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This blog is a response to Ms. Tahiat-e-Mahboob’s article “Am I a Bad Bangladeshi” printed on Lifestyle, a supplement of the Daily Star newspaper on August 28^th, 2007. What is an ideal attitude towards Bangladesh for all its citizens? I found this to be a dilemma which is part of all Bangladeshis, whether living in Bangladesh or at a foreign country. The topic of my blog is what do we feel about our country, and living here? And explore the younger generation’s logic of choosing a life in a foreign country over Bangladesh. (more…)

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Are you getting ready for entering the job market?  Here we will discuss a few points and tips on how to get ready and get started.

Set Goals
 The first and foremost of all is to have a goal in your mind.  You need to think and find out what exactly you want to do in your life in long term.  Based on that, you need to come up with your short term goals that will help you move towards your long term goal.  For example, Perhaps you have a degree in business but really enjoy interior decorations and would eventually like to start your own business some day, may be a furniture store like Ethan Allen or so.  Therefore, you can include the followings as your short-term goals.

• Get a job in a furniture store as store manager or assistant manager and learn the business.
• Get a sales position in any industry to get some sales experiences.
• Become a merchandising analyst for a furniture manufacturing company or design center/store.
• Become a designer.

If you would like to start a job (not become a designer), you need to look at all the career options you put down (3 choices as in above case) and try to find out your best interest.  If you are neutral, you may look at all job openings that apply to any or all of the choices. (more…)