H R Era,     Issue # 12B,       Jun 26th, 2002

1. My Space

2. New Members

Ashit Sarkar, Arusha Gupta (Ms), Vikram V Salvi,
Roy J George, Maneesh Goel, Lakshmi Senthil (Ms).

3. Tomato Soup for the Soul

4. Readers' Forum

Appreciations & Brickbats from Members From Singapore to South Africa

Answers Where can I do Doctorate in HR? - by Rahul Bhimjiani

Questions Info on Retaining People - Sophia Das

5. Quotation Corner

6. Inspirational Stories

Know Your Worth - Ramakrishnarao

7. Best HR Jobs (India)

8. HR Training Programs (India)

9. Aims of HR Era, How To Contribute Articles, & Legal Stuff

HR Era has members in more than 20 countries. We are happy to receive two compliments - one from Lex Rourke in South Africa and second from Lee Lin in Singapore.

Lex is R&D Manager with ASTD Forum in South Africa. He has expressed his desire to put two articles from our Issue 12-A in ASTD's website in his country. ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the largest association of training professionals in the world. This is certainly a compliment to our members who authored those articles - Ramakrishnarao and Pankaj Gurumukhi.

It is also an invitation to all members to write more articles, so that their contributions get recognition and shared.

regards

Alka Bhatnagar

Ashit Sarkar, Management Advisor and Consultant

Mr. Sarkar did his B.SC from University of Allahabad in 1952 and has a rich experience of 47 years mainly in ITC and Britannia Industries Ltd. He has been connected with many professional bodies like NIPM, AIMA, BMA, and AIMO. Many of his articles have been published in reputed journals, books and papers. He has made many presentations and given a large number of talks at various professional seminars, workshops and other forums.

Mr. Sarkar is a keen photographer, enjoy's people interaction, reading and music and is also involved with many philanthropic and many welfare organisation's .

Contact: ashitsarkar@vsnl.com , Bangalore .

Arusha Gupta, HR & ADMIN. Manager, Circuit Systems India ( Pvt. Ltd. )

Message: I believe in saying less and listening more that enables me to understand others viewpoint. I can adjust myself to suit the situation and like to go for challenging jobs .

Arusha did Master's of Business Management 2001 from Dayal Bagh Education Institute, Agra and is working since August 2001. Arusha is interested in reading, admiring nature, cooking, computers and trying new things. Arusha organised functions in college and was in the college football team .

Contact: arushagupta@rediffmail.com , Gandhi Nagar .

Vikram V. Salvi, Officer, Tata Infotec. Pvt. Ltd.

Vikram has done B.com from University of Bombay and will be completing his HRM from Narsees Monjee Institute of Management Studies in June 2002, Mumbai. He has an experience of 5 years. He is a quick learner and has ability to relate to people. He is highly organised and attentive to details.

Contact: vikram.salvi@tatainfoitech.com

Maneesh Goel, MBA First Year Student .

Message: There are lot's of good things which I have been getting from HR Community. My contribution is limited upto sending thanks for articles and putting my queries. But I will also start sharing experiences and offering help once I get that position.

Contact: manish_goelhrd@rediffmail.com

Roy . J. George, Unit HR Head, Samtel India Ltd. .

Message: I hope that I would be able to contribute to this group.

George has done Master of Social Work Specialisation in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences and has 14 years of rich and all round experience in HR. He is personally interested in Performance Management, OD and also Training. He has conceived and implemented two OD Projects in Samtel over the last 5 years. He is interested to deliver the motivation training .

Contact: royjgeo@rediffmail.com , Faridabad .

Lakshmi Senthil, Blue Star, Chennai .

Message: I am sure I will gain more by becoming a member of HR-ERA and enhance my skills in this field.

Lakshmi is a BA graduate with PGD in HR and PM from Liba, Chennai and has an experience of 7 years. She enjoys her work and more so handling the Human Relations part. She is concentrating more on personnel matters like: joining to leaving of an executive, compensation package, coordinating training. payroll and recruitment of freshers etc.

Contact: lakshmisenthil@bluestarindia.com

Bholaji in Bombay

Once Bholaji was travelling by train from Delhi to Bombay. He kept getting off at every station to buy a ticket till the next one.

When the train reached Bombay, one of Bholaji's co-passengers got curious and asked him, "Why did you do that. You could have bought a single ticket for the entire trip." "My doctor has advised me not to go on a long journey," replied Bholaji.

Staff Descriptions

Outgoing Personality....................Always going out of the office

Good Communication Skills............Spends lots of time on phone

Careful Thinker................................Won't make a decision

Loyal...................................Can't get a job anywhere else

Lawyer's BMW

A Economist opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely.

When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW. "Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeeemer!" he whined."You Economist's are so materialistic, you make me sick!" retorted the officer.

"You're so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didn't even notice that your left arm was ripped off!" "Oh my God," replied the Economist, finally noticing the bloodyleft shoulder where his arm once was. "Where's my Rolex?!?"

From the Net

Appreciations & Brickbats from Members

From: Lex Rourke, South Africa

Rajeev

I am the research and development manager of the ASTD Forum in South Africa and I must congratulate you on the quality of the HR Era newsletter. Circumstances surrounding Human Resources issues in South Africa is very similar to circumstances in India and I always find something useful in HR Era. Another thing I find very useful is your inclusion of a bit of humour here and there. In South Africa, HR is way too serious. I am going to change that. I will give full credit to the individual authors AND HR Era of course !

Lex Rourke

From: lex@surething.co.za

From: Lee Lin Chong, Singapore

Hi Rajeev,

Thanks for your regular HR Era Issue. It's informative especially for a HR practitioner like me who takes care of India office but based in Singapore.

Lee Lin
llchon@solutia.com

ANSWER BY RAHUL BHIMJIANI

Where can I do Doctorate in HR ?

Most universities and many deemed universities/autonomous institutes have PG departments in one or more of Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Management, Labour Studies, etc. This allows you to do your doctoral, subject to the University recognising your PG in SW as equivalent to their minimum necessary qualifications for the concerned Ph.D.

While broad equivalences are laid down by the AIU, detailed rules are made by the concerned university. However, as this is procedural, you will finally have a lot of choices.

The question of how to choose from and prioritise among the shortlisted questions arises. You will have to consider the following issues:

- In what way is the Ph.D. linked to your medium-term professional plans?
- Whether you want to do it full-time, part-time or either?
- Whether your objective in doing a Ph.D. is the rubber-stamp, or learning, or prestige, or some combination of these?
- Whether you are looking forward to intensive help from your guide, or just want a rubber stamp from him/her, or somewhere in between?
- Within HR, what roughly is the area in which you wish to do a Ph.D.?
- Whether you look forward to, dislike the thought of, or are indifferent to doing course-work as part of your programme?

I realise that making such a framework like this is both time-consuming and even frustrating at times, but believe me, it's well-worth the trouble.

With my very best wishes to the future Dr. Raghupathy!

Rahul Bhimjiani

4C-IT: Entrepreneurial Network for Leapfrogging the Digital Divide
91-712-555343 (O+R); 91-712-551554 (Fax); Nagpur, INDIA
rbhimjiani@hotmail.com

QUESTIONS

Info on Retaining People

hello Sir,

i am currently working on a project "to retain people in the organisation". I would appreciate any help or information regarding this.

Regards,
Sophia Das
sophiasophie@rediffmail.com

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve - Joseph Jovbert

The secret to success in life is to make your vocation your vacation- Mark Twain

Know Your Worth - Ramakrishnarao

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill in a room of 200 people, and asked, " Who would like this $20 bill ?"

Hands started going up.

He said, " I am going to give this $20 bill to one of you, but first let me do this...." He proceeded to crumple the $20 up.

He then asked, " Who still wants it ?"

Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well"... he replied, " What if I do this?"..and he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" he asked.

Hands still shot up!

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson.

No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it..because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt, by the decisions we make, and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you never lose your value!

Clean...crumpled...or finely creased...you are priceless to those who love you. The worth of your life comes by your love, affection, care & intiatives for making our lives more meaningful & worthful. You are special....for us.

Regards,
Ramakrishnarao

Contributed by Ramakrishnarao,
People Excellence, Tata Telecom Limited, Gandhinagar. Tele : 079 - 3221773 / 3246467, E-mail : rthallam@tatatelecom.com

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[59] Senior Manager - Employee and Organisation Development, Bangalore

Ideal candidate would be a Graduate / Post-graduate with 8 to 10 years of relevant experience with ability to direct a team of enthusiastic and talented training professionals to make magic for our call center clients.

He / She must be an accomplished corporate training manager with customer service, sales or organization development experience, ideally in a call center environment. Achievements in e-learning will make the incumbent a leading candidate. Must have passion for developing people’s potential, a desire to manage change, and willingness to sink your hands into the instructional systems process.

Salary Range: Rs. 10 to 12 lakhs

Apply to: Govind, Email : heroldcoopers@vsnl.net

[58] Trainers, Bangalore

Graduates / Post-graduates with 3 - 5 years of experience as a faculty. Must be proficient in teaching written and spoken English, English Grammar, Phonetics, Conversational English, Customer Service and Selling Skills. The incumbent will be responsible for developing, designing, delivering and managing Training Content with emphasis on Techniques and
Tools related to Conversational English. Knowledge of adult learning theory and exposure to program development tools & program evaluation principles are a must. American or Canadian experience is preferred. Must be willing to work in shifts.

Salary Range: Rs. 1.5 to 2.5 lakhs

Apply to: Govind, Email : heroldcoopers@vsnl.net

[57] Senior Executive HR, AP

Organisation: Radha Krishna Hospitality Services Limited.

Person: Post Graduate Degree / Diploma inHR with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a large industry / services sector. Proficiency in computers is essential

Apply To : Senior Manager, Radha Krishna Hospitality Services Limited, 1st Floor, 7-1-70/D/1, Dharam Karan Road, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-16. Enclose one passport size photograph. Email : iicbuhyd@rkhs.co.in

[56] Senior HR Manager, Chennai

Organisation: Chennai based ODC of a reputed UK based software company.

Person & Responsibility: MBA / MSW from a reputed institute. The candidate must have minimum 8+ years experience in core HR activities and new age tools in the area of Appraisal, Organisational Development Process etc.Knowledge in ISO is plus.

Apply To: Consulting@vsnl.net

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Certification Programme on Type Indicator-ALTI, Chennai

Alert Management Consultants (Belgium based) will be conducting a three day "Certification Programme" on Alert Type Indicators in August 2002. Website: www.alertmc.com

The Alert Type Indicator is a psychological instrument that provides more insight into yourself and others.This indicator contributes to personal development and stimulates opportunities for growth.

The Alert Type Indicator is based on the psychological type theory of the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961).He discovered a number of recognizable patterns in this behavior and he incorporated this theory in his book "Psychologische Typen"(1921)

The ALTI gives identifies the Type on the basis of

-Where do I get my energy from? (Extraversion/Introversion)
-How do I gather information? (Sensing/Intuition)
-How do I make decisions? (Thinking / Feeling)
-How do I live my life? (Judging /Perceiving)

The ALTI is a descriptive instrument.It systematically indicates behavioral preferences of an individual. The ALTI not only offers you insight into your own personality, but also of others and can be used in fields like self-development,team building, problem solving, optimizing communication, management and leadership trainings...

The three day Certification programme would equip you with the knowledge of the Types and on it's applications.

Duration: Three days

The cost is Rs.4000/- (Rupees four thousand only)

Date:First week of August 2002.

Programme Coordinator:Mr.Lieven Cornelis (Belgium)

You may contact Mr.Daniel or Ms.Roja (044-8201466, 8311378) for more details.
Email: v_day_in@yahoo.com

Alert Mangement Consultants
www.alertmc.com

Aims of HR Era:
It aims to enhance CAREER GROWTH of its readers by bringing to them practices & ideas they can apply in their work, opportunities to network with other Professionals, training opportunities, jobs available, and techniques for self-management.

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