tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108236342011-12-14T18:50:56.088-08:00A share of news & views on management, business trends, questions, HR buzz and career.Rajnish Borahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604710032872191042noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823634.post-44160149011825979412010-06-15T11:15:00.000-07:002010-06-15T11:18:31.293-07:00

I sometimes wonder if Maslow ever envisioned the LCD/LED TV in the heirarchy of needs.

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"the cell phone you have called has been switched off", a haunting  message  every recruiter dreads to hear.  We are back again in the market with companies opening doors again. A great sign of recovery however comes with a pain tag specially for recruiters on no shows and last minute surprise gifts. 

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I was invited to Yahoo India's 3rd Moderator's Union in Mumbai to speak about my group IHRC, here's a link to my PIC.

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Good read with Rediff click here :http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jan/01sal.htm

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Human Resources magazine recently published a list of HR's 100 most influential leaders. Check this link for the Top 50 For the remaining 50 click here

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Link to an article that describes the difference between PF and PPF. Worth a read.

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Check this article on the current trend in indian IT. Click here">

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Read this link on Rediff on the Indian Talent WarClick here

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Banaglore techies rake in the moolahs, a survey shows Bangalorians the highest pain techies in the country. Check this Link. I don't know though how long this trend will continue....

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"Across North America and Asia, the top three talent shortages are identical - sales representatives rank number one, followed by engineers and technicians," - Manpower's CEO and Chairman Jeffrey Joerres said in a statement.Read this Yahoo news item

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The Indian skies it seems are getting clogged. Most carriers do an hour of taxing before landing at the Delhi and the Mumbai airports.Praful Patel, the Indian Civil Avialtion Minister was recently quizzed by Prabhu Chawala ( Associate Editor – India/TV today) on Seedhi Baat. I never found ministerial speeches inspirational; however Mr. Patel seems to know what he is doing, a visionary,

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Check this Forbes.com Slides

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To have a Wal-Mart experience in India will be exciting. Known for its ruthless business initiatives and for changing the retail landscape in USA, Europe, China by selling for less, Wal-Mart is now eyeing India and currently making rounds of the PMO trying to persuade the government to allow them to open their retail stores, India currently do not allow FDI in the merchandise segment and Wal-Mart

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Indian firms have been sharing a chunk of the pie for quite sometime, the most recent case has been of Wipro, eating a $300 million piece of GM's 5 year $7.5 billion mega outsourcing contract awarded to EDS, HP, IBM and Wipro. The day isn't far when pureplay indian companies will play with billion dollar contracts. Check this Link.

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As a gatekeeper to a technology company, I have spent number of years browsing thousands of unsolicited and solicited "résumé's" - the most important sales pitch we make.However, what bothers me is the laxness and mediocrity job seekers take refuge on using their résumé. Here are few of my observations 1) 80% of résumé's come with a blank email Or without cover letters.2) 90% job seekers have

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While reading an article on HR, came across this definition of Culture by Schein " Culture is the way people solve problems". Just loved it! its crisp, clear and defines it beautifully in 6 words.    

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Recruiting is intuitive, although its a specialised skill, what differentiates the great from the good,in my opinion is the intuitiveness of the recruiter. You may not get the butterflies but you will get the next hire.

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Forwarding this link referred by a good friend, somewhat bizzare but a real case of how a company stays away from whiners by enforcing it within via contract. Check this Link

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Think of everything you do in your organisation and put it into three boxes: Managing the present (Box 1), selectively abandoning the past (Box 2) and creating the future (Box 3),that's what Professor Vijay Govindarajan quotes from his book on strategy titled "Ten Rules For Strategic Innovators - From Idea To Execution", during a recent release in India. If you haven't heard of VG, check this

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With the increase in outsourcing work to India, suddenly the country finds itself a destination for a few foreign workers, who've decided to make India their temporary home. Read this rediff article

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A personal observation: Employees with a good & happy family life are not only productive and effective at work but also very balanced in their thoughts.Most organisations fail to encompass the family concept in creating employee policies because they use work/life concepts only as an advertisement to attract talent. Unless organisations live these concepts and employees take benefit of it, not

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For majority of Indian software techies, a lure of  an overseas assignment is enough to create sleepless nights. The brightest of the techies in the block will give a second thought to a sales pitch that has overseas written in bold. There's nuthing wrong, Overseas assignments are a great opportunity for personal and professional development if used to leverage empoyability.However I have

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I asked a couple friends and relatives on what made them choose where they are and what will tempt them to the next job, below are some of the responses, the answers were subjective as I hadn't provided any list to choose from.I have fine tuned and categorized them for convenience.    More facts on the demography* Sample Size                          : 10* Place of residence

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If this is the mantra techies follow in India, i think its high time for India Inc to take this up at a national level and address present and future consumers on how it will impact future business and jobs. As companies face tougher road ahead on talent scouting, not only future clients shying away from India but even Indian companies taking refuge in countries such as Philipines, Thailand,

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This article raised many eyebrows within the HR fraternity, the SHRM HR Magazine editorial featured a note on this article this month.To my utter curiosity, i read the article today, honestly I couldn't agree more. It did bring in my defenses but its a well researched and written piece on where HR is.This article is a hard pinch on the HR community, it questions the "intellect" ability of HR

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The Indian IT companies are facing a huge task of attracting and retaining talent as the demand to fill position has skyrocketed with increased offshoring. With India still very much in the radar for offshore work, homegrown Indian firms and MNC's are setting up center to tap Indian talent pool. The fallout : employee turnover.Major IT houses are facing a daunting task of retaining talent against

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Click here to read a recent article on the % of jobs India has got from US firms.

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Click here to check India's Top IT Companies.

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A good question to ask yourself is "will I hire myself" ? introspective and assist in self diagnosis and evaluation, this question is a good internal measuring tool to check how worthy we think of ourselves.

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A link on India's top IT employers,Interesting Read click here

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An intersting article with Mckinsey Online on Dearth of HR TalentClick Here

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Read this post today online, By the Infosys Team of Hema Ravichandar, Somnath Baishya and Mamata Sahu, Click hereMy take: Talent engagement is the only way to survive and sustain, Organisation will need to have a talent paradigm, every individual in the organisation should have a talent mindset, its the right people that makes great organisation. HR should be the facilitator in creating a

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Read this post at Mckinsey online , Interesting insights on a comparision of two emering economies, China and India. Current state with a futuristic look at the financial health of the country. Good read and pointers. Click here

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Is India losing its edge in the outsourcing game? My take is No, however it shows early signs of a burnout.India may give away couple deals to emerging markets such as China, Philippines,Russia etc, however India is way ahead in this industry and getting business out of India will be very tough.Couple warning signs:1) Attrition: India is currently facing one of the worst employee attrition, the

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Organisation are goldmines waiting to be explored. And its your intangible asset - the people I am referring to. When was the last time were you given an opportunity to share your thoughts on the company you work.Every individual brings in a unique perspective, majority of organisations usually takes the vast pool of human potential/talent for granted and fail to tap the power of knowledge. One

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CiteHR is a upcoming HR portal, you could check me there by following the link CiteHR and Me

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A personal contribution to the HR fraternity, HR groups dedicated for HR interaction and sharing of jobs. Check them out at IHRJOBS -Indian HR JobsIHRC - Indian HR Connection

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