And the solution to pretty much every problem that you might have. If you can effectively communicate with your partner, you’re already set for a lifetime of happiness together. If you’re shy, your partner might think you’re happier with social situations than you are, because you’re so comfortable with him.  So you need to make it clear to him that you dislike being looked at in public by crowds of people. If you would like him to propose in front of your family, emphasise how important it is to you that your family is involved in all the big events of your life. Trust that he knows you well and cares about what you want.   Propose To Him Yourself This is the twenty-first century, after all. Although tradition says that proposals are done a certain way round, why don’t you flip that on its head and propose to your partner yourself? First of all, make sure that he’s also been thinking about marriage. If you already have a home or children together, chances are he’s very committed to your relationship and marriage is the next natural step. If you haven’t been together as long, make sure that you share the same vision of your future together â€" issues like wanting to live abroad or wanting to remain child-free can make or break a relationship. Finally, make sure that whatever you do is perfect for the pair of you â€" maybe it involves a shared love of something or a special anniversary in your relationship.   Remember It’s All Meant With Love At the end of the day, no matter what the specific proposal is like, it’s all done with great love behind it. Your partner wants to marry you because he truly believes that you can share a lifetime of happiness together. Even if your proposal isn’t perfect, that’s okay â€" remember, it’s just another story that you’ll be laughing about together on your fiftieth wedding anniversary! Image credits. Main.    Happy.   Bike.     Couple.

What Women Want in the Workplace - Classy Career Girl

What Women Want in the Workplace Society expects women to want certain things: a spouse, a home, or children. However, many women want something more: a career. Unfortunately, it still isn’t entirely easy for a woman to find a workplace that gives her everything she needs to feel satisfied and successful. Not all employers and jobs are female-friendly yet, which means finding those that are especially important for women who work. Studies show that women require a lot from their employers, but only a few employers provide all the requirements women seek. So if you are looking for the right workplace to succeed, you need  to first understand the qualities you most value at work and where you will be able to find them. What Women Want at Work According to a study by Net Impact, 60 percent of working women strongly believe that working for a socially and environmentally conscious employer is important, and 30 percent of women would accept a pay cut for the opportunity to do good. Comparatively, only 19 percent of men would do the same. Furthermore, younger women, in particular, are concerned that their employers provide flexibility so that they might contribute positively to make an impact. There is a remarkable demand among millennials for company-wide community service options, including scheduled days in which employees can volunteer as a team to do more good. Though salary, benefits, and title aren’t unimportant to women, it seems that being a positive force in the world is beginning to be more influential in how women look for work. Women Want to Be Respected Despite the popular concept that respect is earned, thousands of proper and proficient women continue to be disrespected in their workplaces. Psychologists believe that this is largely due to girls’ upbringing, in which most are taught to be agreeable, passive, and compassionate in every situation. Rather than earning them respect, these behaviors tend to sabotage women in traditional workplace environments, where direct communication and competition are key. Instead of forcing women to adopt typically masculine qualities to attain career success, workplaces should strive to encourage respect for individuals based on their performance, not their personalities. Most often, workplaces that already allow for this system of respect are in industries already female-saturated. As the Wall Street Journal suggests, other workplaces should alter their ways if they hope to hold onto valuable women workers. 3 Industries Striving  To Give Women What They Want at Work Not every workplace provides women with what they want. However, there are three industries where women are most likely to feel comfortable and capable of success: 1. Healthcare More than half of the entire health care workforce is composed of women, which means most women can easily find allies in hospital halls and practice offices. Medical school isn’t the only avenue for success in this industry; women are particularly well-suited for positions in health care administration, which facilitates the improvement of community health and requires effective leadership for success (to learn more click here). 2. Education Women are more educated than ever ? in fact, women are more educated than men. Women comprise 70 percent of high school valedictorians and 60 percent of master’s degrees. What’s more, a vast majority of teachers are female, and amongst administration, more opportunities are arising for women leaders. That means women can positively influence the next generation. 3. Public Office Admittedly, U.S. public office is not yet fully female-friendly: Fewer than 25 percent of state legislative offices are held by women, and only 20 percent of federal congressional seats contain female members. Yet, there is no denying that public offers nearly everything women want in a job ? impact, respect, authority ? which means women must reach out and take those elected positions for themselves. Asking career girls what they want in a workplace will undoubtedly elicit hundreds of differing responses, and that is because women in the workplace are individuals with their own preferences and goals. Still, trends allow us to understand how most workplaces are failing to meet working women’s needs and where women are turning (or should turn) instead.

5 Tips For Filing Taxes After Switching Jobs CareerMetis.com

5 Tips For Filing Taxes After Switching Jobs â€" CareerMetis.com Photo Credit â€" Pexels.comStarting a new job can be an exciting time. Training, learning more about the company, making new friends, and getting the hang of the job you were hired to do are all fun and new adventures that will help you to create lasting memories and grow as a person likewise.Whether you moved across town or across state lines for your new job opportunity, a lot of you will find yourselves worrying about how to file their taxes now that they have the new job and that’s totally understandable.Although it can be difficult to smoothly transition your taxes from one job to another, these five tips can help you feel at ease and make the move as easy as possible.1. You Can Deduct The Cost of Your Resumes or Travel Expenses to Get to InterviewsevalevalIf your job is something you don’t take lightly or something that isn’t the easiest to find, you may get stuck printing out countless resumes, mailing out your applications, and traveling to places out of your area for w ork.Although some of these costs might not be large enough to even consider a hassle, there are other times where heading to an entirely different state for an opportunity may arise and, on that note, seeing if you qualify for a write-off can be a great way to get that money back in the long run.However, if you were reimbursed for these items they can not be written off and, similarly, the reason for your costly job transition can also affect whether or not you qualify for a tax write-off.2. Unemployment: If You’re Laid Off and Receiving Benefits, You Still Owe TaxesSome people think that receiving unemployment benefits means you don’t owe taxes but that’s not true. In fact, these benefits count as taxable income under tax law and knowing this can prevent you from winding up with a huge amount of money at the end of the year that you owe for the benefits.However, if you file form W-4V, you can specify the amount you want to withhold and ensure you are still receiving a large p ortion of the benefits without the fear of owing the IRS at the end of the year in the process.3. Don’t Touch Your IRA or 401KIf you had a retirement plan set up at your previous employer, you may be thinking about taking the amount of money you accrued, however, this is the last thing you want to do.The reason for this is that every dime you remove from your plan will be taxed and, if you are under the age of 55, an additional ten percent early withdrawal tax penalty will be tacked on as well.evalYour two best bets are to either leave the money with your previous employer if it is over $5,000 and let it accrue in the tax shelter or transfer it to your new employer’s IRA or 401K plan if it has investment options you like.This will significantly help you to get the most out of your retirement plan in the future and as you begin to calculate your retirement plan, you will find that you have met your goals accordingly and can begin your golden years as stress free as possible.4. Cl aim The Right Allowances on Your Tax Withholding FormAlthough the little number may seem like just that, the decision you make actually affects how much tax is withheld from your wages and whether you’ll owe or get a refund at the end of the year. To avoid paying too much or too little, it is best to read over the W-4 of your new employer and, by using the withholding calculator on the IRS website, determine the actual amount of allowances you are entitled to claim.At the end of the year, keeping this in mind, getting your taxes done right, and taking into account the internal revenue system’s tips to avoid Identity theft are the best ways to ensure that you get the most out of your taxes and steer clear of the stress often involved in filing your taxes.5. Find Out If You Qualify For Moving Tax DeductionsevalevalIf the job you decide to take does in fact require you to move, the traveling expenses needed to get to your new location may actually be deductible. However, there are a few caveats involved in these deductions.If your old home is over fifty miles farther from your new job than your old home was from your old position, then you pass the first of two tests needed to determine whether you qualify for the deduction or not.Secondly, if you are now an employee at a new location, you must work full time for at least 39 weeks during the first twelve months of employment to qualify. Although this part is one of the two necessary to pass the tests, you can still deduct the costs as long as you pass the distance test as long as you know for a fact that, once the first twelve months is complete, you will pass the time test likewise.Although you can sometimes feel stressed about filing your taxes correctly at the start of a new job, these tips will help you to start off on the right foot, prepare you for what lies ahead, and allow you to enjoy the excitement involved in new jobs rather than the chaos.After all, being an adult can be nerve-racking so learning ways to relieve some of that stress is a wonderful way to get back to the things that make you feel young again like making new friends and growing with a group of awesome people that understand what it takes to advance in life.