| Shyamal Majumdar: When MBAs aspire to become clerks | 12-NOV-09 |
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| The server of State Bank of India (SBI) crashed last year when two million candidates applied for 20,000 clerical posts. The written examination had to be conducted over four shifts as the bank just could not find enough venues where the tests could be held. |
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| Shyamal Majumdar: After flexi-time, flexi-benefits | 29-OCT-09 |
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| A leading multinational company in India had an elaborate healthcare and insurance scheme for its staff as a part of its employee benefits plan. The HR head thought the plan was a winner as it kept employees happy, thereby making the company an employer of choice. |
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| Shyamal Majumdar: New-age brain drain | 15-OCT-09 |
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| A bewildering blizzard of email, phone calls, yet more email, meetings, projects, proposals and plans. This must be familiar territory — your average day at work. |
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| Shyamal Majumdar: India Inc's labour pains | 01-OCT-09 |
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| A week ago, Roy George, the 46-year old HR head at automotive components firm Pricol, was beaten to death in his office by iron bar-wielding workers. While the company claimed that the violence was instigated by left-wing trade union leaders linked to the Naxals, the unions blamed the attitude of the management over the past two years that led to the violence. |
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| Shyamal Majumdar: Optimism yes, euphoria no | 20-AUG-09 |
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| Surveys all across the world tell us the job market is back on track. Really? The Chief Executive magazine’s CEO index — America’s only monthly CEO Index — dropped to 63 in July, after having shown a gradual improvement. All components of the index are down, with employment confidence taking the biggest hit. |
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| The human factor | 28-JUL-09 |
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| Acquiring a company in India can throw up four human resource challenges. |
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