Talent and Careers
Dignity of labour – Route to success
Young people need to understand that there is no such thing as a “menial” job. Every job is worth doing.
B-school laterals - a mixed bag
Infotech, consulting firms visit campuses but financial and FMCG companies stay away; institutes cast the net wider
Developing the right talent
Talented people at the right places are very important for the rapid growth of the organisation
Nurturing talent
Everybody in the corporate world believes that to win they need to have the best of talent with them
The runner-up‘s winning streak
Time and again, throughout the course of history, we have witnessed that the leader of the pack need not be the ultimate winner
Career myths busted!
Conventional wisdom always rings true, right? But, what if it does not complement your current goals? Experts discuss fallacies that one should let go off during job search and career planning.
The life insurance industry in India provides employment to over 2.5 lakh people
Rajiv Burman, senior director and chief people officer, Max New York Life Insurance talks about the hiring trends in the life insurance sector in India.
The Indian food industry is projected to grow by US$ 330 billion by 2013
Sanjeev Khaira, MD, UBM India discusses the emerging trends in the Indian food science industry.
An increase in disposable income has fuelled the growth of the tourism industry
Rajiv Duggal, MD, Kuoni India discusses the job prospects that exist for aspirants in the Indian tourism industry.
The Indian diamond and jewellery industry is increasingly being corporatised
Vikram Merchant, Manager – Indian Representative Office, Rio Tinto Diamonds shares insights on the diamond industry in India.
Cloud computing - Next in the IT space
From being considered the 4th wave of transformation in the IT industry and christened the ‘perfect storm’ in technology and business optimisation everyone wants to get powered by ‘the cloud’.
Nurturing top talent
The top talent in organisations is the extraordinary group of people. If the 80:20 rule can be applied twice, this group of talent belongs to the 20 percent of the 20 - a meagre 4 percent in the...
With growing trading volumes, a need for extracting the most value out of assets has arisen
Sumit Sharma, VP, Sapient Global Markets discusses lucrative career prospects in the financial sector, with special emphasis on financial markets.
Experiential marketing is becoming increasingly important as an effective way of imprinting a brand name.
Priya Monga, business head, RC&M talks about the experiential marketing industry and how it has gained momentum in India in recent times.
Where have all the freshers gone?
Is the fresher species nearly extinct? Here's more about this trend that has caught up in 2011.
Innovation, not a fancy affair
Peter Drucker says, "There are only two revenue centres in the company ...marketing and innovation. All the other centres are costs" Sure, they are necessary.
The spurt in analytics business in India is creating a lot of demand for analytics professionals
Anand Sam, head – innovation, Activecubes gives an overview of the analytics sector in India.
Can you contribute to change?
Change is the only constant and with so much progress in India at the present time, the youth has a great opportunity to participate in this progress, which will be for their good and for the good of...
Temporary hiring gains traction as compared to the previous year
Rituparna Chakraborty, Co Founder & Vice President, TeamLease Services comments on the potential of the temporary staffing industry in India.
Due to the immense growth of the legal/IP industry, the demand for qualified and skilled legal professionals has increased
Anuradha Salhotra, managing partner, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra discusses the career prospects in the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) sector.
