Bridging gender divide
A pre-Women’s Day study spells cheer by busting the myth that boardroom belles are less experienced than their male counterparts.
Seema Hakhu Kachru
Women appointed to corporate boards bring different “but not less business experience than men” as has been assumed for long, according to a new study.

Productivity shoots up
Technology, globalisation improve employee output
Improved access to technology, working culture as well as greater integration with the global economy has enhanced the efficiency of a majority of government employees, with productivity levels increasing by 35-40 per cent, industry body Assocham said in New Delhi recently.

IIM-L gets146 high-entry offers
Finance profiles remain top preference of students
The placement season at IIM-Lucknow commenced in an impressive fashion with a plethora of companies participating in the Higher Entry Placement Program (HEPP). This year saw as many as 45 companies visiting the campus over a period of 45 days and making a total of 146 offers, the highest IIM-Lucknow has ever seen.

Smart Skills
Getting into the ACT
Usha Albuquerque
Shah Rukh Khan is always in the news. So are Saif Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan… and so many others. Film stars are all over the news. Film stars jostle for space on prime time, along with the cricket news, the budget and the US elections!

Career Hotline
Q I am doing BE-II. Can you please tell me something about jobs in the hydropower sector?

• Biophysics beckons
• Getting on board
• Mouthful of opportunity

Bits & bytes
IT, biotech popular with Indian students in Australia
Information Technology and biotech are some of the most preferred courses of Indian students wanting to pursue higher education in Australia, an Australian Education Consultant said.

• Symbiosis inks pact for retail banking course
• Aptech bags four franchising awards

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