Nasha Fitter, a teacher, entrepreneur and expert on communications and soft-skilled training, recently launched You're Hired! a book that helps job seekers improve their English communication and job placement skills. An excerpt.
An excerpt from Nasha Fitter's book on how to get that job and keep it too!
The average salary of a content manager with less than a year's experience is Rs 369,000 per annum.
By the time, Mumbaikar gets to where it wants to be via a twisty third act, we begin to see how much better the film could have been. But it's almost too little, too late, complains Mayur Sanap.
A job website has launched a new online solution that allows job-seekers and prospective employers chat live to connect in real time.
Upskill. Network. Increase your employability status. Don't be redundant, says Gaurav Vohra.
Practical interview tips from 'You're Hired!' by Nasha Fitter.
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Monster India launches Monster Salary Index, in association with paycheck.in and IIM-A as research partner.
There are billionaires who have all the money at their disposal but have websites that are outdated, amateurish, or simply jarring.
A government-sponsored study on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has found large-scale corruption and irregularities in the implementation of the programme in several states with authorities in some areas misappropriating' central funds and threatening workers to keep their mouth shut."There was great fraud in the making (of job) cards, muster rolls were not maintained properly and work was not provided to job seekers sometimes," a team of researchers said.
Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev 'Mukhiya', an alleged kingpin behind the NEET paper leak, was not only minting money but wanted to become an MP or MLA.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
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India's hiring rate has recovered moderately from 10 per cent in April to 35 per cent in May 2021, but the aftermath of the second COVID-19 wave has left professionals in India increasingly vulnerable to the economic uncertainty, as per LinkedIn data. India's hiring rate on LinkedIn dropped from 50 per cent in March 2021 to 10 per cent in April 2021. The hiring rate witnessed a modest revival to 35 per cent in May 2021, as localised curfews gradually lifted and economic activity partially resumed.
'Each day, while interacting with scores of people, all with demands and expectations of their own, holding one's own fort is of paramount importance. 'One must always have the vision which will guide the journey,' says Dinesh Goel, a chemical engineer from IIT-B, co-founder and CEO, AasaanJobs.com, an online marketplace for entry-level and blue-collar job seekers.
Automation, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and virtual reality would demand more jobs.
According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, about 27 per cent of Indian employers said they would expand the workforce in the April-June quarter, primarily driven by ITeS and IT sectors where employer hiring intentions appears to be improving.
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Finding an increasing pool of professionals being dismissed, start-ups and others are improvising to offer emotional support and career guidance.
The role of the youth is very important in achieving the goal of 'ease of living' to give a better life to the poor, he told students.
Job portal, Naukri.com, has launched a first-of-its-kind service for job seekers, which helps in forwarding resumes to any prospective employer through an SMS.The service 'Naukri ExpressCV' allows jobseekers registered on the website to forward their resume to prospective employers, free of cost.
Many employers now use ATS (Application Tracking System) to sort out the hundreds of resumes they receive daily. ATS examines resume based on keywords and is automatically rejected if the software does not find them, reveals Vidur Gupta, co-founder and director, Spectrum Talent Management.
Companies may do strategic hiring for specific skill sets, or there may be some activity in sectors like infrastructure or power.
First hand perspective of an interviewer on the interview process and how an aspiring candidate must answer questions during an interview.
International medical graduates can now apply to work with licensed medical health professionals in the city.
Bharat Pardeshi, one of the leaders from the All India Railway Act Apprentice Association, spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about why they had to resort to the unpopular move, disrupting the lives of thousands of railway commuters in Mumbai.
A high-level three-member committee is formed to grow awareness about fraudulent job offers.
Naukri.com, which voluntarily started gathering data about caste from registered job seekers from May 2006, said 19 per cent of them were women, 3.4 per cent OBCs, 0.8 per cent SCs and 0.2 per cent STs. There are over 130,000 OBCs, 38,000 SCs and STs, 760,000 women, and 8,000 physically challenged job seekers registered on the job portal.
Or it could lose you one, says Samali Basu Guha.
Most companies find job seekers with domestic degrees good enough, a British Council survey said.
The National Recruitment Agency will prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters, the PM said.
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China is facing a "severe" employment crisis with 34.5 million people expected to enter the labour market from 2006 to 2010, testing the government's plan to build a 'harmonious society.'
Nobody bothered to articulate the upsides; instead, the four-year tour of duty and denial of life-long pensions got played up.
Job-seekers for government and related opportunities found that their future was at risk, points out Shreekant Sambrani.
'Career paths are no longer linear as professionals look to build a more holistic career portfolio that is true to their professional and financial goals.'
Employers are laying the welcome mat for Gen Y -- from hiring videos to claims for the coolest interview ever.
Those on H-1B visas have to find a new job within 60 days or head back to India.
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