May 2009 - Posts - On The Job

May 2009 - Posts

The IIT coaching debate

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
The IIT-JEE results are out, and the Times of India has reported a drop in the number of students who took help from test-preparation companies to make the cut. Is that a good or a bad thing? Reporting with Mint took me to Kota, where Bansal Classes has transformed a small, dying town into a thriving one. Teens from all over India join Bansal Classes...

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Career Growth Strategy - Building a Personal Brand

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
In an earlier post – Getting a job during the slowdown , I mentioned the importance of building a personal brand. Creating a powerful personal brand can be a potent career growth strategy for professionals in mid-senior management positions. Number of available opportunities reduces as one moves up the corporate ladder. The dynamics of the search process...

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Why placement data is important

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Mint's partner for placement data, coolavenues.com , whose survey on Placements 2009 Mint carried today, makes a powerful argument to schools for disclosing their placement data despite having faced a tough, mean recruitment season. (You can see the coolavenues data here , and read the related report and watch a video discussion with Class of 2009...

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How to quit your job

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
Quitting is probably one of the most liberating feelings for a lot people not happy in their jobs. It feels good to think that your manager is no longer you boss and you are not answerable to anyone in the office anymore. Its great to feel that ways but, don't do anything that could come back to bite you. Here are some tips for those putting in...

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Ten steps to find a new job

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
An HR expert who I follow on Twitter has blogged about ten steps to find a new job even in this time of slow-down. A useful exercise, as she illustrates each step with examples of how to go about it, such as making targetted cover letters and CVs. Mint has helped readers in the past with how to write resumes , with two sample ones , one from IIM Indore...

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Market Value - Benchmarking MBA Salaries

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
There is always so much hype around placements at business schools every year. Reporters line up outside the campuses to get as much information about salaries, recruiters, students, etc. Interestingly, there are no studies to benchmark salaries of MBAs once they’ve graduated from business schools. So, how do graduates from premier business schools...

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MBA Diary (NITIE Mumbai): Feeling the heat of summer internships

Posted by Ken Dsouza at 
We are three weeks into our summer internships. That's five whole days a week for most of us. (And six for the less fortunate.) Three weeks of incessant work from the word "go". With the kind of job scenario we're seeing today, we know we have to hit the ground running. Always looking over our shoulder so a deadline doesn't catch...

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