People Matters

This transition from physical to mental/thinking work has been around for quite some time. Peter Drucker coined the term knowledge worker in the late 1950s for people whose work relied primarily on their knowledge and thinking abilities, instead of their physical capacities. This evolution will accelerate in the 21st century, with the advent of Artificial Intelligence and automation.

People Matters 

Are the skills which I need to acquire attainable, and with this can I achieve success and catapult my growth? Reskilling does not have to mean massive training efforts. Usually, 50% is learnt from day-to-day tasks, challenges and practice. Another 20 % from an employee’s ‘Social Collaborative Network’ of colleagues, friends & families, which leaves 30 % to re-learn & re-skill.

BW Businessworld

Despite a plethora of security and risk mitigation technologies and approaches available today, there has been no respite in the number of major breaches in the last year. Recent data breach incidents indicate that hackers and people with malicious intent have the ability and motivation to penetrate the most secure of businesses, notwithstanding the massive investments these companies make in security tools and processes. We see that security breaches are becoming more frequent, more complex and more difficult to predict because hackers are becoming more sophisticated.

People Matters

If one thing that all industries have in common, irrespective of their nature, it’s their workforce that makes them what they are. People, being the most crucial part of any organization, make hiring the most crucial function across all industries. But hiring is no piece of cake, in fact, it’s as complicated as it is crucial. Recruiting people at all levels to build your organisation requires time, effort, resources and a whole lot of patience. Even though recruiting people in white-collar roles comes with its own set of challenges, it’s still not as demanding as the blue-collar hiring. But given the labor-dependant nature of our industries, hiring blue-collar staff is an equally essential function, if not critical

People Matters

With a passion to build people-oriented organizations Ruchi Bhalla, currently, VP, Human Resources, APAC, Pitney Bowes Inc. started her career as an HR professional in 2001. After working in companies like RMSI and Fiserv she joined Pitney Bowes as Manager – Human Resources in 2008. In a span of over 10 years, Ruchi has grown in the company to take on more strategic roles and then finally heading the people agenda since 2017.  In her overall experience of more than 17 years, Ruchi has realized the importance of creating a positive talent experience.

LiveMint

Employers can’t manufacture their own employees because of three holes in the bucket: learning risks (employer pays for training but kid doesn’t get hired), productivity risks (employer pays for training, kid gets hired, but is not productive), and attrition risks (employer pays for training, kid gets hired, is productive, but resigns before the employer recovers the investment).

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For over six years Qi Yaqian was a proud member of China’s so-called 996 tech tribe, working nights and weekends at Nuomi, a group deals website. But when her branch office closed down in 2017, she sought a less stressful career path. She now lives in her hometown in Inner Mongolia, where she rents out yurts to tourists.

The Times of India 

There is a lot that we owe to the developments and growths in technology and science. From the ease of different processes to advanced techniques that cease our attention, there are multiple layers to the growth of this sector. But if there is one particular arm in the field of technology that has garnered everyone attention in India and around the world, it has to be Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence.

Infotechlead

Major retailers played down the threat to job in stores from artificial intelligence (AI) and automation on Thursday, Reuters reported. Several global retailers pledged more training to help staff adopt more high-value tasks as machines take over their work. Retail is one of the largest job creators in developed economies stepping up employment opportunities. Experts predicted automation puts millions of low-skilled jobs in the sector at risk, particularly as the introduction of self-checkouts makes cashiers redundant.

MoneyControl 

The Indian IT industry generates at least one lakh new jobs a year. But if you think that makes jobs readily available, the reality is different. That is because the industry, which employs more than four million people, has changed the way it hires. Basic skills are no longer in demand, and companies want candidates to be job-ready from day one.

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By Rajguru Tandon

Change is inevitable. Our organization is recruiting manpower at a high rate and most of them are millennials. The millennials constitute about 50 percent of any corporate sector. They have different needs and expectations from the corporates. As an organization, we work on two aspects; identification of needs and customizing our approach basis needs. For instance; we all know it’s the digital era and is the need of the hour, we as a team are investing in technology introducing various apps for the smooth functioning of the employee life cycle.