February 2008 - Posts - On The Job

February 2008 - Posts

How to recruit the right person for the job?

Posted by Rajeshwari Sharma at 
It was one of those chain emails that I was about to delete this morning when I noticed the subject line: How to recruit the right person for the job? As a reporter writing on workplace issues, this mail seemed to have the possibility of a story idea or at least something that could be useful for me. I am still undecided about the usefulness part but...

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One night at a call center...in Vishakhapatnam?

Posted by Aruna Viswanatha at 
It’s official…Mangalore is the new Bangalore, at least for BPO recruiters. According to a newsletter published today by the research company ValueNotes, outsourcing companies are going deeper and deeper into the Indian heartland to staff their call centers. Some, like Genpact, have set up recruiters in far-flung places like Kochi, Indore, Lucknow, Dehradun...

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Real estate professionals see highest salary increases

Posted by Rajeshwari Sharma at 
New Delhi: Employees in the real estate industry never had it this good. They took home the highest raises in 2007, leaving behind their counterparts in the information technology and IT-enabled services sector. As salaries continue to show double-digit growth in India, employees received an average hike of 15.1% in 2007 compared to 14.4% in 2006 according...

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Ansal API-Educomp new tie-up for schools

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Real estate developer Ansal API will partner with online education solutions provider Educomp Solutions Ltd to set up schools in 15 to 17 of its integrated townships. The schools will need an investment of Rs 15-20 crore each. Ansal API will provide the land, while Educomp Solutions Ltd will provide content for the schools. For day-to-day management...

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Compensation, rewards practice, employees

Posted by Rajeshwari Sharma at 
Employees most value money as reward. Employers across countries in Asia are increasingly reworking their compensation packages and moving towards innovative salary plans to keep their staff happy, according to the Managing Compensation in Asia 2008 report released by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company. Nishchae Suri, principal...

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