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CAREERS TODAY Best Jobs Best HR Picks HRD Head ; Infotech/Telecom company;
Bangalore; BE, MBA; 15-20 years of experience; Excellent package and ESOP
opportunities; 10-B, Pocket-B, Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi-110014. V-P/GM (HR); Software company providing
banking solutions having a tie-up with a leading US transnational; Chennai;
Post-Graduate from a reputed institute, 10 years of experience, at least 5
years in the infotech industry; Extremely attractive, including liberal
ESOPs; ABC Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Ashika chambers-IInd Floor, 22 Chamiers
Road, Teynampet, Chennai. DGM (HR); A leading group in electronics,
chemicals, mining, and minerals; Rajasthan; MBA; 35-45 years, currently
working as a HR manager or a DGM (HR), preferably No. 2 in hierarchy; Rs
4.5 lakh per annum; The Concept, 67, White Hall, 143 August Kranti Marg,
Kemps Corner, Mumbai. Best IT picks Head (Profit Centre); US-based company; Chennai/Bangalore; BE/ MBA; 7 years of experience; Excellent grounding in the Net; At par with the best; VP, 6th level, Discoverer, IT park, Whitefield, Bangalore-560066. e-mail: pns@bayindia.com Director (Projects); UK headquartered
infotech company; Chennai; 10 years in life-cycle project management,
familiar with IBM mainframe/UNIX/NT/RDBMS/e-Commerce; Attractive package
with performance bonus, best in the industry; Apex Management Consulting
Group Pvt. Ltd., 17, 10th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chennai-600030. V-P; Infotech JV; New Delhi; BE (IIT); Age:
30-40 years; 10 years of experience in infotech industry, preferably in a
portal/e-Commerce; Best in the industry; HRD Consultants, Icon, 608-A,
Vishal Bhawan, 95 Nehru Place, New Delhi. Best CEO Picks CEO (Portal/Dot.com); Rs 2,000 crore group;
New Delhi; BS/MS/Ph.D, CS/EE; 10 years of relevant experience; Rs 12 lakh
per annum+ stocks+ bonus; Dev Solutions, 106 Gupta Arcade LSC-5, Mayur
Vihar-1, New Delhi. CEO (Internet Software); Software Development
Co.; New Delhi; B. Tech/CS; 20 years of experience in software &
business development; Rs 40 lakh per annum; Dev Solutions, 106 Gupta
Arcade LSC 5, Mayur Vihar-1, New Delhi. Regional Head (South); Leading courier
company; Chennai; MBA; 8-10 years experience in multiple functions; Best
in the industry; ABC Consultants Pvt Ltd, Ashika Chambers-IInd Floor, 22
Chamiers Road, Teynampet, Chennai. Best CFO Picks CFO; Infotech consulting JV; New Delhi;
CA/CS; 8-10 years of experience in the infotech industry; Attractive;
Careerist Management Consultants, 39, Community Centre, East of Kailash,
New Delhi-110065. CFO; Automobile company; New Delhi; C.A./ICWA/MBA; 15 years of experience in finance/taxation/working capital management; Rs 6-10 lakh; BM Consultancy Services, BM House, B-513/4, Majlis Park, Near Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi-110 033. Head (Financial Services); Infotech/Software company; Chennai; Engineering/PG; 12-15 years of experience in a reputed software company heading financial services division; Negotiable; ABC Consultants, Ashika Chambers, IInd Floor, 22 Chamiers Road, Teynampet, Chennai. Head (Finance); Lalbhai Group company;
Gujarat; 8-12 years of experience in finance/treasury/audit; Rs 3.5-5 lakh
+ accomodation + hospital facilities+ car+ other perks; Asssociate
Consultant, Business Strategy group, B-9 Saket, New Delhi-110017; V-P(Finance); transnatio-nal JV in consumer
products; Mumbai; C.A.+ C.S.; 15 years of experience with FMCGs/Manufacturing
industry; Excellent; A.K. Placement Services, 106, Palkar House, Lohar
Lane, Chendani, Thane(W)-400601; Best Overseas Picks Country Sales Manager(Export); Rs 300 crore
engineering company; Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia; BE, MBA (IIFT);
10-15 years of experience in international marketing of
automotive/consumer durable/engineering products in south-east Asian
countries; Very attractive; SP3 Solutions, 1515, First Floor, Bhisham
Pitamah Marg, Opposite Defence Colony, New Delhi-110003. Marketing Head (Plastics); NRI group based in Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; MBA (Marketing); marketing professional from a consumer durables company; Negotiable; S-38, Block-I, Ganga Shopping Complex, Sector-29, Noida-201301. GM (Operations); Concept Pharmaceuticals;
Birganj, Nepal; MBA; Experience in liasioning with Custom department and
Industry; Not mentioned; Concept Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 167, C.S.T. Road,
Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai. How to Conduct the Perfect Interview Choosing is more difficult than being chosen. Any hr manager worth her salt would tell you that. Not only should the person who is chosen possess the competencies and abilities required for the position, she should also be someone who can fit into the organisation's culture and ethos. The onus of eliciting information that sheds some light on both these aspects of a person's candidature lies with the selectors and the selection process. Here are the steps involved in planning and executing that perfect interview: Define the purpose of the selection interview. Collect adequate information/data from the candidate to be able to know whether the candidate can/ will perform the job, and can fit in. Create goodwill with the candidate about the organization and its people. Zero in on the skills required. Physical makeup: age, sex, physical attributes like height, weight, general health, appearance, and voice. Background: Abilities (general intelligence and special aptitudes): abstract reasoning, spatial aptitude, mechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, scholastic aptitudes, verbal comprehension, and fluency, numerical aptitude, and creativity. Motivation (interests/aims): intellectual, social, physical or outdoor, vigour, drive, energy, career aims, and moves. Behavioural characteristics/ personality: gregarious, assertive, stable, and dependable. Circumstances: early background, present circumstances, mobility, and specific needs. Competencies: abilities and personal characteristics or qualities in an individual's observable behaviour on-the-job that contribute to superior performance. 2. Achievement orientation, self-management , thinking-style, and influencing skills. Use behaviour--and competency--measurement-techniques. Behaviour Description Interview (BDI): BDI is an interview methodology deploying a framework of questions designed to probe the applicants' past behaviour in specific situations, the situations having been selected for their relevance to effectiveness on-the-job. Behavioural Job Analysis: this identifies what effective versus ineffective workers do in specific job-related situations. Use a structured interview. The ideal structure would include: opening, current role/assignments, previous role, career aspirations, education/upbringing, circumstances and interests, and closing. Follow these questioning-tips. One-on-one interviews : 1. Use experience description/self perception
as a starter. Panel Interviewing : 1. Agree on roles of interviewers before
starting. End the interviewing process with the final assessment. 1. Assess the candidate against
essential/most desirable competencies. Remember, recruitment plays a significant role in the success of your staffing programme and, interviewing is a skill that matures with time. So, hone it with practice. Paroma Roy Chowdhury Best Practices in Recruitment: Siemens india Siemens India uses extensive psychometric instruments such as the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) and Occupational Testing (OT) to evaluate short-listed candidates. The company uses OPQ to understand the candidate's personal attributes, and OT to measure competencies. Together, both tests can measure the `degree of fitment' of a particular candidate for a particular role and can predict the `degree of success' she will enjoy in a specific position. LG Electronics India While evaluating and selecting candidates, LG Electronics uses 3 psychometric tests: Belbin's Test, the Myers-Brigs Type Indicator Test (MBTI); and a customised Social System Inventory Test. The first measures a person's ability to be a team-player, the second checks personality types, and the Social System Inventory measures a person along 2 dimensions: Responsiveness and Assertiveness. The purpose of all this is to identify the ideal LG employee: a professionally-educated individual who is a self-starter and can be a team player. Arthur Andersen While evaluating candidates, the professional services conglomerate Arthur Andersen conducts critical behavioural interviewing which evaluates the suitability of the candidate for the position, largely based on his past experience and credentials. However, the company admits that this may be suitable only for specified industries where past experience is critical for evaluating fitment. Pepsico India Pepsico India (Pepsi) uses India as a global recruitment resource. To select professionals for global careers with it, the company uses a competency-based interviewing technique that looks at the candidate's abilities in terms of strategising, lateral thinking, problem solving, managing the environment, and adapting to a dynamic environment. These apart, Pepsi insists that to succeed in a global posting, these individuals possess strong functional knowledge and come from a cosmopolitan background. HELP, TARUN!!! I am a final-year B.Com student looking forward to inheriting my family business. I feel that I need an MBA degree for the purpose. Is a distance-learning programme from IGNOU or a similar institution worthwhile? Or should I pursue a full-fledged MBA degree from a regular B-school? Should I try and go abroad, to the US, for instance? Please advise. You don't necessarily require an MBA degree to run a business. However, a full-time MBA course offers a lot in terms of theoretical knowledge and relevant interaction which might come in handy when you run your family business. Since you are still studying and, probably, have other family members to run the business, you should do a regular full-time course in India. If you are constrained for time, you could do the 4-month MEP programme at IIM, Ahmedabad. You could also try and gain admission to the 3-month amp course at the Harvard Business School. I am a 26 year-old MBA working in the marketing department of a software development firm in Kochi. I wish to build a career in international marketing. To further my ambition, I have opted to complete a degree in foreign trade from Pondicherry University. Will this help, or should I try and gain admission to institutes like the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in Delhi? Will learning on-the-job help? What is the best way to ensure a career in international marketing? If you are interested in a formal qualification, IIFT is preferable as compared to a distance learning programme. A degree from Pondicherry University could be valuable, but it would not help you in securing a position in international marketing immediately. IIFT has a campus placement programme which will certainly increase your chances of landing a job soon after graduation. An alternative is to seek a position in software exports, or in any other industry which would allow you to learn on-the-job. However, an extra qualification is always helpful . I am a B.E. (Metallurgy) from a premier engineering school with 3 years of experience as a sales officer with a transnational. At present, I am taking a sabbatical to do my MBA. I am keen to pursue a career in infotech-marketing. However, as I lack a background in it, I don't know whether this would be feasible as a career choice. Do I need to acquire some additional qualifications? Or should I leverage my sales experience to opt for a conventional marketing career in any other field? The opportunities in infotech, at the moment, are very attractive. As an engineer-MBA, you are well-equipped to start off a career in infotech marketing, and you certainly don't need any more academic qualifications. You can pick up the necessary subject knowledge through exposure. A conventional marketing career in engineering/ metallurgy is generally not very lucrative, though with your experience, progression could be easier. If money is of prime consideration, FMCG and infotech companies and foreign banks are the best bet. I have just completed my B.A. (Sociology) with top honours and want to pursue an MBA with specialisation in HR management. There are 3 top schools in the field--Xaviers Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) in Jamshedpur, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, and Symbiosis in Pune. But I have little knowledge about the faculty and facilities offered in each of these. Could you help me make an informed choice? Or should I try for a course abroad? If so, where? You are right, but only partially. All 3 schools offer courses in HRM, but are different in terms of faculty and focus. However, the placement is good in all of them. Generally speaking, TISS offers a wider variety of choice in courses, and better summer training and project possibilities due to its being located in Mumbai while XLRI is a favourite with top recruiters. Symbiosis, of late, has acquired a good reputation. Other choices could include Narsee Monjee and S.P. Jain Institute in Mumbai. It isn't necessary for you to go abroad, but if you do, Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and Kellogg B-schools offer excellent programmes. |
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