March 2008 - Posts - On The Job

March 2008 - Posts

Indian BPO staff more restless than others

Posted by Aruna Viswanatha at 
The research organization Callcentres.net released an interesting industry report on Friday after talking to more than 500 BPO execs throughout Asia. (100 of the companies surveyed were Indian.) Key finding: Tenure is still the BPO industry’s #1 concern, but the problem is especially acute for Indian employers. Desi call center agents, in turns out...

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20% IIM-Kozhikode students compromise on salaries for roles

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
The Indian Institute of Management in Kozhikode said nearly 20% of its batch has compromised on salaries to get preferred roles. Average domestic salary offered in the just-concluded on-campus recruitment rose 16% to Rs 14.83 lakh per annum compared to a rise of 21% last year. The three big IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata, have yet to declare...

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Doubling up in NCR

Posted by Aruna Viswanatha at 
Instead of bringing recruits to the company, why not try bringing the company to recruits? At least that was the idea behind Evalueserve Inc.’s move to the other side of the national capital region. The Gurgaon-based outsourcing research company inaugurated a new center in Noida today. There are two driving reasons for the new location, says Ashish...

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Salaries in Pune show max hike

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
A report on salaries paid by 40 product development companies in Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Chennai by a management consutancy firm, Zinnov, says that Bangalore continues to be the city with the highest pay, while Pune is the city with the highest rise in average salary. The rise of 15-20% in salaries in Pune is due to the demand for talent in the city...

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Job placements end at IIM Indore

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
IIM Indore has finished with on-campus job job placements for the batch of 2008, and more than half the students have picked the hot sectors of banks, financial services and consulting. The three areas bagged 61% of the batch of 173 graduates. The rest of the batch chose marketing, information technology and general management jobs. The new on-campus...

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