Lucrative Job Opportunity

Title of Position
Financial Analyst & Planning Assistant

location
Islamabad Based

Client’s detail
To be shared later

Gender
Any

Qualification Required
Masters Program

Desired experience
1-3 years experience in similar position within a multinational or international environment in FMCG

AGE
No preference

Core skills
Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Job Description & Required Personality Traits
• Assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs used to illustrate technical reports, using computer.
• Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and company statement for use in making investment decisions.
• Maintain knowledge and stay abreast of developments in the fields of, business, finance, and economic theory.
• Interpret data affecting financial statements, such as price, yield, stability, cost variances, future trends in investment risks.
• Monitor financial & corporate developments through the analysis of information obtained from financial statements.
• Recommend investments and investment timing to companies, investment firm staff, or the investing public.
• Prepare plans of action for investment based on financial analyses.

PACKAGE DETAIL
Rs. 50-60,000 per month
CLOSING DATE
July 02, 2007
How to Apply
Please send your CVs on hyshah1@gmail.com

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HOW TO AVOID THE UNEMPLOYMENT DEPRESSION PART I

‘Abey tak naukri nahi hui?’, a friend or relative would exclaim. ‘Kya kar rahey ho bhei!’, the person would spew out almost accusingly. And a wave of depression would suddenly hit the person at whom these remarks were targeted.

It’s all the more worse if the person is a graduate of a top-notch university like IBA or LUMS, for then there would be an extra remark intended to rub as much salt as possible on the open wounds.

‘IBA ke to graduates ko final semester start hotay hi offers aani shroo hojati hain’. Which is the last nail in your coffin, hammered by your own near and dear ones. What this remark actually means is that all the people from your university get jobs right away, if you are still unemployed, that means there’s something terribly wrong with you.

No matter how plausible an explanation you give to these people and even if you have them convinced that the job market is down, the effect of their remark will still pierce your heart. And you will have a bout of depression, unless you have impenetrable mental shield around yourself, which chances are you won’t, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this piece.

The only thing to do is to avoid these people at all cost, no matter how good a friend or relative they may be. Isolate yourself from all such people. Avoid the social gatherings where you likely to meet such people. If it’s an important wedding or funeral, then there’s not much you can do about it. Maybe donning a burqa would help. Or maybe not. The best you can do after such an encounter is to go straight to a friend’s house with the same predicament and vent out your frustration.

Or if its too late for that, rent an outrageously raunchy comedy and see it before you hit the bed that night. But be careful which comedy movie you pick, for that can have an adverse effect on you. For instance, don’t pick Fun with Dick and Jane. Although it’s a good comedy starring Jim Carey, the movie is all about employment woes which are all exaggerated (like people out of work for so long they become desperate and start robbing banks!) for the sake of comedy.

Try to stay amongst people who understand your position and trust you to do the best for yourself rather than bothering you with negative stuff.

Research on unemployed adults has found that the length of
unemployment was less important to a person's self-esteem than
the amount of social support received from parents, family members,
and friends.
Lackovic-Grgin and Dekovic 1996


However, you shouldn’t be frustrated to begin with. Being unemployed should be a wonderful opportunity for you to get up to speed with those skills you always wanted to either acquire or hone, and now is the time to do it.

But if that’s not working, which doesn’t for many. It so happens that almost all of us spent our crucial time of the exams brooding about all the wonderful things we are going to do after this hell is over, and making exquisite plans. However when the storm has subsided, for some reason we lose the will to execute our plans. Boredom coupled with frustration sets in.

One of the first things you should do is keep yourself on the move, meaning keep doing different things each day.
The very first thing you’ll have to do is to keep yourself healthy. It’s not just about your body, but your mental being as well. The more you do something with your arms and legs, the more positive effect it has on your mental state of mind. Don’t ask me why. It’s just the way it works. So go out for a walk, jogging or anything physical.

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UNILEVER TOP 17 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

What do you think about the economy of Pakistan?
Impress us.
What do you think is the best marketing campaign ever in Pakistan? Why?
What’s the worst?
Who has inspired/impressed you lately?
What has Jack Welch done to become famous?
We’re a seth-based company. We’re giving you 20 people to help you sell a non-branded pencil in just two days. How would you go about it?
Would you be willing to work in Gujranwal? Why?
What’s Pakistan’s GDP in absolute terms?
What’s the per capita income?
What’s the population and its division?
Tell us about a time when you led a team to success. What was the result and what was your contribution? How did you do it?
Tell us about yourself.
What’s your biggest weakness? And don’t give us that crap disguising your strength as your weakness, like being a perfectionist and all. We’ve been tired of listening to that crap the entire day from the entire IBA. Be honest about it.
Why should Unilever hire you?
Why should Unilever hire an MBA with a technical background and not a BBA MBA?
Tell us three things that your friends will identify you with.

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Job Opportunity at KASB Securities

KASB is the oldest investment bank and stock brokerage house in Pakistan. This investment banking group is well reputed and provides advice to the government and private corporations on privatizations, mergers, acquisitions etc. KASB Securities is a Merrill Lynch affiliate in Pakistan. This relationship alone gives it an edge over other domestic securities firms.

KASB Securities is in the process of hiring fresh graduates from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
The incumbent should:
Have an MBA degree
Have Finance or MIS major
Be fresh graduate
Have strong communication and presentation skills
Interested candidates should send soft copy of their resume on nsaqib@kasb.com latest by, June 11, 2006 (noon).

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