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HR Era, Issue # 58, Jun 30th, 2005

CONTENTS

Human Resources Management

1. Career Management - by Nyamupachari Vareta
2. Competency - The New Mantra - by M M Nair
3. Free Teleclass on Enhancing Performance thru Understanding Yourself & Others - by Kathy Paauw
4. Format of Interview Assessment Form - Abhijeet Pendharkar

Moderator's Space

5. 1000+ New Members

Soft Skills and OB

6. The Art of Leadership - by Major (Rtd) Yuvarajah
7. The Key to Work-Life Balance - by Jan Hornford
8. Weekly Schedule Template - by Kathy Paauw

Inspiration, Attitude and Fun

9. Focus - sent by Ajit Kaikini
10. Ten Rules of Human Relations - by Varsha Sarda

Announcements & Messages by Members

11. HR Jobs (India)
12. Any Volunteers in Bangalore for Social Work?
13. Aims of HR Era, How to Contribute Articles.

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1. Career Management - by Nyamupachari Vareta

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera101.htm

Vareta says that an intervention on career management by HR Practitioners has become very important now. The employee / organization relationship has changed in the highly competitive economic environment. Now organizations cannot assure job security and life time employment. Hence the need for an intervention on career management for good of the public, organization, and the individual.

Author: Nyamupachari Vareta

Mr. Vareta is specislist in Human Resources with World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Congo. He has 16 years working in HRM, 9 of which was in a large transport Organization and 7 in a UN agency. He is based in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. E-mail: varetan@yahoo.com

You can read Mr. Vareta's earlier articles:

"Human Resource Planning : Importance, Steps & Actioning" at http://hrera.com/contributions1/hr_planning_vareta.doc

"Recruitment Process: The "Heart" of Human Resources Management" at http://hrera.com/contributions1/recruitment_and_process.doc

2. Competency - The New Mantra - by M M Nair

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera102.htm

Nair tells why there is a sudden shift to competency based approach in HRM and the intimate relationship between competencies & performance. He outlines an approach to competency modeling, it's objectives and key principles in developing the model. Summarizes advantages of the competency-based approach.

Author: M M Nair

The author is Chief Operating Officer of Value Lanes, an HR Management Consulting organization based out of Bangalore. You can reach MM Nair through email:
murali@value-lanes.com

3. Free Teleclass on Enhancing Performance thru Understanding Yourself & Others - by Kathy Paauw

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4. Format of Interview Assessment Form - Abhijeet Pendharkar

http://hrera.com/ff/interview_assessment_form.doc

This Interview Assessment Form was posted by Abhijeet in GCTF.

Many organizations do not have a format for recording the outcome of a job interview. I have found that it is good to record the outcome of each employment interview immediately after the interview is over and before the next candidate is called in.

5. Moderator's Space : 1000+ New Members

Welcome to all the 1000+ new members. This takes our membership to 8000+.

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We look forward to your comments, suggestions, and contributions to enrich this collection.

warm regards

Rajeev B Bhatnagar
Rajeev@HREra.com

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6. The Art of Leadership - by Major (Rtd) Yuvarajah

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera103.htm

This brief article a distillation - it distills what Major Yuvarajah's has learned about leadership in his career. He says that leadership means creating a "willingness" amongst your people to follow you. He gives the three characteristics that are required to create this willingness, irrespective of the field you work in. Must read, I feel!

Author: Major (Rtd) Yuvarajah

Major (Rtd) Yuvarajah has worked for 22 years in the Army and 4 years in private organizations. He is based in Malaysia. Contact : yuva47@tm.net.my

7. The Key to Work-Life Balance - by Jan Hornford

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera104.htm

Poor work-life balance afflicts most professionals. Not only afflicted are well aware of the lack of balance but also eagerly want to remedy the situation. However, most of us fail in our attempts.

Enter Jan!

She tell us about the real key to achieve work-life balance in this article. Also gives very practical suggestions on how to implement them. However, to benefit, you must try them out her suggestions!

Authors : Jan Hornford

Jan is a Life Coach & Retreat Leader whose passion is to help individuals re-connect with their own wisdom and power and to support them to create the life they want. Her retreats offer the opportunity to experience joyful self-care, connection, and possibility. For more information, please take a look at her website: http://www.futureperfect.ca

8. Weekly Schedule Template - by Kathy Paauw

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera105.htm

You would be devotee of Weekly Planning if you have read either Steven Covey's Seven Habits or the above article on Work-Life Balance. How can we implement these ideas?

Can you put a nail into the wall without a hammer? No, we need a hammer, the right tool. Here is your tool for implementing : Ms. Kathy here gives us a simple Template which tools us to "Plan our work, Work our Plan," every week.

Author: Kathy Paauw

Ms. Kathy is a consultant, coach & trainer. After working for 13 years, she founded Paauwerfully Organized in 1995 and offers three primary services: productivity consulting, business and personal coaching, and training. Visit http://www.orgcoach.net/about.html for more details.

9. Focus - sent by Ajit Kaikini

FOCUS and you will reach your enormous potential.

Wild bulls attacked two friends who had ventured into a forest. While Ramu thought of what will happen to his sons and the loan money he had to collect from his friend, Shamu concentrated on the here and now! Shamu could see a branched tree towards which he ran and climbed. However, Ramu who saw his children and money got run over by the bulls.

The only thing, which exists, is NOW! The past does not exist – it is nothing but a memory. Similarly, the future does not exist – it has yet to happen. They are just concepts – thoughts and memories.

NOW – FOCUS is Power! Shamu was able to see the branched tree and take suitable action and save himself. Ramu was not happy with the present. He started thinking about the past and future – comparing the pleasant moments/ achievements with the present and thus, it became not so good. He allowed his ego to dominate the present moment. Thinking about our past and future consumes our energy and time which affects the present moment. The ego trip of thinking how the present should have been distorts emotions.

The culprit then is the mind. May be it is more into worrying about the future or bothered about the past. But then, can we drive a car by looking into the rear mirror most of our time? We need to train our mind to be in the present!

First take a look at the present. Don’t think of what happened yesterday nor about what will happen tomorrow. Focus your mind on what is happening – then see what is wrong with it! The present is what it is – and once you accept it – you start living it. It starts giving different solutions to the present.

The focus creates power – you start achieving – you finally start enjoying it.

Sent by : Ajit Kaikini

Ajit is Director (Growth & Corporate Training), Buoyancee, a Poly Training Centre in Bangalore. Mr & Mrs Kaikini are both trainers. They are active social workers in addition to trainers. Ajit has 27 years' experience experience as a Trainer. Contact: ajitkaikinis@yahoo.com , 080-654-9009 , 080-6586929

10. Ten Rules of Human Relations - by Varsha Sarda

1. SPEAK TO PEOPLE: There is nothing so nice as a cheerful word of greeting.

2. SMILE AT PEOPLE: It take 72 muscles to frown & only 14 to smile.

3. CALL PEOPLE BY NAME: The sweetest music to anyone's ears is the sound of his own name.

4. BE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL: If you would have friends, be a friend.

5. BE CORDIAL: Speak and act as if everything you do is a genuine pleasure.

6. BE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN PEOPLE: You can like almost everybody if you try.

7. BE GENEROUS...with praise - cautions with criticism.

8. BE CONSIDERATE with the feelings of others. There are usually three sides to a controversy; yours, the other person's and the right side.

9. BE ALERT to give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others.

10. ADD TO THIS A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR, a big dose of patience and a dash of humility, and you will be rewarded many fold.

Author : Varsha Sarda

Varsha is completing MBA (HR) after her BE (Computer Science). She has developed an Online 360 Degree Feedback System and made me a subject. You can feel reassured that some of the above advice she has given me in in one-on-one feedback session after the 360. Contact : varsha@hrera.com

12. Praise & Brickbats

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Dear Mr Rajeev,

I am a regular reader of the HREra e-zine.

At the outset, I thank you for organising and moderating this group to share our thoughts and knowledge.

I found this group so impressive that I have recommended to all my colleagues to join the group.

Happy emailing

Malolan

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If yes, you could be the one that we are looking for! Read on… and if you believe you fit the requirement, send in your resume to paul @ alphaeus.com

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Assistant Manager - Recruitment, Top Financial Services BPO, Bombay

Hi !

Greetings!

This is Gayathri from The Elitists, Chennai.

The Elitists, an IIM Alumni Venture, actively supported by Alumni from IIM's, XLRI and TISS, is a leading Executive Placement and Search firm working with several Top Tier IT Software Services and High End ITES Firms.

The objective of this mail is to invite Top Class Recruitment Professionals for a mandate currently being executed by us for a Top Class MNC Financial Services BPO.

Client Profile :- Top Class Financial Services BPO.

Position: - Assistant Manager - Recruitment.

Academic Credentials : MBA(HR)/PGDBM.

Profile Expectations :-

Must possess Excellent Academic, Co-Curricular and Extra Curricular Credentials with excellent communication skills. Should be a Highly energetic and enthusiastic person. Should be someone who works aggressively on specific targets. Must be open to work long hours and deliver under intense pressure and high company expectations. Should have 3-7 years of experience in IT/ITES Recruitment either with a Top Tier IT/ITES MNC/Leading Recruitment Firms.

Compensation :- Very competitive and not a constraint. Top Class Paymaster.

Location :- Mumbai

Expected Closure Date :- 25th June 2005.

Towards taking this further, we invite Top Class Professionals with matching profiles to write to us with their updated resume with all contact details (Sent as a word attachment) to itjobs@theelitists.com

Should your profile match the requirement being executed by us, within Three working days of receipt of your resume,we will contact you to furnish further details and take your consent to take this further.

Without your consent,your resume would NOT be shared to anyone. Confidentiality Guaranteed.

Incase you do not hear from us within three working days, you may consider your resume lodged with us for future opportunities.

Feel free to contact us at 91-(0)-9282104333 between 8 am to 6 pm IST for any further clarifications.

Thanks and warm regards,

Gayathri Rao,
HR Administrator,
The Elitists-Executive Placements and Search Consultants,
AS 2/2,Race Course Srishti Apartments,
No10,Five Furlong Road,Guindy,Chennai-32,India.
(O) ++ 91-(0)-9282104333.

12. Any Volunteers in Bangalore for Social Work?

Thank you Rajeev for your mail.

Under our project 'Build India', we keep having free programmes for the good of the families and the society around us. In fact, if there is somebody in B'lore who could join in and spread this 'GIVING' of yourself for the good of others and in return get the abundance from the laws of universe, it will be a great shot in the arm.

We have been conducting atleast 2 free programmes at our centre per month on some family and society needs and not only have been been getting a lot of satisfaction but, somebody donated us a quarter acre land next to IBM on Bannerghatta road and now we have a 6000 sq ft of training area.

Truly, giving of oneself - in knowledge, in time, in kind and in any way - you attract many more things as blessings from the higher one.

All the best Rajeev.

Ajit

PS: I am writing a booklet with all things happening around me. This is basically to motivate the troubled teenagers - which could be read by all ages. Two of them are enclosed which, if need be, could be included in your news letter.

[Anyone in Bangalore interested to volunteer or help may kindly directly contact Ajit at buoyancee@eth.net or contact details in Item-9 above. ]

13. Aims of HR Era and How to Contribute Articles

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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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