July 2009 - Posts - On The Job

July 2009 - Posts

Should bosses hold beer summits?

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
U.S President Obama has given English language a new term: a beer summit. He held it to try and douse a racial conflict between a white police office who arrested a black professor at Harvard. Prof Gates thinks he was arrested attempting to get into his own home because he is black. Crowly, the police officer, feels Gates' conduct was disorderly...

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Downside of higher MBA salaries

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
I was browsing through old posts and came across an interesting comment that I believe is insightful enough to be a post in itself. Manish made this comment on my post on What do employers expect from MBA graduates? Recruiting an "expensive" MBA has its own challenges (read perils). Both the employer and the employee are in a rush - the employer...

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Teamlease unveils CV bloopers

Posted by Poornima Mohandas at 
India's largest staffing company, TeamLease Services Pvt Ltd analysed more than 500 resumes across different levels, job profiles and industries in July to find 90% of them had some error or the other, grammatical or spelling. A few samples: - Areas of Strength: My background to date has been centered on grooming myself as a well-rounded person...

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18,000 people on the bench at Infosys

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
From Business Week's 'India's outsourcers: Using the Slump to Get Bigger' : “[The] problem is, all of these initiatives are expensive. If the global economy doesn’t bounce back in a year or so, India’s outsourcers could find themselves saddled with legions of employees who have little to do. Infosys offered jobs to 18,000 college graduates...

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Making MBAs More Employable

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
I was at a seminar on “Missing elements in an MBA” organised by Elements Akademia - a leading finishing school for MBAs. The event was attended by key representatives (Chairman/ Director/ Dean/ Placement Head) from over 40 business schools based out of NCR and representatives from the industry. According to certain estimates over 23% of MBAs graduating...

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Memories of internships... (NITIE Mumbai)

Posted by Ken Dsouza at 
The summer internships are now behind us. The memories, however, are still fresh. This was among the first such experiences for most of us. We all got a chance to roll up our sleeves and 'get down to it'. So yes, it is something each management student would definitely like to have tucked under his belt. Summers at NITIE were fun. Students undertook...

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Do MBAs value their education?

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
This is probably the worst time to be graduating from business schools. We've seen hundreds of graduating students from top schools struggle through the placement process this year. There were reports suggesting that MBA degree might be losing its sheen. At iimjobs.com , we decided to conduct a study to understand if MBA graduates value their education...

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Beta Gamma Sigma: Part II

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Beta Gamma Sigma's associate for communications got in touch with me via Twitter and e-mail, and explained how the network's membership works: The International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma recognizes and honors academic achievement in the study of business. Students are invited to lifetime membership at the baccalaureate (undergraduate) level...

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Are you a part of Beta Gamma Sigma?

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
A Tweet by the MBA director of Michigan Tech University, USA, alerted me on an unusual form of networking. Beta Gamma Sigma is an exclusive group of successful professionals where you need to be invited to join. Diana Clement of the New Zealand Herald has this to say about Beta Gamma Sigma : These organisations' unique selling point is their exclusivity...

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Companies guarding their top talent, says report

Posted by Poornima Mohandas at 
A rising tide raises all boats but the same doesn't go when the tide ebbs. Companies, big and small, aim to be in ship-shape in anticipation of the good times and hence "continue to invest in critical talent as there is an increased fear that competitors may try to lure valuable employees," says a report released today by audit *** consulting...

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Studytimes.com, a new site for higher education in India and abroad

Posted by Poornima Mohandas at 
Finished high school and wondering what course and stream to pick? Here's one more site that promises to guide students post high school - studytimes.com . The website aims to disseminate information about colleges and courses both in India and abroad with a database of 25,000 colleges and 4,00,000 courses, about half of which are in India. So how...

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MBA online community pagalguy.com revamps

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Pagalguy.com, an online community for MBA students, aspirants and teachers, is looking exciting with a new homepage . The forum puts up news, tips for exams and helps connect MBA aspirants who brag "I have a 99.9 percentile in CAT, and calls from A,B, C and I. Wonder why L did not call?" Apurv Pandit, editor of pagalguy.com, told Mint the...

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Career Growth Strategy - Think Spiral, Not Ladder

Posted by Tarun Matta at 
In an earlier post - Getting a job during the slowdown , I mentioned an old buddy AB who lost his job few months back. I've known him for years. He graduated from top schools (IIT + IIM), worked with a large MNC for around 7 years and lost his job for no fault of his. I met him last month - Me: Hey... What's up? Hows your job search going? AB...

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Monster.com soon to be on Dishtv

Posted by Poornima Mohandas at 
Job site, Monster.com is planning to offer its recruitment services over direct-to-home , Dishtv service to reach out to people who do not have internet access. Users will be able to search for jobs and avail of resume writing services through "MonsterJobs Active" using just their television sets by end of July. Dishtv is currently doing an...

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Tips from job search trenches

Posted by Aparna Kalra at 
Alerted via Twitter on tips for job searchers especially for these tough times. Here are some from a job search expert's blog: I did my homework. I made my life experiences TOTALLY relevant to the interviewers. This was not a stretch, but it was still important to be thoughtful. I sold my skills to the search committee. And I sent thank you notes...

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