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How to stay focused at work ?

In today’s world, it can be hard to stay focused. There are so many distractions vying for our attention, from our phones and computers to our social media feeds and email. It can be tough to get anything done when we’re constantly being pulled in different directions. But it’s important to be able to focus, […]

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MOOC: Helping you step up your career

While growing up, we constantly put a cap on our dreams and interests just because we are surrounded by different responsibilities. But we can now have plenty of online courses on offer that let us pursue anything that we want from the comfort of our home and most importantly we can pursue such online courses besides a regular job. Most of these online courses have a shorter duration than regular courses and a certificate is also awarded on completion.

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Career

What is executive presence ? #humor

The term executive presence has been quite over leveraged for some time now, specially by those who have peddled their training and coaching services to the corporate executives. While ones conduct, personality  and they way one presents himself/herself plays an important role at workplace and while dealing with people, the real contribution of any business […]

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Toilets tell a lot about a company’s culture : Chairman of RPG @hvgoenka on offices at #RPG.

Normally we see top brands moving to beautiful workplaces, nicely done with creative work areas, colourful decor,  a variety of work desks, and cool break out areas. All this is being done to ensure that the employees enjoy the workplace, stay engaged and are able to contribute their best. Even the upcoming shared office providers […]

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Vodafone Idea Limited : Creation of India’s largest telecom company and job loss.

Vodafone Idea Limited is now India’s largest telecom company with 408 million active users. This merger is the outcome of revenue pressure, churn that the telecom industry has been facing considering falling rates as a result of Reliance Jio’s aggressive launch and growth over last 2 years.  The merged entity has a new Board of […]

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Hiring Right Talent

Is ghosting an employer becoming an acceptable practice ?

Normally we have heard candidates and job seekers complain when they don’t hear from prospective employers or recruiters.  These days employers are increasingly seeing that prospective job seekers / applicants abruptly cut off communication. The term ghosting refers to the case when the job seekers go silent on the employers.  We have seen this happening […]

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Hiring Right Talent

6 essential skills for an effective recruiter.

What are the essential skills for an effective recruiter ? What makes a great recruiter ? If you are a recruiter – be it a search consultant, or an in company recruiter or a hiring manager, these skills are essential to ensure you do a great job, and get great talent for your business or […]

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Job Search

8 ideas to increase your chances of landing up a dream job. #yourjobsearch

Looking for a job can be one of the most challenging phase in a person’s life.  If your job search efforts are not yielding results, you may want to give a fresh thought to your approach. You need to plan well and focus on important things that help your effort and increases your chances of […]

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What makes Intuit one of India’s Best Companies to Work for in 2014 ?

Intuit Inc., has been ranked #8 in “India’s Best Companies to Work For in 2014” list by the Great Place to Work Institute in association with The Economic Times. This is the company’s sixth successive year on the list, moving up from being ranked 37th in 2013. The company is a leading provider of business […]

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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries ventures into E-commerce

Reliance Industries will kick off its online retail foray starting with grocery. Mukesh Ambani’s plan to move a part of Reliance Industries’ retail division into the e-commerce space has been known for a long time. The company plans to offer express deliveries of fresh fruit and vegetables to homes in Mumbai, making it the first […]

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Performance of Eight Core Industries in May 2014 remains subdued: ASSOCHAM

The performance of eight core industries during the April-May 2014 on the whole has remained subdued at 3.3 percent level, thus, infrastructure constraints continue to hold performance of the nation, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said. On one side, while oil and gas sector has registered negative growth, steel sector has performed indifferently, while fertilizers, electricity, […]

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Best companies to work for in India.

Google India, has once again topped the list of best businesses to work for in India. This is based on an annual study of best companies to work for conducted by Great Place to Work ®  Institute and Economic Times.  Intel , Marriott Hotels, American Express & SAP Labs are other leading brands that have […]

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Hot Jobs for 2014 Business School Graduates: GMAC Report

MBAs and other business school graduates on the job market might do well to look beyond traditional sectors to fields such as technology, manufacturing, and healthcare. A global student exit survey taken by the Graduate Management Admission Council in February and March found job seekers in those sectors were more likely to have an early […]

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Executive Movements

Handle Twitter with Care ! Rakesh “Rocky” Agrawal makes an easy exit from PayPal …

Rakesh “Rocky” Agrawal, had not even completed 2 months in his job at PayPal as the company’s global strategy head. He has separated from his employer overnight – the separation from PayPal made easy, courtesy some of his insulting tweets directed at his PayPal colleagues. He was attending Jazz Fest in New Orleans when he […]

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Executive Movements

P. Elango, Interim CEO of Cairn India quits

Mr. P Elango, Interim CEO & Whole time Director of Cairn India has decided to step down for personal reasons. His resignation has been accepted by the Board. The announcement related to this was released by Cairn India earlier this week. Mr. Sudhir Mathur, CFO, has taken over the additional responsibility of leading the organization […]