Homework
There are many options for working from home, writes Jitin Chawla
There's much to be said in favour of working from home—no traffic jams, no need to leave early, no bickering with auto drivers, no office politics and so on. Actually, if you have the discipline to dedicate a few hours every day to work, there are plenty of opportunities to earn from home. Some jobs might involve a little travel, but it’s not a daily affair. Be prepared to earn a little, but the quality of life should make up for the less income.

JAM PACKED
With traffic jams and other commuting-related issues causing late arrivals to offices for nearly half of the employees, companies seem to have found a middle path for solving this problem by asking their workers to work from home.

Career Hotline
Nuclear set-up
Q. I am studying in the medical stream. I want to know about courses in nuclear medicine technology. Also tell me about the institutions.
—Mayank Johar
A. As yet, there are not too many courses available in nuclear medicine.
The Radiation Medicine Centre of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, offers two programmes to equip candidates for working in nuclear medicine centres.

CII, IGNOU to train school dropouts
In an ambitious programme, over 1,00,000 school dropouts, construction workers, security guards and employees from travel and tourism trade will be able to enhance their professional skill under a joint initiative of the Indira Gandhi Open University and industry body CII.

Techies faking CVs to bag jobs
Write and wrong
Indian IT and BPO firms, which are grappling to find and retain the right employees, are now facing the daunting task of weeding away the black sheep as a recent survey shows that one in every four CVs submitted for an IT job contains some kind of discrepant information.

INDIA PINING...
...For talent pool of innovators, visionary entrepreneurs
Sixtytwo years after Independence and after opening its economy about 17 years ago, the country is facing a daunting challenge — that of lack of quality manpower, to fuel the rapidly growing economy and manage the business operations of an India Inc that is on acquisition spree overseas.

Private businesses bullish on hiring
The country's privately held businesses are still bullish about their hiring plans as around 74 per cent expect a growth in employment rate this year, even as the global recruitment drive has suffered a downtrend, a latest survey has said.

Bits & bytes
MindTree launches foundation for primary education
MindTree Limited, a global IT and R and D services company, has announced the launch of MindTree Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that will work globally in the area of supporting primary education and differently abled persons.

Smart Skills
Foot notes
Usha Albuquerque
Entertainment has become an essential part of our lives. It is de rigueur at any and every celebration. A live band, a comedian, dancers or any original performing artist can liven up a corporate event, a launch, fashion show or private party, making any occasion a memorable event.