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Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:26 PM

Dressing for Success at Workplace

Dressing plays an important role in how a person is perceived at workplace. Dressing professionally can help one project the right image in front of senior management, customers, peers, and subordinates. At iimjobs.com we decided to conducted our first...

Posted by Tarun Matta | 8 comment(s)

Tagged in: workplace, office, work culture, Dress

Friday, August 28, 2009 12:01 PM

At the end of the day: Overused words in office

U.S.-based career consultant Chris Janzen has tweeted a survey on the most overused words at the workplace. It seems “viral” and “leverage” win among the most annoying and overused jargon, cliches and buzzwords in office. In a survey conducted by a staffing...

Posted by Aparna Kalra | 12 comment(s)

Tagged in: workplace, office, jargon, boss, buzzwords

Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:16 PM

The future of work

This is what it will be, according to staffing expert Kevin Wheeler , and The Future of Talent Institute : 1. More women at the workplace. 2. People will take on roles, not positions. 3. More independent contractors instead of full-time employees. 4....

Posted by Aparna Kalra | 1 comment(s)

Tagged in: office, employees, working women, work culture

Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:51 PM

Delhi HC ruling: gay couples at work

The Delhi High Court ruled today that gay sex among consenting adults is not a criminal act . About time. A year ago I read an interesting article on how many companies and work places are becoming more accepting of gay couples. Unfortunately, the article...

Posted by Aparna Kalra | 1 comment(s)

Tagged in: office, Delhi High Court, work place, homosexual, gay couples

Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:59 AM

This also happens in India

My run-down Santro is shared between the elder son and me and being the good Indian mum, whenever he makes a request, I am quick to relinquish my chauffeur driven comfort and take an auto instead. Our office being right in the middle of Delhi's busy...

Posted by Taru Bahl | 17 comment(s)

Tagged in: office, education, reservations, Mumbai, Shilpa Shetty, vasectomy, Advertising, Santro, Delhi, Lady Shri Ram College, Connaught Place, auto, Delhi College of Engineering, MCA, Pune, daughter

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:50 PM

Thank heavens, I didn't personalize my workstation

When informal witty mails from the business head to bring order to the madness that existed on table tops did not bring desired results, a creative HR announcement came in the shape of a competition for the best kept workstation with tempting cash coupons...

Posted by Taru Bahl | 21 comment(s)

Tagged in: office, work, colleagues, workstation, HR, commuting, Microsoft, wired

Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:11 PM

Missing my Amrikan Durga Puja...

I never thought I'd see the day when I'd move to India, find myself in my favourite festive season ... and missing the US. Here's why: We NRIs have mastered the art of being conveniently religious. So we worship on Sundays, force our kids...

Posted by S. Mitra Kalita | 1 comment(s)

Tagged in: office, work-life balance, durga puja, holidays, religion

Friday, October 03, 2008 12:37 PM

When a superpower gets less super, less powerful?

I, superwoman , am back but not feeling so super today. Jet-lagged is more like it. But as my column today discusses, the feeling of an America in decline is quite palpable. Everyone is talking about it. And there is a lot of fear in the air there. How...

Posted by S. Mitra Kalita | with no comments

Tagged in: workplace, office, US, layoffs, slowdown, United States, outsourcing

Wednesday, September 03, 2008 1:09 PM

Do you smoke at work?

I can't stand smokers, their smell, their attitude, their sense of entitlement to puff, puff, puff wherever they please. My foray into the habit ended quickly in college when even the cinnamon taste of Djarms couldn't ease my paranoia that I'd...

Posted by S. Mitra Kalita | 4 comment(s)

Tagged in: workplace, office, Ramadoss, health, smokers, smoking, policy

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:48 AM

At Citi, there go the colour copies and BlackBerrys...

Citibank just told its employees to get a better handle on costs, including measures as saving colour copies for presentations, making double-sided copies more often, restricting mobile expenses to just business calls and limiting the BlackBerrys... Sounds...

Posted by S. Mitra Kalita | 1 comment(s)

Tagged in: workplace, office, companies, workers, mobiles, economy, blackberry, citi, citibank, costs, citigroup, expenses

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:29 PM

Is your office filled with early birds?

What's the best time to get to work? I ask that question today with a confession--I got in really late, like 11:30. I was working this morning, mind you, but I had these stories I had to edit really fast so I just did it from home. I also had phone...

Posted by S. Mitra Kalita | 6 comment(s)

Tagged in: workplace, office, office hours, mothers, flexi, working women, timings

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