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Interview Environment

2011-05-23T22:22:00.000-07:00

Interview Environment

The ideal ambiance for a creative discussion and understanding of each party is an important step to conduct an effective interview. The interview environment should have the following factors ensured while undergoing the interview..

Disturbance Free Room
No Phone Rings
Natural Seating (L shape)
No disturbance in the vicinity
No power statements
Having water available on the table(for candidate)
Have stationery ready for candidate
Impressive body language signals

Way of sitting, shifting regularly and being fidgety with either his bag or pen or anything else is a sign of lack of confidence

Check the reason for nervousness-if it refuses to disappear, change track and lower the intensity of the interview. Give him a chance to recover his composure. If all this also, he is still unsure and unstable, rate him accordingly

Use NLP techniques to see through the façade.

Vital Signs

A detailed look at NLP helps us understand concepts like eye cues. Use Mirroring techniques to create comfort and see if he lowers his guard.
Throw a red herring to help trap him and open his defenses.
A person who enjoys his job is likely to be a better candidate for a particular position than a person who is better qualified but is not motivated enough.
Check whether the candidate sell’s his enthusiasm to you.

Key skills-Interviewer

Listening skills
Probing skills
Customer analysis and convincing skills

Some Guidelines.

Telephonic Interview

Prepare thoroughly in advance
List a set of points in logical order
Refer to a past history of the calls made to the person to find out pending matters.
As soon as you connect greet and introduce yourself
First and most important-ask for permission to speak- is it a good time to talk?
Record in your book the details so that you can refer to the same next time you call.
Permit the prospect to ask for questions

Basic Questioning Principle

The quality of a candidates' answer depends on the quality of your question. Its important to follow the basic guidelines.
Do’s

Establish comfort
Ensure undisturbed environment
Keep away phone calls, interruptions etc. and exhibit seriousness of the situation
Build Rapport
Introduce your organization
Exhibit genuine warmth
Prepare for the interview
Study the CV in detail in advance
Get the questioning sequence correct
Ensure the correct mix of open ended and close ended questioning
Take candidate’s questions seriously
Sum up the interview main points.

Don’ts

Don’t behave curtly with the candidate
Don’t jump conclusion after seeing the CV
Don’t make false assumptions
Don’t sound and behave arrogantly
Don’t cut the candidate short while he is answering
Don’t unnecessarily fluster him
Don’t oversell the position
Don’t rush the interview
Don’t be affected by the Halo of Horn effect
Don’t let your emotions and preconceived notions get the better of your judgment

Structure of Questions

Open ended Questions

Ask questions start with How, What, When, Where, Who, & Why etc.

Close ended Questions

Question types will give a short yes or no answer eg. questions starting with Do you, Did you, Can you, Will you, Could you, Would you, & Should you etc.

Prompting/Encouraging expressions

Questions to enable them to talk about more or get into details will help to encourage them to feel free and open up their mind. Eg. Tell me or Describe me?, For Example?, For instance? & How come? etc.

Staffing Firms-World Ranking

2010-11-23T23:55:00.001-08:00

As expected, with a slip in the revenue figures; the largest agencies could retain their rankings based on revenue. The revenue figures indicate the impact, they were facing through and how far they were able to retain their performance. Please note that conclusions of this ranking are based on 2009 revenue numbers.

Current Ranking based on revenue:-

World Ranking : 1
Name of Agency : Adecco SA
Website : www.adecco.com
Key People : CEO-Patrick De Maeseneire/Chairman- Rolf Dörig
Headquarters : Switzerland
Revenue[USD Billion] : 21.26

World Ranking : 2
Name of Agency : Randstad Holding NV
Website : www.randstad.com
Key People : CEO- Ben Noteboom/Chairman-Fritz Fröhlich
Headquarters : Netherlands
Revenue[USD Billion] : 17.30

World Ranking : 3
Name of Agency : Manpower Inc.
Website : www.manpower.com
Key People : Jeffrey A. Joerres - Chairman, CEO & President
Headquarters : USA
Revenue[USD Billion] : 16.68

World Ranking : 4
Name of Agency : Allegis Group
Website : www.allegisgroup.com
Key People : Founder- Jim Davis
Headquarters : USA
Revenue[USD Billion] : 4.88

World Ranking : 5
Name of Agency : Kelly Services
Website : www.kellyservices.com
Key People : CEO-Carl T. Camden/Chairman- Terence E. Adderley
Headquarters : USA
Revenue[USD Billion] : 4.31

World Ranking : 6
Name of Agency : Recruit Staffing Co. Ltd.
Website : www.recruit.co.jp
Key People : President- Hitoshi Kashiwaki
Headquarters : Japan
Revenue[USD Billion] : 4.24

World Ranking : 7
Name of Agency : USG People NV
Website : www.usgpeople.com
Key People : CEO- Rob Zandbergen/Chairman- Cees Veerman
Headquarters : Netherlands
Revenue[USD Billion] : 4.18

World Ranking : 8
Name of Agency : Hays PLC
Website : www.haysplc.com
Key People : Chief Executive-Alistair Cox/Chairman-Alan Thomson
Headquarters : UK
Revenue[USD Billion] : 3.83

World Ranking : 9
Name of Agency : Advantage Resourcing
Website : www.advantageresourcing.com
Key People : Charles J. Abadie/Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Headquarters : Japan
Revenue[USD Billion] : 3.20

World Ranking : 10
Name of Agency : Robert Half International Inc.
Website : www.rhi.com
Key People : CEO-Orlando Ramos Jr.
Headquarters : USA
Revenue[USD Billion] : 2.65

Executive Search Firms

2010-11-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

Executive Search

It is a systematic process of identifying potential candidates to fill vacant, Executive or Senior Management level positions in an organization.

The Process

The gamut of hiring process involves analyzing the candidate specification to make a clear understanding about the prospective candidate. It will be followed by drafting a search strategy to identify them. The formulated strategy has to be implemented to have the primary assessment and series of interviews and discussions till the final placement.

Search Types

The search can be conducted in two ways. You can assign an internal Panel for identifying and interviewing candidates or else reach to an external agency or consultant to search out a potential candidate.

Internal Executive Search

It is a consecutive process of search performed by the board of directors to fill the vacant positions in an organization, without the assistance of an external agency. The practice is widely applied for cost containment as a monetary reason, even though there are some strategic non monetary reasons to for choosing and in-house search process.

External Executive Search

An external search partner can be indentified to locate the right fit for the position. The search can be conducted as contingency assignment or retained services. The only difference which will keep them separate is the mode of payment. In contingency the payment will only happen at the end of the service. External Search Agents are being considered as the strategic service providers because of their service will have an impact on the long term functioning of an organization.

The Search Firms
Executive search firms are part of an extremely lucrative industry and so there is fierce competition to work in this sector. Below listed are short lists of search firms based on their geographical presence. The list won’t count as a ranking in order.

Heidrick & Struggels [www.heidrick.com]
Boyden World Corporation [www.boyden.com]
Korn/Ferry International [www.kornferry.com]
Stanton Chase [www.stantonchase.com]
Spencer Stuart [www.spencerstuart.com]
Egon Zehender [www.egonzehnder.com]
Amrop Hever [www.amrop.com]
Transearch [www.transearch.com]
EMA Partners [www.ema-partners.com]
Accord ECE [www.accord-ece.com]

Staffing Companies in Fortune Global Ranking

2010-07-17T09:14:00.000-07:00

Recession hit staffing Agencies couldnt retain their ranks in the latest fortune global list. The largest staffing agencies have found their places much below than their previous year ranking. The third largest agency, Manpower Inc. lost its place in Global 500 ranking.

Adecco ranked 299 in 2009 list has now shifted to 427th rank and Randstad Holdings ranked 450 is now placed at 494. Manpower was ranked 432 in 2009 ranking.

Top Ten Staffing Agencies

2009-11-16T09:13:00.000-08:00

The new world order of staffing firms in terms of its revenue shows a change in the ranking. As per the latest research report Adecco could retain its numero uno position and Randstad climbed on to the second spot by pulling Manpower to the third berth.

Current Ranking based on revenue:-

Rank-1 Adecco SA
www.adecco.com
Switzerland

Key people
Patrick De Maeseneire (CEO),
Rolf Dörig (Chairman of the board)
Revenue €19.97 billion (2008)/USD 30.1839 Billion

Rank-2 Randstad Holding NV
www.randstad.com
Netherlands

Key people
Ben Noteboom (CEO),
Fritz Fröhlich (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Revenue €14.04 billion (2008) /USD 21.21 Billion

Rank-3 Manpower Inc.
www.manpower.com
USA

Jeffrey A. Joerres - Chairman, CEO& President
Revenue €13.5772 Billion/ $20.5 billion USD (2007)

Rank-4 USG People NV
www.usgpeople.com
Netherlands

Key people
Rob Zandbergen (interim CEO),
Cor Brakel (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Revenue €4.025 billion (2008)/ /USD 6.08 Billion [1]

Rank-5 Allegis Group
www.allegisgroup.com
USA
Revenue $4.4 Billion

Rank-6 Kelly Services Inc.
www.kellyservices.com
USA

Chairman of the Board of Directors Terence E. Adderley
CEO Carl T. Camden
Revenue in 2007 was $5.7 billion

Rank-7 Radia Holdings
www.radiaholdings.com
Japan

Rank-8 Hays PLC
www.haysplc.com
UK

Key people
Bob Lawson, Chairman
Alistair Cox, CEO
Revenue £1,278.7 million (2008)

Rank-9 Robert Half International Inc.
www.rhi.com
USA

Rank-10 Staff Service Co. Ltd.
www.staffservice.co.jp
Japan

Fortune Ten CEOs

2009-05-14T02:03:00.000-07:00

Fortune 1:

Wal-Mart Stores

CEO: Mike Duke

Born in December, 1949

Qualification: BS (Industrial Engineering). Georgia Institute of Technology (1971)

Fortune 2:

Exxon Mobil

CEO: Rex W. Tillerson

Born in March 23, 1952

Qualification: B.S. (Civil Engineering). The University of Texas at Austin

Fortune 3:

Royal Dutch Shell

CEO: Jeroen van der Veer

Born in October 27, 1947

Qualifications: MSc degree (Economics). Erasmus University Rotterdam and Mechanical Engineering from Delft University

Fortune 4:

CEO: Anthony B. Hayward

Born in 1957

Qualifications: PhD from Edinburgh University and Geology degree from Aston University.

Fortune 5:

Toyota Motor Corporation

CEO: Fujio Cho

Born in February 2, 1937

Qualification: Lawyer, Tokyo University

Fortune 6:

Chevron Corporation

CEO: David J. O'Reilly

Born in January 1947

Qualification: Doctorate in Science and BS (Chemical Engineering) from University College, Dublin, 1968

Fortune 7:

ING Group

CEO: Jan Hommen

Born in April 1943

Qualification: Master’s degree in Business Economics from the Catholic University Brabant (The Netherlands)

Fortune 8:

Total S.A.

CEO: Christophe De Margerie

Born in August 6, 1951

Qualification: Graduate of the Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC)

Fortune 9:

General Motors

CEO: Fritz Henderson

Born in November 29, 1958

Qualification: MBA, Harvard Business School

Fortune 10:

ConocoPhillips

CEO: James J. Mulva

Born in 1946

Qualification: MBA, University of Texas.

(Note:-Posted on 14th May, 2009)

Analytical Psychology

2008-09-27T10:47:00.000-07:00

Analytical psychology(also called Jungian Psychology) refers to the theory of psychoanalysis developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. It focuses on the concept of the collective unconscious and the importance of balancing opposing forces within the personality. Though it is quite distinct from Freudian psychoanalysis it also has a number of similarities with the Freudian concept of unconscious mind.

The term "analytical psychology" was first used is in a lecture delivered by Jung to the Psycho-Medical Society in London on August 5, 1913 ("General Aspects of Psychoanalysis").

Analytical psychology distinguishes several psychological types or temperaments.

eg:- Extravert (Jung spelled it as extravert not "extrovert")

Introvert

According to Jung, the conscious psyche is an apparatus for adaptation and orientation, and consists of a number of different psychic functions. Among these he distinguishes four basic functions:

Sensing - perception by means of the sense organs;
Intuition - perceiving in unconscious way or perception of unconscious contents.
Thinking - function of intellectual cognition; the forming of logical conclusions;
Feeling - function of subjective estimation;

Recession and GDP

2008-09-26T14:09:00.000-07:00

Its out of my imagination of a go down of our market in tandem with the global market cues. But I think, instead of looking anxiously into the sky, let's prepare for it; whether it touches us or disappear for an another instance in the unknown future.

I devoted, these days to read through all those newspaper journals and articles to get the taste of this so called recession.

What does recession mean?

It is the down ward movement of the Business Cycle and it must go till trough once started dipping down. Recession is indicated through a negative figure of GDP in a consecutive 2-3 Quarters. Its duration may last to a few more months with an industry wide impact on all economic activities.

Stock market drops, Inverted Yields curve, continuous unemployment rates for more that a quarter and the leading national indices can be used to measure the symptoms of recession.

Hope our nation will remain insulated as mentioned by our Finance Minister against the global market troubles and the god will give us the strength the move our economic progress to flourish all our dreams.

Psychometric Tests

2008-04-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

Psychometric Tests
A quite distinctive field of study which is concerned with the measurement of knowledge, ability, attitude and personal trait of an individual by using psychological theory and techniques. The inputs from Psychological testing (Psychometric Tests) are used for Psychological Assessment. Psychometric Tests are considered as the science of Psychological Assessment. We use Questionnaires and Tests for conduction Psychometric Tests. The term 'psychometric' comes from two Greek words; literally which means, measurement of the mind.

The Concept
As generally considered the success of a Psychometric Test will be based on its Reliability, Validity, and Standard etc.

The core principles of Psychometric Tests are-
Reliability: It is the consistency of a set of measurements or measuring instruments.
Validity: It is the degree to which a test measures what it was designed to measure. And ,
Standardization: It is the scope of comparability, so that an individual can be compared with the standards of group or with the entire population.

Why Psychometric tests?
Do you think, without a proper reason companies will be spending time and wasting money for conducting these tests? It is generally believed that around 70% of the candidate rejections are happening because of the attitude and aptitude of the candidate and not because of the core competency for performing the job.

This is after all a very competitive business world and they want to make sure that each employee they hire should fit into the best interest of the organization. At the end of the day, he should not be a non-performing asset. Psychometric tests help to bring clarity, equality and fairness in the selection process.

Psychometric Tests helps the decision makers aware about your personality type and many times they can put you to a suitable team or more often to a right job too. Test result can also be used for effective candidate analysis.

Types of Psychometric Tests

These are the most commonly Psychometric tests.

16 PF
Thomas Personal Profiling system
MBTI
Gordon’s Personal Profile Inventory
Rorschach Ink-Blot Test
FIRO-B
Picture Frustration Test
TAT
BELBIN
Predictive Index(PI)
Occupational Personality Questionnaire(QPQ)
Thomas Profile
Career Anchor
Holland’s Theory

1. 16 Personality Factors

The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire(16PF), is a psychometric test developed by Raymond B. Cattell and team. The test was formalised during 1940's and it has been used since 1949 in selection and development.

The test questionnaire assesses an individual’s personality traits against the 16 factors listed below

Warmth
Dominance
Rule-consciousness
Sensitivity
Openness to change
Apprehension
Abstractness
Perfectionism
Emotional stability
Liveliness
Social boldness
Vigilance
Privateness
Tension
Self-reliance
Reasoning

The further researches on these sixteen factors lead to the development of five ‘global factors’ as mentioned below.

The 5 Global Factors:-

Extraversion
Interdependence
Tough-mindedness
Anxiety
Self-control

The test can be best applied in the following areas

Selection
Management development
Career guidance
Team-building
Counselling
Research.

Top Indian Private Employers

2007-11-24T06:59:00.000-08:00

TOP INDIAN PRIVATE EMPLOYERS

1. Infosys Technologies Limited
Founded : July 2, 1981
Founder : N. R. Narayana Murthy
Industry : Software services
Products : Finacle (banking industry)
Revenue : $3.1 billion (in FY 2006-07)
Employees : 80,501 (30/09/2007)
Website : www.infosys.com

2. Reliance Industries
Founded : 1966(Parent Company)
Founder : Dhirubhai Ambani
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director
Industry : Oil Conglomerates
Products Petroleum Products
Retail Stores
Polymers
Polyesters
Chemicals
Textile
Employees : 25000
Revenue : $23.3 billion (Apprx)

3. Reliance Communications
Founded : 1966(Parent Company)
Founder : Dhirubhai Ambani
Anil Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director
Industry : Telecommunications
Employees : 33000
Revenue : $4 billion (Apprx)

4. Bharti Enterprises (Airtel)
Founded : 1985
Founder : Sunil Mittal
Industry : Telecom
Employees : N/A
Revenue : $ 33.66 billion

5. Grasim Industries
Founded : 1948
Founder : (Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd)
Industry : Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF), Cement, Sponge Iron, Chemicals and Textiles
Employees : N/A
Revenue : Rs.20 billion(FY2007).

6. HDFC Bank Ltd.
Founded : 1994
Founder : Private
Industry : Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, Products Loans, Credit Cards etc.
Employees : N/A
Revenue : 2 billion

7. ICICI Bank Ltd.
Founded : 1955
Founder : Private
Industry : Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets
Employees : N/A
Revenue : US$ 5.79 billion

8. LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED
Founded : 1938
Founder : Henning Holck-Larsen & Soren Kristian Toubro
Industry : Engineering Services
Employees : 35000
Revenue : US$ 5 billion

9. TATA GROUP
Founded : 1868
Founder : Jamshedji Tata
Industry : Engineering, Materials, Information technology, Communication
Automotive, Chemicals, Energy
Employees : 289,500(http://www.tata.com/0_about_us/group_profile.htm)
Revenue : USD 28.9 billion (FY 2007)

10. ITC Ltd. (Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited)
Founded : August 24, 1910
Industry : Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Information Technology, Branded Apparel, Personal Care, Greeting Cards, Safety Matches and other FMCG products
Employees : 29,000
Revenue : $4.75 billion USD (2006
Website www.itcportal.com

ITC Brands:-
Aashirvaad/sunfeast/minto/candyman/bingo/wills Lifestyle/John Players/Miss Players/Superia/Classmate/AIM/Mangaldeep/Kitchens of India

The Indian Ministry & Top Employees

2007-10-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

President: Pratibha PATIL
Vice President: Hamid ANSARI
Prime Min. Manmohan SINGH

Principal Sec. to the Prime Min.'s Office T. K. A. NAIR
National Security Adviser M. K. NARAYANAN
Dep. Chmn., Planning Commission Montek Singh AHLUWALIA

Min. of Agriculture Sharad PAWAR
Min. of Agro & Rural Industries Mahavir PRASAD
Min. of Chemicals & Fertilizers Ram Vilas PASWAN
Min. of Coal
Min. of Commerce & Industry Kamal NATH
Min. of Communications & Information Technology A. RAJA
Min. of Company Affairs Prem Chand GUPTA
Min. of Consumer Affairs, Food, & Public Admin. Sharad PAWAR
Min. of Culture Jaipal REDDY
Min. of Defense A. K. ANTONY
Min. of Development of Northeastern Region Paty Ripple KYNDIAH
Min. of Earth Sciences Kapil SIBAL
Min. of Environment & Forests A. RAJA
Min. of External Affairs Pranab MUKHERJEE
Min. of Finance Palaniappan CHIDAMBARAM
Min. of Health & Family Welfare Anbumani RAMADOSS
Min. of Home Affairs Shivraj PATIL
Min. of Human Resource Development Arjun SINGH
Min. of Information & Broadcasting Priyaranjan DASMUNSI
Min. of Law & Justice Hans Raj BHARDWAJ
Min. of Local Govt. Mani Shankar AIYAR
Min. of Mines Sis Ram OLA
Min. of Minority Affairs A. R. ANTULAY
Min. of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar RAVI
Min. of Panchayati Raj Mani Shankar AIYAR
Min. of Parliamentary Affairs Priyaranjan DASMUNSI
Min. of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli DEORA
Min. of Power Sushil Kumar SHINDE
Min. of Railways Laloo Prasad YADAV
Min. of Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad SINGH
Min. of Science & Technology Kapil SIBAL
Min. of Shipping, Road Transport, & Highways T. R. BAALU
Min. of Small-Scale Industries Mahavir PRASAD
Min. of Social Justice & Empowerment Meira KUMAR
Min. of Steel Ram Vilas PASWAN
Min. of Textiles Shankersinh VAGHELA
Min. of Tourism & Culture Ambika SONI
Min. of Tribal Affairs Paty Ripple KYNDIAH
Min. of Urban Development Jaipal REDDY
Min. of Water Resources Saif-u-Din SOZ
Min. of Youth Affairs & Sports Mani Shankar AIYAR
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Civil Aviation Praful PATEL
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant SAHAY
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Santosh Mohan DEV
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Labor & Employment Oscar FERNANDES
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Nonconventional Energy Sources Vilas MUTTEMWAR
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics & Program Implementation G. K. VASAN
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation Kumari SELJA
Min. of State (Independent Charge) for Women & Child Development Renuka CHOWDHURY

Governor, Reserve Bank of India Y. Venugopal REDDY
Ambassador to the US Ranendra SEN
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Nirupam SEN

Gross Domestic Product(GDP)

2007-09-25T10:08:00.000-07:00

Gross Domestic Product
The GDP of a country means the total market value of all final goods and services produced within that country during a specified period of time, say a financial year or calandar year.

So, the GDP of a nation will be the sum product of:-
Consumption
Gross Investment
Government Spending
Exports – Imports

i.e GDP=C+GI+GS+(EX-IM)

PPP
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is the purchasing power of a currency measured in terms of the purchasing power of another currency

Nominal
Calculations based on unadjusted price changes or it does not take into account inflation.

Examples(Source-wikipedia)

1. US

GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $13.543 trillion[4] (1st) - Per capita $43,444 (4th)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate - Total $13.794 trillion[4] (1st) - Per capita $43,594 (9th)

2. Japan

GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate - Total $4.220 trillion2 (3rd) - Per capita $33,1002 (12th)

GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate - Total $4.911 trillion2 (2nd) - Per capita $38,341 (14th)

3. China

GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate - Total $10.21 trillion (2nd) - Per capita $8,788 (82nd)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate - Total $3.42 trillion5 (4th) - Per capita $2,800 (101st)

4. India

GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $ 4.726 trillion[8] (3rd) - Per capita $ 4,182 (118th)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate - Total $ 1.089 trillion (12th) - Per capita $ 964 (132nd)

TOP B-SCHOOLS

2007-05-18T08:53:00.000-07:00

FORBES LISTING OF TOP B- SCHOOLS

TOP TEN U.S.

1. Harvard
Boston, MA Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private www.hbs.edu

2. Columbia
Boston, MA Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private http://www.columbia.edu

3. Chicago
Chicago, IL Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private http://www.chicagogsb.edu

4. Dartmouth (Tuck)
Chicago, IL Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu

5. Yale
New Haven, CT Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private http://mba.yale.edu

6. Penn. (Wharton)
Philadelphia, PA Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba

7. Stanford
Stanford, CA Length of Program: 2 year School Type: private www-gsb.stanford.edu

8. UNC (Kenan-Flagler)
Chapel Hill, NC Length of Program: 2 year School Type: public www.bschool.unc.edu

9. N'Western (Kellogg)
Chapel Hill, NC Length of Program: 2 year School Type: public www.bschool.unc.edu

10. Virginia (Darden)
Charlottesville, VA Length of Program: 2 year School Type: public www.darden.edu/mba/index.htm

TOP TEN NON-U.S.

1. Insead
Fountainbleau, France Length of Program: 1 year School Type: private www.insead.fr./mba

2. IMD
Lausanne, Switzerland Length of Program: 1 year School Type: private www.imd.ch/degree

3. Cambridge (Judge)
Cambridge, UK Length of Program: 1 year School Type: public www.jims.cam.ac.uk/mba

4. Oxford (Said)
Oxford, UK Length of Program: 1 year School Type: public www.sbs.ox.ac.uk

5. London (LBS)
London, UK Length of Program: 2 year School Type: public www.lbs.lon.ac.uk

6. York (Schulich)
Toronto, Ontario Length of Program: 2 year School Type: public www.schulich.yorku.ca

7. SDA Bocconi
Milano, Italy Length of Program: 1 year School Type: private www.sdabocconi.it/index_en.php

8. IESE
Milano, Italy Length of Program: 1 year School Type: private www.sdabocconi.it/index_en.php

9. Australian GSOM
Sydney, Australia Length of Program: 15-18 months School Type: public www2.agsm.edu.au

10. Queen's
Kingston, Ontario Length of Program: 1 year School Type: public www.business.queensu.ca

Indian companies in Fortune Listing

2007-05-18T06:32:00.000-07:00

Here goes the Fortune Global listed indian companies.

SL Rank Name Revenue Profit
1 378 Hindustan Petroleum 17,106.40 102.2
2 368 Bharat Petroleum 17,613.80 111.3
3 402 Oil & Natural Gas 16,609.20 3,481.70
4 342 Reliance Industries 18,773.30 2,125.10
5 498 State Bank of India 13,755.80 1,250.40
6 153 Indian Oil 36,537.00 1,115.30

--------Jayan- Adecc0

Top IT Companies in India

2007-05-09T10:40:00.000-07:00

1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Limited)
Revenue: US $ 4.3 Billion (Q4-FY 06-07)
Number of Employees:95,000 (Apr 30, 2007)
Founded: 1968 , website http://www.tcs.com/

2. Infosys Technologies Limited
Revenue $3.1 billion USD
Employees 72,241 (As on March 31, 2007)
Founded: 1981, Website http://www.infosys.com/

3.Wipro Technologies
Revenue $3.47 billion USD
Employees 68,000+ (2006)
Founded 1945 , Website http://www.wipro.com/

4.IBM India Private Limited
Revenue:
Employees:53,000
Sarted in 1968/Re-entry 1992
Website: http://www.ibm.com/

5.HCL Technologies
Revenue USD 3.8 Billion
Employees = 43,000 (2006)
Founded 11 August 1976, Website www.hcl.in

6.Cognizant Technology Solutions
Revenue 1.4 Billion USD
Employees ~40,000(January 2007)
Founded 1994 , Website www.cognizant.com

7.Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
Revenue Over 1 billion (1096.30 million) USD (2006)
Employees 38,908
Founded (1987), Website www.satyam.com

8.Patni Computer Systems Limited
Revenue $ 568 million (2006)
Employees 13,000
Founded 1978, Website www.patni.com

9. Perot Systems Corporation
Revenue US$1,998 million (2005)[1]
Employees 18,100 (2005)[1]
Founded Incorporated June 1, 1988, Website www.PerotSystems.com

10. i-Flex Solutions Ltd.
Revenue $330 million USD
Employees 8,000 (2007)
Founded 1991, Website www.iflexsolutions.com

Competency based interview questions

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Here goes the skill based questioning techniques.

COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

Interpersonal and Team Skills
What experience have you had working in a team?
What skills and personal qualities have you contributed to the teams you have been part of?
Tell me about a time when you used tact and diplomacy
Tell me about the last time you had a disagreement with someone
Tell me about the most difficult person you have worked with
What have you disliked in your past jobs?
What kinds of people do you enjoy working with
What kinds of people frustrate you?
What qualities do you admire most in others?

Communication Skills
Tell me about a time when you were successful in getting crucial information from another person
Tell me about a time when someone misunderstood what you were attempting to communicate to them
Tell me about a current event you have been following in the press
What do you think are the three most important things about communication
Tell me about a time when you worked with people from a culture unlike your own. What did you do to overcome any perceived barriers to communication?

Personal Adaptability, energy and resilience
Tell me about a time when your work or an idea was criticized
Tell me about a time when you felt under pressure
Tell me about a time when you felt frustrated by your work
How would you respond if a project you had been working on was re assigned to someone else or shelved
What do you do for enjoyment in your leisure time?
What makes you laugh?
Describe something creative that you have done
What has been your most satisfying/disappointing experience?

Self-management, self-motivation and self-knowledge
Tell me about a time when you acted over and above the expectations of your role
What have you done that shows initiative and willingness to work?
Tell me something about yourself
How would you describe yourself?
How do you think a close friend who knows you well would describe you?
How do you think and enemy would describe you?
How would you describe your management style?
What are the two most significant accomplishments in your career so far?
What are your three major accomplishments?
What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?
What’s your greatest weakness?
Why do you want to work for us?
What does success mean for you?
What does failure mean for you?
In the past year, what have you been dissatisfied about in your performance?
What are the most important rewards you expect in your career?
What do you expect to be earning in 5 years?
Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing?
Which is more important to you, the money or the type job?
What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?
How has your university experience prepared you for a career in this field?
How do your skills relate to our needs?
What are you passionate about?
What are your interests outside work?
Tell me about a major problem you have encountered and how you dealt with it?
What have you learned from your mistakes?
How do you cope with routine work?

Administrative Skills
Tell me how you organize your work and schedule your time
Tell me about computer software packages you are familiar with and your experience in using them.
Tell me about your experience of managing a budget

Problem solving and decision making
Tell me about a difficult decision that you have made
Tell me about an unpopular decision you have made
What significant problems have you faced in the last year?
How do you work under pressure?
Tell me about a time when you had to make a quick decision. What were the circumstances and what did you do
What impact do you think….will have on our business?
How would you motivate an employee who was performing poorly?
Tell me about a situation where you achieve a satisfactory outcome to a problem that others thought couldn’t be solved. What did you do and what was the outcome?
Tell me about a time when you had conflicting priorities and what you did to resolve them.
What kind of problems do you handle best?

Conflict Management and Ethics
Tell me about a significant crisis you have faced
Tell me about a difficult customer or a customer complaint that your have dealt with
How do you resolve conflict in the groups or teams that you have membership of?
How would you resolve a dispute?
Have you ever anticipated a difficult situation before it arose? Describe the situation, the action you took and the outcome
What would you do if your colleagues were complaining to you about the organization
Tell me about a time when you bent the rules. When is it okay to do so?

Personal and career objectives
What are your short and long-term goals?
When and why did you establish these goals and how are you preparing yourself to achieve them?
What do you see yourself doing 5 years from now?
What do you really want to do in life?
What are the most important things you are seeking in a career
Describe your ideal job
What salary are you looking for?
What person do you admire most and why
Why do you want this position

Knowledge of the organization and rule
Why did you apply for this position?
How would you measure your success of failure in this role
What skills and personal qualities are essential for success in this role
How do you plan to keep with developments in your field
What would you like to know about this organization?
What do you believe you can contribute to this organization
What do you know about our industry?
What do you know about our organization?
Why are you interested in working for our oraganisation
Why should I hire you?
In what kind of a work environment are you most comfortable?
What two or three things are most important to you in a job
Which three of the competencies required for this position would you priorities?
Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? why?
What criteria are you using to evaluate the company for which you hope to work?
Do you have geographical preferences? Why
Will you relocate? Does relocation bother you?
Are you willing to travel?
What do you know of the area and community in which our company is located?
Can you work well to deadlines and under pressure?
If you were offered this role. What would you expect to achieve in the first year?
What hours would you like to work?
How do you believe the performance of the NZ dollar impacts on our organization?
Tell me about a time when you have been managed in a good or bad way
What qualities should a successful manager possess
Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and those reporting to him
What problems do you feel you will have fitting into the job?
Do you know the location of our head office?
What interests you about our product/services? How would you improve them?

Work Experience
Tell me about the best job you have ever had
What did you enjoy most or least about your last job
What relevant work experiences have you had
What kind of office equipment/technical equipment have you used?
Have you ever been the leader of a team? What did you like and dislike about the role?

Academic Experience
Tell me about your academic program at university
How did you reach the decision to study at Victoria/
Describe your most rewarding university experience
If you were hiring a graduate for this position, what qualities would you look for?
What led you to choose your field or major study
What college subjects did you like best/least? Why
Do you think that your grades are an accurate reflection of your academic ability?
What have you learned from participation in extra-curricular activities?

Ability, competency and achievement
What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction/ Why?
Describe a time when you led or motivated others.
What do you feel qualifies you for this position?
Tell us about a time when you had more to do than you could complete in the time allocated: tell us what you did about it and what the outcomes was

Stress Questions
How do you react to criticism
Can you accept criticism for poor work?
Describe a time you failed
What caused you to lose your temper
Do you really feel that you have enough experience for this role
Aren’t you overqualified for this role
Why have you decided to change careers?
Why have you changed jobs frequently?
Have you ever been sacked or fired?
Why should I hire you
What if I told you that you’d work very hard, but recognition of your contributions would be nil?
How long would you expect to remain with this organization?
What salary are you expecting?
How long do you see yourself staying with us?
Are there any questions you were expecting that we haven’t asked?
Tell me about your diary commitments form Monday to Friday of this week
How would you describe your work style?
How would you describe your personality type?

Some interesting Interview Questions

Often asked by employers to add a bit of interest or inspiration to the interview process to see how you cope with the unexpected or a change in direction. Tend not to have a right or wrong answer

What is the most difficult issue facing Fiji Island today?
Is the 15th Century. How do you convince the pope that the earth is round?
If I gave you an elephant, where would you hide it?
Why are soda cans tapered on the top and bottom
You are in a boat on a fresh water lake. In your hand is a rock. You throw the rock into the lake. How is the lake’s water level affected?
Describe your best friend and what he or she does for a living
In what ways are you similar or different from your best friend?
If you had a weekend to spend doing anything you wanted, how would you make the most of the time?

Interview Question Structures

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SPECIFIC AREA INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

A list of tested questions
Warm-up questions
Work history
Job performance
Education
Career goals
Self assessment
Creativity
Decisiveness
Range of interests
Motivation
Work standards
Leadership
Oral presentation skills
Written communication skills
Flexibility
Stress tolerance
Stability & Maturity
Interests in self development

Warm-up questions
What made you apply for this post
How did you hear about this job opening
Briefly, would you summarize your work history& education for me

Work history
What specific aspects of your work experience have prepared you for this job
Can you describe for me one or two of your most important accomplishments
How much supervision have you typically received in your previous job
Describe for me one or two of the biggest disappointments in your work history
Why are you leaving your present job?(or Why did you leave your last job)
What is important to you in a company? What things do you look for in an organization?

Job Performance
Everyone has strengths& weakness as workers. What are your strong points for this job
What would you say do areas needing improvement?
How did your supervisor on your most recent job evaluate your job performance? What were some of the good points of that rating?
When you have been told, or discovered for yourself, a problem in your job performance, what have you typically done? Can you give me an example
Do you prefer working alone or in group
What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why?
Starting with your last job, tell me about any of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors
Can you give me an example of your ability to manage or supervise others?
What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
In your previous job what kind of pressures did you encounter?
What would you say is the most important thing you are looking for in a job?
What are some of the job things on your job you feel you have done particularly well or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way
What were the some of the things about your last job that you found most difficult to do?
What are some of the problems you encounter in doing your job? Which one frustrates you the most? What do you usually do about it?
What are some things you particularly liked about your last job?
Do you consider your progress on the job representatives of your ability? Why?
How do you feel about the way you& others in the department were managed by your supervisor?
If I were to ask your present (most recent) employer about your ability as a ……., What would he/she say?

Education
What special aspects of your education or training have prepared you for this job?
What courses in school have been of most help in doing your job?

Career Goals
What is your long-term employment or career objective?
What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?
What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to be ready for that opportunity
Why might you be successful in such a job?
How does this job fit in with your overall career goals
Who or what in your life would you say influenced you most with your career objectives?
Can you pinpoint any specific things in your past experience that affected your present career objectives?
What would you most like to accomplish if you had this job?
What might make you leave this job?

Self-Assessment
What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing
Can you describe for me a difficult obstacle you have had overcome? How do you feel this experience affected your personality or ability?
How would you describe yourself as a person?
What do you think are the most important characteristics & abilities a person must possess to become a successful? How do you rate yourself in these areas?
Do you consider yourself a self starter? If so, Explain why and give examples
What do you consider to be your greatest achievements to date? Why?
What things give you the greatest satisfaction at work?
What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?

Creativity
In your work experience, what have you done that you consider truly creative?
Can you think of a problem you have encountered when the old solutions didn’t work & when you came up with new soulutions?
Of your creative accomplishments big or small, at work or home, what gave you the most satisfaction?
What kind of problems have people recently called on you to solve? Tell me what you have devised.

Decisiveness
Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, analytical or do you usually make up your mind fast? Give an example.(Watch time taken to respond)
What was your most difficult decision in the last six months? What made it difficult?
The last time you did not know what decision to make, what did you do?
How do you go about making an important decision affecting your career?
What was the last major problem that you were confronted with? What action did you take on it?

Range of Interests
What organizations do you belong to?
Tell me specifically what you do in the civic activities in which you participate. (Leading questions in selected area. i.e sports, economics, current events, finance.)
How do you keep up with what’s going on in your company/your industry/your profession?

Motivation
What is your professional goal?
Can you give me examples of experience on the job that you felt were satisfying?
Do you have a long & short-term plan for your department? Is it realistic?
Did you achieve it last year?
Describe how you determine what constitutes top priorities in the performance of your job?
What are your goals for the next two years? Next five years?
What have you done to continue your education that is related to your career?
What does “job security” mean to you?

Work Standards
· What are your standards of success in your job?
· In your position, how would you define doing a good job? On what basis was your definition determined?
· When judging the performance of your subordinate, what factors or characteristics are most important to you?

Leadership
In your present job what approach do you take to get your people together to establish a common approach to a problem?
What approach do you take in getting your people to accept your ideas or department goals?
What specifically do you do to set an example for your employees?
How frequently do you meet with your immediate subordinates as a group?
What sort of leader do your people feel you are? Are you satisfied?
How do you get people who do not want to work together to establish a common approach to a problem?
If you do not have much time & they hold seriously differing views, what would be your approach?
How would you describe your basic leadership style? Give specific examples of how you practice this?
Do you feel you work more effectively on a one to one basis or in a group situation?
Have you ever led a task force or committee or any group who doesn’t report to you, but from whom you have to get work? How did you do it? What were the satisfactions & disappointments? How would you handle the job differently?

Oral Presentation skills
Have you ever done any public or group speaking? Recently? Why? How did it go?
Have you made any individual presentations recently? How did you prepare?

Written communication Skills
Would you rather write a report or give a verbal report? Why?
What kind you writing have you done? For a group? For an individual?
What is the extent of your participation in major reports that have to be written?

Flexibility
What was the most important idea or suggestions you received recently from your employees? Happened as a result?
What do you think about the continuous charges in company operation policies & procedures?
How effective has your company been in adapting its policies to fit a changing environment?
What was the most significant change made in your company in the last six months, which directly affected you, & how successfully do you think you implemented this change.

Stress Tolerance
Do you feel pressure in your job? Tell me about it?
What has been the highest pressure situation you have been under in recent years? How did you cope with it?

Initiative Questions
What career accomplishments are you most proud of?
How do you feel about being closely(or loosely) supervised?
What did you dislike about your most recent job?
What did you do to change it?

Attitude Questions
What job values are important for you?
What do you think of your most recent boss
How do you feel about doing routine work?

Stability & Maturity
Describe your most significant success & failure in the last two years.
What do you like to do least
What do you like to do best?
What in your last review did your supervisors suggest needed improvement?
What have you done about it

Interests in self development
What has been the most important person or event in your own self development?
How much of your education did you earn
What kind of books and other publications do you read?
Have you taken a management development course?
How are you helping your subordinates develop themselves?

Profession
What 2 or 3 things are most important to you in your position?
What kind of work do you want to do?
What are your expectations of your future employer?
Why do you want to change jobs?

This Job
What interests or concerns you about this position? The company?
What kind of work do you want to do?
What are your expectations of your future employer?
Why do you want to change jobs?

You
· What words would you use to describe yourself on the job?
· What has been your most significant accomplishment in each of your past two to three jobs?
· Tell me about how you perceive your strengths. Your weaknesses.( In what are do you think you could do better) How do you evaluate yourself?
· What has been your greatest challenge?
· What would you like to be doing in five years?
· What is your definition of professionalism
· What characteristics are most important in a good manager?

Past experiences
In your career, what is the most important lesson you have learned?
What work experience has been the most valuable to you and why?
What was the most useful criticism you ever received, and who it was from.
What do you think your co-workers would say about your work (both positive and negative)?
Tell us about the worst supervisor you have worked under
Most of us can think of an important decision, which we would make quite differently if we made it again. Any examples from your experience?
Why did you leave your other jobs?
Tell me about your favorite job you have ever had.
Did you have any problems in any of your previous jobs?

Conflict Resolution
Describe a situation where you had a conflict with another individual, and how you dealt with it.
Describe a situation where you had a conflict with another individual, and how you dealt with it.
Describe a situation where you had to work with someone difficult. How was the person difficult and how did you handle it
What types of situations put you under pressure, and how do you deal with the pressure
What frustrates you the most?

Conclusion
What else should we know about you?
Why are you the best person for this position?
Do you have any questions for us?

Ask questions back to the interviewer

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With out loosing the comfort zone you can always ask questions to an interviewer or many a time it is always welcomed. It will always help you to give an impression that you are also very much concerned about your future role and the growth prospect etc...

Always remember that the process should be very interactive and the general time allocations are considered to be 80:20 ratio. The lesser later portion is reserved for your interviewer.

The following questions and areas you can cover during the interview.

Asked to an HR Person/Generalist
How would you describe the company culture
What type of employee tend to excel at this company
Can you tell me more about the interviewee process

Asked to specific Hiring Manager-Direct future boss
What are the most important skills for the job
How would you describe your ideal candidate
What’s a common career path at the company for someone in this role

Asked to the Industry Expert (senior manager or executive)
How do you think this industry will change in the next five years
What do you think gives this company an edge over its competitors
What is the company’s biggest challenge? How is it planning to meet that challenge?

Asked to a potential coworker
What is a typical day like in the department
How would you describe the work environment at the company
What is the most enjoyable part of your job? What’s the most challenging part?

At the end of the interview, he she may ask what the next step would be
Would the company revert?
If Yes, When?
Would there be any further rounds of interviews/Any other process of selection- if so when etc…

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Typical Interview Questions

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Interview Question[Traditional and Behavioral]

Let me share with you some typical questions you can expect from an interviewer if you are sitting on the other side of the table. I would appreciate your comments on it and also let me know if you can add some more points in it.

Are you sick of all these questions? Typical interview Questions

These questions include both traditional and behavioral interview questions
How would you describe yourself

What specific goals, including those related to your occupation, have you established for you life
How has your college experience prepared you for a business career
Please describe the ideal job for you following graduation
What influenced you to choose this career
At what point did you choose this career
What specific goals have you established for your career
What will it take to attain your goals, and what steps have you taken toward attaining them?
What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
How do you determine or evaluate success? Give me an example of one of your successful accomplishments
Do you have the qualifications and personal characteristics necessary for success in your chosen career?
What has been your most rewarding accomplishment
If you could do so, how would you plan your college differently
Are you more energized by working with data or by collaborating with other individuals
How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a team
What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort
Given the investment our company will make in hiring and training you, can you give us a reason to hire you?
Would you describe yourself as goal driven?
Describe what you have accomplished toward reaching a recent goal for yourself
What short-term goals and objectives, have you established for yourself
Can you describe your long-range goals and objectives
What do you expect to be doing in five years
What do you see yourself doing in ten years
How would you evaluate your ability to deal with conflict
Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor or instructor? How did you resolve the conflict
Tell me about a major problem you recently handled Were you successful in resolving it?
Would you say that you can easily deal with high-pressure situations
What quality or attribute with a supervisor or instructor? How did you resolve the conflict?
What personal weakness had caused you the greatest difficulty in resolving it?
What were your reasons for selecting your college or university
If you could change or improve anything about your college what would it be
How ill the academic program and coursework you have taken benefit your career
Which college classes or subjects did you like best? Why?
Are you the type of student for whom conducting independent research has been a positive experience?
Describe the type of professor that has created the most beneficial learning experience for you
Do you think that your grades are an indication of your academic achievement?
What plans do you have for continued study? An advanced degree?
Before you can make a productive contribution to the company, what degree of training do you feel you will require?
Describe the characteristics of a successful manager
Why did you decide to seek a position in this field
Tell me what you know about our company
Why did you decide to seek a position in this field?
Do you have any geographic preference?
Why do you think you might like to live in the community in which our company is located
Would it be a problem for you to relocate?
To what extend would you be willing to travel for the job?
Which is more important to you, the job itself or your salary
What level of compensation would it take to make you happy
Tell me about the salary range your are seeking
Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way?
Describe an instance when you had to think on your feet to extricate yourself from a difficult situation
Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem
By providing examples Convince me that you can adapt to a wide variety of people, situations and environments
Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stresses that tested your coping skills
Give an example of a time in which you had to be relatively quick in coming to a decision
Describe a time when you had to use your written communication skills to get an important point across
Give me an example of an important goal, which you had set in the past and tell me about your success in reaching it
Give me an example of an important goal, which you had set in the past and tell me about your success in reaching it
Describe the most significant or creative presentation that you have had to complete
Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done
Give me an example of a time when you were able to successfully communicate with another person even when that individual may not have personality like you(or vice versa)
Sometimes it’s easy to get in “over your head, “ describe a situation where you had to request help or assistance on a project or assignment
Give an example of how you applied knowledge from previous coursework to a project in another class
Describe a situation where others you were working with on a project disagreed with your ideas What did you do?
Describe a situation in which you found that your results were not up to your professor’s or supervisor’s expectations What happened? What action did you take?
Tell of a time when you worked with a colleague who was not completing his or her share of the work Who, if anyone, did you tell or talk about it? Did the manager take any steps to correct your colleague? Did you agree of disagree with the manager take any steps to correct your colleague? Did you agree or disagree with the manager’s action?
Describe a situation in which you had to arrive at a compromise or guide others to a compromise
What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision?
We can sometimes identify a small problem and fix it before it become a major problem give an example of ho you have done this
In a supervisory or group leader role, have you ever had to discipline or counsel an employee or a group member? What was the nature of the discipline? What steps did you take?
How did that make you feel? How did you prepare yourself?
Recall a time from your work experience when your manager or supervisor was unavailable and a problem arose What was the nature of the problem How did you handle that situation
How did that make you feel?
Recall a time when you were assigned what you considered to be a complex project
Specifically, what steps did you take to prepare for and finish the project? Were you happy with the outcome? What one step would you have done differently if given the change?
What was the most complex assignment you have had? What was your role?
How was your transition from high school to college Did you face any particular problems?
Tell of some situations in which you have had to adjust quickly to changes over which you had no control What was the impact on the changes on you?
Compare and contrast the times when you did work which was above the standard with times your work was below the standard
Describe sometimes when you were not very satisfied or pleased with your performance, What did you do about it?
What are your standards of success in school? What have you done to meet these standards?
How have you differed from your professors in evaluating your performance How did you handle the situation?
Give examples of your professors in evaluating your performance? How did you handle the situation?
What kind of supervisor do you work best for? Provide examples
Describe some projects or ideas(not necessarily your own) that were implemented, or carried out successfully primarily because of your efforts
Describe a situation that required a number of things to be done at the same time How did you handle it? What was the result?
Have you found any ways to make school or a job easier or more rewarding or to make yourself more effective?
How do you determine priorities in scheduling your time? Give examples?
Tell of a time when your active listening skills really paid off for you May be a time when other people missed the key idea being expressed
What has been your experience in giving presentations? What has been your most successful experience in speech making?
Tell of the most difficult customer service experience that you have ever had to handle perhaps and angry or irate customer Be specific and tell what you did and what was the outcome
Give an example of when you had to work with someone who was difficult to get along with
Why as this person difficult? How did you handle that person
Describe a situation where you found yourself dealing with someone who didn’t like you Howdid you handle it
Give me a specific example of something you did that helped build enthusiasm in others
Tell me about a difficult situation when it was desirable for you to keep a positive attitude What did you do?
Give me an example of a time you had to persuade other people to take action Were you successful
Give me an example of a time you had to persuade other people to take action Were you success ful
Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult person How did you handle the situation
Tell me about a time you had to make a decision, but didn’t have all the information you needed
Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision, but didn’t have all the information you needed
What suggestions do you have for our organization
What is the most significant contribution you made to the company during a past job or internship
What is the biggest mistake you have made?
Describe a situation in which you had to use reference materials to write a research paper
What was the topic? What journals did you read?
Give me a specific example of a time when a co-worker or classmate criticized your work in front of others How did you respond? How has that event shaped the way you communicate with others
Give me a specific example of a time when you sold your supervisor or professor on an idea or concept How did you proceed? What was the result
Describe the system you use for track of multiple projects How do you track your progress so that you can meet deadlines? So do you stay focused?
Tell me about a time when you came up with an innovative solution to a challenge your company/class/organization was facing What was the challenge? What role did others play?
Describe a specific problem you solved for your employer or professor How did you approach the problem? What role did others play? What was the outcome?
Describe a time when you got co workers or classmates who dislike each other to work together How did you accomplish this? What was the outcome?
Tell me about a time when you failed to meet a deadline What things did you fail to do? What were the repercussions? What did you learn?
Describe a time when you put your needs aside to help a co worker or classmate understand a task How did you assist him or her? What was the result?

Source: Online Resources
Jayan Adecco India

Staffing Industry

2007-03-10T04:40:00.000-08:00

STAFFING BUSINESS
In simple words "staffing" means a process of finding and evaluating personnel required for a project or programme.

But, if we want to look staffing as an industry(temporary staffing industry), it may be a company or a group of companies that provide personnel help in a variety of ways including temporary personnel, permanent staffs, temporary-to-permanent employees, long or short term contract hiring, Employee out placement services and training etc.

In global market we can see a number of companies doing these types of services, for example
Adecco, Allegis group, The Eastridge Group, Kelly Services, Kforce, Labor Finders, Manpower Inc., Randstad Holding, Robert Half International, SelectRemedy, SKILLED Group, Snelling Staffing, Vedior etc...

I have seen these below mentioned companies ranked accordingly in a recent study.

1. Adecco S.A
Revenue:$26.8 billion
http://www.adecco.com/

Brief:-Courtesy to finance.google.com

Adecco S.A. provides human resource services, including temporary staffing, outsourcing, permanent recruitment, outplacement and career management, training and consulting. The Company has more than 6,700 offices in over 70 countries and territories. Each day Adecco S.A.’s network connects over 700,000 associates with clients. Adecco’s Office and Industrial businesses offer a range of general staffing services, including temporary staffing, permanent placement, assessment, training and integrated human resources solutions. Adecco operates professional business lines. These are Adecco Finance & Legal, Adecco Engineering & Technical, Adecco Information Technology, Adecco Medical & Science, Adecco Sales, Marketing & Events and Adecco Human Capital Solutions. The Company has operations in France, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Iberia, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

2. Manpower Inc.
Revenue: $18.0 billion
http://www.manpower.com/

Brief:-

Manpower Inc. (Manpower) is engaged in the employment services industry. The Company's worldwide network of over 4,400 offices in 73 countries service customers in a variety of industry segments. Manpower Inc. has five major brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management, which provide a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle, including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing, and consulting. In December 2006, the Company acquired a 67% interest in Grow Talent, an Indian company

3. RANDSTAD
Revenue:$10.3 billion
http://www.randstad.com/

Brief:-

Randstad Holding nv is engaged in the supply of employment services to businesses and institutions. The Randstad Group is a temporary and contract staffing organization that offers a range of human resources (HR) services. The Company is separated into four divisions: Randstad Inhouse, which specializes in a workforce with client-specific skill sets aimed at improving labor flexibility, retention, productivity and efficiency; Randstad Interim Professionals, which is engaged in the recruitment of middle and senior management positions; Randstad HR solutions, which is engaged in HR project management, HR management and HR consultancy services, and Randstad Work Solutions, which provides clients with temporary and permanent employees. Randstad Holding nv, is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands, and is active in Europe, North America and Asia.

4. VEDIOR
Revenue:$10 billion
http://www.vedior.com/

Brief:-

Vedior N.V. is a Netherlands-based staffing service company that provides a range of recruitment services. Vedior provides professionals, executives and specialists to the information technology, healthcare, accounting, engineering and educational sectors. It also provides administrative, secretarial and light industrial recruitment services, as well as a number of human resources related services, including interim management, outplacement, training, vendor management and business processing outsourcing. In February 2006, the Company acquired Special Agent Limited, a specialty recruiter based in the United Kingdom, whose focus is the provision of temporary and permanent educational support personnel in information and communication technology, finance, sales, marketing, and school improvement and consultancy disciplines. Vedior operates in worldwide in most of Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, Africa and Asia. Vedior N.V. is headquartered in Amsterdam.

5. GOODWILL GROUP*
Revenue: $7.1 billion
http://www.goodwill.com/

Brief:-

The Goodwill Group, Inc. is a Japan-based company involved in five business segments. The Staffing segment offers recruitment services for technicians, senior workers and others. The Human Resources-related segment provides employee hiring support services to corporate clients, counseling services to workers and outplacement services to retired and retiring workers. The Nursing-care and Medical Support segment is engaged in the provision of home-care services, care services in facilities and dental examination services at home, as well as the sale of nursing-care goods and equipment, among others. The Senior Residence and Restaurant segment operates nursing home under the name THE BARRINGTON HOUSE, and also operates restaurant in both domestic and overseas markets. The Others segment is engaged in the planning, designing and management of pet care facilities, the operation of pet care shops, the operation and management of nurseries, the provision of baby-sitting services and others.

6. KELLY SERVICES
Revenue: $5.6 billion
http://www.kelly.com/

Brief:-

Kelly Services, Inc. (Kelly) is a global temporary staffing provider operating in 30 countries and territories throughout the world. It provides scientific staffing for information technology (IT), engineering and financial services. Kelly provides these specialty service lines along with office services, contact center, light industrial and electronic assembly staffing. It has three business segments: U.S. Commercial Staffing; Professional, Technical and Staffing Alternatives (PTSA), and International. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Kelly increased its ownership interest to 49% in Tempstaff Kelly, Inc., a joint venture with Tempstaff Co., Ltd. Effective December 31, 2006, the Company sold its Kelly Staff Leasing business unit (KSL) to Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, Inc. In March 2007, the Company acquired Talents Technology (which consists of Talents Polska and Talents CZ), a permanent placement and executive search firm with operations in the Czech Republic and Poland

7. ALLEGIS GROUP
Revenue:$4.4 billion
http://www.allegisgroup.com/

Brief:-

Allegis Group, Inc. is a worldwide provider of contract services and business solutions. It provides its clients with highly skilled technical and administrative professionals, from high-level consultants to supporting contract employees. The Company is organized into three business groups. Its Technical Commercial Services group, Aerotek, Inc., provides staffing solutions for customers in a variety of industries. Its Professional and Corporate Recruiting Services group, Mentor 4, Inc., provides talent acquisition and human capital management services through four divisions: Mentor 4 Professional and Administration Recruiting, Mentor 4 Accounting and Financial Recruiting, Mentor 4 Mortgage Banking Recruiting and Mentor 4 Contact Center Recruiting. Its Information Technology and Communications group, TEKsystems, Inc., offers a full line of information technology (IT) services, including technology deployment services and enterprise support services.

8. ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL
Revenue:$4 billion
http://www.rhi.com/

Brief:-

Robert Half International Inc. provides specialized staffing and risk consulting services. The Company, through its Accountemps, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, and Robert Half Management Resources divisions, is a specialized provider of temporary, full-time project professionals in the fields of accounting and finance. OfficeTeam specializes in skilled temporary administrative support personnel. Robert Half Technology provides information technology professionals. Robert Half Legal provides temporary, project and full-time staffing of attorneys and specialized support personnel within law firms and corporate legal departments. The Creative Group provides project staffing in the advertising, marketing, and Web design fields. Protiviti Inc. (Protiviti) provides business and technology risk consulting and internal audit services. Protiviti, which primarily employs risk consulting and internal audit professionals formerly associated with accounting firms, is a wholly owned subsidiary

9. VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES
Revenue:$2.3 billion
http://www.volt.com/

Brief:-

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (Volt) provides staffing services and telecommunications and information solutions. Volt operates in two major businesses, Staffing Services, and Telecommunications and Information Solutions, consisting of four operating segments: staffing services, telephone directory, telecommunications services and computer systems. staffing services is divided into three major functional areas and operates through a network of over 300 branch offices. Telephone directory publishes independent telephone directories, provides telephone directory production services, database, management and printing. Telecommunications services provide a spectrum of telecommunications construction, installation and engineering services. Computer systems provide directory and operator systems and services primarily for the telecommunications industry and provide information technology (IT) maintenance services

10. SPHERION
Revenue:$1.9 billion
http://www.spherion.com/

Brief:-

Spherion Corporation (Spherion) provides temporary staffing services, managed services and permanent placement services. As of December 31, 2006, Spherion had 486 Company-owned offices, 93 licensed locations and 81 franchised locations. The Company operates under two basic segments: Staffing Services and Professional Services, within the United States of America and Canada. As of December 31, 2006, its Canadian operations represented approximately 5.1% of the Company’s total revenue. It provides services to a variety of customers across major industries in North America. Its customers range in size from large Fortune 500 companies to small, locally run businesses. Within the Staffing Services operating segment, Spherion provides three primary services: temporary staffing, managed services and permanent placement. Within the Professional Services operating segment, it provides temporary staffing and permanent placement services. In April 2007, the Company acquired Resulte Universal.

Define Recruitment Consultant

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DEFINE "RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT"

The Process
Act as an agent between a prospective employer and the job aspirant. In simple make sure that the employer gets the best suitable talent available in the market and for the job seeker it should be his best job option currently available.

So what does a recruitment consultant do?

The Profile

Obtaining information by identifying, approaching, talking to and meeting with existing and potential candidates and clients
Assisting with the attraction of candidates
Building and maintaining an internal database of candidates and clients
Managing the recruitment process from the sourcing of candidates through the interview and offer stages
Consult to candidates and clients based on your knowledge of the market
Assessing and responding through the presentation of relevant and tailored recruitment solutions to clients and candidates
Building long term relationships to ensure repeat business
Working as part of a team to achieve objectives
Managing your time effectively to meet weekly, monthly and annual targets
Creating, developing and executing your business plan to maximize revenue generation

Skills Required

Unsurpassed communication skills
Enthusiasm
Energy
Entrepreneurial spirit
Resilience
Persistence
Positive attitude
Ambition
Target and goal oriented

Career Progression
All promotions are based on an objective set of criteria - you write the plan, you set the pace, you make it happen!

Eg.

Trainee Consultant
Recruitment Consultant
Senior Consultant
Principle Consultant
Team Leader
Sector Manager
Branch Manager
Regional Manager