School of Management fc college publishes its first newspaper!

The School of Management, Forman Christian College published the first of its Forman Business Papers, ‘Thar Coal Mining Challenges’ by Dr Farid A Malik, on 13 December 2010.

The School of Management has organized a committee to help the business faculty with their publications. Faculty members present their “work-in-process” to their colleagues in seminars for suggestions and comments. Each paper presented in the seminar will be published as a working paper in a new School of Management publication called the Forman Business Papers.

“Every natural resource and mineral deposit is unique and so are its mining challenges. However, mining is our future for a well- established Pakistan,” said Dr Farid A Malik while presenting the first paper on “Thar Coal Mining Challenges” on 29 October 2010.

Dr Malik elaborated that the estimated coal deposit at Thar is about 175 billion tons and this, the world’s single largest deposit, is worth more than USD 20 trillion. It exceeds the oil worth of Iran and Iraq combined. He also said that the Thar field has its unique mining challenges as the coal seams, at places as thick as 25 meters, are covered with ground water above and below their surface. The ground itself is weak and underground gasification is not an option.

Dr Malik suggested that the way forward is excavation of a trial pit to physically extract the coal and to assess the success of the entire project. Development of the test pit will also lead to the preparation of bankable feasibilities which will then attract investors, expediting the entire process.

A copy of the first Forman Business Papers 2010/01 is now available at the Ewing Memorial Library, Forman Christian College.

Adapted from:

http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/forman-business-papers-201001-published-by-som

Facts and Fallacies about Resume

During my course of study I have learnt that many people have misconceptions about the purpose of Resume and Resume itself.

Here are the some of Fallacies about Resumes:

1. The purpose of your Resume is to list all your skills and abilities.

2. A good Resume will get you the job you want.

3. Your resume will be read carefully and thoroughly by an interested employer.

4. The more good information you represent about yourself in your resume, the better.

5. If you really want a good resume, get it prepared from resume service.

On the contrary, here are some of the facts about resume (related to fallacies listed above):

1. The purpose of resume is to develop employer interest and generate and interview.

2. All a resume can do is get you in the door for an interview.

3. Your resume probably has less than 45 seconds to make an impression.

4. Too much info on a resume may actually kill the reader's appetite to know more about you.

5. Prepare your own resume - unless the position is high-level or specialized. Even then you should review it thoroughly before using any resume service.

Adapted from: Business communication today Bovee, Thill and Schatzman 7 ed.