How honest are you? Take this test

In the wake of the Great Economic Meltdown of ‘08 — and the cheating that preceded it — business schools are considering an ethics test before sending grads into the real world. Would you pass it? The test — based on real-life situations — has been developed by Babson College, Yale and the Aspen Institute, and is being considered for use by 80 colleges nationwide. Ready for it? Here goes (answers at the bottom): Scenario #1 You’re a rising executive just promoted to corporat...

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Set benchmark for background screening of employees

I remember receiving at least 2,000 resumes in sealed envelopes after we released a print advertisement for two junior manager roles in American Express Co. (where I was working then) in the late 1980s. Some of the respondents were general managers of state owned banks who had probably not read the prescribed upper age limit of 28. Cut to post-liberalization India . Candidates don’t show up at interview venues after repeated advertisements in print, television and radio by potential em...
Published about 20-01-2009 | Rated 0

Recession-hit IT industry to recover by mid-2010: Infosys

CHENNAI: The recession hit IT industry would show positive signs of recovery by mid-2010 and Infosys will diversify into new markets then, a top company official said on Tuesday. On economic slowdown Infosys Chief Executive and Managing Director Kris Gopalakrishnan told reporters, "It is better to wait and understand that the recovery is real and will sustain. The developed countries have higher GDPs, so they will have a significant impact on recovery." Infosys is looking at new markets ...
Published about 29-07-2009 | Rated 0

Legal recruiter sees 66% reduction in new jobs

Legal Recruitment Consultants Ten-Percent Legal issued their monthly report today showing that October 2008 figures were down by 66% compared with October 2007 for legal jobs posted with the company. Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment, online recruitment specialists and part of the Ten-Percent Recruitment Group, reported today that legal jobs for solicitors and qualified lawyers registered with them were down by 66% compared with the same time last year. Jonathan Fagan, MD, said "during Octob...
Published about 06-11-2008 | Rated 0

Job portals work out new strategies in tough times

Chennai: With the recruitment market shrinking due to the global economic slowdown, job portals are working on new strategies like launching city-specific portals or targeting fresh graduates. While Times Business Solutions that owns the portal www.timesjobs.com is betting on city-specific portals, Info Edge that owns naukri.com and a city-based learning management firm Expertus have come out with job portals exclusively for fresh graduates. According to Vivek Madhukar, Vice President of ...
Published about 19-07-2009 | Rated 0