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Posted by Ankur Sethi on Oct 29, 2011

Avadhesh Dixit, Global Head – Human Resources of CMC Limited on International HRM – Integrating HRM across Boundaries

As the forces of globalization create a state of ‘boundarylessness’ and the world becomes more flat, several organizations have realized the need to tap new markets in order not to become obsolete. This has fuelled the appetite of several single-country organizations to go global. With such grandiose plans of global expansion comes a new set of challenges – managing expatriates, working in...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Oct 5, 2011

Remembering Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder and longtime leader of Apple, has passed away at the age of 56. To honor his memory, Apple.com now displays a full-page tribute to the man that helped reinvent computing, entertainment and mobile. Apple has also posted a short letter. It reads as follows: “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Sep 29, 2011

TiEcon Delhi 2011 “Entrepreneurship – Transforming India”

TiEcon Delhi is one of the largest entrepreneurial gathering in the Asian region since the past decade. We are in our 11th year of getting the community energized again. Over 1200 + delegates are expected this year round at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on 30th September and 1st October. TiEcon Delhi 2011 has its theme as “Entrepreneurship – Transforming India” and we truly believe that as...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Sep 27, 2011

NHRD In Association with Linkedin present-The New Age Talent Acquition-Energized & Engineered by Digital Media

Program Objective: The objective of the session would be to explore the Current Recruitment Practices with focus on how digital media is impacting the same.The evening will also focus on the art and science of digital media, i.e. how recruitment can be energized and engineered around social mediums. Who should attend? The program would be benificial for HR Directors/Heads,Talent Acquisation Managers, Head...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Sep 21, 2011

SHRM India Delhi Forum Meet on HR Business Engineering – Automating HR for playing Strategic Role

SHRM India is organizing the next Delhi Forum Meet on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Taking forward the August discussion on EVP as a concept, SHRM India will invite a notable group of speakers for a discussion on how these concepts take shape in industry practice. The session will not only include best practices accounts from our experts but...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Sep 15, 2011

Business Schools replacing ‘CTC’ with ‘MEP’ as per Indian Placement Reporting Standards

Excerpt from Daily Bhaskar Don’t be surprised if you read about the students of top B-schools offered higher ‘MEP’ rather than CTC during the placement processes. In a major update, some of the top B-Schools in the country including Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, (IIM-A) have agreed to report Maximum Earning Potential (MEP) rather than the Cost to Company (CTC), which is...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Sep 14, 2011

IIM Ahmedabad sets Indian Placement Reporting Standards

The Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS) is an effort towards standardizing B-school placement reports. This initiative taken by IIM Ahmedabad and contributions made by the various stakeholders like media, recruiters and other B-schools have resulted in designing a comprehensive Placement Reporting Standard. The standards designed not only assure the privacy of the individual level data or...