Retailing, until recently meant small, petty shops run by local shopkeepers. But since the last decade large business firms have started investing extensively in this sector, thus changing the structure of retailing in India. The retail sector today comprises of departmental stores, specialityspecialty chains, supermarkets, malls along with the traditional general stores...
When Warren Buffet and Mr and Mrs. the Gates couplevisited landed down in India a couple of months back, they had their sights set firm on the one thing, one thing that has been “eschewed” by India Inc all these years- Corporate Social Responsibility, or in a more specific sense, Philanthropy. Recognizing the “immediate need” of Corporate India, ‘to look into...
The word career is rightly derived from the Latin word carrera, which means race. It is simply a race in which everyone participates and more often than not loses their individuality and forgets their true passions and talents. Most people run after building a career in some fixed set of fields like medicine, engineering, law etc. These career options over the years have...
“It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome.” That’s what defines your career.
There were times when simply graduatng was considered a big academic achievement, there were times when being appointed to a govt. job was a reason for celebrating, and times where getting a job was next to being ‘educated’.
There’s no pre-conceived definition of ‘traditional’...
Employability denotes a person’s ability to gain employment and maintain the relevance to be employed.
• Skill and traits that the job aspirants possess.
• Ability and opportunity to apply these traits on the available assignment.
• Ability to project these qualities to the customers.
“To be employed is to be at risk, to be employable is to...
Earning money is not an issue these days; point is to get a job that provides you internal satisfaction. For that you should do what you like. Youth these days is ready to do anything in order to earn money. They are ready to compromise, work against their will and do jobs that they don’t enjoy, just for the sake of money. Here I am, to offer a good idea that can be...
So, how many of you love, I mean have a real passion for what you do? If you are an engineer, do you love being that? If you are a doctor, do you cherish every moment of being a doc? The list can go on. If you love your work, this article is not for you. This is for those who are forcibly, monotonously and reluctantly doing their job. I pity them. Some of them do it for...
They say time and tide wait for no man. Well, you will realise the true value of time only once it has passed. However, the youth of today would rather spend their free time at a local coffee shop or playing video games that only add to anxiety and do not lead to any kind of productivity. Success is a product of the amount of time you spend cultivating it. It is necessary...
Dale Carnegie’s book ‘How to win friends and influence’ is one of the best books you can read to hep yourself become a better person. Well, you maybe a good person and no one may have a problem with you, but this book lets out a few secrets that you can use to your advantage at the workplace to make more friends and communicate effectively and actually influence...
They say after a while your learning curve dips and you can’t learn no more. However that is the furthest from the truth as it can get. It is important that is one wants to succeed in life and achieve every desire that one has planned, one’s learning curve should always be on the upswing. While some people get dejected by failure and give up, others take notes and...
