Reconz2014:
Two things could be involved. Its either the air filter whch can be found in the pigeon hole is very very dusty thus not allowing full passage of air from the compressor into the car tru the vents or the gas in the compressor is low. Tell ur AC mechanic to bring out the air filter and blow d dirt out or if its bad u change it.

@Reconz2014, Thanks Boss !!! Would do just that ...

Dear All,

Trust we are all doing good today?

The AC in my Toyota Camry Tiny Light isn't cooling and chilling like it used to cool before.

if you on it when there's sun, its as if its blowing heat in return.

You can only feel the coolness only when it rains or at night(that's cool evening)


Please what's likely the cause of this?

Was thinking the compressor is bad or something.

Though i topped gas , yet no way.

Any solutions to this?

Regards!

cocoduck:
does the starter motor crank at all

Yes it does !

DECOtech:
A car stops on the road, the first thing to be done isn't changing oil and plugs.

-Did you check if tour fuel pump was working?
-Did you check if the plugs where bringing spark?
-Did you check if your timing belt was still in place?
-Did you check if either your air filter or exhaust are clear?

After checking all these and your car still doesn't start, pls have the car scanned and post the codes here for us to direct you accordingly

Ok thanks !

Hello All,

A friend's Peugeot 307 car hasnt been able to start after oil and plugs were changed.

The said car stopped on the road before we thought it was oil or plugs, but after all that, it hasnt been able to start.

whats really the problem ?

and what can i do to fix it ?

Dear All,

Please after i had changed my Steering pump on my camry tiny light,the steering is still very strong than it was before. .

whats really the problem ?

and what can i do to fix it ?


Thanks

GAZZUZZ:


is your ac working.

Yes its working, but my concern is the blinking light !!!

Dear All,

Please after i had changed my compressor on my camry tiny light,the AC Light has been blinking ON and OFF .

whats really the problem ?

and what can i do to fix it ?

Thanks

FTC

Hello NLanders !

Just want to find out .... Is relationship all about Money Money and More Money

Have noticed, when you dont doll out the cash, they give you a cold shoulder ... and Lack of attention!

And as soon as you dish out the cash out again, everything is back to normal.

NOTE: They dont care about you neither do they give you anything in return... its just all about them them and themmmmmm...

Is that what relationship is all about
And what should be done to this kind of person

Advice : HARDCORE or SOFTCORE comment no shakings !!!

Peace !

@Mak...Yeah, but no matter how careful they seem to be, its only a question of time. Because, experience has shown that we all are in a relationship for different benefits as it were !!!

Dear NLanders !

''When the lover loves more than the loved, the loved starts to misbehave ''

True or False

fm7070: If it is the new drivers licence, you can use the photocopy. Preferably, coloured photocopy.
but make sure it is genuine because they can check it on their systems to verify whether it is genuine or not

The old one nko?

Hello My Good People,

Please can someone use photocopy of his Drivers Licence to drive on Highways ?

Or its the original copy needed?

Good Morning,

Please, a friend just got a car.(Toyota Tiny Light) Fairly used but the papers and other documents has expired as at yesterday.

As such he can't move pending the renewal.

Please i want to find out, how much does it take to change vehicle papers; its ownership(change of ownership) and all other supporting documents?

And how long will it take to be ready?

Awaiting your swift response.

Thanks

GAZZUZZ: since its the rear i guess your brake shoes are sticking probably due to rusting from springs or cable or bad adjustments (too tight) try pulling the parking brakes(hand brakes) up and down a couple of times pull very high and let go. if it frees up your wheels go back to your mechanic and have it sorted out.

Thanks so much !

its the rear that's stopping it from moving.

Hello My good people,

i changed bushing and other things on my camry tiny light.

After driving from the mechanic shop to the house,i Parked and wanted to move out. Only to notice that my two back tyres have seized and were unable to move.

i tried moving but my brake pads started smelling and wont let me and all that.

since then, i have been unable to move the car.

Please what could be the cause of this and how do i resolve it?

Please Advice!!

Thanks !

Some resumes have been way too long (9 pages?!), some contain irrelevant information, others include glaring grammatical errors, and others have had misspellings of tools supposedly used for years (e.g., one candidate called Code Warrior "Cold Worrier", etc. It breaks my heart to see some of these resumes, because all I can think is: you've ruined any chance you had, buddy, and it could have been easily helped. To better your chances at getting your foot in the door for that opportunity you have your heart set on, I've compiled a list of basic resume rules...no, commandments, that you should adhere to when submitting a resume as a working professional.


1. Thou shalt not submit a resume longer than 2 pages.
If you think you need to go beyond 2 pages, then you must learn how to write more succinctly. You aren't Steve Jobs nor Stephen Hawking to warrant more than 2 pages, hate to break it to you. A resume should be a succinct presentation of who you are as a professional, not a PhD thesis. You send me anything over 2 pages, you will lose my attention and that's not something you want to do to a potential employer. To give you a better understanding of what's the focus on a resume, I suggest you read about heat maps for resumes. Only then will you be convinced that more is NOT better on a resume.

2. Thou shalt not use cliches such as “team player”, “hardworking”, “dedicated”, “detail-oriented”, “problem solver”, or other cliches to describe thy self. Using these cliches will result in me seeing you in a not-so-positive light, because it screams that you are using words that you think I want to hear. Tell me: would anyone REALLY describe themselves as lazy, hates working with people, not dedicated, not detail-oriented, and unable to solve problems? No, so don't use words and phrases that describe the obvious. You might as well use "shows up for work". Stand out in the sea of generic resumes. If 500 other candidates are also "hardworking, detail-oriented team players", why should I pick you over those other 500? Don't be afraid to speak in your own voice.
3. Thou shalt not use poor grammar.

How old are you to still be shamefully confusing “its/it’s”, “you’re/your”, “too/to/two”, or “there/their/they're”? Brush up your 4th grade English skills, otherwise your lack of attention to details will show as a red flag to potential employers. You are an adult: learn to spell like one.

4. Thou shalt include a summary or profile section up top in place of the objective, which is obsolete.

You must be able to succinctly describe yourself, your professional interests and your professional fortes within a few sentences. Make those few sentences count! This means not including your favorite hobbies such as brewing beer, basketweaving, and playing the flute during poetry slams. Save that kind of content for the Interests/Activities section that should only go at the very bottom of the resume, if on the resume at all.

5. Thou shalt not include irrelevant work history when applying for a specific type of position.

For example, you should not include work history for your role as a cashier at the Piggly Wiggly back in high school when you are applying for a UX Designer role. No one cares, as proud of that job as you are. Save that precious real estate on your resume for relevant skills and experience, like wireframing and prototyping.

6. Thou shalt not include the filler statement “References available upon request”, for if thine potential employer wishes to acquire references, then references shall be obviously requested.

Save that precious resume real estate for valuable experience/skills/responsibilities/interests/etc.
7. Thou shalt not include personal information such as marital status, age, race, religion, or gender.

You being able to perform duties as a project manager, for example, should be independent of any of those irrelevant things. This is work, not Match.com.

8. Thou shalt not name thy resume something generic such as “resume.doc” or “asmith1.pdf”, for when potential employers are filtering through tons of resumes a week, they shall not be able to easily find thy resume from the hundreds of others in the queue.

Again, lack of attention to detail will only frustrate potential employers. Help me help you by doing me a favor and put your first and last name and the word "Resume" into the title of the document (e.g., Carolyn Vo Resume.pdf). You will earn both a virtual high five and extreme gratitude from me.
9. Thou shalt submit thy resume as a PDF to allow for consistent rendering and readability across all platforms (e.g., Windows or Mac, mobile or non-mobile).

The last thing you want is for your resume to look like absolute garbage with mangled fonts and overlaid text for a potential employer. Just because a document looks good in Microsoft Word doesn't mean it will also look good in Google Docs or Apple Pages. PDF is the only consistent format across all major platforms.

10. Thou shalt include links to any sites that are relevant to thy background or the job (e.g., online portfolio, LinkedIn profile) to give thy future employers more information about who thou art, what thou art about, and any capabilities thou may have.

If you've decided to include a LinkedIn link on your resume, make sure you've already updated your profile completely; otherwise do not include it. An empty/incomplete LinkedIn profile is completely useless and meaningless. If you've decided to include an online portfolio of your work, again, make sure you've already updated your portfolio, for you will be judged on what you make available on the Internet. For example, don't include a link to a Flash-only portfolio when you are applying for a front-stack developer role, for this will serve as a strike against you in the eyes of the potential employer.

bingbagbo: is it a point guys truly consider before taking a wife?
why?
why then are flat/yansh girls also married? is it a fallacy? perhaps guys love small yansh?

K+K = Okay

Honestly, this post is not about whether you should go to graduate school or not, because there are X number of factors involved in that decision, and it is going to be your's and your's alone. But what I'm going to do is tell you about a few things I should've learnt there but did not. Some I learnt soon enough, and some, I'm clearly on the way to learning.
I failed to learn how important it is to expand your network
Believe you me, they tried to teach me, I just refused to learn or give it my best shot. My second week at grad school, we had a networking seminar with industry experts and I was absolutely mortified to know I would have to attend it. I did everything I could to avoid it, and in fact, it was a pattern I followed all through grad school. It's not even that I have any difficulty talking to new people, I do just fine. But at that time I honestly did not have any idea how to speak to a complete stranger for reasons that seemed clearly one-sided (I used to think - "what can a broke grad student do for someone else, really, other than sound totally selfish and offer themselves up for full-time employment?". In hindsight, I wish I'd had the courage to do it anyways. It wasn't until I actually started job-hunting after graduation that I realized I didn't have to talk to all these people just because I wanted a job. I could talk to them because they wanted to connect with other people too, they had awesome experiences they wanted to share, and they also wanted to talk about failures as much as they wanted to talk about their wins; and in general they were just like me in a way or at least had been at some point.

I failed to learn that it is useless to follow the crowd

There are obviously, many contexts to the dramatic-sounding sub-heading above. Sometimes it is imperative that you follow the crowd. But here's my graduate school 'follow-the-crowd' situation. You see, we were all a bunch of really smart and talented engineers who were all a wee bit lost. We were all on the verge of drastically changing our lives forever, for better or for worse. Most of the people in my program wanted to get into consulting or finance, and for the longest time I thought this was what I was naturally supposed to do as well. At the end of one year, I remember I was interviewing with a few companies for a summer internship. During one of them, I sat in my first round interview with a famous-bank-that-shall-remain-unnamed, and halfway through the interview I thought to myself - "I can't even convince myself that I want to work here, how am I going to convince this interviewer?". I must've been terrible at that interview, because I didn't even get a response on whether I had made it to the next round or not (my classmates all did).

I failed to learn just how important it is to speak up

The other day I was thinking about the past few transformative years of my life, and how I went from being 'someone who was too afraid to speak up' to 'someone who is too afraid to stay quiet'. This one is going to be the most difficult for me to explain, so bear with me as I try.During most of my classes at graduate school, my classmates would classify me as one of the quieter people in any given room. I cannot deny this at all. But there is one thing I candeny, but I'm the only one who knows this - there was always something on my mind running at the speed at which things-in-the-mind-usually-run that I wanted to say but I couldn't muster the strength to do so. Maybe it was because I was afraid it was going to sound stupid, or maybe I thought that it was not going to make any sense. I sat and watched as people stole the words right out of my mouth. I sat and watched as people said things that made much less sense than what my brain was urging me to just share with everyone else. I sat and watched till I couldn't do it anymore.


Yet, I wouldn't trade my experience for anything in the world
Although I feel like I learnt these three things more so after graduate school than when I was actually there, I know the role it played in my professional and personal development. I think of it as means to an end, and obviously, the end is far from near and I'm always excited to be on the journey I am on. I feel everyone gets something different out of graduate school, and for me the things I needed to learn came from within the classroom, outside the classroom, and surprisingly from completely beyond the classroom as well.

So the big moment has come: you are leaving! Whether it was your decision to move on or whether your employer had to let you go, this moment usually marks the beginning of your notice period.

While employees quite often see this as a relaxed downtime before leaving the building for the last time, it is actually a period with high potential for conflict and frustration! Things can go very wrong, with potentially negative implications for your personal as well as the company's future. In this post I will show you the biggest risks, both for employees and companies, and how to avoid them so that you are able to leave (and live) in peace.

An awkward time - always?

Very often a notice period wins a high point on the awkwardness chart. You may have just told your company that you decided to work somewhere else, and no matter what reasons you gave for your departure, it is likely that your employer will not focus very much on your benefits and look at your situation in an empathetic way. Instead, they are likely to feel disappointed, let down or even personally hurt.

And in case it was not you, but your employer who got you to leave, the emotional landscape most likely won't be any more idyllic: feelings can range from sadness and disappointment to anger and desire for vengeance, and especially the latter two are bad news for everyone.

So is a notice period an awkward time at best, and possibly even a war zone? Maybe. It definitely has the potential to quickly become a lose-lose situation for both sides - but it doesn't have to be. And here is why.

The big no-nos - Employee Perspective

There are a number of things employees are known to do once their notice period started, and for me those are the negative top 3:

Gloating - You are off to somewhere supposedly better, but no need to rub it in too much. Your colleagues still want to feel good about their jobs, and management will probably see it as provocation.
Slacking off - Tempting since you feel (and pretty much are) safe, but is it fair on your colleagues? Just because you are leaving does not mean it is ok to simply dump your work on others.
Disloyalty - You think it would be great to let your clients know you are leaving and tell them why they should probably do the same? Nothing can earn you the management's wrath faster than this. And you would deserve it.
At this point I would like to clarify something: I completely understand the motivation behind each one of the actions I just described, and if you are empathetic you can probably also imagine why some employees would feel this way. Therefore I am not saying that those feelings are not justified - I am saying that you should not act on them. Not necessarily because you fear the consequences (you are, after all, quite safe unless you really step over the line), but simply because you still have something to lose, and that is good relationships with your former colleagues.

When you experience a personal crisis, a divorce or breakup, a death, an illness, a major financial setback, it can become impossible to pay attention to anything other than that crisis. And yet, there are things in life that still have to get done. Like your job.

Don't Stuff It
Conventional career wisdom might tell you to straighten your tie and splash some water on your face and go in swinging, like the chipper, competent pro that you were pre-crisis. That was my approach, and while it's an option, I don't recommend it as your daily operating strategy. Because emotions are like shampoo in your suitcase. You put some pressure on them and they WILL come out, no matter how tightly you think you twisted up that bottle. They will spill all over the place and you will be a disgusting mess. Even the best actors will experience emotional leakage. So...prepare.

Own Up Tactfully
The best approach is to own up to the fact that something is happening in your life. You needn't divulge all the details, but at the least, share the fact that something isn't normal for you. Say something like "I got some bad news this week, I'm so sorry that I'm not quite myself," or "I just experienced a big change at home, I'm likely to be a little less patient right now than I otherwise would be, and I hope you can bear with me through this."
If I had let my coworkers know, "I'm realizing that what I have going on at home is impacting my ability to be patient at work; I am not at my best right now but I am grateful for your ability to be gracious with me", I might not have damaged those relationships to the same degree.

At a later job, one of my coworkers told us in a staff meeting, "You've probably noticed that I'm not quite myself lately. I'm getting a divorce, and I don't want to discuss it, but I do think I should let you know what's going on. I'm taking some time off next week, and hopefully over the next month I'll start to be back to normal." It was a gesture that elicited understanding, that cut him some slack and kept us all from gossiping about why he was behaving differently (and where his wedding ring went).

The V Word
The reason that we don't say things like this often enough is that it's really tough to be vulnerable at work, especially if you're in a position where you're trying to make a great impression, or compete for a promotion, or prove that your boss made a great choice in hiring you. It's tough to own up to a perceived weakness, admit you're not at your best, or that you're affected by emotions like love or grief or fear or sadness.

But the thing to remember is that most of the time, people are wondering about your strange behavior anyway, they notice that something about you is different. You're likely already not behaving in a way that makes you approachable and amenable at work if you're feeling affected by a personal crisis or big change. So admit to it, that you're human and experience loss and challenge just like every other human on earth. Far better to own your experience like an emotionally intelligent person, than to disconnect or act like a jerk or even slip up with no good explanation.

Making a Real Connection
There can be unexpected advantages to owning up to what's happening for you when you experience it. When I later told my colleagues at my next job about the end of my relationship, I built amazing friendships with people who opened up to me about their own marriages, families, or personal obstacles. Sharing of real human vulnerability, when done appropriately and in context, can increase your connection to coworkers and improve working relationships.

Take Care and Get Support
Ensure that your crisis is a temporary setback and not a spiral that will cost you your job by getting the help and support you need outside of work to move through it. Whether that is counseling, medical care, family support, or just time to recharge, acknowledging your need and taking care of yourself will help you bounce back at work that much faster. This may help appease a concerned supervisor as well, being able to let your colleagues know that you're taking action to feel better and move forward will ease others' concern about you and help maintain your positive professional reputation.

onome710: Good write up.
Although I think this 'longterm unemployed' folks have better chance that the fresh graduate as vacancies and job adverts come with a minimum of 3yrs post graduate experience which can be gotten by manipulating address and names of companies and dates or actually putting past experience but the young, fresh graduate doesn't have this luxury. So? Are they not better placed to get jobs faster?

But , alas, against your valid points they (the HR people) put only one word: 'overqualified'

dannio: Thank you very much for raising this l have watched with dismay how employers discriminate using the above as reasons especially the banks where one left due to unforeseen circumstance and wish to come they will say that they want people who are still in the system in quote forgetting that one was once in the system and one is coming back armed with a lot to offer

I think we should ask these so-called "HR" experts or recruiting experts what (bad word removed!) expertise do they have to judge our qualifications!!!!!!!!!! Have they been on the other side before?

Unemployment is down; job opportunities are up. Then why are we reading so much about the long-term unemployed?

A sizeable contingent of talented professionals who are out of work are not counted among the unemployed, because they’ve simply given up. If you've been in a long-term job hunt, or are close to someone who has, you understand, because you know the roller coaster of emotions. High: "Hey! I have an interview!" Medium: "I think it went well..." Low: "Sigh...another rejection."

A sad fact: The longer that someone is out of the so-called "traditional" workforce, the harder it will be to land a job. Why? The usually incorrect assumption is that there is "something wrong” with the individual. Often, the only thing wrong is poor timing or maybe just plain bad luck. I know. I have been helping a few very talented friends and family members who are in this boat. Despite unblemished work records and terrific skills, doors just aren’t opening for them.

Why should a hiring manager or an HR professional care about the long-term unemployed? Why even give them a second look? According to a recent study published by Bloomberg News, most of these candidates possess several high-value traits. An employer who has enough foresight to look beyond the rigid boundaries of traditional career progression can discover candidates with qualities such as:

Resiliency: It’s a key competency for any business. A job search is tedious and without reward until it’s over. Those who’ve been on the hunt for a while have developed the ability to bounce back from disappointment, retool the approach and try again.

Change Agility: Being unemployed means adjusting to upheaval, losing the routine of a job and reordering your life. Those who’ve just marched happily from job to job may not have ever faced significant change – especially unexpected change.

Priority Setting: There’s an old adage, “Looking for work is a full time job.” Yes, it is. In addition, several of the long-term unemployed that I know have also managed interstate relocations, taken on added family responsibilities, picked up a freelance project and/or returned to school – all while continuing a full-fledged job search. Their time management skills are honed far beyond those who’ve never been in a similar situation.

Loyalty and Gratitude: Anyone who has been in a long-term job search is likely to be incredibly grateful to the employer that finally offers the big breakthrough. Gratitude breeds loyalty and loyalty translates to retention. Want to improve turnover? Start hiring people who want you even more than you want them.

The long-term unemployed have been through the wringer. In the process, they’ve sharpened competencies that are in high demand in today’s workplace. Many of them have also invested their own funds to expand their knowledge or acquire new skills. Recruiters or hiring managers who steadfastly refuse to consider long-term unemployed candidates are doing their organizations a great disservice.

Open your eyes and your mind to discover the best candidate you may never before have considered – one of the skilled and talented long-term unemployed.

pasqal09: OP, that's the early signs of dumping you. Better get ready, there's a storm coming.

Am Ready ... just testing my options !

crackhaus: Ask her to tell you what you did wrong...if she says 'nothing' (which she will), just know that you did something.
After this, stop calling too or sending messages. If she still acts like you don't exist, my brother carry-on on your journey and get another girlfriend.

Hopefully !