If changing (or finding) a job was a concern for you in 2017, you’d be happy to know that 2018 has far more positive indicators for you. Employment growth is … Continue Reading Hiring trends to look out for in the 2018 fiscal year
If you’ve been working for a while, you may have encountered a demanding boss in your professional life. Dealing with tough individuals or situations requires a great amount of confidence … Continue Reading How to Appreciate a Demanding Boss
It’s a tough world out there for job seekers. How do you make yourself stand-out? That is a question that every new (and veteran) job seeker grapples with. Self confidence … Continue Reading How to praise yourself in an interview without actually praising yourself?
We are at an age where humans can chat with machines and robots. The eternal fear that robots might replace humans is omnipresent. This fear is natural. It is the … Continue Reading What will hiring look like in 2020?
If you were to go by the opinions of veterans and experts across economic sectors today, as much as 40% of present day jobs could be taken over by automated … Continue Reading Debunking The Myths Of Automation
In conversation with Mr. Kush Kapoor, AGM – Roseate Hotels and Resorts Please give us a snapshot of your professional and academic background. What responsibilities does your designation entail? I … Continue Reading “To do what people say you cannot do and be your own competition every day is what drives me”, says Kush Kapoor, Area General Manager – Roseate Hotels and Resorts
In conversation with Mr. Sahil Garg, Senior Manager – Business Development @ Flipkart. Please tell us a little about your professional & academic background. What responsibilities does your designation entail? … Continue Reading “Strong negotiation skills coupled with a good hold on data analytics are crucial in order to do well as a sales professional”, says Sahil Garg, Senior Manager – Business Development at Flipkart
In conversation with Mr. Amit Agrawal, Vice-President of Development (HSGBU), Oracle Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also shed some light on your role and … Continue Reading “Key determining factor in success of any product is deep understanding of your customer’s need”, says Amit Agrawal, Vice-President of Development (HSGBU), Oracle
In conversation with Bipin Preet Singh, Founder & CEO, MobiKwik How and when did you feel the need to start MobiKwik? What makes MobiKwik different from the other mobile wallet … Continue Reading “We look for candidate’s who have the will to stretch themselves with respect to skills and hard work”, says Bipin Preet Singh, Founder & CEO, MobiKwik
In Conversation with Saket V. Rao, Vice President and Head of Brand, Housing.com Let’s look at your success path; can you give our readers a bird’s eye view of your … Continue Reading “#Lookup captured our endless pursuit of optimism”, says Saket V. Rao, Vice President and Head of Brand, Housing.com
In conversation with Varun Kumar, Product Manager, Shopclues Please walk us through your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in ShopClues? I completed my … Continue Reading “Product Managers stand strongly between the technology and business teams”, says Varun Kumar, Product Manager, ShopClues
In conversation with Manas Wadhwa, Co-Founder & CEO, WeddingPlz.com How and when did you feel the need to start WeddingPlz? Was it based on a personal experience or did you … Continue Reading “We want to reach a point where there is no education barrier for using our product”, says Manas Wadhwa, Co-Founder & CEO, WeddingPlz.com
In conversation with Wishy Arora, Senior Manager – Mobile Products at Cleartrip.com Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in … Continue Reading “A good product manager should know how to say no”, says Wishy Arora, Senior Manager – Mobile Products at Cleartrip.com
In conversation with Amit Ranjan, Co-founder & Director of Operations, SlideShare (a LinkedIn company) How and when did you feel the need to start SlideShare? Was it based on a personal … Continue Reading “Our strategy is to market great content and recognize the users”, says Amit Ranjan, Co-founder & Director of Operations, Slideshare
Young Achievers – In conversation with Amrita Kaushik, Product Manager, eBay Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your … Continue Reading “Eventually end to end business operations and strategy of a vertical or horizontal becomes your R&R”, says Amrita Kaushik, Product Manager, eBay
Coffee with the CEO – In conversation with Gaurav Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Savaari Car Rentals How and when did you feel the need to start Savaari? Was it based … Continue Reading “We plan to be India’s largest car rental company in the next 5 years”, says Gaurav Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Savaari Car Rentals
In conversation with Subramanian Kalpathi, Consultant at People Business Please tell us a little about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your … Continue Reading Young Achievers – Subramanian Kalpathi, Consultant at People Business
In conversation with Rahul Choudhary, Vice President & Head – Retail Products, Axis Bank What does a typical work day in your life look like? 7:00 AM: Stop snoozing and … Continue Reading “As a leader you set the culture for the business”, says Rahul Choudhary, Vice President & Head – Retail Products, Axis Bank
In conversation with Bharat Jain, Manager – Equity Research, CRISIL What does a typical work day in your life look like? At the moment, to be honest, any work day … Continue Reading “Flexibility and multi-tasking abilities are critical skills for a Finance professional”, says Bharat Jain, Manager – Equity Research, CRISIL
In conversation with Pankaj Baid, Equity Research Analyst, CRISIL What does a typical work day in your life look like? Well, my typical work day includes a mix of some … Continue Reading Young Achievers – Pankaj Baid, Equity Research Analyst, CRISIL
Ever wondered how much a Marketing Director employed with a leading FMCG company earns? What about a CFO in the Real Estate industry? Is 80 lakhs a decent salary to … Continue Reading Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs
Coffee with the CEO – In conversation with Ankur Singla, CEO, Akosha Online consumer complaint forum is a very niche market. What had driven you to get into this? First … Continue Reading “We are trying to get customer service to the coveted position in the eyes of the company”, says Ankur Singla, CEO, Akosha
Coffee with the CEO – In conversation with Pradeep Chopra, CEO, Digital Vidya After starting an online marketing company, what had driven you to venture into training and starting a … Continue Reading “Most businesses underestimate the importance of content”, says Pradeep Chopra, CEO, Digital Vidya
Candidates might often wonder why they don’t get the much awaited response that they should get. We have discussed some of the reasons in our previous posts. However, today we … Continue Reading What is meant by relevant work experience?
Our product and tech team has been quite busy these last few weeks working on various new features and one of them happens to be the newly redesigned recruiter page … Continue Reading Redesigned Recruiter Profile Pages on iimjobs.com
A few jobseekers were quick to notice that iimjobs.com has recently started omitting email addresses of recruiters from job postings. We took this decision not to publish email ids anymore … Continue Reading Recruiter email address no longer visible?
About 3 months ago, we introduced a paid membership plan for candidates (called the Pro Membership plan) that had additional features and benefits that are not available to free members. … Continue Reading The iimjobs.com Pro Membership Plan – Detailed FAQ Guide
As you’re aware, we launched a paid membership plan for candidates (called the Pro Plan) in July 2013 that offers paid users certain additional benefits when compared to a free … Continue Reading Breaking a few Myths about the Pro Membership Plan
Let me introduce you to Mark. He was the Sales Director of my previous organization. A 5 – minute chat with him and you are sold. That’s the kind of … Continue Reading If Mark can sell, so can you?
Selfish – Everyone has a choice and if the consumer figures out that it’s not about them and is only about you, the choice will soon shift elsewhere. False – … Continue Reading Call them marketing sins…
When there is… A blog instead of a resume A project instead of a cover letter A website instead of a business card The competition is with only oneself Performance … Continue Reading Will we ever get there?
The views expressed in this post are purely the opinions of an iimjobs recruiter and may differ from company to company. But if you follow these rules and get a … Continue Reading 5 KILLER Interview Tips No One Told You About
How often have you heard senior management complain about the fact that MBA’s are not stable in their jobs? According to an estimate 50% of IIM graduates switch jobs within … Continue Reading What MBA’s want from their Employers