Top 5 cos in Deloitte`s 2008 tech fast 500

Hughes Communications Inc., is the fastest growing technology company in North America, followed by Ticket Software LLC, Starent Networks Corp., Abraxis BioScience Inc. and Pure Digital Technologies Inc., according to the 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500. The award is a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over five years (2003-2007). "Deloitte`s Technology Fast 500...
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Oracle to get multi-million dollar deal for Aircel

IT major Oracle is close to bagging a multi-million dollar IT solutions deal from Aircel. While the exact size of the deal is not known, Oracle has bagged similar contracts from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular. Oracle offers packaged software solutions that deliver end-to-end support for the key business processes for communications companies, from service creation, offer management, and order orchestration, through provisioning and service delivery, to billing, revenue assur...
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Virtusa ties up with Vijayawada college

Nasdaq-listed Virtusa Corporation has partnered with Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (KLCE) in Vijayawada to align its curriculum with IT industry needs and initiate the launch pad training programme at the college campus. As part of the agreement, the company plans to conduct special guest lectures with the goal of enhancing student skills and employability. KLCE students will interact with experts from Virtusa and its faculty will benefit from the company’s training, the company...
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Telegraphing feedback: The stuff of yesteryear

Telegraphing feedback: The stuff of yesteryear When Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, gives a training session on feedback, he`ll recruit a volunteer from the audience. The job? Steer Jack, who is blindfolded, to walk up to the volunteer`s spot in the auditorium. Step after every step, the volunteer utters up just two words: "On course" or "Off course." The audience notices two things: Had Jack been told he was "off course" more often, he would have reached his goal faster...
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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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`Indian outsourcing companies moving up value chain`

New Delhi: Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are moving up the value chain with an increase in the share of high-end judgement-based work, says a study prepared by leading global information services firm Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). The fourth edition of D&B`s annual study of Indian BPO companies, titled "India`s Top ITeS and BPO Companies 2008", was released here Tuesday. The study is based on a survey covering 440,000 employees of 177 companies, or 63 percent of the Indi...
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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...
Published about 27-11-2008 | Rated 0

Good jobs not grand salaries

In this economic slowdown, what is your advice to students? I would advice b-school grads to keep away from financial institutions. They should try for jobs in industries like hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, infrastructure and even HR. Government or NGOs jobs also hold good opportunities. The slowdown is a phase which will end. We will have to curtail our expectations till it passes. Do you think there will be salary rationalisation? Unfortunately today, salaries have turned into bid...
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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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