MBA (HR) Students

A Winning Job Search Strategy

2011-06-07T19:09:00.001+05:00

By Peter Vogt, Monster Senior Contributing Writer You've posted your resume online and are submitting resumes and cover letters for all the job openings that seem to fit you. Is there anything else you can do to look for a job? Absolutely! In fact, the more diverse your job-hunting strategy, the more effective it's likely to be. Here are eight tactics you can use to track down job

7 Steps to PuMP Out Better Performance Measures

2011-03-18T19:50:00.001+05:00

Performance measurement is a process, not an event. It’s a series of specific activities for creating, implementing and using performance measures, and it’s not just a brainstorming session on the tail-end of your business planning workshop. If you don’t take each step in the process deliberately, there’s little wonder your performance measures or KPIs just aren’t measuring up. What most people

10 Reasons Why You're Not Getting Interviews

2011-03-18T17:26:00.001+05:00

This article was choose by Mr. Adnan Pitafi adnanpitafi@gmail.com; Robert Half International. No matter how strong your skills or experience are, you won't land a new job without first securing an interview with a prospective employer. Job seekers often consider this step of the hiring process the most difficult -- and perplexing. After all, how many times have you considered your

Excerpt of "Interview Questions to Ask, and Stop Asking"

2011-03-04T15:29:00.001+05:00

Scrutinizing interview questions before using them can help improve their strength and effectiveness as well as ensure that interviewers and interviewees get more out of the valuable, albeit limited, time. To do this, answer the following questions about each interview question: “What is the most likely response to this question?” “Does that answer give me concrete data that will help my

10 Ways To Make Your Cover Letter Stand Out !

2011-03-03T18:07:00.001+05:00

Editors Note: Hundreds of resumes are flooding into many hiring and HR managers. So how do you get someones attention? Does your cover letter "kill" or get thrown in the "b" pile? Your cover letter is the first impression that you give employers. Sometimes without a GOOD cover letter, your resume does not get the attention it deserves. Let's face it; resumes get skipped over all the time.

5 Ways to Improve your Job Search

2011-03-03T18:05:00.001+05:00

Here are five ways to improve your job searches. 1. Know Your Recruitment Resources There are vast recruitment resources available to Job Seekers. Consider the number of recruitment agencies as well as online job portals available for Job Seekers to make use of. The numbers are astounding. Improve your job searches by researching a few that appealed to you. Both online recruitment websites and

Learn the Effective Job Searching Techniques

2011-03-03T18:03:00.001+05:00

Learn the Effective Job Searching Techniques Are you looking for a job? It is important to keep a level mindset when finding a job. You should set your personal and career goals to make your job searching easy. Many people have lost their jobs due to incompetence. There are also instances where employees lost their jobs because many companies go through buyouts, downsizing, divestitures and

360 Degree Performance Management

2011-02-11T12:31:00.001+05:00

By: K. M. Siddiqi B.Com(Hons), M.Com(pb),FCIS(Pak), ACEA,APFM(UK),MIFC(Canada). Mr. K. M. Siddiqi is a free lance Management Consultant. [km.siddiqui@yahoo.com] Man is the best Creature not only on earth but also in the whole Universe, created by the GOD, as mentioned in the Quran. This is the man he who has made the World worth living by all his capabilities,

COPING WITH NEGATIVE PEOPLE

2011-02-04T10:07:00.001+05:00

Article Source: http://www.askgrace.com/psychic_advice/0629_coping_with_negative_people.htm There are very few truly evil people in this world, but there is a lot of negative energy, and a great deal of focus on negativity, which is promoted by our world media. Evil is "live" spelled backwards - it is an energy that is anti-life. There are many types of negative energies in the Universe,

6 Common Resume Questions Answered

2011-02-04T10:03:00.001+05:00

Article Source: http://jennifer-jacob.blogspot.com/2011/01/6-common-resume-questions-answered.html?goback=.gde_92886_member_41031215 Writing a resume seems like a straightforward endeavor--until you actually sit down to create one. For example, what's the right length? Do you need an objective statement? And what changes should you make, if any, if you want to reapply for a certain position?

2010-03-12T15:09:00.001+05:00

Q: How workflow is related to SAP HR? Workflow is used to bring out more efficencies and transparencies in processes within SAP. For example, a leave application by an employee using ESS needs to be sent to the employees direct supervisor/Manager for approval. Workflow can be used for this. If the manager does not approve leave within the specified time, certain events like escalation,

Motivation applies to the workplace

2010-02-24T10:18:00.001+05:00

Why do some people climb Mount Everest, sail single-handedly round the world or bungee jump off tall buildings? Theories of motivation also apply to the workplace. Individuals are motivated to carry out such feats by any number of different reasons. Organisations, like the engineering group Siemens, attempt to tap into the different factors that motivate individuals when building a workforce of

Integration of SD and HR

2010-02-11T13:29:00.001+05:00

Is there any integration between SD module and HR module? 1) Primary Relationship : Enterprise Structure : the highest level of the HR module is Enterprise Structure and this is the base for every module. While implementing SAP for the companies all the consultants of various modules sit together and identify the elements of enterprise structure from their point of view and form a common

What Is ESS and MSS?

2010-02-11T12:36:00.001+05:00

ESS - Employee Self Service is an web enabled tool used to update their own datas by the employee itself. MSS- Manager Self Service is an web enabled tool used for Managers to take report or update the datas of subordinate. This will give you a comprehensive idea: To implement LEAVE REQUEST &APPROVAKL, both ESS and MSS are not mandatory. But ESS is required.However this functionality is

What Hiring Managers Can Learn From the NY Jets

2010-02-02T14:43:00.001+05:00

Courtesy of : http://www.humanresourcesiq.com/ Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! Woo, it’s going to be insane. Who would have thought the little NY team that could would have made it all the way to the playoffs? And maybe they’ll make it to the Super Bowl. That would mean…that I’ll be watching commercials and the halftime show, same as always. (Yay Baba O’Riley!) I

Correct definition of Equal Opportunity Employment

2010-02-02T13:48:00.001+05:00

Equal Opportunity Employment means " that a person whether woman or man, belongs to any race, religion, family or educational background or any age group will not be discriminated against if he/she has the skill set, education and experience required for the job advertised." However, there is the case for "Bona-fide Discrimination" , which is permitted in USA and is perfectly normal. Suppose you

3 Tips to Reach Your Priority Performance Targets

2010-02-02T13:41:00.001+05:00

Author: Stacey B. Performance Measure Specialist Stacey Barr Pty Ltd Don’t think you’re being a hero by having dozens of performance measures and targets, and driving hard to achieve them all. You might say “well all these measures are really important and I just have to achieve them all”. You’re fooling yourself, because all the evidence says that those who prioritise ruthlessly,

Boosting Self-Confidence – The Trait Of Trusting Yourself!

2010-01-29T12:09:00.001+05:00

During the course of your professional life, do you ever feel that underneath your sharp personality, you experience difficulty in facing people and think that there is something missing in you? If the answer is affirmative, be prepared to recognize the scenario, because this means that you lack self-confidence in your personality. It is time to think positively, act timely and boost your

Five Critical Ingredients to a Successful Employee Wellness Program

2010-01-27T14:20:00.001+05:00

Author: Fran Keane Fran Keane, Vice President of Human Resources for CentraState Healthcare Systems, shares with Human Resources IQ the five critical ingredients to a successful employee wellness program. 1. You Gotta Have a Plan: Transformation starts with an idea; however, change occurs with a well thought out strategy. Create a wellness strategy that aligns with your mission, empowers your

Genuinely Involving Staff in Measuring Performance

2010-01-26T09:52:00.001+05:00

Source: www.kpilibrary.com You just won’t get people’s buy-in and ownership of performance measures without their genuine involvement. I’m honestly not certain of why this is the case. But I’ve never seen any exception to it. What’s more, I’ve seen buy-in and ownership blossom almost exclusively from genuine involvement of people in the measurement process. Inviting people to presentations to

Delivering Better Presentations

2010-01-22T11:07:00.001+05:00

Source: www.kpilibrary.com If you’re involved in the Performance Management process at your organization, chances are that at some point you’ll be invited to deliver a presentation to your colleagues, your executive team, or maybe even your Board of Directors. Over the years I’ve sat in on numerous presentations at client locations and have witnessed a full spectrum of results; from passionate

HR Audit (Part 6 & Final)

2010-01-21T17:25:00.001+05:00

Training and Development Questionnaire Programs, processes and strategies that will enable organizations to develop and improve their internal human resources in order to optimize their contributions to organizational objectives. Is there a policy that states the organization’s philosophy on employee training and development? Is there a position within the organization accountable

HR Audit (Part 5)

2010-01-21T17:17:00.001+05:00

EMPLOYEE TREATMENT Are employees afforded a process where both sides of a complaint are heard and a decision is rendered fairly? Are disciplinary procedures and rules of conduct explained in an employee handbook or other form of notice? (Remember, the purpose of discipline is to have people behave in an acceptable way.) Are progressive forms of discipline expressly cited? Are

HR Audit (Part 4)

2010-01-21T17:15:00.001+05:00

Employee Benefits Questionnaire Programs by which employees receive noncash compensation to ensure that the organization attracts, retains and motivates employees to accomplish organization objectives. Does the organization have a clear policy regarding employee benefits? Is there one position within the organization accountable for fairly and consistently implementing employee

The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment

2010-01-21T10:54:00.001+05:00

By Jay Dixit, We live in the age of distraction. Yet one of life's sharpest paradoxes is that your brightest future hinges on your ability to pay attention to the present. When we're at work, we fantasize about being on vacation; on vacation, we worry about the work piling up on our desks. We dwell on intrusive memories of the past or fret about what may or may not happen in the future. We