Have you met an entrepreneur lately, when you do just ask the person about the challenges encountered at the beginning? One of the things that would crop up is the difficulty in finding a bunch of committed and talented people who can form a dynamic team. The usual practice is to start scouring people for building the A-team through references and networking. In addition to this one still needs to recruit from the open market. It is not unusual for job seekers to harbor biased expectations on the basis of success stories. To some extent early employees did make a ...

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You may wish to make steady progress in the current career itself or decide on embarking on a different route altogether. Mapping your career path and tracking your progression is not going to be easy and it is not something that can be accomplished overnight. To ensure success it is important to plan effectively right from the word go. It is imperative to create clear and lucid objectives in order to be able to generally impress the present employer; this would ensure you are headed in the right direction. Take a Stock Accept the fact, no matter how boldly you ...

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We are halfway through the month of February, and you had made some promising resolutions at the beginning of the year. Well by this time some sheen has been lost and they are getting old really fast. The unfulfilled resolutions from yesteryears are trying to tell you something. It is about time to pause and ponder, just resolving to do something is not enough, your end goal is not accomplished automatically, and the previous years bear testimony to this. The way forward is to change the mindset then. Excuses Change Nothing On closer monitoring you will find any number of ...

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Make in India is simply a superb and timely initiative for the overall economy, as it is a major thrust in the direction of creating jobs, millions and millions of them in the near future be it jobs in Kolkata or Mumbai. Traditionally India has not been a global force to reckon with in manufacturing, china has been dominating the space. We have been at the forefront of information technology ever since its inception and revolutionized the entire world with our exceptional software offerings. Sadly the same is not true of the hardware, for which we have been dependent on ...

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If you are looking for a job at the moment and most of the jobs that you happen to apply for are usually found listed on LinkedIn, Indeed or the like, chances are you are not digging deep enough. It makes sense not to limit yourself just to the job boards, think of ways and means of getting past these job postings. You may set an email alert for some, others you miss on account of arriving late, still others are not advertised at all. Consider actively reaching out to companies that you fancy working for as oftentimes this proves ...

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