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Start rocking the boat
Attempt the impossible to make the difficult possible. Paddling is no longer enough, it is the new HR mantra.
India Inc in attrition mode
It is the talent attrition season of the year and HR managers are scratching their heads like never before. With bonus and increments being paid across sectors and management cadres, movement of talent has caught on big-time.
India, Inc. faces serious dearth of talented CEOs
The huge demand for talent means that functional heads can now aspire for a place in the CXO (which stands for CEO, CFO, CTO) suite. Companies are increasingly willing to take a chance on functional experts as future heads due to the dearth of experience
Fat cheques , only for experienced grads
The starting salary is sky high, opportunities are abundant and the experience is global. Bluest of the blue-chip global companies and banks queue up to sign on a handful of students with eight-figure salaries.
India Inc thinks out of the box
Bytes, a hugely successful wafer-chocolate innovation from Cadbury India , has a highly unusual origin. It was actually the brainchild of a company driver and not, as might be supposed, the result of exhaustive customer research and development carried out by the company.
Dutch HR major Randstad to expand in India
After acquiring majority stakes in Indian HR firms Emmay HR and Team 4u, the 6.6-billion euro recruitment and staffing company Randstad Holding NV plans to consolidate its position by targeting sectors like retail, it, BPO, telecom and banking and insurance
That dream job may be hard to find
Truly , this seems to be the best of times. The estimated GDP growth is 8.1 per cent, the market is buzzing with activity, and foreign companies are jostling each other on their way to reach India . And that means more and more high-paying jobs, and unheard of opportunities. Jobseekers are all set to party - and with good reason
The risks of buying talent
For a knowledge-intensive industry like information technology, the ability to recruit, retain, motivate, and develop the people resources is the greatest competitive strength for any organisation . Companies often resort to aggressive recruitment strategies to meet the demand for talent.
Reliance Retail hunt for talent has headhunters in a tizzy
The tremendous talent shortage in the retail sector has forced retail giants who are taking their first step in the country to look towards the Gulf to headhunt for talent. According to market sources, the country's biggest and newest entrant .
TCS nears largest outsourcing deal
Tata Consultancy Services is in the final stages of negotiations with Deutsche Bank for an outsourcing deal estimated at around $1 billion
Seniors needed, for short whiles only
J In the last 18 months, as many as 2,500 positions have been so filled by multinational companies. A temporary position refers to a short-period stint that is not subject to renewal.
BPO agents don't get enough hike
Any talk of salary increments in India Inc, and you cannot ignore BPOs . But a closer look reveals a different picture. Whereas salaries at top and senior management levels at most Indian call centres have gone up rapidly over the past 4-5 years - in some cases exceeding 200% - entry-level salaries have stagnat
Just-in-time hiring is here to stay
Just-in-time (JIT) hiring is a common phenomenon in most IT and BPO organisations . They have to live with it despite the obvious disadvantages of a quick hiring process
USD 3.5 billion Staff Service comes to India
Staff Service, a Japan based USD 3.0 billion Executive Search firm today announced it's arrival in India .
Most US states offshore govt's IT work
Most US states offshore a chunk of the IT work needed to operate some of the federally-funded social services programmes , with India garnering the largest share of the business
What has brought Staff Service to India ?
Our overall focus for growth is on Japan and Asia , especially in China and India . In China , we have got 5 offices, but in India we have none. If you look at Europe and North America as a whole, that's largely dominated by our western counterparts
Infosys hunts for talent in US universities
For the first time ever, India 's second largest software exporter Infosys Technologies would aggressively scout for talent in US universities, from where it would hire 300 fresh graduates.
Too old at 30: ageism in the industry
When even top posts in the Indian IT industry are often held by twenty- somethings , 'older people' definitely face barriers if they want to climb the corporate ladder
Engaging employees
Most organisations today realise that a satisfied employee is not necessarily the best in terms of loyalty and productivity. It is only an 'engaged employee' who is intellectually and emotionally bound with the organisation , feels passionately about its goals, and is committed to its values who can be termed thus.
Are Indians welcome in the US ?
The Indo - US relation is on a new high with both the countries gradually shedding the cold shells of the cold war days. Both the countries are, in fact basking in the new rays of hope and promise generated by a fast-breeding nuclear deal!
Randstad acquires 57% of Indian staffing company Team4U
Randstad Holding has agreed with shareholders of Team HR Services Private Limited, operating under the brand name Team4U, to purchase 57 per cent of the company's shares, with the option to purchase the remainder of the shares over the coming two years
Randstad to double temp headcount in '06
Having stamped its entry in India , with two back-to-back acquisitions in the recruitment & staffing industry, Randstad is talking big numbers to expand its Indian operations organically. In '06, the Dutch staffing giant aims to double the number of temps on its rolls from its current strength of about 15,000
Japanese HR firm sets shop, buys Net Tech
With the Rs 9,000-crore ( Rs 90 billion) Indian human resource industry backed by a booming economy, international HR firms are vying for a piece of country's recruitment pie.
Retaining Talent - The Biggest Challenge in Software Development
There have been probably many reports coming in day and night about the retaining ability that HR faces in the medium and large size Software Companies in India .
Wow! Only 4-day week in this BPO
You'd probably envy Revathy (name changed). She works for four days every week and gets to put her feet up for the rest of the week. Revathy is part of a 20-member team at leading BPO,WNS Global Services
Seniors needed, for short whiles only
More companies are now changing their staffing strategy by hiring senior managers on a temporary basis.
Why did Infosys CFO Pai move to HR?
Hey India Inc, if surging employee attrition is bothering you, flagging employee morale is becoming an issue, and hiring people is giving you sleepless nights, then wake up and listen to what job-hopping high-flying executives in Corporate India are demanding
HT Media to launch business daily; appoints Wall Street Journal's Raju Narisetti as Head of Editorial
Raju Narisetti has been appointed as Head of Editorial for HT Media Ltd's forthcoming business daily. He will report to Rajiv Verma , CEO, HT Media Ltd. HT Media plans to launch an English language business daily newspaper and website in the next few months
Satish Murthy quits Dentsu , Bangalore , to join Prachaar Communications
Himanshu Kapadia , CEO of Concept PR, is joining Adfactors PR as Vice-President, effective from April 1. Kapadia was with Concept PR for 15 years
Infy's CFO Pai takes over as HR chief
In a move that took everybody by surprise on Friday, Infosys Technologies announced that its long serving CFO TV Mohandas Pai would step down from the position effective April 30 and take over the functions of human resource development, education & research and administration.
Ramesh Tahiliani joins Brand Curry as Senior Vice-President
Advertising agency Brand Curry has strengthened its team by roping in seasoned ad veteran Ramesh Tahiliani as Senior Vice-President.
Shavon Barua quits Ambience Publicis to head Dentsu Q-Pro
Dentsu India which announced the setting up of its recruitment agency Dentsu Q-Pro last month, has now decided on its head. Shavon Barua has left Ambience Publicis , Mumbai, where she was heading the Lakme business, to join Dentsu Q-Pro.
Dentsu India to launch InvestPro in May headed by Pankaj Thapar
Following Dentsu's Q-Pro, the agency is launching another specialised vertical -- Dentsu Investpro . Heading the new agency arm targeted at fund managers, market analysts and 'market movers' will be the newly appointed Group CFO, Pankaj Thapar . Dentsu Investpro will be formally launched on May 1, 2006 , and is in its 'soft launch' phase now.
Rediffusion DYR ropes in Sunil Thoppil as Group Creative Director, Prem Gangadharan joins as GM
Rediffusion DYR has appointed Sunil Thoppil as Group Creative Director and Premdeep Gangadharan as General Manager, Chennai. Thoppil will be handling the creative accounts of clients like Airtel , Citibank, MRF, Vijayshanthi Builders, Nutrine , and Fresh & Honest Café. Gangadharan will be handling the entire servicing department
Satish Murthy quits Dentsu , Bangalore , to join Prachaar Communications
Satish Murthy, who joined Dentsu Communication, Bangalore in mid-January 2006, as reported by exchange4media earlier, has decided to move on. Murthy has decided to quit Dentsu primarily due to personal reasons. He will be joining Mumbai-based media buying agency, Prachaar Communications, as General Manager-Media from April 17.
Aaj Tak undergoes major revamp; Amitabh to head Delhi Aaj Tak , Shailendra Kumar Jha to head Tez Channel
Aaj Tak honchos have finally undertaken the much-expected restructuring following the exit of its senior staffers, including Ashutosh , Mrityunjay Jha and Prabal Pratap Singh
Prasun Kumar of Madison joins General Motors; to handle brand and media functions |
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