Human Resource manager or HR of a company holds quite a significant role in the overall functionality of the proceedings carried out in an organization. However, an HR sometimes may appear quite different in the other employees' depiction. So, why does it happen? Plainly because the responsibilities the HR person has to carry. But can it be done without being characterized? Here's the answer:Attitude You Must CarryNot To Be Too Close to Anyone In the Office: Human Resource Manager should be someone who alienates himself/herself in the office. This is because, HR is involved in dealing with leave applications, appraisal ... Read More

What are the basic aspects to assess the strengths of the marketing team? What are you aiming to do- inspiring them or motivating them? The act of actually stimulating a person’s mind to think and perform the way you want them to will define ‘Motivation’. However, the act of doing and achieving something because they want to achieve it is ‘Inspiration’.As a Head of Marketing, I always look at inspiring people to do better in their jobs. This holds true for individuals in every sphere of life or business. To achieve is to inspire and to inspire, is to see ... Read More

A resume can make or break your job prospects with a company. While a professionally made resume does help you present your skills the desired way to the hiring company, there are some common mistakes on the resume that the hiring managers identify and they can prove disastrous for your job prospects.Typo ErrorsSilly mistakes in typing, grammar, spellings, or errors in formatting can be suicidal for your career before it even starts. So, make sure that you proofread the resume before handing it over to the hiring managers, as they will spot these mistakes first.Lack of ClarityThe resume is crisp, ... Read More

When faced with this question, don't ever go on the defensive or offensive either. If you go on the defensive you'll get nervous and might end up spilling your biggest weakness in the stupidest manner. At the same time, if you go on the offensive and try to impress the interviewer that you simply don't have any weakness at all, you could end up convincing him that you actually have more weaknesses than most others.Keep CalmSo, how to get around this million dollar question? Relax, or at least do your best to relax. Try and figure out why the interviewer ... Read More

Recruitment is the process of searching employees and encouraging them to apply for the vacancy in the organization. Recruitment is a very important component of HR Management because it is extremely important to find dedicated people who can work with commitment in an organization. It is a prerequisite to have an effective workforce and strong work culture in the organization.To quote Stahl, ‘Recruitment is the cornerstone of the whole personnel structure. Unless the recruitment policy is soundly conceived, there can be little hope of building a first-rate staff.’Following are the steps involved in the effective and sound recruitment cycle followed ... Read More

Training is essentially a process through which the skills of the employee are enhanced and an attitude is developed towards a particular direction. This is directed towards the achievement of a specific purpose. Training is generally of two categories. There is probationary training that is given to the fresh employees to help them get an induction about the working of an organization.The second type is in-service training. This is generally given to employees after 5-6 years of completion of service which serves as a refresher’s course to add up new knowledge or any essential skill. Training remains the backbone for ... Read More

Every organization wants the best of employees to be a part of it. This requires a sound and effective recruitment system. The selection process is an integral part of recruitment. The selection involves two main methods - 1) Assessments/Tests and 2) Interview. The assessments and tests are basically examinations that shall include logical reasoning, ability-based tests, subject-based tests, etc that check the Knowledge component of the candidate.An interview which generally happens after these tests is a face-to-face question-answer based assessment/ meeting that happens to qualify the candidate for the final placement. It is very important to conduct a face to ... Read More

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a discipline in the broad dimension of management where the study of practices that influences and affects people who work in an organization is conducted. It facilitates the coordination of the Human resource, who are the most important part of an organization.Developing the skills of the personnel, providing the personnel with the necessary training, giving them continuous motivation are all part of Human Resource Management. HRM is a relatively new discipline which brings fresh perspectives and outlook in an organization because it considers manpower as an asset of the organization.In the era of the Industrial ... Read More

Retaining the best people in your organization is truly an art and requires a lot of effort in different ways right from appraisal to allocation of responsibilities. While the HR team in the company tries their level best to keep the employees satisfied, there are different factors that eventually lead to good employees quitting a company.ManagementA manager plays a very important role in giving effective feedback to his colleagues. She/he is a mentor and coach in bringing out the best in an employee.However, when the manager starts becoming bossy, hostile or arrogant, the employees function in fear rather than freedom.A ... Read More

Life is no longer a simple journey. It is complex and tiring and requires a lot of work to be completed within a short spell of time to meet arduous deadlines. Hence, it is extremely important to understand the tricks and hacks in the art of multi-switching rather than multi-tasking which helps a person do many things in one day with dedication and concentration in totality.Make A Schedule and Write It DownMany people fail to deal with multiple affairs at the same time and get stressed out due to the simple reason of not scheduling it properly. Write it in ... Read More