8 smart ways to sharpen your hiring approach

Sure, your hiring practices have all the bases covered from a legal standpoint. But do they do everything possible to bring in the best talent? Chances are, you’ve got a fewSure, your hiring practices have all the bases covered from a legal standpoint. But do they do everything possible to bring in the best talent? Chances are, you’ve got a few gaps to fill. Latest best practices Here are some of their best hiring secrets: Interview the exiting employee about their job (from Lucas). This shouldn’t be a standard exit interview. You...

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Top Paid CEO's of Top 100 companies world wide

"Equilar 100 CEO pay study" has released the list of the companies Top paid CEO's in the world. This year marks Equilar’s eighth annual study of CEO pay at the largest U.S. pubThis year marks Equilar’s eighth annual study of CEO pay at the largest U.S. public companies. As part of the collaboration with The New York Times, Equilar provides data on compensation, professional history, and wealth events for the top executives.lic companies. As part of the collaboration with The New York Times, Equilar provides data on compensation, professional...

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MODIfying INDIA

BJP prime minister-elect Narendra Modi already indicated a model shift in India's foreign policy as he invited SAARC leaders including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend his swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on 26 May. The move came as a surprise and got due gratitude from politicians in Jammu and Kashmir and specialists in foreign affairs. "Modi wants to signal that India wants to improve bonds with its neighboring countries.”...

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Crosswords on Selection & Recruiting

Across 1.     Job ________ is a systematic investigation into tasks, duties and responsibilities of a job (8) 4.     _________ employees are hired for a limited time to perform specific task (9) 7.     Pay smartly not ________. Recruiters compensate Freshers based on this (6) 11.   Lateral movement of employee within same grade (8) 14.   Letting outside...

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Hiring Work Force

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Anand Nayak

Head of Human Resource Development for ITC has been with the Company for 40 years.  Anand Nayak, passed out of St.Joseph's in 1967. He completed his BSc from St.Joseph's College. Later, he completed Post graduation in Personnel Management and Industrial relations from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He was awarded Abdul Bari Gold Medal. Right from school, Anand has been a people's man and has rightfully found his passion in the field Human Resources. Mr....

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Managing change at Motorola

When consumer electronics industry pioneer Motorola split into two separate companies (Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility) in 2011, it marked a turning point for its HR team in particular. “We used it as an opportunity to relaunch our company with respect to our purpose and values. That’s how our HR transformation started. We translated our values into specific leadership capabilities in terms of how we develop, interview, assess and...

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HR "ill prepared" for global changes?

HR departments are deemed to be ill-prepared to face the rigours of the changing global environment. According to a survey from PwC, despite 44% of CEOs feeling that the global economy will grow over the coming year, an overwhelming majority had little faith in HR to deal with the changes. In fact, only 34% claimed that HR was “well-prepared” to take advantage of transformational patterns. A shocking nine per cent said HR was not ready at all. The report recommends that HR outfits formulate “sophisticated analytics to spot talent...

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HR professionals give tips to enhance efficiency. Addressing a session on 'HR for emergent India' organized by CII here on Friday, Jagadeesh said: "FM holds ownership of organizations. So it will help if both HR and FM teams bring out quality works from employees. HR teams alone cannot take organizations or employees to greater heights." "Despite having an innovative mindset, many Indian companies have failed to produce quality works. HR teams must measure the quality of challenges to produce quality works. Available HR talent determines...

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How can HR act towards changing global environment?

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HR professionals give tips to enhance efficiency

Addressing a session on 'HR for emergent India' organized by CII here on Friday, Jagadeesh said: "FM holds ownership of organizations. So it will help if both HR and FM teams bring out quality works from employees. HR teams alone cannot take organizations or employees to greater heights." "Despite having an innovative mindset, many Indian companies have failed to produce quality works. HR teams must measure the quality of challenges to produce quality works. Available HR talent determines the quality of organizations. So HR teams must ensure...

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Get landlords PAN details on plain paper for HRA claim

Salaried taxpayers, who want to claim I-T exemption on house rent allowance exceeding Rs one lakh per annum, will have to obtain the PAN card number and other details of their landlord on a plain A-4 size paper before submitting it to their employer. The circular has not stated explicitly about the kind of document so it is considered that a plain piece of paper would do," a senior department officer said. The Income Tax department will require this document to enable exemption for a taxpayer under House Rent Allowance (HRA) after the Central...

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Technopark company to manage Nomura’s Indian HR operations

Technopark-incubated Extolution Software will now streamline human resources (HR) operations of leading financial services group Nomura in India. An agreement to this effect has been signed under which Extolution Software will roll out Extenta, its HR management solution, in Nomura offices across India. Nomura provides a broad range of solutions addressing specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients in 30 countries and employs 27,000 employees. Exenta will automate and manage the entire HR operations...

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HR COMIC- Potential Employee

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Its time to know more about your employees...

No, we’re not talking about those long and involved employee surveys. David Niu, founder of engagement and retention consulting firm TinyPulse, formulated a far simpler plan. The program: Ask employees a single question, via email, at regular intervals. The responses, rendered anonymous by a tool offered by TinyPulse, gives organizations immediate feedback on how workers feel about workplace issues large and small. Sharon Florentine, writing on the CIO blog, quotes Niu: “I came up with the idea that businesses should constantly have their...

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Mr Amitava Saha

Head - Human Resource , Biocon Amitava is the Head of Human Resources at Biocon. With over 17 years of work experience with  companies like Firstsource Solutions, Mashreq Bank, Accenture and Infosys in the Human Resource space across geographies covering Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement and related areas of Employee Life Cycle. Amitava started his professional career in Sales and Marketing with Coats Viyella Plc handling...

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