Archive for the ‘Exclusives’

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    Rural (Un)Employability – A Big Question Mark on the Future of India as A Superpower!
    Will India ever transform from a developing country to a developed country? This is the most discussed question in India from a rural Chai dukhaan to an urbane coffee shop. Soon India is going to be the youngest country with majority of its population entering into their prime working age. All visionaries who envisioned India to be a superpower did so because of the large...
    by bongubharat at March 11th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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    Salaries at IIM-C see a rise-A farmer pays for it
    Salaries at IIM-C see a 20 to 50% rise. IIM Calcutta (IIM-C), which extended its final placements process over two weeks last year, is likely to wrap up the process in less than a week this time, with a significant rise in the number of offers each student has received.This year, the institute has around 280 students for placements. Sources in the institute say salaries...
    by T Muralidharan at March 10th, 2010 at 08:03 am
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    How the Telangana Crisis could dampen the prospects of Management Education in Hyderabad
    In today’s Business Standard we have an interesting article, “Telangana’s row delays IIM-A’s Hyderabad Campus“. I wanted to express my opinion on How the Larger picture could impact the prospects of Hyderabad in Particular and the State at large. An Excerpt from the Article: IM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), which had agreed to set up a campus in the...
    by T Muralidharan at March 9th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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    7 Step Career model for a Well planned & a Successful career
    The 7  Step Career Model One needs to effectively chalk out plans that will help them advance in their career. This 7 Step Model imparts information on what you actually need to do. They will help you chalk out the next career move. Each step is further divided into thoughts and questions you need to ask yourself to work effectively. 1. Purpose Questions to ponder What...
    by T Muralidharan at February 2nd, 2010 at 10:02 am
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    Let the Focus be on a Career, not a Job
    With the IT and ITES sector in a boom phase in the country, the industry is seeing a huge dearth of talent in sectors like manufacturing, real estate, finance and retail. Contrary to popular belief, the IT /ITES and the non IT sector are complementary to each other with the growth in one subsequently driving the growth in the other sectors. Unlike most other developed...
    by T Muralidharan at January 5th, 2010 at 09:01 am
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    How to “Hire Right & Retain Long”
    “How do we hire right and retain long?” is one question that every employer must have lost sleep over once in a while. Pasha bhai who runs a motorcycle workshop in Old Alwal, Secunderabad, India, worries about his new recruit just as much as the Head of HR for India’s largest bank. Through this Blog, I would present views from seasoned professionals on what they...
    by Peter Earnshaw at December 24th, 2009 at 06:12 am
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    Whose job is it to make students employable?
    A simple graduation was all that it took to get employed in the 80’s.With growing competition and the rise for skilled talent, that bar was raised to an engineering degree in the 90’s.Until recently, it was the MBA that was doing the popularity rounds. But with the dawn of the new millennium, even the reputed MBA (with exceptions of those from the pedigreed institutions)...
    by T Muralidharan at December 15th, 2009 at 11:12 am
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    Do you have a Dream?
    Making history out of nothing at all! That’s a go-getter attitude! The ones who dare to pursue their dream despite knowing that the journey ahead is not a cakewalk and they are the ones who know what success is. They do not follow footsteps but prefer to create their own paths. Where angels fear to tread, bold people stare in the face of peril. Successful personalities...
    by T Muralidharan at October 30th, 2009 at 08:10 pm
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    Unemployability is a curse- An Open Letter
    “Unemployability is a curse.Unemployment is not”. Welcome to the “Employability First” blog – where you can acquire knowledge, develop your employability skills, and get empowered to find your first right job. We invite all those who care for employees to add their bit to make this blog “comprehensive”. Let me begin by stating...
    by T Muralidharan at October 14th, 2009 at 01:10 pm

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