Author: Dr. Prajjal Saha | HRKatha

When in a tight schedule, the 30-30-30-10 rule turns out to be quite effective. It helps in making a confident decision. Here is how.

The percentage of suicides in the working population is increasing at a disturbing rate. Data reveals that there is an incidence of self-killing every 40 seconds.

India Inc. needs to address the systemic, culturally ingrained issues affecting women’s workplace experiences and career trajectories in order to be fully inclusive.

It has become pertinent for job seekers to keep an eye on social media, where a lot of activity is constantly happening.

Unlike the ‘top down’ approach of a traditional survey, Nexus ignites engagement at the bottom of the organisation.

The app is part of Talent Sprint’s BankersChoice product line offering virtual and self-service learning options. 

This is an exit interview. Go ahead, pour your heart out on anything that you think is amiss; except on what’s wrong with this organisation.

This makes the role of HR questionable, as maintaining parity and ensuring justice are among its core jobs.

While teachers from higher education institutes opined that 64 per cent of their students were incompetent for employment , school teachers felt only 48 per cent were unemployable.

Should we focus on 20 per cent of the workforce and inspire them to perform even better? Or should we try and derive maximum output from the remaining 80 per cent? 

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), is all set to organise its two-day annual conference on September 24 and 25, 2015. 

An internal study reflected a gap in terms of deliveries, as the retail environment required leaders capable of working effectively across organisational lines and also contributing to customers and colleagues.

There are ways to reduce the growing menace at work – cyberloafing – other than relying solely on the employees’ self-control.

Enjoy the gourmet spread by the organisation till it lasts. Very soon the company will introduce BYOF (Bring Your Own Food)!!!

Around 39 per cent and 26 per cent of respondents participating in a survey, from consumer and services sectors, respectively, opined that their respective companies was best defined as ‘performance oriented’. 

According to a study by Nielsen, commissioned by PNB Metlife Insurance, there is a significant gap in the degree of loyalty towards each other, as perceived by employers and employees.

The batch comprising 50 students, boasts of a total of 54 offers made to 44 candidates.

Four organisations have made it to the finals of the Best Leadership Development Practices of Asia Study 2015

Out of the total occurrences of discrepancies, a huge chunk of them have occurred in the employment component, followed by the address and education components.

It aims to help organisations evolve from passive and closed e-mail technology to more social, collaborative and transparent functional ESN technology.

The ePoise job interviews app has garnered investment of around Rs 3 crore from Orios Venture Partners and also few angel investors including Amit Ranjan, co-founder of Slideshare.

The app, Zero Bench, allows the employees at Infosys to apply  for projects within the company, depending on their skillsets.

Most professionals, even while already in a job, nurture a desire to look out for greener pastures. BeatMySalary claims to facilitate this job hunt while helping maintain anonymity 

This year, the company promises to fund live projects within Accenture and also provide an opportunity to be part of the company’s Open Innovation initiative.

Since the Bell curve isn’t giving us the talent pool for maximum payout, I have a new formula. Let’s do ‘EE (exceeds expectations), NI (Needs Improvement), ME (Meets Expectation), NI (Needs Improvement), MYNAH, MOH’. That should give us the names.

Nexa not only acquired talent from diverse sectors but also made sure that new joinees experienced the luxury before trying to sell one.