HT Education Correspondent: Shamik Chowdhury, a 29- year-old PhD student in environmental engineering from the National University of Singapore was among 25 scholars awarded for their innovative green ideas by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Chowdhury was selected for Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development because of his […]

Gauri Kohli: In Australia, post-study work arrangements are covered under the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485). It has two streams: the graduate work stream and the post-study work stream. The graduate work stream is the same as the Skilled Graduate visa (subclass 485). The post-study work stream offers extended options for working in Australia to […]

PTI, Srinagar: Kashmir Private Schools Association (KPSA) on Wednesday appealed to the government to reconsider its decision to hold annual board examinations as per schedule in the unrest-hit Valley, saying students were not ready for exams and extreme stress could give rise to suicidal tendencies among them. “Students did not learn anything, so they will […]

The interview-for-hire process involves eight basic steps. Master them and you’ll improve your decisions and free up your calendar. a. Define the job before filling it Obviously, clarify the job to be filled before filling it. Too often that process is done in reverse. Don’t make this mistake or you might hire a perfect candidate […]

1. Introduction Organizational effectiveness depends on having the right people in the right jobs at the right time to meet rapidly changing organizational requirements. Right people can be obtained by performing the role of Human Resource (HR) function. Below is an outline and explanation of how to assess the HR functions of an organization by […]

Are you a boss or manager? Phrases of Comments for Performance Appraisal plays an important role in HR management. You can ref some phrases as follows: I/ Performance Appraisal Phrases on Interpersonal Skills People use interpersonal skills to communicate and interact with others. In other terms, they can be referred to either “people skills” or […]

Owner-manager conflict can result in loss of productivity, cause waste, and even make the firm go out of business. There are at least five sources of conflict that can arise between owners and managers Choice of Effort. Additional effort by managers generally increases the value of the firm, but since the managers expend the effort, […]

The formulation of the organization’s human resources strategy begins with basic questions concerning how employment will be structured, what corporate culture will be fostered, how careers will unfold in the organization, what sort of employees will be sought, and so forth. Within this general category of tasks we include both organization-wide human resources strategy and […]

Good applicant tracking systems can help recruiters tremendously. These systems can also be extremely effective for smaller business without a human resources manager. With these systems it is easier to bring the best candidates to the top of the pile. The main idea of these systems is to provide a location and database for hiring […]

This article could easily be titled “How to Find and Keep Clients.” The dynamics of successful annuity agent marketing for retail clients are the same dynamics for the successful annuity wholesaler marketing for agents. You want to take your own advice and do what you tell your annuity agents to do. Recruiting You have six […]