employment

After conducting a detailed study of more than 295,259 online jobs, Freelancer.com (one of the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplaces) has released a list of 50 fastest moving jobs and trends affecting entrepreneurs. A…

So you’re sitting at your desk, clicking your pen, sighing and killing time, staring at the boatload of work with labeled deadlines, all because you “don’t feel like it”. Boredom is the state of being “actively disengaged” while doing a…

Wikipedia defines ‘Praise’ as an ‘act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately.’ Normally, praising a person is associated with his accomplishments, achievements and his hard work. Praising…

Satya Nadella, the Microsoft Chief, whom Indians cant help gushing over because of his Indian origin and upbringing, stirred up a hornet’s nest by suggesting working women to rely on karma when it comes to securing pay raises. These…

An impatient interviewer swore to test a job applicant who seemed to answer all technical questions correctly. “So Mr. Josh, what would you prefer, 10 easy questions or one difficult one? It’s your choice.”, said the interviewer. The…

Since yesterday online media is abuzz with the news that Yahoo has fired everybody from their Software Development Center (SDC) in Bangalore. While, the news is partially true, it is completely false that Yahoo is closing their SDC in…

Getting a job these days is, by no means, easy. Especially if you are applying for top-notch companies which are coveted by some of the best applicants globally. While applying for jobs like these, you need to keep in mind that you are…

A recent article in the Economic Times claims “if you are looking at having the hottest job at the coolest workplace and have the passion to do something different and think laterally, e-commerce is the place to be!” The…

Have you noticed how time flies when you’re talking to an old friend and how each minute seems like a year preparing a report on a mundane Monday? When was the last time you sprung into your office, wanting to start work without a cuppa?…

Talking about bad hiring decisions, someone asked me why it should affect the company so much- you don’t like the person’s performance, fire him-end of the story. There’s more to that story, did you know that one bad hiring decision, if not…