This section contains research based insights on themes around the talent ecosystem, about HR practices, workplaces, emerging trends in the talent space.
Books open up your minds and introduce you to something new. They expose you to new ideas and modes of thinking and give you access to diverse knowledge. As we have step into 2020, here is a list of books that can help you learn, be better, be more aware by leveraging the experience and…
2019 was a very dramatic year for the business ecosystem. A global economic slowdown, reduction in profits and bankruptcy filing by many companies. But there was something else also going on behind the closed doors of corporate headquarters. Last year witnessed resignations of many top executives from big companies and start-ups. While this could be…
Predictions are that 2020 will be a different game altogether for workplaces with different generations working simultaneously in an organization. Elder Generation or Baby Boomers are due for retirement, Gen Xers are eyeing on the leadership roles, millennials are stepping up for senior-level positions and Gen Zers are getting started in this decade. Each of these generations has different expectations related to work and workplaces. Recognizing these expectations and shaping up the workplaces, people processes, business processes to ensure that the cross-generational teams thrive and deliver is crucial for any organization’s success.
Women have come a long way since the industrial revolution. From taking their husband’s and brother’s place in the workforce during the world war to becoming CEOs of big corporations, women have proved their worth at workplaces. But their inclusion in the workforce at desirable numbers as compared to men is still a far fetched dream. According to the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, gender parity is still 99.5 years away.
The analysis presented in the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 is based on a methodology integrating the latest statistics from international organizations and a survey of executives.
The report highlights the gender differences in salaries, managerial position and education. The report states that “none of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, nor likely will many of our children.”
India has been one of the largest steel producers, and globally ranked second with production at 106.5 MT in 2018. Steel and its associated mining and metallurgy sectors have seen major development and investment over the years and has been one of the key sectors generating employment and supporting economic growth. Steel has a key…
A good number of podcasts are also available for business professionals, executives in varied formats – talk show format – conversational, interviews, solo casts, or story telling.
With the uncertainty of job security, the demand for government jobs is constantly on the rise. A data released by the Center for Study of Developing Societies highlighted that attraction of youth towards the government job sector has not witnessed a decline over the past decade. But, finding a suitable government job for yourself is…
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.
We all at some point in our lives have got an email from an employer with an offer too good to be true. The employer promises us a fairly good amount of salary, accommodation, a car and if you’re lucky, you might also get a driver to take you around the city. The offer itself is so tempting that we never realize there might be a catch. Often fresh job seekers face a challenge of staying away from such fake job offers and preventing themselves from getting conned by scammers who make money by preying on their desperation and insecurity.
It’s raining jobs in IITs this year with students receiving placement offers from across the globe. Over 4000 job offers have been made so far with core engineering profiles receiving maximum number of placements. The core sector includes companies that work on main engineering disciplines such as mechanical, civil, computer science. Apart from that, job…
Curated Posts from Last WeekIndia’s joblessness, a story unfolds In India about 1.2 crore people enter the workforce every year but the pace of job creation remains far below than what is needed, even though the economy is growing at over 7 percent. read more.. Challenges faced by Chief Digital Officers; resistance to change, talent…
In India about 1.2 crore people enter the workforce every year but the pace of job creation remains far below than what is needed, even though the economy is growing at over 7 percent.
However, the increasing relevance of a CDO position is still being debated, and to put an end to the debate, MindTree recently published its findings from their survey about the “relevance and staying power of the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) position”.
Imagine, you’re getting fired from your job and your employer pays you a hefty amount to sweeten the good bye. Wouldn’t it be an icing on the cake, if you are handed over sizable stock options as well? And when we say – sizable – it’s really sizable – maybe a few 10’s or 100’s…
Most of the IIMs have released stats for their summer placements for the 2019-2021 batch. This year there has seen a good rise in the international roles offered to IIM students. Students at the leading IIM’s continue to get picked up by leading brands in consulting and finance domain. E Commerce, tech start-ups had an…