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Career Clues

To survive redundancy get off the bench
To compensate for the high attrition rates and the need to meet tight delivery schedules, almost 10 to 20 per cent of the workforce in IT companies comprise of ‘benchers’ who act as understudies, training to step into a project in a ...
Do It Right

Staff need a clear ’line of sight’ to perform well
One quality that makes a good leader great is clarity in speech and action. Unfortunately this quality is found in few leaders; most of them say or do things without sharing their thoughts with others. They just plan everything out in their heads ...
Miscellaneous

MUSINGS
Let not emotional issues sidetrack you
Times are difficult, and many of us are grappling with personal demons including financial trouble, job loss and salary cuts, but bringing your emotional baggage into the workplace and letting it affect your performance can prove to be your ...
INSYNC
Beware of drowning in your own hype
There is a lot of hype surrounding people in key jobs. The regular work-based hard-sell like, ‘Has a lot of people working under him….’, ‘Is responsible for a great deal of money….’, ‘People sit up and ...
VIEWPOINT
Work smart to keep your name on company rolls
With the economy tanking down, the ability to work smart is crucial for self-preservation. With so much uncertainty surrounding your future, continuing with indifferent performance can cost you dearly. Nothing seems as bad unless it happens to ...
HR HIGHS
Professional sourcers help cut hiring time, costs
Many employers are realising that they are now actually weighed down by weary recruiters who have reached a dead-end when it comes to sourcing fresh job candidates. And why not, as the small pond of Internet job boards and resume banks are fast ...
FOCUS
Survivors must learn to bear After - effects of layoffs
Companies badly affected by the downturn or facing a sharp decline in business resort to employee layoffs. While some organisations do it in a single sweep, some do it in a phased manner while others may do it in spurts. Yet there is no denying ...
HR HIGHS
Performance must be criteria to fix blame on erring workers
Human beings, when they run into trouble are prone to make others as the scapegoat. This happens among children in a family, in the classroom and in our everyday lives. It is no surprise when it happens in the workplace.

Today, when there ...
Q & A On Career Concerns

Dated April 08, 2009
I have completed class XII. My aim is IAS. I am confident of getting through the entrance tests of both engineering and medicine. So, please help me choose between the two. Also, let me know about the reputed institutes offering BE/B.Tech and ...
Working Trendz

Take right decision, be willing to defend it
If you are under overwhelming pressure to perform and are clueless on how to give a push to your overall efficiency, review your decision-making skills. According to management experts, you must watch your decisions carefully because they have a ...



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