Tag: hr

• August 27, 2022

  Why are employees leaving?

  Why are #employees Leaving?(Some perspectives shared by McKinsey; Some my  own) Employers don’t really know whyemployees are leaving. EMPLOYEES themselvesdon’t know why employees are leaving. That is Employees are in a conundrum- they too are facing insecurity & are confused, by & large. As employees return to #office,even in #hybrid mode, they find  things are…
• August 24, 2022

  Social Media Screening

  Social Media screening – with discretion? ➡️Algorithms  are good for economies of scale. They may not be, always good for context and nuance. ➡️Harris Poll of over 1000 people in 2020, showed that 60-90% of employers, used social media to research job candidates. ➡️54% reject candidates, based on their social media presence. ➡️Social Media can…
• August 24, 2022

  A strong job market does it benefit all?

  (Perspectives based on Mckinsey study of American Job Market done in August 2022). Some of the trends may well apply to Job Market in India today. Employees report facing persistent barriers in finding jobs, even as employers struggle to fill open positions. Professionals like chartered accountants, engineers as well corporate employees in some sectors finding…
• August 1, 2022

  Mehrabian Model – Fact or Myth?

  ➡️ Busting Common Myths   (1) ✅How many times, have we not heard, the much touted Mehrabian Framework of Communication? ✅Alfred Mehrabian, Prof  of Psychology, University of California, developed a  #communication  frame work in 1967, which is often quoted to this day. ✅According to this framework, 93% of Communication is Nonverbal. ✅55% Appearance or Image,Body #language …
• July 28, 2022

  When the Job is Not a complete match – Whether to Apply or Not?

  When the Job is Not a complete, Match – Whether to apply or not?(Perspectives based on LinkedIn News) We often tend to bypass job opportunities, simply because the Job Description does not match our skills set. This is a real challenge for freshers  and entry level jobs,  according to consultant Janet T Phan in her…
• July 28, 2022

  Energy and Enthusiasm in your Career Branding

  Energy and Enthusiasm – critical to your job search and career branding? We no longer live in a time  when a job seeker, can hope to send application, get  interview call and be offered a job. Job search requires a lot more energy and hard work. This hard work is a differentiator, as it shows…
• July 26, 2022

  Questions are the Answers!

  Questions are the Answers! (Based on some perspectives from book ‘Stop Talking, start Asking’ by Jean Marie DiGiovanna,  International Keynote Speaker & Leadership Educator.) All innovation  and change comes about when people ask Different Questions that lead to New Answers. The caveat here is that the Questions must be not just any Random ‘run-of the-mill’…
• July 25, 2022

  The journey of a Coach

  ➡️ #Coaching begins with Self-Coaching ➡️ Coaching is a long, two-way journey. It’s not just creating awareness  and selfdiscovery by asking right questions, to the person being coached. The Coach also participates in this journey. She too, simultaneously, needs to grow in her own self-awareness.self-development, her strengths and skills. Coach needs to be aware of…
• July 22, 2022

  Happiness versus Success

  Reassess your Happiness versus your Success(LinkedIn Top News) We spend months or even years working on a goal and finally achieve it. Only to find it doesn’t bring us Happiness. We can easily fall into the trap of ‘I will be happy when’. If we focus on benchmarking our Happiness to goals we set for…
• July 15, 2022

  Are employees Comfortable with sharing their salary details.

  How comfortable are people talking about their Pay?(LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Survey) Will sharing of individual salaries lead to better equality in pay? The results of this US survey may be applicable to other countries as well, including India. The research revealed that .81% Gen Z (25 or below) see transparency as being good for equality…