The Final Placement season for the PGP Class of 2014-16 of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) witnessed the participation of the top recruiters across all sectors.

The changing business dynamics has forced Indian pharma companies to relook at their hiring strategy and the need to have a more diversified and inclusive salesforce. 

Many IR managers feel that these manipulations are necessary to manage people in varied situations, with varying needs, egos and greed. But it is absurd to believe that such manipulations and negativity can yield positive results.

HRforYou simplifies complex HR solutions into vanilla offerings, to enable consumers to choose solutions appropriate to their needs.

The industry currently employs about 5.5-5.7 lakh people and has contributed significantly in creating a rich talent pool of researchers, scientists, doctors and project managers.

Large companies in India as well as in other advanced markets are resorting to astrology to find the best fit. 

Sridhar, 56, has spent over 34 years with ITC.

While grooming their team members to take on newer responsibilities and helping them develop newer competencies, managers should also maintain their individual learning curve to stay relevant. 

Business chamber, ASSOCHAM, has proposed that the Ministry of Finance offer increased tax exemptions to encourage more women to join the workforce.  

The two-year old startup with a search technology that draws on artificial intelligence, has a search index containing profiles of over 400 million jobs.

This year 51 companies visited the campus for summer placements (compared to 45 companies last year), offering roles across various sectors such as BFSI, Consulting, FMCG, IT/ITES, Manufacturing, E-commerce, Media and Advertising, NGO among others.

CheckPoint has been co-created by employees through an internal social media campaign. It has received 75,000 views and 2,000 comments from its 3.8 lakh employees across 170 countries.

She has moved from Sun Pharma, where she was director, human resources.

According to Accenture – global technology trends report, companies that equip employees, partners and consumers with new skills can fully capitalise on innovations.

A first of its kind, web-enabled diagnostic platform on human capital management practices.

Is it incentives, bonuses, or promotions? Can it be the number of leaves and holidays or the goodness of the boss? Is it praise, reward or recognition? Will the fun element at work, the off-sites, team spirit, or competition act as motivating factors? 

The e-commerce solutions provider has set up a delivery centre in Indore.

Padmanabhan quit the Vedanta Group in August, 2015.

While 61 % of the workforce in India wishes to retire in the next five years, 59 per cent cite work- related pressure as the primary reason for doing so.

Acquisition and retention of talent will be a key challenge for Suri in this primarily talent-led business, where attrition rates are very high.

The FMCG player has introduced several new initiatives to promote a gender inclusive culture.

Authored by T Muralidharan, An Expert’s Guide to Your First Right Job — published by Rupa & Co.— highlights the importance of knowing one’s personality, finding the right industry, choosing the right first employer and other such important decisions related to one’s career.

Around 2500 college students are expected to benefit from this upskilling exercise, which will be delivered through vocational training providers and governed by the NASSCOM Foundation.

The move is aimed to boost a healthy and productive work environment as well as emotionally uplift the company’s workforce.

Women thrive when there is an alignment between the individual and the organisation. Only then can one break through the inertia and advance women at the workplace.

Dinesh, former director, compensation & benefits, Asia Pacific at Coca Cola, has over 12 years of experience