Unlike those in the lower ranks, CEOs have few options of exploring avenues :- Job hopping at a junior level is something almost everybody does. You will find lots of literature on it too, particularly these days when you find two contradictory trends of both pink slips and new opportunities. At the top level, however, [...]

Australia is trying to make life safer for international students studying there, while tightening visa rules, reports Debaashis Bhattacharya .. Fear spreads like an epidemic — but you can always check it. The scare that the attacks on Indian students in Australia triggered in recent months has led to some new measures. The Australia government [...]

Eilene Zimmerman tells you how to make the best of a delayed retirement :- ……………………….. Q. You had been planning to retire very soon, but the value of your portfolio has declined too much for you to do so now. How can you get over your disappointment? A. It might help to know that you [...]

The hard times on the jobs front are coming to an end, suggest recent reports ………………… The news from the jobs front is mixed. On the one hand you have reports that the recruitment scenario at B-schools is grim. At other places, expats — who were, in any case, corporate status symbols or parking grounds [...]

Nancy Collamer helps you with your career dilemmas Q. I’ve read about people who quit their long-time, high profile jobs for simpler, more rewarding work, but it seems like such a feat. How do I begin to set these types of plans in place? A.There is a whole industry ready to help you through this [...]

A little bit of stress helps to bring out the best in people ………………….. Banks, both in India and abroad, are being subjected to “stress tests” these days. The objective is to judge how well they are placed to cope with the recession. Many banks abroad are on the borderline; some have, of course, succumbed. [...]

The economic downturn is perhaps a good time to consider a career change :- ………………………… When the job scene is looking so grim, is this the right time to think of a change? Ask any headhunter and he or she will tell you “no”; this is no time to be adventurous. Ask a career counsellor, [...]

There are people in useless professions everywhere — the key is to make them look necessary . …………………………….. Do you know what a cheese artisan does? Well, he (or she) “sculpts milk products for upscale restaurants and pretentious markets”. The earnings could be high; cheese artisans, like fashion designers, exist to feast on the gullible. [...]

The concept of taking power naps while in office is gaining acceptance in most places If you are sleeping around on the job, you are sure to attract the attention of your bosses and the HR department, sooner or later. If you are simply sleeping on the job, however, you’ll probably get away with a [...]

Image via Wikipedia MARINA GANDHI, head of education, East India, British Council, tells Avijit Chatterjee about the scholarships on offer for Indian students wishing to study in the UK …………………….. Q.What are the scholarships the British Council deals with? A.There are four scholarships that the British Council manages along with other institutions. These are the [...]