May 2008 - Posts - On The Job

May 2008 - Posts

The hunt for India's next Jaideep Sahni (she might be in Bundelkhand)

Posted by Aruna Viswanatha at 
Calling all showbiz hounds: Think you can be part of the next Salim-Javed duo? The Network 18 group's buzz18.com is giving you a shot. The website just launched a contest searching for Bollywood's next top writer. Building on past contests and pushing its way deeper into India, Buzz 18 is trying to get out of the top cities and find talent hidden...

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difficult co-workers

Posted by Aruna Viswanatha at 
On today's Careers Page, check out tips on surviving your first day of work , and dealing with difficult co-workers. In India's new corporate offices, workers are still dealing with the same old problems. Cliques, gossip, backstabbing...sounds a bit like high school all over again? An Infogain employee describes an instance when a colleague...

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Camping in Web 2.0 world

Posted by Rajeshwari Sharma at 
Finally, we have a desi version of the BarCamp (for the uninitiated, BarCamp is a global network of open, participatory workshops/events on topics such as early-stage web applications and open source technologies. The first BarCamp was held in Palo Alto three years ago and has since then been organized in several cities around the globe). The Indian...

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