June 2009 - Posts - On The Job

June 2009 - Posts

Are you taking a recession detour?

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
The New York Times says an entire generation of American teenagers has had job plans upset by the recession . Many had plans to work in factories such as General Motors but are now opting for a college degree as factories shut down. "Many are settling for second choices or pursuing low-cost detours because the recession has wiped-out hoped-for...

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Value of an MBA degree

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
I’ve known AA or over 10 years now. He is smart, intelligent, sharp, works for a large MNC and reasonably successful in his career. We met over coffee few days back and this is how our conversation went - AA: I’ve put down my papers and planning to join ISB in a couple of weeks TM: That’s great. Congratulations!! How much is it going to cost you? AA...

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Little good news from the job market: Naukri

Posted by Poornima Mohandas at 
There seems to be little good news from the job market. The job index computed by job site, naukri.com continued its slide touching 664 points in May down from 677 in April. The index slid over 14% over the last seven months. Hiring activity has declined in May vis-a-vis April across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, says Naukri.com's...

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What do employers expect from MBA graduates?

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
How often do we hear MBAs from premier business schools complaining about their employers? Most common comments are – not getting enough exposure, visibility, and opportunities to contribute towards the growth of organisation. Employers offer inflated salaries to hire fresh MBA graduates. Most of them would take anywhere between 12-18 months of classroom...

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IT: preferred career for engineers but not b-school grads?

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Nielsen, in a survey of 151 engineering schools released today, said engineering graduates continue to prefer IT as a career. This is in sharp contrast to what is happening in business schools. Placement data for the Class of 2009 collected by coolavenues which ran in Mint shows a continuous decline in IT's share in business school placements. A...

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Job Search Tips - Negotiating Salary

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts - Top 5 Interview Mistakes , It’s never a good idea to discuss salary during the interview process. The problem with discussing salary early in the process is that it is difficult to revisit that discussion later. It is impossible to ask and justify salary higher than what you mentioned earlier in the process...

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Work and honesty

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Alerted via Twitter on Time magazine's article on the future of work. It said work will not be the same post-recession , that it is already changing. It mentions how business graduates are taking an oath to be honest (one of the lessons learnt from Wall Street's fall); but some students found the oath "tacky" and refused to take it...

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