I presented this paper in a MMA conference during my PG.It dealt with the strategies to build India as a strong human capital brand.
While the physical capital is no longer the main problem for India, they need to improve their human capital by giving them appropriate skill and knowledge.This paper argued that a range of further measures need to be undertaken to provide a stronger institutional framework for improving educational endowments, as well as public service delivery more generally to build India as a strong human capital brand.
Demographic indicators show a huge potential pool of young talent in India, employers are finding that many are unemployable, as they lack practical, job-related skills. To elaborate on this, while the number of new engineers coming out of college every year is fairly large – between 300,000 and 400,000 – studies have shown that only between 10 percent and 25 percent of them are actually employable.
The strategies i suggested to build India as a strong human capital brand are given in points as follows.
Human capital Development before an individual enter into the organization
Role of Government:
# Improve the efficiency of basic educational services
# “No-child left behind”. Ensuring all children receive education
# Boost the returns on education
# Encourage competition in education.
# Investments on Research & development
# Making the education system more responsive to market needs
# Increasing university-industry partnerships
Role of Public:
“We all have a role in building human capital”
$ Involve communities and parents to monitor and evaluate school performance to a much greater degree.
$ Provide funds to educational institutions.
$ Create awareness among underprivileged groups about the importance of education.
$ Participate in Non formal education to school children
$ Take up career in Teaching.
Role of Organizations:
* “Adopt a village” program
* Boosting private Investments in education
* Technological support from the corporate
* Sponsoring underprivileged students
* Promoting non-formal education
* Supporting non academic skill development programs
* Scholarships and loan facilities for meritorious students aspiring higher education.
Human capital Development after an individual enter into the organization
o Enhance training activities and review performance periodically.
o Retain employees by providing proper incentives and maintaining friendly work culture.
o Identify skills and match jobs accordingly
o Sponsor for employees to do their higher education
o Frequent feedback to individual regarding performance.
o Emphasis on team work and empowerment
The delivery of educational services in India needs to be improved significantly to make India as a strong Human capital brand. The government, public and private should join hands to Improve human capital skills. Humans are the only appreciating asset India is rich in that, lets make it effective through strong education base to challenge 21st century.
“Let’s join hands in Developing a strong Human Capital
Building strong human capital – builds strong India”.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Career in Human Resource Management
The Human Resource Management degree prepares students for careers in management and in human resources. There are generalist HRM jobs such as human resource assistant.
There are careers involved with employment, recruitment and placement. Training and development specialism is often conducted by trainers and orientation specialists. Compensation and benefits tasks are handled by compensation analysts, salary administrators, and benefits administrators.
The Career paths lead from technical HR jobs to positions in senior HR management, such as Manager of Compensation, VP of Labor Relations, Director of Employment and others. While most students choose this major to become human resources professionals, others do so to better prepare themselves for careers in the general field of management.
Students are prepared to become generalists in human resources or to specialize in areas such as organization development, training and development, labor relations, and compensation and benefits. However there is moreto HRM than just being the internal function of a corporate. Some options open for professionals interested in career in Human Resource are given below.
Corporate HRM: The role of a HR manager in the corporate sector is to search, select & recruit suitable& qualified staff for his organization. It is also concerned with the development, motivation & training of this staff in order to maximize their satisfaction & minimize turnover. Typically a bachelor’s degree in management allows entry into a junior cadre of HRM, or an MBA is usually the norm for entry into mid level/senior position into HR department of large organization.
Training & Development: There are some companies that specialized in T & D as a business. Their jobs is broadly to “Train the Trainer” or in the other words, train HR managers to , in turn, train employees of their organization & equip them with certain skill sets. They often hold workshops on “behavioral skills” etc.
Recruitment consulting: Recruitment consulting is actually a very lucrative & fruitful field to join at this stage. There are several recruitment consulting firms in India. In some the business & business responsibilities are split by industries & in others, they are split by functions. The general requirement to become a recruitment consultant is an MBA with specialization in HR.
HR consulting: This is the upcoming field, where in organizations employ the services of HR consultants to either find solutions or help tide over issues relating to people in the organization. In the case of organizations that need to re-structure, HR consultant decide on those who need to be retained, fired or promoted. In public sector companies when voluntary retirement schemes are announced, HR consultants are hired to make the process smoother.
Career Counselling: This field includes the paid services of private organizations & also schools & colleges that provide career counselling to their students. “Several schools & colleges hire counselors to conduct behavioral test for students who are the verge of choosing a career stream. They conduct behavioral tests which help students ascertain their skills set & the field that would be ideal for them to join.
Academics: If a person is interested in academics & is keen to take up HR, then a MBA with a specialization in HR or OB is the best option. This followed by doctorate in the same field would make you eligible to teach HR or OB at any institution.
Cross-cultural Management: This module examines the consequences of cultural diversity for international business activities and the challenges of transferring individual managers and managerial systems across cultures. Students will improve their understanding of potential difficulties in a multicultural business context and build cross-cultural competence.
International HRM: This module offers insights into the diversity of employment systems and structures and human resource management techniques and strategies from both comparative and cross-national perspectives. Focusing on the implications for HRM, a student will gain insight into international business operations with an emphasis on the institutional distinctiveness of business systems, and economic and political strategies of firms as influenced by the national institutional framework.
Equality and Diversity: Currently very few universities offer modules which study Equality and Diversity, which examines theories of occupational segmentation. This new module explores diversity and equality across the dimensions of gender, race, disability, age and sexual orientation.
This module will also identify the contribution of Equality and Diversity Policies and practices to the achievement of organizational goals, quality and excellence in an international context and explore the implications of the European Union, internationalism, globalization, social, political and demographic change for human resource management and employment relations from an equality and diversity perspective.
There are careers involved with employment, recruitment and placement. Training and development specialism is often conducted by trainers and orientation specialists. Compensation and benefits tasks are handled by compensation analysts, salary administrators, and benefits administrators.
The Career paths lead from technical HR jobs to positions in senior HR management, such as Manager of Compensation, VP of Labor Relations, Director of Employment and others. While most students choose this major to become human resources professionals, others do so to better prepare themselves for careers in the general field of management.
Students are prepared to become generalists in human resources or to specialize in areas such as organization development, training and development, labor relations, and compensation and benefits. However there is moreto HRM than just being the internal function of a corporate. Some options open for professionals interested in career in Human Resource are given below.
Corporate HRM: The role of a HR manager in the corporate sector is to search, select & recruit suitable& qualified staff for his organization. It is also concerned with the development, motivation & training of this staff in order to maximize their satisfaction & minimize turnover. Typically a bachelor’s degree in management allows entry into a junior cadre of HRM, or an MBA is usually the norm for entry into mid level/senior position into HR department of large organization.
Training & Development: There are some companies that specialized in T & D as a business. Their jobs is broadly to “Train the Trainer” or in the other words, train HR managers to , in turn, train employees of their organization & equip them with certain skill sets. They often hold workshops on “behavioral skills” etc.
Recruitment consulting: Recruitment consulting is actually a very lucrative & fruitful field to join at this stage. There are several recruitment consulting firms in India. In some the business & business responsibilities are split by industries & in others, they are split by functions. The general requirement to become a recruitment consultant is an MBA with specialization in HR.
HR consulting: This is the upcoming field, where in organizations employ the services of HR consultants to either find solutions or help tide over issues relating to people in the organization. In the case of organizations that need to re-structure, HR consultant decide on those who need to be retained, fired or promoted. In public sector companies when voluntary retirement schemes are announced, HR consultants are hired to make the process smoother.
Career Counselling: This field includes the paid services of private organizations & also schools & colleges that provide career counselling to their students. “Several schools & colleges hire counselors to conduct behavioral test for students who are the verge of choosing a career stream. They conduct behavioral tests which help students ascertain their skills set & the field that would be ideal for them to join.
Academics: If a person is interested in academics & is keen to take up HR, then a MBA with a specialization in HR or OB is the best option. This followed by doctorate in the same field would make you eligible to teach HR or OB at any institution.
Cross-cultural Management: This module examines the consequences of cultural diversity for international business activities and the challenges of transferring individual managers and managerial systems across cultures. Students will improve their understanding of potential difficulties in a multicultural business context and build cross-cultural competence.
International HRM: This module offers insights into the diversity of employment systems and structures and human resource management techniques and strategies from both comparative and cross-national perspectives. Focusing on the implications for HRM, a student will gain insight into international business operations with an emphasis on the institutional distinctiveness of business systems, and economic and political strategies of firms as influenced by the national institutional framework.
Equality and Diversity: Currently very few universities offer modules which study Equality and Diversity, which examines theories of occupational segmentation. This new module explores diversity and equality across the dimensions of gender, race, disability, age and sexual orientation.
This module will also identify the contribution of Equality and Diversity Policies and practices to the achievement of organizational goals, quality and excellence in an international context and explore the implications of the European Union, internationalism, globalization, social, political and demographic change for human resource management and employment relations from an equality and diversity perspective.
Change Your Thinking
One of my friend forwarded a mail which had a thought provoking story.Thought will share with all in my blog.
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days, weeks and months passed....
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'
Moral of the story:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled..If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days, weeks and months passed....
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'
Moral of the story:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled..If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'
Thursday, September 24, 2009
One Day as SalesMan
My mind always aspires to become an HR profession,but its really tough to get a HR job in this recession.There are many openings in the market for Sales/Marketing roles.For a long time i never attended nor showed interest in any sales jobs.Many people advised me to take a sales job temporary and then look out for the job i wanted.
So one day i thought,will give a try for sales job and check whether it will suit me.I attended the interview for sales executive role in a Advertising-Sales organization.The organization is India's leading Directional media company,connecting buyers and sellers through information products and services - yellow pages,white pages directories,classified media,tele-information services,online and mobile media.
I cleared 3 rounds of interview and was asked to join the company.The job involves getting clients for the organization.The clients are people who run a business on their own and wants to advertise,retain existing customers,gain new customers etc.Call customers, fix an appointment,meet them,close the business deal,this is how the job goes on.Its a non-Ac office that had a normal setting,a cabin for each one and a phone,no computers for any,all have to enter the information and data manually in a form.
I joined the company on the said date and time.9Am to 6.30PM was the office timing.The dress code is formal wearing with a tie daily.I reached office at 8.45Am and was waiting in the reception to meet the branch manager. Then i was asked to assemble for the praying meeting.Daily they used to start the day with a prayer,followed by appreciation of the people who have got good business to the company the previous day.
The manager introduced me to the employees.I spoke few words to the crowd and introduced myself to them.Then a girl came and stood in the middle of the crowd and shouted GO,others shouted GETIT,they were telling their slogan and greeted good morning to each other and started their work.All were new to me,their work culture was little different.Their work environment and culture was completely opposite to that of the ITES company i worked before.But i liked the way they started off their day,encouraging themselves each other for performing well.
I had a meet with the manager in his room,were he was inducting me about the company,the job role,incentive program,growth opportunities etc.Then i was introduced to the sales manager.She too inducted me about the job role and the business concept. I was put in team ,which had 4 people including me ,i had to report to District sales manager who was leading the team.
He explained how everything goes on in the team and activities that i should carry on in the job role.The manager had trouble speaking in English to me,so i started speaking in Tamil to him ,to make him comfortable explaining things to me.I was reading few forms and directories for sometime,then the teamlead asked me to come with him for the field work.
He asked me to take my bike.I started driving to places he said.We both started at 11Am in the morning,till 7PM in the evening i was in driving.I had to put petrol for 200Rs,no petrol allowance was provided to me by the management.I was asked to take care of the expenses of my own from the salary.
The manager asked me to observe the activities that he does when meeting the clients. We went to nearly 12 companies,the manager had not fixed any appointment with any of the customers and he just walked in to the company for business.None of the companies gave business on that day.Some people even chased us out.When a sales person ring our home door bell ,we used to ask them leave the place ,saying we dont need the product,the same was experienced by me on that day.
At 6.30PM ,we met with an accident,a biker dashed us with full speed,wherein i got injuries in my leg and hands.I had blood clot in my right leg and was suffering with pain.My bike was damaged in the front part.Nothing happened to the manager.After that the manager asked me to drop him in the office and leave home.I was driving with pain and somehow reached office.
I went and met the sales manager,she asked me how was the day,i dint say her anything that happened,told her it was fine.Then she asked me to leave home.I was very tired and had no strength,suffered with pain throughout my body.I reached home by 9PM and went to doctor for treatment.It was one of the worst day in my life,wherein i was asked to leave a place by someone,was roaming in bike the whole day, met with accident and suffered injuries.
I was not comfortable with the work environment,employees,work culture,the way they approach the customers etc.I joined the company with a feeling ,it would be B-B marketing,but it was completely B-C marketing.Sales career needs lots of patience,willingness to travel.That one day made me never turn to a sales job any more in life.I really wonder seeing people who have taken a sales role.Some people do sales with passion and survive in the field for long time but not all.Many take sales role for some time and at a certain stage,they think of changing their career.
I am again on my path for searching the job i wanted ,i am confident that one day i will land in the job i wished.Its not far.
So one day i thought,will give a try for sales job and check whether it will suit me.I attended the interview for sales executive role in a Advertising-Sales organization.The organization is India's leading Directional media company,connecting buyers and sellers through information products and services - yellow pages,white pages directories,classified media,tele-information services,online and mobile media.
I cleared 3 rounds of interview and was asked to join the company.The job involves getting clients for the organization.The clients are people who run a business on their own and wants to advertise,retain existing customers,gain new customers etc.Call customers, fix an appointment,meet them,close the business deal,this is how the job goes on.Its a non-Ac office that had a normal setting,a cabin for each one and a phone,no computers for any,all have to enter the information and data manually in a form.
I joined the company on the said date and time.9Am to 6.30PM was the office timing.The dress code is formal wearing with a tie daily.I reached office at 8.45Am and was waiting in the reception to meet the branch manager. Then i was asked to assemble for the praying meeting.Daily they used to start the day with a prayer,followed by appreciation of the people who have got good business to the company the previous day.
The manager introduced me to the employees.I spoke few words to the crowd and introduced myself to them.Then a girl came and stood in the middle of the crowd and shouted GO,others shouted GETIT,they were telling their slogan and greeted good morning to each other and started their work.All were new to me,their work culture was little different.Their work environment and culture was completely opposite to that of the ITES company i worked before.But i liked the way they started off their day,encouraging themselves each other for performing well.
I had a meet with the manager in his room,were he was inducting me about the company,the job role,incentive program,growth opportunities etc.Then i was introduced to the sales manager.She too inducted me about the job role and the business concept. I was put in team ,which had 4 people including me ,i had to report to District sales manager who was leading the team.
He explained how everything goes on in the team and activities that i should carry on in the job role.The manager had trouble speaking in English to me,so i started speaking in Tamil to him ,to make him comfortable explaining things to me.I was reading few forms and directories for sometime,then the teamlead asked me to come with him for the field work.
He asked me to take my bike.I started driving to places he said.We both started at 11Am in the morning,till 7PM in the evening i was in driving.I had to put petrol for 200Rs,no petrol allowance was provided to me by the management.I was asked to take care of the expenses of my own from the salary.
The manager asked me to observe the activities that he does when meeting the clients. We went to nearly 12 companies,the manager had not fixed any appointment with any of the customers and he just walked in to the company for business.None of the companies gave business on that day.Some people even chased us out.When a sales person ring our home door bell ,we used to ask them leave the place ,saying we dont need the product,the same was experienced by me on that day.
At 6.30PM ,we met with an accident,a biker dashed us with full speed,wherein i got injuries in my leg and hands.I had blood clot in my right leg and was suffering with pain.My bike was damaged in the front part.Nothing happened to the manager.After that the manager asked me to drop him in the office and leave home.I was driving with pain and somehow reached office.
I went and met the sales manager,she asked me how was the day,i dint say her anything that happened,told her it was fine.Then she asked me to leave home.I was very tired and had no strength,suffered with pain throughout my body.I reached home by 9PM and went to doctor for treatment.It was one of the worst day in my life,wherein i was asked to leave a place by someone,was roaming in bike the whole day, met with accident and suffered injuries.
I was not comfortable with the work environment,employees,work culture,the way they approach the customers etc.I joined the company with a feeling ,it would be B-B marketing,but it was completely B-C marketing.Sales career needs lots of patience,willingness to travel.That one day made me never turn to a sales job any more in life.I really wonder seeing people who have taken a sales role.Some people do sales with passion and survive in the field for long time but not all.Many take sales role for some time and at a certain stage,they think of changing their career.
I am again on my path for searching the job i wanted ,i am confident that one day i will land in the job i wished.Its not far.
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