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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

Horticulture is a discipline that is concerned with garden management and cultivation. It has a lot of scope in India considering the fact that allied agricultural activities are also getting promoted in the country and are encouraged as a subsidiary occupation by many state governments.Students from the background of physical and chemical sciences can do Diploma in Horticulture after passing their 10+2 board examination. However, this may vary from institute to institute.Here are some of the popular colleges/ institutes which offer this programme in India −Dr. YSR Horticultural UniversityLocated in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, is one of ... Read More

There are a few final things that are to be considered before you accept a job offer. The job offer comes only after you have agreed and attended the Interview and has passed through initial screening and finally, an official offer letter is mailed to you. This is the last stage for you to accept or reject the job and also the final evaluation stage to consider the Job opportunity.The real question arises when you have more than one offer on hand you have to decide which one to go ahead with.Here are some parameters based on which you can ... Read More

After we come out of the Interview room, we definitely will have one of the feelings either you have nailed it or completely bombed it. The curiosity kills you till the results are out. But there are some telltale signs that can help you figure out whether the job offer is coming your way or not.Nodding and Smiling − You will get hints from the body language of the interviewer. If he is smiling and nodding a lot, that means he is agreeing to and enjoying your answers. It shows he is listening intently and genuinely interested in your answers. ... Read More

Employee RetentionEmployee retention is the ability of an organization to retain its employees. Usually, if 80% of employees stick to that organization for a given period, we can say that the particular organization has good employee retention.It is very important for an Organization to hold the employees for a longer period of time and maintaining a good retention rate using various policies and practices. Employee retention techniques have to implemented carefully to retain their employees for a longer time. It is very true that an organization survives with a bunch of employees who work towards a defined goal for a period ... Read More

I am sharing my personal experience of the most embarrassing cause for taking a day off.As usual, that day also I woke up at 5.30 in the morning. After I had my morning coffee, I usually start my household chores. That day, my daughter called me from the USA and without noticing time we both got engrossed in some pep talk. My maidservant who has to come by 6.30 a.m has not turned up and it was 7.00 a.m.by the time I realized that. I started panicking. Watchman comes and tells me that the water motor got stuck up and ... Read More

When you are attending an Interview, at some point in time, you can expect this question "Where do you see yourself in five years?”When a hiring manager asks you this, there will be quite a few things running through your head like "Moving up in the career", "That side of the table", "Working for myself", "Heading this Organization" etc., Why do they ask this question?The interviewer might want to understand more about your career goals and check whether you are motivated, proactive and like to stick around and check how this position would fit into your grand plan.How to answer ... Read More

Doctors wear White coats because they signify health and hygiene. White is desirable because they show the stains and perhaps indicates when you need to change clothes as soon as they are stained. Frequent changing gives a better outcome for the patient. This will ensure that Doctors maintain a clean and sterile environment all the time.Wearing black robes by Lawyers and Judges dates back to 17th Century British practice. The black color is perceived as a symbol of dignity, honor, wisdom, and justice. As Lawyers and Judges have to keep up these values and maintain grace and dignity black is prescribed ... Read More

Gone are the days when Tattoos were seen on the arms of sailors, football players and rock stars. Now nearly half of 18-40-year-olds have at least one tattoo on their body. The tattoo has become a way of expression.Until recently, HR Managers were reluctant to hire somebody with a visible body tattoo. A spider web crawling over the neck of a Sales Manager may drive away the client. Psychological research says that tattoos and risk-taking behaviors go hand in hand.But with the increasing prevalence of tattoos, especially among people below 35, the human resource managers are bending a little. They ... Read More

There are many Indian Companies which are great to work with. I am discussing some of the companies and their unique policies that make it an employee friendly company and gives an edge over other companies.Accenture − They have a unique policy of "Hours that Help" donating leaves to their colleagues. They have developed a more fluid system of annual performance reviews where they get more honest, timely feedback from their managers.Flipkart − Along with great maternity benefits, Flipkart has a great paternity policy too. They give 10 days paternity leave, and for the first 3 months, they can work ... Read More