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Post Recession Challenges of HR Office

Attract Talent Before recession, young graduates were on a rush to get a job in IT. Now they (or their parents) are thinking twice before joining IT. Why state service selection boards are getting more applications? Why more aspirants for Non-IT sector jobs? Why parents do not prefer groom working in IT for their daughters? Why house owners are reconfirming “Are you in IT”? Answers to these will lead to the inconsistency in IT sector. So it is critical for HR to strategize plans to attra… Continue

Added by Sreekumar J on November 9, 2009 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Power went off again...absolute darkness. What to do?

2 Oct2009. It was a holiday but unexpected power cuts spoiled my cyber socialization.UPS stands red and started whistling. Rice soaked for dinner made me further restless and hungry too. I felt so irritated, switched off PC and decided to prepare dinner. Suddenly power went off again...absolute darkness. What to do? Started thinking of alternate sources of light. What can be the alternate source? How do I beat darkness? What is the time required to perform all these? Many questions flashed in m… Continue

Added by Sreekumar J on November 9, 2009 at 6:29pm — No Comments

I Delegated Authorities, But Oh I'm Ignorant

Delegation of authority is said to be a growth path for all those subordinates whose shoulders bear the files and notes of work. For the person delegating his authority and responsibility on others, the process is a clear sign of not holding all important work to himself, and believing in his team and entrusting upon them important work and the power to make decisions. However after so much of delegation of responsibilities there are certain times and moments of oh-ah when the person himself en… Continue

Added by Akanksha Yadav on November 1, 2009 at 12:58pm — No Comments

Presently Dealing with "ADRENALIN HRMS" software "ERP" & "SAP" in eastern part of India. Any informa…

Presently Dealing with "ADRENALIN HRMS" software "ERP" & "SAP" in eastern part of India. Any information regarding "ADRENALIN, ERP, SAP" Pls mail me to agnivo@insync.co.in Continue

Added by Agnivo Dutta on October 27, 2009 at 8:01pm — No Comments

Violence in Industrial Relations

Is violence returning to the labour scene? That’s the question everyone is asking, one TV Channel interviewed some union officials and HR managers, including yours truly. I think the question itself is wrong, lacks basic understanding of industrial relations. But before I express my views on the subject, I must make three points: Firstly, I am not a leftist, in fact, one of the well known editors is on record saying that he considers me to be otherwise. I would like to say that I think what is… Continue

Added by Vivek S Patwardhan on October 25, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

HR For The Elite

The great divide that exists in a manufacturing sector is of the two categories: the worker level and the staff/managerial level. When it comes to the functionality of Human Resources in this sector, there is a modified version that has been into existence since long, better known as the Personnel Department..... Read More Here Continue

Added by Akanksha Yadav on October 24, 2009 at 7:16pm — No Comments

Future of OD - Making Organizations Social?

I am exploring in my new role at 20:20 Social how organizations can deploy social tools to become more open, transparent and collaborative. Read more here. Continue

Added by Gautam Ghosh on October 20, 2009 at 10:29am — No Comments

The Dilemma of Compassionate Employment

I have witnessed the fire at Tarangan Complex as I stayed there with my son and his family on the fateful night. There was a fire on the 14th floor on Oct 18th morning. Six firemen got trapped in an elevator. They lost their life! [I have already blogged about this on my other blog http://vivek-uvaach.blogspot.com]. Thane Municipal Commissioner has announced a compensation of Rs. 500,000 to the family of each fireman. The Government of Maharashtra has announced a compensation of Rs. 200,000. It… Continue

Added by Vivek S Patwardhan on October 19, 2009 at 8:11pm — No Comments

The Sweetest Sound to a Human Ear

I remember coming across one statement which I felt is so true. It said “Remember that a man’s Name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language”. Yet there are many of us who within minutes of introduction to a person forget their names, worse despite being embarrassed in all such situations, try little to possessing an elephant’s memory. And when it comes to HR folks, this is one tool that is supposed to be congenital. I have known this very efficient a HR Manager, but he… Continue

Added by Akanksha Yadav on October 15, 2009 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Post-Recession Challenges of Talent Management

Recovering Economies After a year or so the news on recession is taking a U-turn (not a V-turn though). Officially, analysts are reporting that recession is over, including Google CEO. While it will take some time for recession to pave the way for prosperity and growth for business in general, the prosperity is already on its way to certain economies such as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China). HR's Role in Post Recession EraHR May be Caught Off Guard… Continue

Added by Gireesh Kumar Sharma on October 13, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

What is Talent???

He was nothing less than extraordinary. It’s been more than a decade that I last saw him, and in all these years I have not come across a more talented person than him. And the best part is, he makes talent look simple, and not complicated. He topped the University in MBA and got the gold medal. He set a record of 5/5 CGPA. But strangely, I never saw him reading the books. He was early to bed. You can always find him chatting up with friends. He did not seem to have any special skills per say… Continue

Added by Kiran Gali on October 9, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

Employee First - A Paradigm Shift in Business?

The President of HCL Technologies,Vineet Nayar announced a remarkable shift in corporate philosophy when he declared the company's Employee First - Customer Second Policy! HCL was acknowledged by Fortune Magazine as the World's Most Modern Management Though this shift seems good for HR in general, it has to been seen as to how many companies would dare to follow this new mantra! Whatever the results of this initiative, its great to see how HR is beginning to influence leaders in m… Continue

Added by Girish.S. on October 6, 2009 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Why manage Candidate Experience?

For the good recruiters handling candidate experience is a natural talent. Some thing they do as part of the recruitment process with or without being conscious of it. A great candidate experience helps the recruiter in more than one way. Better Screening First of all, the candidate opens up more than he/she would usually do. So recruiter gets to know more about the candidate, his needs and aspirations, strengths & limitations, hot buttons or even red flags and this gives a better in… Continue

Added by Kiran Gali on October 5, 2009 at 12:06pm — No Comments

Dignity of Labour

Working in an organization for 3 decades would make one more than a mere employee. The person would view themselves as one of the army of men who build the organization pillar by pillar and brick by brick .... Read More Continue

Added by Akanksha Yadav on October 5, 2009 at 12:39am — No Comments

Interview Tips for the Hiring Manager

Well, I know Hiring Managers don't like to be coached on how to do interviewing. But I think they don't mind reading a blog and making those necessary changes... so here I go with some tips. 1. Doing Structured Interviews Often Hiring Managers do not have a structure around their interviews. When I say structure I don’t mean the sequence of questions but I am referring to more about the logic. For instance not many hiring managers know about the concept of using CAR (context, action, re… Continue

Added by Kiran Gali on October 2, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

Technology Toolkit: Brazen Careerist

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It is no secret that the Millennial Generation is extremely dependant on technology and have integrated it into all aspects of their lives. That being said, it should come as no surprise that the Mill… Continue

Added by Richard Bottner on October 2, 2009 at 6:18am — No Comments

A Recruiters Enhanced Skill Set

Dear Mr. Kapil Sibal, I extend my greetings and welcome your 3 language scheme to some extent. I have a suggestion, since schools all over India are resisting to the concept. How about making it a 5 language scheme, and imposing it on a certain section of the Professional Society in B-Schools or Company’s/Firms. The HR Recruiters!... Read More Continue

Added by Akanksha Yadav on October 2, 2009 at 12:11am — No Comments

A look @ Sourcing with a different Lense

In the coming years, there's going to be phenomenal change in terms of how recruiters/companies source for candidates. Just the way traditional newspaper job ads were replaced by Internet job boards, there will be major shift in the ways and means of sourcing. Given below are few of my predictions around how sourcing channels are going to change…No I am not clairvoyant I am just a recruitment specialist who says things as it is..   1. Job Boards will go under the scalpel Yes, you read… Continue

Added by Kiran Gali on October 1, 2009 at 8:40pm — No Comments

You Proposed a Corporate University: “Are You Nuts?”

Here is a quick story for you. A mid-market human resource executive schedules an agenda item for the next month’s senior management and board meeting. The proposal is to create a Corporate University to address meeting the company’s performance objectives. The initial reactions to this agenda item from the CEO, CFO and COO ranged from “are you nuts?”… “in today’s economic climate”…. ”expensive”….”limited appeal and utility”…. “no short-term benefits”….. to ”looks like it’s time to look for new… Continue

Added by Bob Brogan on September 30, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

Osho and Human Behavior at Workplace

People who know or have heard about OSHO (earlier known as Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh) have different opinions and it is quite normal. Some people call him controversial sex guru and some people call him the modern day mystic and great thinker. There are innumerable people who have been benefited by his meditation techniques and healing therapies at Osho Multiversity and started seeing world non-seriously, without being judgmental. I am not his follower but I do admire his work which is quite interes… Continue

Added by Dr Sandeep Kulshrestha on September 27, 2009 at 6:50pm — No Comments

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