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Do you remember the best career advice you ever received? Well for me, I don’t really remember if something like “Best career advice” ever happened to me but there’s one that has managed to stay fresh in my memory ever after years. I started my career as an HR intern with National Fertilizers Limited (NFL),... Continue Reading →
The old days of “Slow and steady wins the race” are gone .This is the era of crazy competition and the toughest challenge we are facing today is the challenge of being in the race. Yes, that’s right…. Its’ not just about winning, rather staying in the game itself is demanding. When I was faced... Continue Reading →
What is your LinkedIn strategy, building a large network or a robust network? LinkedIn is not just social networking, its professional branding. A LinkedIn profile is an online resume that attracts hiring managers, business leads, prospective candidates and potential clients. My personal approach to LinkedIn is simple, I use to as a means to connect... Continue Reading →
What does an employee look for at a new job?Those who have been in the situation already know the answer and for the HR pros out there, observe …. “A buddy” is what an employee looks for at a new workplace. And who can be a better buddy than the HR itself? After all, employees... Continue Reading →
The word engagement was never as favored as it is today, probably because we have realized the defects of dis-engagement. The pressure of engagement is immense and a new genre of professionals – the Engagement specialists, are busy helping organizations worldwide to cope up with the engagement challenge. While organizations are doing every effort to... Continue Reading →
In a game, there are two kinds of players – one who participate to win and the others who participate because they like being part of the game, winning is no condition for them. In professional context, the first category is called the actively-engaged employees while second category constitutes majority of our workforce and is... Continue Reading →
We are the Millennial generation (generation Y ) employees. We are the new buzz in the workplace; the confident and the positive breed known for our “out-of-box” thinking and “can-do” attitude. We are effective communicators, technology skilled, multi-tasking population, we are the future Managers and change makers. Our work outlook and career expectations are un-conventional... Continue Reading →
When I joined HR years back, my purpose was clear. I was not good with numbers so finance was out of choice, marketing meant targets and I lacked aggression to meet them , Information Technology was fast changing and uncertain, so I took to the safer option-Human Resources, “career for the fairer sex”, as they... Continue Reading →
One of the greatest benefits of Social Media to HR is Social Recruiting, which has revived the recruitment practices globally. Working in HR for quite good years, I have closely witnessed the change that recruitment has undergone in the recent times. Unlike traditional recruiting days (just a couple of years to be precise), recruiters are... Continue Reading →
I have frequent encounters with stress in some or the other form. And if it’s correct to call it a “Necessary evil”, this one tops my list of evils. Though I find stress completely un-necessary, it doesn't stop coming. I have known Stress since my school days, but our relationship was limited to occasional meetings then, especially... Continue Reading →
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