Notice Period Chaos

I had a chance to read Gatuam's Blog on Notice Period issues. This is one point where different companies have different policies. I have heard of notice period upto 3 months :) It might sound quite weird to somebody who is not from India, but must say that this is quite possible.

I do understand Rashmi's point here, but i am still wondering why will any HR guy talk with respect to numbers. This is ridiculous, if it is true!

My thoughts are as under :-

Any policy with regards to Notice period has to be standard and efficiently practiced. The notice period could be a month, 15 days or even a week. The policy should be designed keeping in mind the nature of the industry. As an employer, as Gautam quoted "Of course, the employer is free to fire you without a day's notice too."

I still feel that Employers should practice notice periods but I surely think that it should be around 15 days.

PS - I just served a 2 months notice period and i must say for those of you who haven't experienced this, it is No Joke :)

Let me know what you think should be the right notice period.

Apologies Folks

Long time since i visited this site. My sincere apologies to all my readers. As i mentioned in my previous post, i have shifted and thus could not take some time out to do what i love.

Now, i realize what it takes to run a business. I describe this as "a sensational experience, where learning is unlimited". The feeling is very difficult to explain.... its a mix of a lot of human emotions together which at the end of the day makes you smile!

I have missed some action in Blogosphere and will update myself before my next post... and before i put an end to this I wish Gautam Ghosh the best as an academician (No doubts in his capabilities, KIAMS is in safe hands!!)



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Yippee !!

I love experiencing life and I am writing to you as today is the best day of my life !!

Change is the only thing that ain't constant.

I am glad to let all readers of my blog that i have recently moved to start a venture with like-minded individuals. At last our dreams are going to get true!

It was a very difficult decision considering the fact that life was going great with a lot of talented colleagues, friends. But life has to move on!

But the good thing is I know exactly where I am going! What we are doing and i love the fact that we are together to realize this dream we share.

So proudly, i would like to let you know that I from today I represent Brainmatics Solutions and I would love to have your well wishes for our success!!



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Leveraging Social Networking Sites !

While browsing Cheezhead who found SimplyHired and JobCentral leveraging Myspace.

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I am still not sure of any other integrations happening at the moment, but surely does sound like an interesting concept !!

What do we work for??

I received a forward which is something which did make a lot of sense. At last a sensible forward :)

Son: "Daddy, may I ask you a question"

Daddy: "Yeah sure, what is it?"

Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour"

Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"

Son: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"

Daddy: "I make Rs. 500 an hour"

"Oh", the little boy replied, with his head down.

Looking up, he said, "Dad, may I please borrow Rs. 300?"

The father was furious, "if the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or other nonsense, then march yourself to your room and go to bed.
Think why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior"

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.

How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:

"May be there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs. 300 and he really didn't ask for money very often!"

The man went to the door of little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you a! sleep, son?" He asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier", said the man, "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the Rs.300 you asked for"

The little boy sat straight up, smiling "oh thank you dad!" He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up notes. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.

"Why do you want money if you already had some?" the father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy I have Rs. 500 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you"


MORAL OF THE STORY

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life.
! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter
of days.

But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family....

Recruit.net Partners with JobCentral !

Hong Kong-based Recruit.net, a tri-lingual (English, Chinese and Japanese) vertical job search engine, will be working with the US-based DirectEmployers Association to bring job listings in Asia indexed by Recruit.net to the job listing site JobCentral.com.

The company said that using one search, a user looking for job opportunities on the JobCentral site will also be able to find additional job opportunities in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Singapore and India provided by Recruit.net.

Read the entire thread below:-

Courtesy: DMASIA

What Tampers Employee Satisfaction?

HR Solutions complied a Employee satisfaction survey wherein 2.2 Million respondents were surveyed covering 2,100 organizations worldwide and the top 10 results are as under:-

• Higher salaries – pay is the number one area in which employees seek change.
• Internal pay equity, particularly having concerns with “pay compression” (the differential in pay between new and more tenured employees).
• Benefits programs, particularly health/dental, retirement, and Paid Time Off/vacation days. Specifically, many employees feel that their health insurance costs too much, especially prescription drug programs.
• “Over-management” (A common phrase seen in employee comments is “Too many chiefs, not enough Indians”).
• Pay increase guidelines should place greater emphasis on merit.
• The Human Resource department needs to be more responsive to their questions and/or concerns.
• Favoritism.
• Improved communication and availability (both from their supervisors and upper management).
• Workloads are too heavy and/or departments are understaffed.
• Facility cleanliness.

I personally think that the top 3 always have to avoided in any Employee satisfaction survey as its always obvious to be related with Salary and benefits ....... as nobody is a Saint :)

Read the full article here...

Talent War - An Illustration

Great work Jim !! Love your Comic strip !!

Are Employees Assets ?

I often see that the top management of various organizations seeing Employees as Assets. I read an article by Mr. Kevin Wheeler and was shocked but convinced about the point he was trying to make.

He says's Employees are not assets

• Employees are Investors
  
• Employees are assets till the point they are gaining.
  

These points are very simple, precise and you will always think that this is something you already knew, but often ignored.

HR professionals should also treat them as investors rather than assets which would ensure creativity and growth for everyone at the organization.

Good and Bad Ideas for Employee Retention

Google adjusts hiring process as they grow

"Google is attempting to fine tune its hiring process as it ramps up recruiting to keep pace with its success, the Wall Street Journal reports.

From the article: 'In Google's early years, Sergey Brin or co-founder Larry Page interviewed nearly all job candidates before they were officially hired. Even today, at least one of the co-founders reviews every job offer recommended by an internal hiring committee on a weekly basis, sometimes pushing back with questions about an individual's qualifications.' While the interview process can remain 'glacial,' Google's new head of human resources, Mr. Lazlo Bock notes that the average number of in-person interviews for each candidate offered a job has declined to 5.1 from 6.2. The company continues to seek overqualified employees who can be promoted quickly." This giant has close to 9,500 Googlers today.

Is your reputation on Stake ??

If you think your reputation in Cyberspace is affected and you want to rectify things. Reputation Defender will do that for you. This is a new startup which would erase your identity on the Cyberspace.

Now the tricky question here is, How are Recruiters going to tackle this, considering recruiters using Blogosphere, Google and other search engines to know more about the potential employee?

Marathi Job Site !!

The Directorate of Employment and Self Employment’s new website www.rojgrwahini.com will provide information on jobs available, type of qualifications required, self -employment opportunities and on-line registration facilities. The website will also provide for transfer of enrollment in case the job-seeker changes place of residence. It shall contain all the information regarding recruitments

Interesting article of the 10 Biggest Sins Managers Commit !

Badbossology.com conducted a survey of 900+ employees and published the 10 most Sinful crimes Manager's commit. CNN reports the report on the same. An interesting read...

The survey finds the managers who take the Buddy approach the worst of the lot and as guessed most of the wish list of most of the respondents was the trust of his/her own boss.

What cannot be explained is the habit of "micromanage" which typically is not an issue with MNCs and Large corporates.

This answers high attrition rates seen in the industry which brings about a War for Talent across the globe.

Would love to hear your thoughts on your experiences on the same too...

Whototalkto - A Job Referral Exchange !!

Lot of Recruiters have used various online sources to recruit such as Job Sites, Job Boards and other traditional ways to recruit. The issue that most recruiters must have faced more than once is getting 500 resumes per job posting with 99% of irrelevance. This has always troubled sources and recruiters to shortlist and hire.


Whototalkto was conceptualized with a vision to eliminate the following:-

(Handpicked from th website)

1. Building a job board around the needs of the job seeker first and foremost. I wanted a model that would allow job seekers a way to do an end run around the automated job-application process and would allow them to take direct control of their job search.
2. Designing a system that incorporates the job-search mechanisms that have proven to be the most effective: networking, personal connections, referrals and word-of-mouth.
3. Creating a system that allows job seekers and employers to find each other directly, stripping away all the layers of filters and faceless automation in the current online job search models.

How it Works:-

You post one referral about someplace you've worked or someone you know who's hiring. That gets you a point. Then you search the database of existing referrals for one that matches your interests. If you find one you like, you can exchange your points to see the full details of the listing with the Hiring Manager and the Company details.

I feel that this is an interesting way to refer Jobs and could be the first potential Job Referral Exchange !!

I wish Brian McCullough (Founder) the best and congratulate you on this lovely concept!!