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PHP OOPS Interview questions

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PHP Website

http://phpmaster.com/

5 signs that you are the problem

http://adiie9.com/blog/5-signs-that-you-are-the-problem.html

13 Illegal Interview Questions: Do You Know What To Do?

http://internsover40.blogspot.com/2010/06/13-illegal-interview-questionsdo-you.html

Create Own Flash

http://www.wix.com/

J is for jCookies – HTTP Cookie Handling for jQuery

http://tympanus.net/codrops/2011/09/04/j-is-for-jcookies-http-cookie-handling-for-jquery/

TOP 7 RESUME BLUNDERS

Most people view resumes as a necessary evil and I can completely understand why. A good resume takes thought, some creativity, an ability to “sell yourself” and some basic marketing principles. Yet, the resume is so vitally important. As I have said before, the resume must evoke an emotion in the eyes of the reader and compel them to pick up the phone an give you a call. Your resumereally is a marketing piece at a very basic level.

I want to share with you what I believe are the top 7 resume blunders. Trust me, I have seen them all over the last eight years as an Executive Recruiter. In fact, I have a “running” Word document that I add to on a weekly basis anytime I come across a funny, unusual, or bizarre item on a resume. One day I will share it with the world and you will not believe what I have seen on resumes.

Anyways, back to the purpose of the blog post. If I were to take all of the blunders I have seen I could place them into 7 basic categories. I would encourage you to take time to measure your resume up against these blunders and be sure that these are not true about your resume.

TOP 7 RESUME BLUNDERS

1. Lack of Focus – If anything bugs me more it is seeing a resume that has no focus. I have seen great candidates with bad resumes and a lack of focus on their resume is what is keeping them from getting in the door for an interview.

SOLUTION: Have a solid summary statement at the beginning of the resume. Personally, I am not a big fan of “Objective Statements.” I just don’t think they are very useful. However, a nice summary statement or qualifications summary at the beginning can work well. The idea is to have a paragraph at the beginning of theresume that “sells you” into the position.


Now, you may need to tailor this to specific positions before you submit it but the idea is to have compelling statements that are clear as to what you are trying to accomplish and what you are all about.

2. Too Wordy – There are some people who want to put “everything” on their resume. Their philosophy is that if it isn’t on the resume then they will think I don’t have the experience. The problem is that your “presentation” on a resume is just as important. The reader is judging your overall presentation based on how the resume looks and if you are able to say things concisely.

SOLUTION: If you are under 5 years of experience try to stick with a one page resume. If you are a 5-15 year person then you have earned a two-page resume. If you have more than 15 years of experience then you can go to a three-page resume. However, I would normally recommend that you stay to two pages if at all possible.

Another tip that is becoming common practice is to list at the bottom of the resume “Additional Professional Experience Available Upon Request.” This can help those who have a 20+ year career and are struggling with keeping their resume short. It can also help you if you feel like your age is becoming a factor in your job search (although, it is not supossed to!).
 3. Dull job descriptions – Here is where many people make a big mistake! They sit down just list out their normal daily routine and plug that into a resume. Now it can be an important part of the resume to describe in detail what you have done. Reason being, in the age of the internet hiring managers are searching for certain keywords so you do want to be descriptive on your resume. However, look at it with fresh eyes and be sure that the whole resume is not just one long boring job description.

SOLUTION: You MUST use achievements in your resume! Make sure there is an achievements section to your resume. This can either be displayed separately at the beginning of the resume before the work history section or you can plug it under the various positions. This is critical as it will tell the hiring manager what you are capable of!

Also, be sure you are descriptive. Don’t just say you saved the company money by improving a process. Instead say, “Saved $1.4 million yearly by improving…..” Be clear when you list out an acheivement. Don’t underestimate this section of your resume.

4. Poor organization – Some people get in a rush and just hurry through the resume building process. If you want an effective resume then you have to give it some thought. You must use words that are powerful and evoke an emotion and there must be a logical flow to the overall resume. Isn’t this basic marketing 101? Why wouldn’t it be true in a resume. Now, you need not to go over the top and get “gimmicky” with your resume, but I think you know what I mean.

SOLUTION: start off each bullet point with a strong action verb. Use strong action words like created, initiated, saved, accelerated, launched, executed, strengthened, broadened, etc. These are all great verbs that can make you stand out on a resume.

5. Spelling/ Grammar mistakes - This is a big one. I have seen great candidates not make it to the interview phase because of simple typos. Quite frankly, I have even received some pointed and direct emails from readers because they found a typo in my blog post. Of course, I appreciated them letting me know and made the correction, but this is a blunder that can happen very easily if you are not careful. You can even re-read your resume a few times and miss the typo or the grammar mistake.

SOLUTION: Get someone else to look at your resume. Fresh eyes will see things that you had not noticed. Most of the time it can be the wrong use of a word that a spell checker would never catch. Most of us are connected to a teacher in some way and I would encourage you to reach out to them. I am sure that either someone in your family is a teacher or maybe even a friend might be one. Email them your resume and ask if they would read it over and let you know about any area in your resume that needs improvement.

6. Using a non-conventional format – Please get this point: doing something on a resume that no one else is doing will not make you stand out. In fact, it can damage you and make your appear like you lack a professional presence. Now, if you are in a creative profession then maybe there is some room for some creativity, but this will not be true for 90% of the audience reading this. There are some creative ways to market and do some other activities but definitely not on the resume itself.

SOLUTION: Use a standard, conventional resume format (and font). Again, there is no need to get too creative here. I have received resumes in a Microsoft Excel documentbelieve it or not. Also, remember that your resume will be viewed for the first time on the actual computer screen 99% of the time. If your resume does not look good on the computer screen itself than start over with a new format. This is why I am not a big fan of resumes that are in tables on a Word document. To me, it just does not look clean, concise or crisp.


7. Too much miscellaneous information – I have seen some of the most bizarre things on a resume. A resume is not for listing out all the hobbies and extra-curricular activities that you are a part of. I understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but you are taking a real chance here. It will either work out great or really bad. There really is no middle ground here in my opinion. Of course, I understand that when you are a fresh graduate that you need to fill up your resume and put as much as you can in there in order to just get started in your career and convince someone to give you a shot.

However, letting a future employer know that you call bingo for a retirement facility every Tuesday night might not help you land the interview. Listing all of your hobbies out on your resume is not a good idea in my opinion either. Again, this can go either way for you so why risk the chance. Also, know when it is time to drop something off of a resume. If you were a state champion in wrestling and you are now 35 years old it is time to let it go. Companies are looking for people who are forward thinkers.

SOLUTION: When in doubt, leave it out! Simple advice but I think I have made my point. If you have a spouse, ask them if you should include the information on your resume. They will tell you the truth! 

JQuery and javascript Message boxes

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http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2008/05/22/CSS-Message-Boxes-for-different-message-types.aspx

http://www.bioneural.net/2006/04/01/create-a-valid-css-alert-message/

http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/03/css-message-box-collection.html 

Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Chances of Winning Sweepstakes

http://contests.about.com/od/improveyourodds/tp/improvechances.htm?nl=1

10 Steps to a Lucky Attitude - How to Be Lucky

http://contests.about.com/od/improveyourluck/ss/luckyattitude.htm?nl=1

12 Lucky Symbols to Boost Your Chances of Winning

http://contests.about.com/od/improveyourluck/tp/luckysymbols.htm?nl=1

Top 8 Ways to Improve Your Luck

http://contests.about.com/od/2/tp/topwaystoimproveluck.htm?nl=1

Jquery Modal boxes

http://www.ericmmartin.com/projects/simplemodal-demos/

http://www.webappers.com/2009/10/28/simplemodal-a-jquery-modal-dialog-framework/

How job seekers can overcome phone interviews easily

http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2010/01/job-interview-interview-help-interview_19.html

Free Online tests

Register and enjoy
http://www.testsworld.com/

Are You Prepared For Tricky Behavioral Interview Questions?

http://internsover40.blogspot.com/2010/11/are-you-prepared-for-tricky-behavioral.html

Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP

http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/155-Top-10-Wrong-Ideas-About-PHP-That-You-Should-Get-Right.html

Normalization in MYSQL

http://www.moryadesigns.com/2011/08/17/database-normalization-in-mysql/

PHP Basic Pagination

http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorial/basic-pagination

Video sites

Blip.TV

Brightcove

Daily Motion

Google

Guba

JumpCut

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Lastfm

LiveVideo

MetaCafe

MySpace

Revver

SevenLoad

Spike.TV

Tudou

Veoh

Vimeo

YouTube 

PHP Developer jobs at facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Web-Development-Jobs/218569794855978

PHP Resources

http://www.anil2u.info

10 Resume Sins to Avoid

http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2010/10/10-resume-sins-to-avoid.html

w3fools.com

Tutorials for HTML, javascript and CSS

PHP Site

http://php.alltop.com/

Free Joomla Tutorials

http://www.freejoomlatutorials.com/

CSS

http://magazine.nuefolio.com/css/

Common job interview pitfalls for recent grads

http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-grads-biggest-blunders-in-job.html

7 Reasons Employers Will Hire You

http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2010/10/7-reasons-employers-will-hire-you.html

Jquery Animated menus

http://magazine.nuefolio.com/2011/07/animated-text-and-icon-menu-with-jquery/

Ajax Tutorials

http://www.roseindia.net/ajax/ajax-tutorials.shtml

7 Mistake in Project Management, Solve in Less Time

It doesn’t matter how talented you are, if you can’t manage your projects, then you will struggle to achieve success. To help you avoid that undesirable outcome, here are seven project management problems that designers and developers often face, as well as how to deal with them when they arise. Coordinating multiple projects around the world with a variety of outsourcers is just asking for trouble. It’s no wonder there is a break in communications that create costly delays – businesses are still relying on old tech in order to make things flow. What they don’t realize is that project management software can alleviate those problems where data via emails is corrupt, lost, sent to the wrong address, etc.

1. Your Client Gives You Vague, Ever-changing Requirements

Fickle clients can be a huge hassle. If a client doesn’t know what they want until a certain stage is complete, then schedule those decision points into the project as milestones. It is important to have a clear path mapped out from start to finish because it forces the client to be specific with their requirements, as well as keeping the project on track.

Be clear at the outset about what your task is going to be on the project and how much leeway is available. If you will need to be compensated for big revisions or changes in direction, then set a clear outline about the number of adjustments you can make before you need to charge more. If you can, quantify these adjustments with a number; it makes it much easier to keep track of things.

2. Your Client is Slow with Communication

People are busy, but it’s tough for you to move forward on a project if you can never get answers from the person you’re working with.

The good news is that you will drastically increase your response rate if you do a little bit of work ahead of time. Instead of waiting for the back-and-forth discourse to finally take place, simply start moving in the direction that you think is best and then seek verification. This strategy makes it easy for your client to quickly say yes (or no).

Here is an example:

Hi Mark,

Last time we spoke, you mentioned that we needed to make a decision on task X. I went ahead and started doing Y since that sounded best based on our previous discussion. If you’re happy with that, I can move forward and we can review the progress as scheduled on Friday.

Sound good?

- John

The beauty of this framework is that it shifts the client’s mindset from, "What decision am I going to make?" to "Should I say Yes or No?" Saying yes or no is much easier than thinking up a new solution (which, as the hired professional, should be our job).

Additionally, you will get a response much faster because there is now a time constraint on the work. If they like what you’re doing, then they will give you the go-ahead. If they don’t, then they know that they need to get back to you right away because, otherwise, things will be moving in the wrong direction.

However, it’s very important to use sound judgment. Obviously, you won’t be able to work ahead and then ask for approval on all aspects of the project, especially those that will cost a lot of time and resources to update should the client say no. That said, you’ll be surprised how much quicker things get done by making it easy for your clients to say, "Yes."

3. The Project Doesn’t Start On Time

Maybe you had a slow go of it last month, but now, you’re swamped. You know you need to take on the work when you can get it, but now you’re worried that you won’t be able to start all of your projects on time as you promised. Or perhaps your client says you’re a top priority — but tomorrow a different project becomes more important.

If the hold up is on your end, then it’s important that you do something to jump-start the project — even if it’s in a really small way. Give the client a call to discuss their expectations and set a more realistic timeframe for the first milestone. This could take as little as a few minutes, but it makes the client feel like things have started. However, beware of doing this more than once. That’s known as stringing the client along — they don’t take that too well, and for good reason.

If the hold up is on their end, then you need to communicate very clearly how that alters things moving forward. Be sure to let them know exactly how this change affects the completion dates of future milestones and you should check the revised schedule against other commitments with other projects.

4. You Try to Manage Every Project the Same Way

There has never been a project that has the same circumstance, requirements, and needs as another project. Situations, people, and goals change over time.

Instead of squeezing every project into the same template, spend some time crafting milestones specific to the needs of each project. Every job requires specific milestones that meet the schedules of all parties involved. Resist using the standard "2 weeks until X" type of thinking.

To put it simply, your schedule changes all the time, right? That means the way you plan your projects needs to change as well.

5. The Client Doesn’t Like What You Created

If this happens often, then there is a communication issue that needs to be addressed. Make sure you understand not just the technical requirements of a project, but also the underlying rationale of your clients. Why did they decide to do this in the first place? What are they hoping your work will enable them to do when all is said and done? How do they see your project fitting in with their overall strategic vision?

Good project managers create a shared vision between all parties. It’s your responsibility to understand the direction of your particular project as well as the overall strategy of your client — and then to make sure those two items match up.

6. Your Point of Contact Doesn’t Seem to Care About Your Project

Working on a project that isn’t high on a client’s priority list can be frustrating. In some cases, the person responsible for communicating with you has little to no interest in your project. The completed product will have no direct effect on their job, they are hard to ask questions to, even harder to get answers from, and they provide minimal guidance.

This issue is best solved ahead of time.

When screening potential clients, do your best to find out if the contact person has a vested interest in the project. Pay attention to their awareness about potential problems or risks you could run into, their level of urgency when scheduling this project in their calendar, and their desire to communicate with you quickly and consistently from the beginning. If they brush these issues to the side, then it is worth your time to talk with someone else and establish a second point of contact before deciding whether to take on the project or to avoid the project all together.

7. Too Much Time is Spent Solving Problems After Projects Are "Live"

There are bound to be a few bugs here and there, but this is a classic problem caused by focusing too much on production, and not enough on testing. If this continually becomes an issue, then there are two possible solutions.

First, schedule in more time to test your projects from the start. Double your typical testing time if needed. Yes, it will stretch your schedule further, but in the long run, it will save you from the countless little problems that prevent your days from being productive.

Second, if your ongoing issues are a result of clients constantly wanting you to tweak something here and there, then you need to be clearer about what you do and don’t provide with your services. When you set guidelines with a client at the beginning of a project, you need to state very clearly that your work ends after the final product is created and handed off. This can be avoided by outlining boundaries at the beginning of a project that explicitly state that additional service after delivery will cost extra.

Putting It All Together

There are literally countless reasons a project can run into issues, but the vast majority of them can be solved with clear and frequent communication.

While it is easy to point blame in the direction of your client, it is your responsibility to consistently initiate contact and keep the line of communication open. This is about more than just talking to your client. Consistent communication is only created by active effort on your end. It doesn’t just happen naturally.

One excellent practice you can implement right away is to send your client a progress report every Friday. This could be a full report or just a short email. You should detail what you accomplished this week and what you plan to do the next week. Do this every week, whether your client asks for it or not. Not only does this practice solve problems before they become too big, it will also make your clients love you.

6 Signs Your Job Interview Went Well

Right after a job interview, you're going to feel pretty relieved that it's all over and either confident that you did well or worried that you bombed. It's common for job seekers to go over the job interview questions that they went through and the answers they gave, and note any other small things during the interview - but how do you really know whether or not you did well? Check out these 6 points below and you'll have a better understanding of whether or not your job interview went well.

1. They give you a firm answer about when you’ll hear back.

This is not a foolproof indicator, but it’s a good one none the less. You don’t want to hear, “We’ll let you know.” You don’t want to have to ask, “When, exactly?” If they say, “I’ll have an answer for you on Monday morning,” that usually means they’ve made a decision. The decision might not be for you, but at least they’ve made a decision. This is sort of like a poker tell… if someone hasn’t made up their mind yet, they don’t really know how long it will take to do so, and thus are evasive about estimating how long it might take to make up their mind. If the interviewer gives you a vague answer, that might mean that there are plenty more interviews scheduled and your interview performance was not enough to make them cancel the others.
2. You covered topics beyond the job description.

A good interview is one where you handily answer all their questions, clearly demonstrate that you can meet all the job requirements, AND THEN start to discuss all the other things you can bring to the job. You win the job by using the interview to convince them that hiring you will bring them all sorts of additional dividends they didn’t even expect.

3. The interview went longer than scheduled.

This one is logical enough. If you’re in and out in a hurry, you might not have struck their fancy. But if you hang out for a while shooting the breeze (especially if you hit point number 4 below, that’s a good sign.

4. You discussed personal stuff.

This is maybe the best indicator. As I’ve said before, a job interview is largely about personality… even more so than skills or qualifications. If you start chatting away with the interviewer about this thing or that thing… if you’re sharing jokes and laughs, you’re probably home free. If you feel like the interviewer got to like you on a personal or professional level, that’s the best indication you can get.

5. The interviewer describes their frustration with the previous employee.

If the interviewer begins to talk about how poorly the last guy did in your position, then that’s a good indication that they’ve decided you can do a better job. If you find the interviewer comparing you favorably to previous or existing employees, then you’ve likely done a good job of selling yourself as qualified.

6. You begin plotting with the interviewer.

The best interviews I’ve ever had were the ones where we were already making plans for the things I would be doing once I started. I had not only sold myself, I had sold a game plan for the improvements I would be bringing to the position… and the interviewer had bought what I was selling. “I can’t wait for you to get started overhauling that inventory system. Do you think you might have any ideas for our shipping system as well?” That’s what you want to hear.

Interview Questions

http://www.coolinterview.com/

Worlds Funniest Accidents

http://funnyvideos.in/videos.php?id=2

jQuery Demos and quick examples

http://www.roseindia.net/ajax/jquery/jQuerydemos.shtml

OOPs in PHP

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php

36 Beautiful Jquery Navigation Menus

http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=606085916&gid=108649&type=member&item=59895393&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eblog%2Epixel2pixeldesign%2Ecom%2F36-beautiful-jquery-navigation-menus%2F&urlhash=hg-9&goback=%2Egde_108649_member_59895393

Tutorials for joomla, wordpress, php

http://www.opensourcevarsity.com/#wptutorials

ebooks
http://www.opensourcevarsity.com/ebooksdownload

Advanced jQuery background image slideshow

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Joomla! Documentation - Vulnerable Extensions List

http://feeds.joomla.org/JoomlaSecurityVulnerableExtensions

The 10 Biggest Job Hunt Myths

http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=597438826&gid=108649&type=member&item=59327242&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fnewgradlife%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F2010%2F05%2F10-biggest-job-hunt-myths%2Ehtml&urlhash=koGD&goback=%2Egde_108649_member_59327242

Formatting PHP Code

http://www.phpformatter.com/

iPad Detection Using JavaScript or PHP

http://davidwalsh.name/detect-ipad

CAPTCHA implementation

http://online-php.com/tutorials/CAPTCHA+implementation/

HTACCESS

http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/mod_rewrite-tips-and-tricks.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/

QTP Stuff by Raja

http://rajapavuluris.blogspot.com/

Detecing Mobile devices using PHP

http://www.9lessons.info/2010/09/redirect-mobile-devices-with-php.html

Good stuff about jquery

http://www.9lessons.info/

JQuery forms

http://www.jquery.wisdomplug.com/jquery-plugins/jquery-forms-plugins-jquery-plugins/a-guide-to-creating-forms-in-jquery/

Regular Expressions

http://www.regextester.com/pregsyntax.html

PHP Forums

http://www.phpbuilder.com

PHP Manual

http://www.php.net/manual/en/

MySQL Manual

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/

Drupal General concepts

http://drupal.org/node/19828

http://drupal.org/getting-started

http://drupal.org/documentation/customization/tutorials/beginners-cookbook

Drupal online sites

http://buytaert.net/tag/drupal-sites

Jquery Alerts

http://kailashnadh.name/code/jqdialog/

php scripts

http://www.hotscripts.com/category/php/tutorials-tips/

Web Development techniques

http://webdevcodex.com/

http://webdevcodex.com/tutorial-installing-apache2-php5-mysql5-phpmyadmin3-windows-7-vista/