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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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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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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A Poor Resume will Lose you that Dream Job!

A Poor Resume will Lose you that Dream Job! As a recruiter, a good percentage of my job is to review resumes in efforts to find the best candidates. Though this would seem simple in theory, I cannot begin to tell you how true this is not! It is no wonder why the majority of job seekers in the market place today have an extended job search. A resume is the single most important tool you can have in your arsenal; after all it is your introduction to the hiring manager. With a shelf life t...
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5 tips for keeping your job

1. Be visible Hard work alone won`t cut it. A noble toiler who thinks diligence is a virtue is wrong, says Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. Unless you know that what you`re doing is appreciated and noticed, don`t bother. 2. Don`t be a maverick Experimenting and pushing the envelope may be encouraged during a growth period, but right now managers are looking to focus on what`s core. This is not the time to throw yourself in an unauthorized direction. 3. Manage yourself Your boss ...
Published about 05-12-2008 | Rated +1

OnMobile appoints president & COO

Mumbai, Dec 08: Sanjay Uppal has been appointed as the president and COO of OnMobile Global, effective December 9, 2008. Uppal will be responsible for managing the business operations of the company, initially excluding strategic new sales, strategic new products and mergers & acquisitions. As a COO, he will be responsible for management of customer delivery operations and growing existing client relationships. Uppal will also be charged with increasing productivity, driving down costs, an...
Published about 08-12-2008 | Rated +1

Which background checks should you conduct?

09 December 2008: Do you know which background checks are relevant to the roles you`re recruiting? Screening specialist Peter Stackpole explains when each type of check is warranted. Stackpole, the South Asia managing director of background screening specialist First Advantage, says the types of pre-employment checks you conduct will depend on the role you`re aiming to fill, but they must be relevant to the requirements of the job. He says that as well as in the industries where there i...
Published about 08-12-2008 | Rated +1

Fed up with firing, HR heads quit

December 11, 2008 New Delhi: Partly fed up with the unpleasant task of sacking workers, top human resources (HR) executives at many companies are switching jobs. This trend is on even as a few companies are on the lookout for HR professionals with a skill (particularly needed in the slowdown time) to fire employees while still keeping the morale of the organization high, reported The Economic Times. The HR head of large multinational company says on condition of anonymity, "Either you stay at...
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Companies hire detectives to snoop on workers

December 17, 2008: Don’t be surprised if you find a stranger snooping near your house or inquiring about you with your neighbours and friends. From Pune to Gurgaon to Bangalore and Mumbai, the recent terror attacks on the country’s financial nerve centre have seen a huge surge in companies hiring the services of detective agencies and other verification services to conduct background checks on employees. And it’s not just the infotech and business processes outsourcing (BPO) industri...
Published about 17-12-2008 | Rated +1

Indian exporters sack 65,500 employees

Wednesday, December 17, 2008: Bangalore: Hit by recession in the U.S. and European market, Indian exporters have sacked 65,500 employees. Citing a sample survey of 121 firms from August to October 2008, the Labour Minister, Oscar Fernandes said in the Parliament that there were losses in export orders to the tune of Rs. 1,792 crore. The survey, conducted by Department of Commerce, collected responses from export firms belonging to the textile, leather, engineering, gems and jewellery, handcra...
Published about 17-12-2008 | Rated +1