Its not Easy to be a Job consultant

If you are a job consultant, you come across variety of people. Recently, a very weird thing happended to me..Let me share with you.

I was calling the candidates for some technical positions. As usual was going through the CVS and calling the candidates. After one hour when I was through with finding the relevant candidates, I got missed calls from a number. I thought some candidate may be calling me , so called him back. To my shock a lady spoke from other side and asking me who I am. I told her that I am a job consultant and asked the reason for which she is calling me.

She then asked me why I am calling his husband.?? I told her very clearly that its not her husband who I ma calling but was calling up the candidates for the job openings, and may be his husband would be one of them. Then she again asked me a idiotic question, how come I know her and her husband., so far being fed up of giving the reasons, I told her not to act as a stupid lady. I do not know her husband and was only calling him, if I would have that would be job opening.

The lady got more infuriated and shouted at me saying I should not dare to call her husband. I felt so irritated and wanted to scold her but she hang up the phone.

I couldnot understand why and how theses over possessive females let their husband do any kind of jobs.?

types of candidates

so far I have come across many job seekers and tried to categorize them in few below mentioned points.

Authoritative candidates- When they will call you , you get a feeling as if talking to your boss. Instead of requesting or asking they will order you.

over confident candidates- they will call the consultant for the job and ask the consultant to save his/ her number for  future refference of any job.

shy candidates- Either there mom, girlfriends or any other relative will call on their behalf. He may be educated and looking for job but would be very shy to call the consultant.

confused candidates- They will call you and ask you about any job openings..On being asked to be specific they will show their helplessness and keep on repeating their things only.

super fast candidates-These candidates are in really hurry..They will call you, inform that they have forwarded their CV and disconnect the phone. They will hardly bother to find out what is the result or tell their names even.

over active/ friendly candidates- They will all you and react as if they know you since childhood. They try to be frank and thus at times become irritating as well.

Funny incident in a consultant's life

I am a job consultant, Once I was calling up the heads of the companies for the business development and contacted President of one the MNC through Sms.

I never have the habbit of saving the numbers of the contacted person untill & unless I wont get any business from them. This is also because my nokia phone memory had very limited and moreover many times I forget by which name I have saved the numbers.

So I have given him the SMS about my company's interest for providing manpower to their organisation And forgot.

After half an hour, I got an SMS from an unknown number asking me to call him. I really got very angry thinking that any of my candidate is asking me to call him. In frustration I called him and started shouting that how dare you to ask me to call you. Its you who needs a job not me. You should have called me instead of asking me for the same. The person on other side hadnt uttered a word. After sometime he said I am Mr. XYZ. I was blank for few minutes as he is the same one whom I was SMSing. The President of the same MNC whom I messaged few minutes before and completely forget.

I waited for sometime and than msged him apologising for my behaviour and telling him why I have behaved so.

See its not easy to be consultant. Also friends I want to know what would you people have done if you were in my place..??

Post your answers in comment box please..

Being a consultant is not an easy job.

Now a days, if you are doing something to help people than many will try to misuse that help as well.

Well, being a job consultant, we have to put our name and number on various job portals. This give rise to uninvited messages and calls and that too mostly at nights. I have developed a loafer sense to tackle this kindda people. I will tell you few instances that happened with me. At times they have become ridiculous and at times humorous as well.

one day, I was getting continuous good morning and good night messages from a unknown number. I never bother about this kindda messages until and unless they start irritating me. Slowly the frequency of messages started increasing. Every now and than I use to get forwarded messages. That also not bothered me as my phone has lots of memory capacity and moreover these forwarded messages are useful as well. :P

But one night around 2:00PM i got a LOVe you message followed with "goodnyt jaan" and few hearts. This behaviour irritated me. Than again in the morning I got the same message, just it was saying "good morning jaan". 

This increased my level of anger and infuriated me to the most. I quickly find out the name of that candidate from my job portals. The two mobile numbers were given there. I thought of trying the other number(as one was the number from which I was getting messages). A lady from some remote area of Gujarat picked up my call. I told her that your son Jeetendra is messaging me and I am a married lady.. ask him not to message me or otherwise I will file a complain against him.

the lady: tu ruk tu ruk..mai abhi jeetendra ko bulati hu..(she than shouts- hea jeetendra ek chori keh rahi hai ki tu use message kar raha hai.. le baat kar). The guy comes and pick up the phone.

He was not talking to me but I could hear the shouting and Jeetendra being abused by her mother.. I wish I could see his beatings as well. After shouting for few minutes..haan kar diye message to?? bola na galti hogai..bola na..

and than suddenly phone becomes not reachable. I tried to reach both the numbers but both were not reachable. 

I think that Aunty has broke both the phones :P.

interview tips

Face to face interview is the main selection criteria for any of the position. Here are few tips that should be keep in mind while facing any interview:

1. Always carry your latest CV or bio data- May be you have already forwarded your CV or that has been selected still prefer to carry a copy of it. It not only complete the look but also gives an insight how perfect/ eagerly looking for a job change.

2. Be confident: It does not mean that you have to look super confident or over confidence. Even at times I lack confidence but a level of confidence should be maintained.. It should not look like you are facing an interview which is not up to your level.

3. Sit straight- make sure while giving an interview you are sitting straight

4. Start with greetings- No matter in how much hurry you or the interviewer is, always greet the interviewer.

5. Hand movements- few hand movements are ok but don't over do them. Pointing a finger is seriously no.

6. Be on time: Punctuality always counts. those who are not punctual are not serious about their work. If somehow you are getting late than inform the interviewer or the consultant and also apologies for it.

7. Formal Dress code: try to be in formals or semi formals. Don't try out informal clothes for the interview.

Please mind your language

Language plays a vital role in searching job to getting job. Being a job consultant, I mainly evaluate on the basis of his use of words and the technique of speaking. As mostly, the first impression of any candidate that I get is from the telephone calls only. With this I do not mean that you should be speaking fluent English or English with a ascent but prefer a decency while speaking to someone. The few important points that should be kept in mind while speaking for Job:

1. Whosoever you are talking to should be addressed properly, Means either use the greetings like Sir/ Mam or if you are calling them by their names than it should be properly pronounced. f somehow you are not sure about their name than try to skip it instead of taking any wrong name.

2. Use the language you are comfortable with. Its not necessary that you should be speaking only English. Hindi is our mother tongue and you should not ashamed to use it if you can use it more easily than English.

3. Avoid using slang or being more friendly. It is always said that keep professionalism separate from personal thing. Even if you know that person personally than also while talking about jobs your wprds should be limited and professional. 

4. If you find the person not taking any interest in listening to what you are saying than its better to cutt off your story.

Important Advice: Be polite, concise and clear

advantages/ disadvantages of being a job consultant

I do not know why people think that job consultant do have all kind of job related to all kinds of profile and that too for all kinds of candidates. I am into this profession since last 7 or 8 years. I am doing this because love to talk to people and help them and me in a way.

Everyone when get to know that I am a job consultant or the one who help people in getting jobs, their respect for me increases many folds. But simultaneously their expectations also increases. They want or suggest my number to any of their near or dear ones, assuring them that I would be great help as they know me.

Also, candidates think being a consultant means I do not have any personal life. I am available 24*7 for their help. As soon as they get to know about any job opening from my side they can call me, even if it is 12:30 in the night. Being a girl many search for their prospective girl friend in me or many try to comment on my whatsapp as if they know me since ages.

I love my job but at times the candidates make it worse for me. They are unable to understand that I also get tired. Irrelevant calls, messages, or expectations make it tough task for me.

Important Advice: you will yourself get a call or message if the consultant has job relevant to you.

Check list while going for an interview

Many times while we re ready for n interview we make some mistake or forget something necessary which make us loose our confidence. Here is the checklist that enables face your interview with confidence.

Resume

Always carry a copy of your updated resume. It completes your look. A copy of resume make you look more professional.

Formal Dressing

Always dress up to your best. For females, use light make up. going like a plane Jane is not preferable in now a days MNC culture. But remember whatever you are wearing, should not contradict with formal dress code. Though I asked you to dress comfortably and be at your best.

Coordination with Consultant

If your interview has been scheduled through an consultant so its better to be in good terms with him/her. do inform your consultant about time to reach, message once there you are in company and also inform your consultant, once you are through with interview. Request him to take the feedback.

Punctuality

Try to be punctual. and in case if there is any emergency , do inform your consultant or the interviewer about your position.

Be Informed

Before going for an interview check about the location, the mode of transportation and how much time it will take you to be there.

Points to remember while making a resume

Resume is the first impressionary document while searching for a job. Many candidates think it as a useless and waste of time, but let me tell you very clearly that we consultant call only those candidates whose resumes are relevant to our client's requirements. Suppose, if my client wants a male candidate who is B.tech(civil) and have erection experience than I will never call anyone who has not mentioned erection as a job responsibility. Obviously, time is money and why to waste time. We consultants hardly believe in trial and error method. Resume has to be perfect.

So what are the things that you should remember while making your resume. I am outlining few of the points that grasp my attention while searching for any resume.

Objective: 

The objective of the candidate should be very clearly mentioned. no one like to have jack of all trades. Candidates should mention the skills that they are proficient into and the objective should define it very well.

Details:

Even a single detail like your contact number, address, age, job period should be properly checked before forwarding the CV. These details matter a lot.

Company: 

Its may be possible tat HR /consultant is not aware about the company that you have worked with or working with. May  be the that's the thing he/she is looking for .Therefore always write a line or two about the company profile.

Authenticity:

Details that you have mentioned should be authentic. there is no space for cheating or forgery. Only 10% are able to get success in hiding the real facts.

Irrelevant facts:

One of the candidate has mentioned in his resume that he stood second in fifth standard. Do tell me what is the use of mentioning this thing. Please try not to mention any irrelevant facts.

Email Id:

Keep a email id. which looks professional. One of my candidate got rejected in an It company because of his email Id. Funny and surrealistic email ids are sure shot  "NO".

Here is the sample resume that I uploaded from google.com. Look at its formatting and the headlines. It defines everything in best and simple way. In case any of you wants to get their resume updated or any kind of consultancy help can contact us at alleventplanners@gmail.com. we will surely try to do the needful.

Resume/ CV/ Biodata

Usually  we confuse a Resume with a Biodata or CV. There is a big difference between all the three terms. Though all three are meant to showcase your abilities and your qualification, and due to lack of knowledge all the three terms are being used interchangeably but here is huge difference between the three.

The very basic difference between the three is that

1. A resume is written when one has certain amount of experience in professional life and a lot of references to give.

2. A CV on the other hand will be given typically by a fresher whose professional experience is almost zero and the only reference s/he can give is that of professors who taught him/her

3. A Bio-data will contain more of personal information than professional.this document is usually circulated for marriage purpose.
Things like caste, permanent address, skin color, ht etc will be typically included in a Bio data.

International firms tend to favour the CV over resume because they generally want to know as much information as they can before having people travel for an interview or even having to find out the hard way whether somebody is well or ill suited to living abroad.

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Human resource- Right candidate at right job

Human resource is about placing the right candidate at right job. It includes a series of steps. Its scope is not only limited to placing the candidates but also continues thereafter.

My aim for this post is to outline and later categorically define(in my future posts)  the each step related to human resource which is of use of every employee and employer. Obviously HR is much more vast than what I have pointed but I tried more to focus on the more general issues. and my future posts will be linked to these points.

1. Job Selection
2. Resume Making
3. applying to the jobs
4. interview skills
5. negotiations
6. joining the company
7. behaviors in the company
8. dealing with the boss
9. being a team member
10. how to deal with the negativity

Through my blog I want to help my candidates, friends and those who are searching for job. My idea is not to post something which is for HRs only but also can be used by freshers as well as experienced  candidates.

Small Business Idea- Placement Agency/ job consultancy

It has been 5 years now, that am in this profession. I must say this is the best profession that suits me. Like every business it too has its pros and cons but still I love to be a consultant.  In this profession, you have to evaluate people, their capabilities, the truth behind their words, I love the way people rely on you, the appreciation you get, if you do great job and profits.

Placement agency or a job consultancy is a term which is very much familiar with the seeker as well as giver. Placement agent act as a mediator between the employee and the employers. Their work is to identify the job requirement of the organisation and try to provide the best suitable candidate for their requirement.

nvestment required

You require atleast 50-70k to start this business. You have to take job portals, 24*7 internet, mobile recharge, and others.

Skills required

• Hr skills are very much required for this business. 
• good english and comm skills
• patience
• confidence
• understanding of HR tools
• Understanding to search profiles on portals

Set up/Requisties

laptop/ desktop
24*7 internet
mobile/ landline
stationery

Profit earned

Now a days competition is great , so profit earned can be varied..consultants generally charge one month salary of the candidates to 15 days salary depending on their understanding with the company.

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Advantages

• you are satisfied as you are helping someone.
• you get to talk to many different peoples.
• obviously you earn depending on your capabilities.

Disadvantage

• Most of the HRs are reluctant to share their requirements.
• Many HRs will expect their margins, can shout at you even they have half knowledge.
• there is lot of competition in this field.
• candidates may treat you as customer care rather than job consultants
• you can expect call anytime even at 2 in the night
• many time candidates wont join the organisation after getting the offer
• or many run before completing the due said period.
• you have to face many lies and requires hell lot of patience.

Since am in this profession from last 5 years, I think , I know the best ad the worst of it. So if any of you planning to have a job consultancy do write to us. We will try our best to help you.

Small Business Idea- School Stationery and Uniform Supply

Recently, one of my friend suggested this business idea to me. I was quite impressed with his idea. Its so thoughtful of him. As per him, "education is the right of every child and every school has its uniform". As per him, you can supply the school uniform of the students as well as their curriculum or academic stationery to them .

Now a days, every single school has its own different dress for the students which not only differentiate it from the rest but also enables them to earn good. Even the stationery for the kids is being sold out by the schools only.

nvestment required

It requires a good investment depending on the size of the school but the investment made has good and quick returns.

Skills required

• good understanding with the administrative staff of the school
• contacts
• Bribery, but yes obviously you should have good terms with the managerial staff.
• Good communication skills
•  patience
• good understanding 
• intelligence

Set up/Requisties

a shop
tailor
carry bags
helper
categorical records.

Profit earned

Margins as well as profit earned is good in this business. But at times you have to share the percentage of your profit with pothers as well.

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Advantages

• It runs throughout the year.. 
• If done with full dedication you can earn unlimited
• good relations with the school authority is all that matters
• No such qualification required. only investment that matters

Disadvantage

• you may have to face good competition
• parents at times can protest against the high rates.
• At times it difficult to keep the track of quantity.
• you have to manage good variety.

Friends , if you any of the school authority and have good relations with them than may be this can be the best business for you. right from the school dress to copy and notebooks, everything is asked to be purchased from school. So, there is no limit for your selling and earning.

Please do write to us if you like this business idea or want to implement it. We would be very happy to make it applicable for you.

Small Business Ideas- upcoming Ideas

Hi friends, how are you? Thanks alot for all your mails. I was very happy to see your replies and questions. i am sorry couldnot share anything since very long as went for holidays. Most of my friends are curious about starting a placement agency, beauty saloon, small shops (uniform , stationery supply) , travel & tourism, food delivery services.

Friends , I will try to take each above topic  in my future blog. Please inform if you like to have any other topic covered or wants to enquire about anything further.

*We are placement agency who are also engaged into providing consultancy services for setting up of small business.

Small Business Idea- Playway cum day boarding school

"Padega India tabhi to badhega India", this tagline describes the very need of schools in India. Now since the number of children has decreased, every parents want to give quality education to their child. They are hardly bother about the money. For them what matters the most is future of child which is mainly depends on his education and upbringing. Playway schools are need of every child.

A playway school is a place where generally kids who are 2.6 years or above come to have education while playing. Mother's pride, Kidzee, smart kids are few reputed names from the list.

nvestment required

It totally depends on the structure of your business. The investment generally range from Rs 10000- 1000000, depending on the facilities that you provide. if you want to start it at very small level than you can opt for your premises also.

Skills required

• Love kids
• love teaching
• confidence
• Good communication skills
•  patience
• good understanding 
• intelligence

Set up/Requisties

Banner/Board of school name
Maids
teachers
Proper sanitation and other facilities like sitting of kids
Playground
swings, games for kids
Security
cleanliness
Books/curriculum
should be of kids interest.

Profit earned

You cant ask for anything until and unless you wont provide proper facilities. From security to cleanliness , everything should be upto the mark. there shouldn't be any compromises in providing the quality of services. The profit earned is good if the facilities provided are the best.

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Advantages

• Its a never ending business. 
• If done with full dedication you can earn unlimited
• reputation in society
• No such qualification required. only investment that matters

Disadvantage

• You have to work hard to make it successful.
• Any loophole can lead to big disaster. No discrepancies are being tolerated.
• If you are not over cautious or over protective than you may have to pay big for mistakes.
• hard to find quality staff.

Playway schools which provide quality facilities and with in the reach of parents and students are mostly preferred. 

Please do write to us if you thinking of opening a playway school. We will assist you in developing a goo structure and facilities.

Small Business Ideas- Corporate gifts.

India is a country which is full of diversity. Here, festivals are celebrated with great euphoria. Gifting is the most popular ways to celebrate and  share your happiness. Even corporates are not parted from the idea of gifting. Corporate gifting is quite famous during festivals and other occasions.

Corporate Gifts is a term refer to providing or making availability of  the products/ items or vouchers to various organisations/MNC/ NGOs and others for various occasions. Although this concept is new to us but gifting is what we are doing since ages.

Investment required

This totally depends on you. How much you want to invest or how big you want to start up with?? You should have a proper idea about the market from where you can get the best quality products at cheapest rate. Also a proper catalogue or pictures of the products are required to present to the employers.

Skills required

• good Marketing skills
• presentation skills
• confidence
• Good communication skills
•  patience
• good understanding 
• intelligence
• Smartness
• Good personality
• able to create good contacts

Set up/Requisties

Product catalogue
sample products
a formal presentation
contacts in the organisation.
website, not necessary

Profit earned

Margins are quite low but since the quantity required by corporates are high or good in number, the profit earned is mainly on higher side. If your product is different from the market, quality is good , than you can anything between 50-1000 on single piece.

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Advantages

Bulk Requirements
advance & assured payments
payments are made in cheque

Disadvantages

• At times even the  hard work doesn't pays.
• You may have to do long follows up for getting remaining payment.
• Requires a lot of traveling.
• You have to find out those products which are not only unique but also available at cheap rates.
• Company can directly contact the vendors or manufacturer.
• In case of branded products they do direct tie ups after getting quotations from you.
• competition is high as number of vendors are being called to present their products.
• when you think the deal is going to be finalised, company can ask for other options.

Friends, if anyone of you is interested in taking this business idea further than please write to us (alleventplanners@gmail.com).. we will try our best to assist you with this business ideas Dos and Donts.

**Also Corporates who looking for gifts , please do write to us. 

Small Business Ideas- Marriage consultant

Yeah!!! I too believe that Marriages are made in heaven but still there is someone who has to act as mediator to let it happen. No matter how famous live in relationships get or how the younger generation refuses to get married but still the research shows 80-90% of indian population believe in marriage and the authenticity it provides to their relationship.

Marriage consultant is the one who act as a mediator on behalf of girl and boy family and henceforth arranges the meeting, discussions and others.

Investment required

You can start this business with 0 investments. It is a business which mostly depends on your relationship and reputation in the market. 

Skills required

• He has to be expert in settling up of the issues. 
• Soft spoken
• have patience
• good understanding 
• intelligent
• Smart
• Good personality
• Genuine

Set up/Requisties

There is no as such any pre requisite to start this business. Though , a personal conveyance, good office set up like telephone, printer, desktop etc, website adds popularity and easy approach to the business.

Profit earned

The profit earned depends on how many successful unions you've able to make and thus resulting into marriages. Mainly there is initial registration by both the families. Registration fees totally depends on your popularity. It can be anything from Rs 0- RS 50,000.

 Than there is a percentage share which is mutually decided to be taken by both the families.

Advantages

Zero investment
A never ending business

Disadvantages

• At times even the  hard work doesn't pays.
• People can be reluctant to pay.
• Requires a lot of traveling and phone calls.
• Its not mandatory that every time your work will get praised. Be ready to face other consequences as well.
• Experienced ones are more trusted than new ones.

Small Business Ideas- Corporate Gifts

Friends my next post will be about corporate gifts. So those who are planning or thinking about this profession as a  career do write to us with your queries and questions (alleventplanners@gmail.com). Thanks in advance..

How to make money through Blogging??

So finally much awaited weekends And my much awaited blogpost about making money from Blogging is here. Though these weekends come after every 5 days but every time it brings a new charm, shopping list, hang out list and blogging list with them.

Hopefully till now you have created your own blog and putting your all the efforts to make it successful.  Now the next thing which will be on your list is to make money through blog. It doesnt matter what is your reason behind creating a blog but tell me who dont love to earn something extra?? Whether you are a Part time or full time but blogging can let you earn handsomely.

Here are the few ways through which you can earn:

Google Adsense

I know may be the term "Google Adsense" is familiar to most of us but still we don't know how to optimise it. If you have created your blog under blogpost than you can easily monetize your blog by clicking on Tab" EARNING" and than filling up the form. Or otherwise go to this url to fill up the application form. Google pays you for every click on the advertisement adhering to its few terms & conditions. For more info you, please wait for my next blogpost in which will try to cover all the aspects of google adsense. 

Affliate programs

You can also sign in for various affiliate programs. there are many other website which provide similar benefits as of Google adsense. Here are the few names from the list

• Bidvertiser.com
• Chitika.com
• Kontera.com
• Clicksor.com
• infiniteads.com
• viglink.com
• qadabra.com
• t3leads.com
• clickbank.com
• linkshare.com
• cj.com
• flipkart.com

Direct Selling cum Banner Advertising

If you have good marketing skills and a owner of a successful blog than you can also approach the companies of your interest to sell their products or to market their products. If your blog have good traffic and quality posts than major brands will themselves approach you.

Contests/Quizzes/ others 

There are many contests which are exclusively for Bloggers. there you can earn or win big. You can also join bloggers' hub site and can earn benefits in terms of money and other similar gifts. Blogadda, Indiblogger are few famous sites which provides a good platform for the bloggers to meet, exchange ideas and earn.

Above are few tips with which you can earn from your blog. please let me know if I forget any. Will love to hear from you. :)

Work from home - Small Business Ideas- Coaching Centre

Coaching centres is a quite famous term among students and parents. If you have kids who are studying, than it can be a hot topic to discuss anywhere. We all are very much  familiar with its functionality. The more prestigious coaching centre you have the more you will earn. Bansal classes, AAkash institutes, Paramount, Times, FIIT JEE and others are few names from the list.

What is The Coaching centre?

Preparing students  through notes and easy methods as per the curriculum for tests/ entrance test/ exam. It can be started with minimum 1 student and maximum limit can go to any extent. Coaching centres refers to classroom learning other than schools or educational institutes. 

Checklists for a coaching centre?

• You should have interest in teaching or you should have good teachers whom you can hire.
• Proficient teachers in their respective subjects are required. There is not need of "Jack of all trades and master of none".
• Space , where you can teach students
• Infrastructure and basic facilities like Table chairs. black board, water, and others.
• Students, the most important factor determining its success.

Who can open a coaching centre?

If you like to teach, have proficiency in any subject or want to enlighten & Brighten  India through education than you can start a Coaching centre.

How much you can earn?

There is no Maximum limit. You can earn as much as you want. Your success depends on the results that your students achieve. A coaching centre charges varies from 300-1500/per subject/ per student.

INCOME = Number of Students * Number of subjects

 Advantages of a coaching centre

• Minimum Investment Required. A coaching centre can be start up with minimum investment. You can even start up a coaching centre at your home or any other premises. With even a single student you can run you own coaching centre.
• You can start it as part time/ full time job depending on your interest and success
• Minimum risk involved. since you can start it with 0 investment, the risk involved is also negligible.
• Earn as much as you want- Your earnings totally depends on your efforts and the time you devote.
• Teachers are always the builders of a good nation. A reputed and prestigious job with lots of respect for the good teachers.

 Disadvantages of a coaching centre.

• This job involves alot of efforts and hardwork. At times you have to start from 5 in the morning till 1 in the night.
• Hardly get any leaves from the job. You will  never allowed to  take a number of leaves. During exams, you have to pay all your attention to students irrespective of anything.
• Most of the parents think that they child will become super genius in the subject for which they are paying.
• Many times your patience level will be on climax but still you have to be cool as parents will come with hell lots of complains about their children.

I tried my best to consider all the point upto best of my knowledge. My friends your feedback matters alot to me.So please do let me know whether I have missed out something or would love to hear your views about this profession.