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Web of creativity
Career Hotline
Guest column
FAIR GAME
Contest for engineering students
Meeting success on ‘the road less taken’
Fortnightly Quiz-397
SMART STRATEGY
Management Tip
Happiness @ work
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Web of creativity
Web developers are the IT professionals who create or develop a website for the Internet. Today, web development can be used for developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the creation of the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network sites which rely heavily on the database. While a website requires the services of web design, web content development, network security configuration, e-commerce development and so on, the web developer is the one who is responsible for the technical aspects of Web site creation
Job prospects
The demand for Web administrators and Web developers will continue to grow, as more and more professionals are required to accommodate the increasing amount of data sent over the Internet, as well as the growing number of Internet users. Practically every commercial organization, institute, individual and professional has a website today and requires web developers to develop and maintain their websites. In addition, web development has moved to a new phase of Internet communication. Computer web sites are no longer simply tools for work or commerce but are used for communication and marketing. Websites such as Facebook and Twitter provide users a platform to freely communicate. As this new phase evolves into something else which reaches out to more and more people globally, the role of the web developer will not only grow but expand to yet another level. Who
knows? — The writer is a career expert
The work of a web developer involves
Using software languages and tools to create applications for the Web. Identifying a site's users and oversee its production and implementation. They also determine the information that the site will contain and how it will be organized Using Web development software to integrate databases and other information systems. Using design software, to create pages that appeal to the tastes of the site's users. Collect and analyse data on Web activity, traffic patterns, and other metrics, as well as monitor and respond to user feedback. Ensure easy navigation and hyperlinks cross-checked so that content is readable and search-able in search engines. Training Web developers need to have a good knowledge of computer technology, the operating systems, programming languages, computer graphics and internet standards. In addition web developers also need to know about ASP, databases, JavaScript, and be conversant with scripting languages like Perl, java, C++, dynamic HTML and XML and others. While a bachelor's degree in a computer-related field is generally required, for some positions, a certification and some related experience may be adequate.
Skill set
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Not just an academic field
Pervin Malhotra
Q. Geography is my favourite subject in school. Can you please tell me something about the job prospects if I pursue my studies in this field. Or is merely an academic field? — Gayatri Pandit A. With the incorporation of a whole lot of new topics, the geography syllabus has now become livelier and more topical besides having a fresh and exciting feel about it. From a fact-based study of physical geography, it has become a subject full of human interest - driven by a growing recognition that physical and human or economic geography are inextricably linked and make greater sense when taught alongside each other. And contrary to belief, geography is not merely an academic subject but one with numerous practical applications. Given the width of its sweep (from economics and conservation to physics and international trade), several career options open up for geography students. Depending on the area of specialisation at the postgraduate-level, avenues for geographers exist in cartography where they collect, combine and display cartographic information in the form of maps. They are also employed by public and private organisations engaged in urban planning and design, and by NGOs involved in population control, environment and rural development projects. After your Masters in geography you can also enroll for a specialised course in Town & Regional Planning, which is offered at several colleges of architecture. Alternatively, you could also opt for a career in surveying, land valuation, environmental protection or conservation, landscape architecture, transport and tourism, travel writing, aerial photography and market research, besides teaching at the school (there is a shortage of school teachers specialising in this subject) and at the university-level. While a large number of universities (including Delhi University) offer BA in geography, 50 others offer a BSc in geography, which allows you to move into geology and meteorology and quantitative research which essentially involves number crunching (for market research and demographic surveys). Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (among others, BIT, Mesra and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing offer MTech in the subject) are opening up new avenues for geographers as the requirement for data in a computerised format for marketing and related fields is increasing. There are special short-term courses offered in this area. Geomatics involves the processing of raw data from remote sensing satellites for commercial applications. Since geographers are directly concerned with analysing variable data on the earth's surface, this is likely to open up vast areas in analysis and research. An all-India database is on the anvil and geographers will be much in demand to interpret the large volumes of data generated. Geographers are also employed as forest managers, demographers in government and research organisations or as researchers in agricultural or economic institutes. Besides, geography is also considered a popular and scoring subject for the Civil Services (Prelims & Mains) and other competitive exams. Changing track
Q. I am working for a TV channel as a senior executive. Although I have four and a half years of experience in sales and marketing, I am now getting bored and want to change my career. How could I use my core skills in another career? Will I get a salary that equals what I'm drawing presently? — D.P. Maheshwari A.
It's never too late to change careers. Often such a change gives you an all-round professional grooming. Professionals from sales and marketing can move either to customer service/relationship management or HR. In HR again there are many choices. For one, you could look at becoming a staffing specialist (in great demand today due to the acute talent crunch and the need for companies to build their brand for attracting talent). You could even opt for becoming a corporate trainer - specialising in building skills and capabilities of the staff. All these careers are basically focused on utilising your core sales competency i.e. your ability to relate to different types of people, and your ability to influence and lead change. And, you needn't take salary drop as you switch lanes either!
Join the armed forces
Q. Although I scored 82 per cent in Class XII, I did not get a good AIEEE rank. Moreover, my parents can't afford to pay the high fees charged by the private engineering colleges. I am feeling very depressed. Is there any low-cost engineering option available to me at this point? — Tarun Avasthi A.
Yes there is. The Indian Army recruits male students below 19½ who have passed Plus II exam with an aggregate of 70 per cent in PCM through the Technical Entry Scheme. After four years of Basic Military Training you will be allotted Permanent/Short Service Commission (14 years) in the rank of a Lieutenant. This will be followed by a year of technical training. At the end of your training you will also receive a degree in engineering. The entire cost of training, including boarding, lodging, books etc is borne by the Army. Not just that, you will receive a generous monthly stipend of Rs 21,000 as in the case of NDA cadets after (three-years of training). The notification for recruitment to the next course which commences in July 2011 is out. The deadline for online application is October 30. Details: www.joinindianarmy.nic.in Incidentally, similar technical entry schemes are also offered by the Indian Navy and Indian Air force.
Negative reference
— H.M. Singh A.
First of all, don't worry. If it's any comfort, the following should set your mind at rest. To steer clear of legal implications, most employers, when asked for references about former employees, respond very briefly - sticking to the essential documented facts, e.g. position held, period of employment, and the final salary drawn. By and large, they avoid giving negative information or actually suggesting that you are unreliable or unfit for hiring, etc. Besides, if this particular reference is not exactly a glowing one, don't panic. More so, if the other references which you are submitting are on the positive side. Employers usually look for the overall trend, and one stray unsatisfactory reference should not really matter. It's understandable that sometimes, interpersonal relationships do misfire. If asked to explain, you can always field the question adroitly (rehearsing your answer beforehand would help) without unduly trying to run down your previous employer. Best of luck!
Finance options
— Prajwal Kishore A. Don't worry, you could benefit from the Central Interest subsidy scheme for education loans for recognised technical and professional courses in India for students from the economically weaker sections whose gross family/parental income does not exceed Rs 4.5 lakh p.a. regardless of social background. You could contact agencies like the Canara Bank which is the nodal bank for this scheme or any of the other banks that implement the scheme such as the State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur among others. The maximum eligible limit under this scheme is Rs 10 lakh. The moratorium period is the duration of the course plus one year or six months after the loan recipient has landed a job - whichever is earlier. However, this scheme can only be availed once: either at the bachelor's or postgraduate degree/diploma level. Integrated (graduate and master's) courses are also covered within its ambit. The writer is a noted career expert and director, Career Guidance India (CARING). Please send in your queries with your full name, complete address and academic qualifications to:
The Editor, Jobs and Careers, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh-160030, or at careers
@tribunemail.com
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New trends make HR more human
New technology
Tech savvy companies are translating Gen Y interests to make their work area an exciting place and integrating the roles and responsibilities being carried out by young brigade with restricted access to the world of web. The use of Networking sites as Linkedin, facebook, twitter etc has been made official that earlier used to be blocked and treated as time wasters. The HR Managers are treating these new tools as the one that enhances productivity and at the same time breaks the monotony.
Succession planning
It is the new buzzword in the Indian scenario that is hogging all the limelight. There has been an increased demand for leaders and we don't have sufficient number of leaders available in the market. It has become pertinent to have 'Leadership Pipeline' to fill a void that would be created due to the current incumbent moving into other role or geography or it may be because he finds greener pastures elsewhere. The organisation needs to have eligible contenders with leadership traits in order to make them qualify for the 'hot seat'. But if the contenders haven't been assessed or groomed to take on the leadership challenge they are more likely to fail and depart sooner than later as the expectations to bring exceptional performance are high. So having an effective succession plan in place is also an area for HR people.
Reverse mentoring
It's finally gaining ground. In this senior leadership members get to learn new concepts, particularly those related to technology, from fairly young and junior colleagues. Seniors are shedding inhibition to learn and adapt to changing scenario where it has become inevitable to perform without know how of new technology tools. Sure, the word of caution that juniors should not be allowed to surf the territory beyond the desired domain and the whole process is kept confidential so as not to embarrass senior officials.
Going beyond boundaries
Step out from the conventional boundaries that demarcate a fine line within departments that's what HR managers are preaching to bring out the maximum potential of their people. It's not really important that if you are working in X, Y, Z functional department you can't contribute to areas out of your purview. If you have the zeal and are passionate about wanting to dabble in areas of your interest you are welcome to propagate and you never know your career may soar in a direction that you have only dreamt of so far.
Psychometric testing
Understanding human psyche is a complex process and during a brief interaction it is very difficult to explore issues pertaining to human nature. Hiring a right incumbent has always been difficult but firing is even more painful. To have a person who is culturally misfit or not having the attributes that the employer is looking for might create an environment that is unhealthy and unbearable and no choice is left but to part with the individual. To avoid this unsavoury situation a lot of organisations are now using psychometric tests as 16PF, MBTI tests etc in tandem with services of renowned psychologists to unravel the mystery surrounding the complex human nature. This facilitates right choice of the incumbent and his longevity can be expected.
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FAIR GAME
Today when we talk about any video game people expect rich 3D graphics, a strong storyline and some means to challenge the gaming skills. It is an addiction now. There are hundreds of people working long hours before a game is actually released into the market. The teams require animation artists, sound engineers, graphics programmers, dedicated testers, and last but not the least game designers.
Occupational roles
Skill set
On an individual level, a good gaming professional should have qualities such as creativity, good communication skills along with possessing good sense for music, ability to think of a unique idea and conceptualise it. Being disciplined and self-motivated is very important. Having an eye for details is of utmost importance. Technically, a good animator must be well-versed with drawing styles, animation techniques, 2D and 3D animation, design and layout, creating different moods and feelings in characters, skill to properly move the characters and animation software applications. Experts in the industry believe that somebody who is very passionate about games, has played a lot of games, and is knowledgeable about the various platforms can definitely carve a niche for himself.
Scope
Careers in gaming range from simple mobile games to the more complex PC games and the even more complex play station, XBOX games. The gaming cafe business is also giving ample amount of opportunities to professionals. Online gaming is a big hit worldwide. For engineers both involved in developing and testing of games it demands skills in animation, flash, 2D, 3D effects, C++, J2ME, BREW etc. For those interested in non-technical aspects of gaming, the conventional sales and distribution, promotion of the games are also available.
Relevance of training
Before you go in the market to take up the challenges of the profession, it is very very crucial to get trained and acquire the skills appropriately. If you go unprepared you will be assumed as a useless asset for the company and growth prospects will become almost zero. On the other hand, being well-trained will give you an edge over others and the chances of growth will become bright. Hence, it is essential that you seek animation training from a good institution. Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects, Lovely Professional University, Sikkim Manipal University are some of the professional and reputed institutions based in India which render specialised training in animation to students. Any student or professional from any stream with Plus II qualification can be a part of their interesting animation programmes.
Remuneration
To start with a good animator can draw a starting salary of Rs 2.5-3lakh annually in the gaming industry. This figure will shoot up with experience and expertise. —
The writer is CEO of Frameboxx Animation Institute
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Contest for engineering students
Engineer Infinite competition for engineering students will be held alongside ELECRAMA-2012 - the world's largest electrical Transmission and Distribution exhibition organised by Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA)
"We are offering engineering students a rare opportunity to display their talent on a global canvas at ELECRAMA-2012 which will be held in January 2012. Our engineers have a great deal of contribution to make in both these sectors. And for students, the opportunity to showcase innovation, practical applications and problem solving aptitude can't get better than this," said Ms Indra Prem Menon, Chairperson, ELECRAMA-2012. Engineer Infinite 2012 (EI 12) is an undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma programme student level project competition and is open to students in the engineering disciplines of electrical, electronics, mechanical, instrumentation and allied branches. EI 12 will have six prizes with total prize money of Rs 5,50,000. The winning team will get Rs 2,00,000 cash prize and certificates for the college and faculty member acting as guide to the team. The first and second runners up will receive Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 50,000 each, respectively. Students can register themselves and their teams, including faculty guide, as also upload their project abstracts in the competition web site www.ei12.elecrama.com. The abstracts can also be submitted via e mail and as hardcopy material.
— TNS
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Meeting success on ‘the road less taken’
Environment studies may yet be an unlikely choice for many students but offer lucrative career opportunities. Dr. Urmila Jha-Thakur, a faculty member at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool (UK) is among the few who chose this less trodden path and has achieved huge success as well as professional satisfaction. She is currently involved in various research projects. She is working in collaboration with the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in India and Utrecht and Groningen University in the Netherlands on EA. This is a tool used in policy, planning, programme and project development, to ensure that environmental implications of decisions are taken into account at the earliest point, to reduce the negative impacts of development activities and promote sustainability.
Her other ongoing work in India includes her collaboration with Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) where she is looking at the environmental impacts on growing populations of urban settlements in the Indian Himalayan region. The high points in her work in environmental assessment and management include being recognised twice by the International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) who have awarded her the Best Poster (2007) and Best Paper (2010) in the field. But according to her the most rewarding experience has been due to the common platform that environmental studies provide, which has enabled her to work with experts from all over the globe specialising in various fields ranging from engineering to bioscience, to religious studies and many others. “I was always confident that this is the way forward but it is a fairly unconventional degree choice in Indian universities, and I am hopeful this perspective will start to change and more students will pick this area of study”, she says in an interaction with J&C. Excerpts: What is the scope of environmental studies in the current scenario? Environmental studies is a broad multi-disciplinary area which is gaining relevance due to complex environmental problems that the world is facing at the moment. Due to the nature of these challenges businesses, governments and organisations need experts who have specialised knowledge and, at the same time, can communicate effectively with other experts in various fields. The scope of environmental studies, therefore, is very broad and wide ranging. What are the career prospects for graduates in this field? Students enjoy a wide variety of employment opportunities, ranging from private to public sectors. Environmental consultancies, NGOs, organisations which deal with environmental management and academic careers are some of the areas that university students have succeeded in following graduation. What sort of courses are more relevant for Indian students? Environment in India is mainly taught within the discipline of science. This has certain advantages as it helps in developing a strong foundation. It is also important, however, to develop a holistic understanding of environmental issues. The University of Liverpool’s School of Environmental Sciences offers courses in Earth and Ocean Sciences, Civic Design, Geography and Ecology, and we also work with experts in many other disciplines, such as management and psychology. It is helpful if Indian students aim for courses that are taught within a multidisciplinary context. How can students choose the best courses and universities in environmental studies? In choosing courses, a wide variety of factors need to be considered. These include affordability of the courses, disciplinary focus, placements of past students, duration of courses, geographical emphasis and focus on the subject area within environmental studies. For example, some Master’s courses may have a focus on waste management while another might focus on energy. Choosing courses with a particular focus may restrict the scope but also lead to deeper specialisation. At undergraduate level, a disciplinary focus may be helpful but for higher studies multidisciplinary approach is definitely the way forward in environmental studies. The University of Liverpool was a lead partner in a recent project that established a guidebook, compiled by the TwoEA-M (Enhancing Attractiveness of Environmental Assessment and Management Higher Education), which aims to help students choose the right course in Europe. The focus of these courses are on environmental assessment and management, however the format of this guidebook may be helpful for any student looking for courses within the broad field of environmental studies in Europe. For further details please see http://www.twoeam-eu.net/ What challenges does a professional have to face in this field? The disciplinary focus continues to be a problem as I feel the subject area in India is overly circumscribed within science. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but a broader view should be taken as environmental problems cannot be solved by natural scientists alone. Behavioural studies, management studies and many other fields have a strong role to play. I rarely see experts from these fields within environmental studies in India, which is why we need more Indian students to take up this important work. Are there any specific skills which students should hone in order to excel in this field? Problem solving and communication skills are very important and should not be overlooked. It is also very important for students to be able to comprehend complex scenarios and simplify them. — As told to Geetu Vaid
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Fortnightly Quiz-397
1. Which metro rail system has become the first in the world to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate change by reducing pollution levels?
2. Which sub-atomic particles, according to the world’s largest physics laboratory the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), travel faster than light? 3. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India? 4. Where has been India’s first bamboo museum set up? 5. Who was recently elected Denmark’s first woman Prime Minister? 6. What is the full form of BRICS? 7. To which country does the Miss Universe-2011 belong? 8. Name the winner of this year’s men’s US Open singles title. 9. Who led India to its first cricket Test series victory abroad? 10. Who became India’s youngest cricket captain at the age of 21? — Tarun Sharma Winners of quiz 396: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Simrit Kaur, class VI-B, St Marys’ Convent School, Kasauli, district Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Pin Code – 173205 Second: Naman Cheetu, class V-A, KD Kids and KD International, Shivalik Avenue, Naya Nangal, district Ropar, Pin Code – 140126 Third: Sachin Kumar Gupta, class VI-C, SD Public School, Santokhgarh, Una (Himachal Pradesh), Pin Code – 174301 Answers to quiz 396: Sikkim; 4,095 km; ‘Saakshar Bharat’; Uranium; Doha trade talks; Piyush ‘Bobby’ Jindal; 10; Usain Bolt; Lala Amarnath; Ricky Ponting Cash awards of Rs 400, 300 and 200 are given to the first, second and third prize winners, respectively. These are sent at the school address. Note: Kindly mention the pincode of your place on the letter/postcard to facilitate the delivery of the prize money. Answers can also be sent at
quiz@tribunemail.com Name……………….………….................................. Class ....………….......….……................................. School address ....................................................
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SMART STRATEGY Preetinder Kaur
— Andrew Carnegie Self-motivation is essential if you want to excel in life. You must know how to motivate yourself. You must be able to keep your spirits high no matter how discouraging a situation is. That's the only way to get the power you need to overcome difficulties. Those who are discouraged in difficult times are certain to lose even before the battle is over. The question is: how do you motivate yourself? Here are several tips that are effective in building self-motivation: Have a cause
I can't think of a more powerful source of motivation than a cause you care about. Such cause can inspire you to give your best even in the face of difficulties. It can make you do the seemingly impossible things. While other causes could inspire you temporarily, a cause that matters to you can inspire you indefinitely. It's a spring of motivation that will never dry. Whenever you think that you run out of motivation, you can always come to your cause to get a fresh dose of motivation.
Have a dream, a big dream
Your cause is a powerful source of motivation but it's still abstract in nature. You need to make it concrete in the form of a dream. Imagine how the world will be in the future. Imagine how people will live and work. Having a dream is important because it's difficult to be motivated if you don't have anything to shoot for. Just think about people who play basketball. Will they be motivated to play if there is no basket to aim at? I don't think so. They need a goal. You need a goal. That's what your dream is for. But just having a dream is insufficient. Your dream must be big enough to inspire you. It must be realistic but challenging. It must stretch your ability beyond your comfort zone.
Appetite for more
To be truly motivated, you need to have hunger and not just desire. Having mere desire won't take you through difficult times since you don't want things badly enough. In many cases, hunger makes the difference between the best performers and the mediocre ones. How can you have hunger? Your cause and your dream play a big role here. If you have a cause you care about and a big dream related to it, you should have the hunger inside of you. If you think that you are losing hunger, all you need to do is to connect again to your cause and dream. Let them inspire you and bring the hunger back.
Run your own race
Comparing yourself with others is an effective way to demotivate yourself. Even if you start with enthusiasm, you will soon lose your energy when you compare yourself with others. Don't let that happen to you. You have your own race so how other people perform is irrelevant. Comparing yourself with others is like comparing the performance of a swimmer with a runner using the same time standard. They are different so how can you compare one with the other? The only competitor you have is yourself. The only one you need to beat is you. Have you become the best you can be?
Take one more step
When you meet obstacles along the way, there could be the tendency to quit. You may think that it's too difficult to move on. You may think that your dream is impossible to achieve. But this is where you can see the difference between winners and losers. Though both of them face the same difficulties, there is one thing that makes the winners different: the courage to continue. In difficult situations, just focus on taking one more step forward. Don't think about how to complete the race. Don't think about how many more obstacles are waiting for you. Just focus on taking the next step.
Let go of the past
Believe it or not, one of the best demotivators is your past. Your past can drag you down before you realise it. Your past can put a heavy burden on your shoulders. The good news is it's a burden you don't have to carry. Take it off your shoulder and leave it. You might have made mistakes in the past. You might have disappointed others with what you did. But it's over. It's already in the past and there's nothing you can do about it. Today's a new day and you have the chance to start again. No matter how bad your past was, you still have a bright future ahead waiting for you. Just don't let the burden of the past stop you. Apply these tips and motivate yourself. Don't settle for mediocrity. Let yourself motivation take you to excellence. The writer is Project
Assistant, IIT, Ropar
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Management Tip
“Executing on major initiatives requires teams that are large, diverse, and virtual. Yet, as team size grows and the group disperses, team performance diminishes. You can build collaboration within complex teams in three ways:
n Train employees in the right skills. Most people don’t collaborate by nature. They need the right skills: appreciating others, engaging in purposeful conversations, and productively solving conflicts. n Help employees get to know each other. People who know each other socially are more likely to collaborate. Invest time in networking and social events to build a sense of community. n Model collaborative behavior. Employees emulate what they see at the top. Leaders should visibly work together and even fill in for each other on occasion.” — Adapted from Harvard Business Review
on Building Better Teams.
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Happiness @ work A good teacher’s hallmark is patience and politeness. As a boss, don’t shout when juniors make some mistakes. Instead, correct them politely. During Zen monk Bankei’s seclusion week of meditation, a pupil was caught stealing twice. The other pupils reiterated their demand that the thief be dismissed. Otherwise, they threatened to leave en masse. Bankei refused saying, “Who will teach this brother who doesn’t know right from wrong, but me? Even if you all go, I will not dismiss him.” It was no surprise that no one left the gathering. When Indra decamped with the horse of the Ashwamedha yagya that King Sagara was performing, the king sent his 60,000 sons to search for it. Indra had tied the horse next to sage Kapila’s ashram in the nether world. When Sagara’s sons saw it, they thought that the sage was the thief and charged at him. To protect himself, Kapila reduced the princes to ashes. Monsoon was over, but the search had not begun. So Rama sent Lakshman to remind Sugriva of his promise to look for Sita. Knowing Lakshman’s fiery temperament, Rama said, “Whatever his faults, he is our friend. Do not be harsh.” Deep in meditation in a jungle, sage Samika didn’t respond to King Pareekshit calls. Annoyed, the king put a dead snake on the sage and returned home. Realising what had happened, the sage’s son cursed that the doer would die of snakebite on the seventh day. As he was blind, Soordas’ elder brothers didn’t teach him anything. Years later when his fame had spread far and wide, his brothers came to seek his forgiveness and take him back home. “I forgive you, but I can’t come along as now, all mankind is my family.” When King Somashekhara Nayak of Keladi (in Karnataka) died without an heir, Commander-in-Chief Thimmanna left the kingdom. Jannopant of Bijapur attacked Keladi and drove Queen Chennamma out. The defeat stirred Thimmanna who returned to Chennamma and sought forgiveness. She not only forgave him, but also reinstated him. After a series of attacks, Chennamma was crowned Queen of Keladi in 1671. How could a simple milkmaid get out of the Raigarh fort unless she knew a secret passage, thought the guards who took Hira in front of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Instead of shouting at her or condemning her in a dungeon, Shivaji gave her a patient ear. As her toddler son would have needed her the previous night, she climbed out of the eastern side of the fort, down a steep slope and went home. To honour her courage, Shivaji got a watch tower built on the eastern side and named it Hira Burz. Boss, don’t you feel bad when your boss shouts at you? — Sai R. Vaidyanathan The writer can be contacted at svaidyanathan@tribunemail.com
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Ever since the development of internet by Lee Berners in the 1990s, the world has been reduced to a global market where all countries irrespective of size and scale of operation are players in the online marketing field. Transactions are carried out in minutes whether it is payment, receipt or transfer to and from any part of country on the globe. Today, we are moving towards a more web-centric economy and no business can survive without having its own website to reach out to worldwide customer base. The Internet has more than 200 million users and as many as one billion Web pages are available in cyberspace. These factors have crossed the barriers of time and geographical constraints.
A buoyant economy has thrown open a lot of job opportunities and the demand for skilled and qualified manpower has exceeded the supply. One of the major challenges for HR now is to follow practices that will attract and retain a company's biggest asset "The people". The game changer these days is not only the stocks or cash offered to employees but the culture that is more vibrant and provides challenges for one to experiment and make a mark for himself. Here are some HR trends that have changed its role in the first decade of the 21st century.
Gaming, which was once deemed recreational, has now become commercial; it took the form of an industry as the demand for games increased. The growth of this industry has been phenomenal. According to a report by Ernst & Young the Indian gaming industry is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 49 per cent by 2012. Over the years, animation and gaming industry has seen the entry of many global majors who have tapped into India's talent pool for offshore delivery of services. There is sea of brilliant career opportunities here waiting to be explored.
Ever since the development of internet by Lee Berners in the 1990s, the world has been reduced to a global market where all countries irrespective of size and scale of operation are players in the online marketing field. Transactions are carried out in minutes whether it is payment, receipt or transfer to and from any part of country on the globe. Today, we are moving towards a more web-centric economy and no business can survive without having its own website to reach out to worldwide customer base. The Internet has more than 200 million users and as many as one billion Web pages are available in cyberspace. These factors have crossed the barriers of time and geographical constraints.
Q. I've had a rather unpleasant working relationship with my immediate senior in my present job. However, I need a decent reference from my employer to get a new job. What if he gives me a really nasty one - will it ruin my chances of further employment? I am really worried.
Q. I have done BCA and am keen on pursuing MBA. But as my father has retired from service, there's none in the family to finance my studies. Could you please tell me if there are any educational loans for students like me who don't belong to a reserved category but are very keen to study further and don't have the means to do so?
A buoyant economy has thrown open a lot of job opportunities and the demand for skilled and qualified manpower has exceeded the supply. One of the major challenges for HR now is to follow practices that will attract and retain a company's biggest asset "The people". The game changer these days is not only the stocks or cash offered to employees but the culture that is more vibrant and provides challenges for one to experiment and make a mark for himself. Here are some HR trends that have changed its role in the first decade of the 21st century.
Gaming, which was once deemed recreational, has now become commercial; it took the form of an industry as the demand for games increased. The growth of this industry has been phenomenal. According to a report by Ernst & Young the Indian gaming industry is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 49 per cent by 2012. Over the years, animation and gaming industry has seen the entry of many global majors who have tapped into India's talent pool for offshore delivery of services. There is sea of brilliant career opportunities here waiting to be explored.
A formal classification of the roles could look like this:
"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."