Online Networking Sites Capture Interest of Hiring Managers

Online Networking Sites Capture Interest of Hiring Managers Job hopefuls seeking an edge in an increasingly competitive job market shouldn`t overlook online networking sites, a new survey suggests. Two-thirds (67 per cent) of executives interviewed believe professional networking websites - like LinkedIn - will prove useful in the search for job candidates in the next three years. And one in four (25 per cent) respondents cited social networking sites - such as Facebook or MySpace - as a recr...
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Cisco puts India hiring on hold

In line with its global cost reduction exercise, Cisco India, a subsidiary of global network technology major Cisco Systems Inc, has put on hold all recruitments. Additionally the company will shut down for five days from December 29, 2008 to January 2, 2009. In its earnings call after the first-quarter results, Cisco said it intended to bring down expenses for financial year 2009 by over $1billion. A Cisco India spokesperson told DNA Money the company is currently reviewing all discretionary...
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Passive Seekers

Passive candidates, who are not actively looking out for a job change are highly desired by organizations these days. Yasmin taj finds out why organizations are reaching out to this new batch of job seekers Are you content and happy with your job? Is there nothing about your organization that annoys you? When was the last time you checked out any opening or looked out for another opportunity? If your answer is ‘yes’ to most of these questions, then you certainly qualify to be a ‘passive...
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Wipro prods 5000 engineers into BPO

Wipro Technologies Ltd has asked about 5,000 fresh engineering graduates selected by it from various campuses to join its business process outsourcing (BPO) division, Wipro BPO, instead. Disgruntled candidates quoted an e-mail they received from the Wipro management citing the current uncertain market environment as the reason behind the decision. However, Pradeep Bahirwani, vice-president - talent acquisition, Wipro Technologies, clarified, “Due to the current business scenario, we est...
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5 Tips for Hiring Great Employees

5 Tips for Hiring Great Employees 5 Tips for Hiring Great Employees This time last year employers had to be very creative to find great employees. This year the number of job seekers out there has more than doubled (according to the number of resumes posted on Monster.com anyway). Instead of having to search high and low to find a few great people, employers are bombarded with hundreds - or even thousands - of resumes. So how are you going to find the truly great employee? Recruiting for ...
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GRADUATION DAY

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer`s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him...
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Retailers finding ways to retain top talent

Some of the leading retailers are offering attractive retention packages to top performers in an effort to hold on to them. Retailers such as Future Group, Reliance Retail, Ebony and RPG Retail are in the process of creating the ‘golden handcuff’ type of scheme, which will reduce churning at the top level. Golden handcuffs are special retention packages that induce an employee either emotionally or monetarily to stay with the company. Future Group has a scheme that provides insurance to ...
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India : Textile sector to generate 10,000 jobs

The Government of Orissa is making every effort to uplift the handloom and textile sector, which is going through a tough time. It has decided to create 10,000 employment opportunities in a year in the textile industry through training. This was decided after Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, held a meeting with representatives of the Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), Madurai Textile Exporter Association, Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Madurai and Karrur Text...
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Unemployment rate marginally increases from 2.2% to 2.3%

Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through quinquennial labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Organisation. Last such survey was conducted during 2004-05. As per two most recent quinquennial rounds of surveys on employment and unemployment, unemployment rate on usual status basis has marginally increased from 2.2% to 2.3% during 1999-2000 to 2004-05. This was due to the fact that the pace of growth in labour force at 2.97% per annum exceeded...
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Global Crisis...Local Opportunity

Global crisis.....Local Bonanza 10 Golden rules to survive the Global Crisis Roland Hanekroot New Perspectives Business Coaching http://www.newperspectives.com.au email roland@newperspectives.com.au, ph 0404490012 Ominous Clouds gather on the Horizon, the talk is of Doom and Gloom, an enormous Storm is heading this way, and one thing seems quite certain... there are no certainties for the coming year in small business. Anyone can make money and have a successful business during the g...
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