HR Era,     Issue # 61,       Dec 4th, 2005
 

CONTENTS

Moderator's Space

1. Double Issue

Human Resources Management

2. Compensation Packages in IT Industry - by Neeraj Narang
3. Training the Trainer Resource Pack - by Margaret Crockett and Janet Foster - Sent by Anjana Bandalesh
4. Employer's Rights under Labour Laws - by Vinod Bidwaik
5. Synergistic Emergence and its Implications on Leadership - by R S Ramkumar
6. Regret Letter Formats
7. Defined Benefit vs Defined Contribution Pension schemes: A Case Study - by Ashit K Sarkar

Soft Skills and OB

8. Three Reasons Why Goal Setting Never Works For You - by Peter Murphy
9. Awaken the Leader in You: 10 Easy Steps to Develop Your Leadership Skills - by Sharif Khan
10. Emotional Intelligence: Brief Definitions - Sent by Lucy Doss

Inspiration, Attitude and Fun

11. Deserve Before You Desire: Attributed to Dr. R Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, Tata Sons Ltd - sent by Poonam Chandok
12. The Monkey with the Wooden Apples - sent by T.M. Prabakaran
13. Cover Letters from Job Seekers: Can be Fun - sent by Shantanu Biswas

Announcements & Messages by Members

14. AIMT, Ambala requires Guest Speakers, Consultants, Advisors, Faculty
15. New Members
16. Praise & Brickbats from Members
17. Training Programs (India) [Satisfaction / Refund Guarantee Now in India!]
18. HR Jobs (India)
19. Aims of HR Era, How to Contribute Articles.

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Human Resources Management

Some Industry standard packages of reputed companies are given below. This list doesn't have names like Microsoft India, Oracle India etc because they suffer high attrition rates. This data is genuine and has been taken from employee salary slips in their respective companies.


Average Monthly Wages (Average of all companies)

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 17k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 22k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 27k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 34k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 39k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 44k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 50k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 53k+

Pay-Scale of Accenture India

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 15-17k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 20-24k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 30k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 35-37k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 45k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 48-50k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 55k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 61k+

Pay-Scale of Cap Gemini Ernst Young

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 23k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 28k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 34k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 40k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 44k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 48k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 56k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 61k+

Pay-Scale of Intel India

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 19k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 22k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 25k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 32k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 38k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 44k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 51k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 55k+

Pay-Scale of IBM India

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 25k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 28k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 34k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 39k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 44k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 49k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 55k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 58k+

Pay-Scale of I-Flex Solutions

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 19k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 21k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 24k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 30k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 36k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 44k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 48k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 52k+

Pay-Scale of MindTree Consulting

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 22k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 28k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 33k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 38k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 44k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 49k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 53k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 56k+

Pay-Scale of Wipro Technologies

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 17k
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 18k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 23k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 28k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 32k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 39k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 45k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 50k+

Pay-Scale of Infosys Technologies

for IT professionals with 0-6 months experience 15k (This time)
for IT professional with 6-12 months experience 15k
for IT professional with 1-2 years experience 17-18k
for IT professional with 2-3 years experience 21-23k
for IT professional with 3-4 years experience 25-27k
for IT professional with 4-5 years experience 38-42k
for IT professional with 5-6 years experience 47-52k
for IT professional with 6+ years experience 55k+

This data is genuine and has been taken from employee salary slips in their respective companies.

Author: Neeraj Narang

Author is Consultant - HR, BirlaSoft Limited, Sector - 59, Noida (U.P.). Contact: neeraj.narang@india.birlasoft.com Ph.: 0120-2472034(D) 9868444876 (M)
 

http://hrera.com/contributions1/trainerpack.zip

This Resource Pack is meant to help professionals who undertake teaching & training as a part-time work in addition to their regular heavy workloads. Such professionals may be excellent in their own specialization with a lot to pass on to others in their chosen profession, but may not be effective trainers. This pack would help them to understand a bit more about improving training
effectiveness.

The pack was written for Professionals in Archives & Records Management, but provides a brief overview of training for all professionals like those in Information Technology and HR as well. Useful for those who wish to become serious trainers.

Click Here to download the zip file, unzip it, and read the contents by clicking on index file in unzipped folder.

Sent by Anjana Bandalesh

Contact: anjanabandlesh@rediffmail.com
 

http://geocities.com/abs444/employers_rights_under_labour_laws.pdf

Here is a simple outline of the duties of an employee towards the employer in the Indian context. If an employee deviates from these then discipline is adversely affected and punitive action can be taken by the employer.

PDF File, 41 pages, 322 KB

Author: Vinod Bidwaik

Author is Head-Human Resource, Sakal Group of Newspapers, India. Contact: vinodbidwaik@esakal.com , Phone 020-24405547 and 548
 

http://hrera.com/contributions1\hrd-paper.doc

This paper presents a comprehensive framework of Leadership, integrating "Employee Engagement", "Team Spirit", "Synergy", "Learning and Un-learning", "Innovation", and "Co-creation".

Like earlier contributions from Ram & Srini, this paper is written from deep intellectual study & reflection. Reading it also requires the same. Please do send your comments to Ram.

Author: RS Ramkumar

The author is Head Services, Promanns Management Services Private Limited, India, one of the Top 10 HR Services companies in India. You will find details about his wide accomplishments at end of the paper. Contact: ramkumar@promanns.com , Mobile: 9381025462 (India-Chennai City)
 

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

Sending regret letters to candidates after they are not selected helps them to plan further and gives the impression that we are a professional company. It helps us by forcing us to decided every interview outcome and have a closure.

Here are 4 formats of Regret Letters. Click Here to download.

 

We all will retire one day! So pension is not a bad idea. As the Indian economy matures and the workforce ages, pension schemes will become more and more important. Pension Funds are a complex things as they involve long-term & often indefinable liabilities. They have also to contend with unforeseen changes in economy & company's life cycle.

Here is an in-depth "case study" of a Britannia's Pension Fund which could be of interest to HR professionals intimately dealing with the issues of pension fund. The study appears to put the the recent events of the fund in a negative light. The author appears to be a past trustee of this fund and could be an affected party. We do not have any input from the fund's / company's side and are unable to assess whether negative connotations are correct .

The sole reason for including this write up is to get an insight into the type issues and complexities involved in pension fund management.

Author: Ashit K Sarkar

Mr Sarkar has now retired. Previously Senior Advisor & Vice President - HR, Britannia Ind Ltd. He remains professionally active in the Executive Committees of NIPM, Karnataka and the Bangalore Management Association Executive Committee, amongst others. Contact : sarkarsweet@gmail.com  Ph: +9180 or 80-25540393/51128153. Cell: 093412-33095.

 

Sharing and Growing

We invite you to use HR Era as your medium of self expression, sharing, and growth.
Email your articles & contributions to Alka@HREra.com or Rajeev@HREra.com
 

Soft Skills and OB

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera107.htm

Most of us set goals in our mind. In my personal experience, setting our goals is the first step in taking control of our life and destiny. These three simple things kept in mind while setting our goals will enhance the conversion of our goals into reality.

Don't be mislead by small size of Peter's article. It worth more than a full book on self improvement. A short but effective guide.

Author: Peter Murphy

Author is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at: http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm
 

It is desirable to be precise rather than vague. Here are a few definitions connected with the subject of Emotional Intelligence that HR professionals may like to know.

Sent by: Lucy Doss.

Lucy is Manager - Training Coordination, Oscar Murphy Life Strategists P Ltd, and is based in Bangalore. She is prolific contributor to all egroups on HR and needs no introduction.
 

Inspiration, Attitude and Fun

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera109.htm

We are not talking about the compulsive job-hopper who switches to a new employer every 3-4 years. Even those who change once in 10 years need to carefully assess their reasons & motivations.

In this very insightful piece, attributed to a highly respected manager in India, we get advice on job change. He himself may not have changed many jobs but has seen many senior professionals do so - and then whether they win or lose out after the change.

Must read for every professionals. Please download and keep in your permanent file.

Sent by: Poonam Chandok

Poonam, a friend of mine is Senior Manager - Human Resources in BIOSTADT INDIA LIMITED, Mumbai. Contact: Tel +91 22 56 520 520 Email: Poonam.Chandok@biostadt.net 
 

Monkeys are our ancestors. In this beautiful story, like a true elder, one of them teaches us to "let go" and discover freedom. The earlier in life we learn this, the happier we shall be!

sent by T.M. Prabakaran

TMP is my colleague and a very good trainer. Email: tmp@lntecc.com

http://hrera.com/contributions1/hrera110.htm

Some award winning cover letters which make our life easier!

sent by Shantanu Biswas

Email: Shantanu.Biswas@reuters.com
 

Announcements & Messages by Members

AIMT is premier Institute and a part of 67 year old Jain Trust running Famous Jain PG college since 1938 and other institutions in Ambala. Affiliated to Kurukshetra University since 1996, AIMT conducts 2 years full time MBA and 3 years full time MCA Programs.

With lush green campus with all modern facilities and strategic location on NH1 near Chandigarh and Ludhiana it is gateway to Punjab,Chandigarh and Himachal industrial Hubs. It is just 3.5 hrs from Delhi

We are looking for:

1.Guest Speakers from Industry who have at least 7 years managerial and above level experience in a top organisation of repute in  areas of HR, marketing, operations, Quantitative analysis, international Marketing and Strategic Management. The speakers are paid honorarium and actual travel expenses.

2. HR consultants in Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore for coordinating as Institute advisor-Summer training, MCA Project Training, Industrial excursions and Final Placements.

3.Advisor to conduct joint programs with Industries and business houses for executive development and for Business problems including consultancy.

4.Faculty for HR and Marketing Areas with 3 to 5 years experience in industry/Institute at PG level

Details may be forwarded to: Prof. RAJENDRA K.GUPTA at director@aimtambala.com  or cityju@rediffmail.com

Sri Atmanand Jain Institute of Management & Technology, Ambala City 134003

Website: www.aimtambala.com

[Professor RK Gupta is in the Executive Committee of HR Era]

Chandra Shukla, Manager-HR, US MNC Company, Chennai

M.B.A. (HR) with 10+ yrs. hard core experience in Functional HR, IR, Personnel and General Administration.

Possessing strategic & tactic decision making skills in Training, PMS, Recruitment, Staff Augmentation, MIS, Manpower rationalization, Govt./ Non govt. Liaison & PR, Time Keeping and Wages & General Administration. Have the ability to understand the business need of the organization & to quantify the HR initiatives to cater those needs.

Always work with two basic objectives a) To Increase the profitability & revenue by enhancing, multiplying the skills of individuals & work groups b) Rationalize the cost by innovative & systematic methodologies.

Has worked for 2 Mfg. companies 2 IT companies at various capacities in my career.

Well versed with QMS, ISO system adherences since my all the organization were ISO certified companies & has played Key role in Certification as well internal Audits.

Currently working as Manager HR in an ISO 9001-2000 Technology Solution/Software Development, an US MNC Company, reporting to CEO.

Contact: chandshukla@yahoo.co.in

Lucy Doss, Manager - Training Co-ordination, Oscar Murphy International

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to join this esteemed group of HR professionals. I am Lucy Doss, working with Oscar Murphy International , (Singapore ) . OMI is a training organization focussed on "Helping
Empower Life Potential "

Having gone through the home page and the objectives of the group, I thought it prudent to join you. Like you all, my belief too is that mutual learning and sharing of knowledge with each other is one of the effective means of Value Addition.

To this end, I will be posting articles, from time to time, written by eminent authors and management Gurus.Likewise, I shall look forward to gain knowledge from all of you.

Among all resources, HR is the only one which has unending potential of learning and reaching excellence.

With warm regards,
Lucy Doss

Manager - Training Coordination (Singapore), Oscar Murphy Life Strategists P Ltd
772, 10th Cross, 10th Main, Indira Nagar 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560038, India.
Phone: 91 80 5116 1534 / 35 . Email: lucydoss@yahoo.com.sg . WEB: www.oscarmurphy.com

Sarah Kachwalla

Hi Rajeev,

While looking up groups i found HREra very interesting and informative.I'm glad to be a member.

I am a special educator and a NLP (neuro linguistic programing) practitioner, I work in an organisation called Jayakartha Vishwa Sadhnalaya and we have programs for corporates. institutions and individuals using a combination of NLP and Experiential learning, we also hold workshops for children, teachers and parents with the aim of touching peoples lives and giving them a helping hand in growing towards excellence.

warm regards,
Sarah Kachwalla
Email: sarah_jayakartha@yahoo.com

Dr B. B.Janakiram

Dear Sir,

The e-journal HR era is very good and well presented. The relevant current topics are presented well and is certainly useful for professionals like me.

However some of the sites/topics in geocities are not opening. Kindly make them available.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

Dr.B.Janakiram
Email: drjanakiraman@sify.com

Vimal.M, Area Officer - Human Resources, Eureka Forbes Limited, Cochin

Dear Rajeev,

Thanks for the information. It had been very helpful. Please do stay in touch

Regards

Vimal
Contact: vimalmenon8@yahoo.com

M Thyagarajan, Excide India

thanks for your issue. its very informative and useful.

regards
m.thyagarajan

Contact: thyagu@gnd.exide.co.in

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Training Manager, Power Distribution Company, Delhi
IR Manager, Power Distribution Company, Delhi

Dear Friends,

A Power Distribution Company needs a Training Person with 6-8 yrs experience in Corporate Training. An MBA in HR with sound exposure of doing training needs analysis, making modules, conducting soft skills training, etc.

Also required are hardcore IR people with MBA/MSW and 14-16 yrs experience.

All Positions are in Delhi.

Please send your resume to the undersigned in case open for change.

Regards,

Karan Oberoi
karan08@yahoo.com
 

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