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Off the edge Education

Careers and choices

Live lightly Education

The fallacy of perfection

Will work ever be the same again?

Offbeat... career counselling Education

Beacon of light

Ethics and you Education

Wanted! Empathy on - and offline

Off the edge Education

What’s in store?

Has the Coronavirus hijacked the annual appraisal programme?

More than the question of whether annual payouts are made, what matters is whether a company has thought through its decision and let it guided by fairness and transparency, say HR professionals

Options galore

Do you feel uncertain about a career option? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you really want to pursue? Do you always feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column by Nandini Raman, practising counsellor and trainer, to assuage your doubts.

Old values in a new world

In the current situation, patience and fortitude are just some of the qualities we have to try practise, to move on

Online job portals prioritise resumes of those who have been laid-off due to COVID-19 crisis

‘Layoff’ is a term professionals would not want in their resumes. However, those who have lost their job due to COVID-19 crisis or those who fear

Coronavirus and new work terms to live by

The COVID-19 crisis is enriching the office lingo

Bon app-etit

E-learning is convenient. It gives us the opportunity to study whenever, wherever, with the help of a mere gadget and Internet connection. However,

A return to lists

With days blending into with each other, it is easy to get caught up and less productive. Making lists could turn that around

Working remotely: Different apps for different folks

A quick guide to how technology can be harnessed to make the work-day away from office productive

Socrates-approved

During this lockdown, why not use technology to unlock opportunities to become better versions of ourselves?

Quality time in quarantine

Lockdown can get a little overwhelming with the family staying together indoors for long periods. How can you make the most of your time in a healthy manner?

Hackathon seeks solutions to COVID-19 challenges

Coronathon, an online, non-profit, volunteer-led hackathon, is calling coders, hardware engineers, designers, marketers and healthcare professionals

How corporates can care during the lockdown

Here are two examples of how organisations can extend a hand of solicitude to employees who may find themselves trapped in unfortunate situations

COVID-19: ‘The pandemic stole my retirement party’

Recent retirees of central and state government departments on the sorrow of not being able to say their goodbyes, memorably, on March 31

COVID-19: Edutech companies buck the trend, go on a hiring spree now

They are trying to make the most of the increased demand for online tutors now

COVID-19: Are we standing at an inflexion point in the history of work?

As Corporate India continues to work remotely on a massive scale, this question is inevitable

US reaches congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B cap for 2021

USCIS will notify the successful applicants and their companies before March 31

Understanding remote working against the backdrop of a pandemic

In these days of remote working, when it is more of an exigent need and hardly a considered choice, how does the average office-goer who has a certain

Skill development professionals see the need to go online to connect with clients

In this time of social distancing, this situation is both a challenge as well as an opportunity

How to shift the office into the living room

With work-from-home almost a chant now, thanks to efforts to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus, many corporate teams find themselves on a learning curve

Socialise on LinkedIn

Do you feel uncertain about a career? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you really want to pursue? Do you always feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

Cash-in on lockdowns

While an unexpected break is a chance to unwind, it is also an opportunity to work on your profile and acquire skill sets

The questions COVID-19 may be posing to corporates

Do you wake up to the necessity of a business continuity plan only when a crisis looms on the horizon? Or, do you have one in place much before a contingency arises?

Clarity can be elusive

It is easy to express one thing but could mean something else, thus confusing the listener or reader. How can we become more coherent?

Calm over chaos

When things start getting tensed, remember to take a chill pill

Design your thinking

An entrepreneurial mindset creates a huge impact, says Nandini Piramal

Advice from women founders of two successful apps: Be persistent with a great idea

Gauri Angrish and Sairee Chahal, while serving up some facts, encourage young women to get into the innovation game

How does an organisation build a culture of trust?

Here are examples of what a culture of trust can do for employee morale and organisational development

Don’t be in a rush

Do you feel uncertain about a career? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you really want to pursue? Do you always feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

Gender and the workplace

An ongoing CII survey seeks to improve the work environment for women

An Aesop’s fable retold to drive home a corporate performance message

Imagine the hare and the tortoise are again in a match-up — this time on a corporate playing field. Here goes...If it had stretched any further, the

Adecco Group invites applications for its ‘CEO for one month’ programme

The Adecco Group is inviting applications for the seventh edition of the ‘CEO for One Month’ programme. It is a work-readiness programme for youth

Forums to hone one’s craft

The call of informal professional groups has never been so irresistible

An openness to talk about failure

When they are a subject of discussion, errors can become lessons — some companies encourage such conversations

Resume-writing, a specialised skill in the digital world

As first impressions go, this one is about making those impressions with a degree of anonymity. It is called “the written resume”. From a piece of

Entrepreneurship should begin in school

Encouraging students to question and not be afraid to take risks is one of the many factors that India needs to establish a healthy startup ecosystem

The collaboration of the titans

When a cross-functional work group gets started on a special project, the focus should be on results as well as relationships

The call of the social sector

Senior and middle-level professionals from the corporate world now seem to be responding to it

A dream job may be just a ‘forward’ away

Corporates drive referral programmes on social media

Can you don an additional pair of gloves?

The “specialist-generalist professional” who has impressive vertical expertise in one area, and horizontal experiences in related ones will be much in demand

The emerging face of employment

The gig economy is nascent in India, but growing at a steady pace; and the time may just be right for professionals to prepare themselves for it

Google introduces online coding course to train workers

‘Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate’ program includes a final project where learners will use their new skills to solve a problem they might encounter on the job, like building a web service using automation

How much of ‘us’ can be lost?

With AI systems transforming every field, professionals should learn to identify areas where technology should take a back seat

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