The debate between hard and soft skills is age-old. Many people in possession of hard skills tend to look down upon the relevance of soft skills, only to discover the truth at a critical juncture in their career. What is a hard skill? A skill that can typically be quantified and measured is considered to …
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In a dynamic world and workplace, companies constantly grapple with the need for upskilling and reskilling of employees. As new families of jobs and requirements evolve and establish themselves, many employee skills either become commoditized or outdated. Though it is happening in the technology and digital world at a rapid pace, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) …
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It is often stated that nowadays every company is a technology company. The context, more often than not, is digital technology. In many ways, there is some truth in this statement. Even a company that, prima facie, appears to be traditional, or bricks and mortar, will place significant reliance on digital tools for their work, …
Not only has remote work grown in leaps and bounds, it has also attained the respectability that many people attribute to the necessity created by the pandemic, that it had struggled for in earlier times. Of course, it has some benefits for both the employer and the employed, which is why it has grown and …
A McKinsey research report, published towards the end of 2021, on the nature and characteristics of the phenomenon called the Great Attrition by some and the Great Resignation by others, stated that more than 19 million US workers—and counting—had quit their jobs since April 2021. These findings were consistent across all five countries surveyed (Canada, …
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Many of us have grown up with a desire to secure a place in the world as well as to secure our old age. We worry less about the thirty-plus years of active working life and how to make the most of it and more about the less active life that ensues at some point …
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Getting hired by an established organization is becoming an uphill task. The hiring barriers have kept going up as employers have been making efforts to identify candidates with the right technical skills as well as alignment with the company’s values, for best results. Technical tests, psychometric evaluations, group discussions, several rounds of interviews, background checks, …
In a world with increasing uncertainties, the contract-to-hire model is fast gaining currency with leading employers. But first, what is the contract-to-hire model? It is a staff augmentation model which could result in the consultant/ contractor being hired by the employer, after a defined period of time working as a consultant. It is usually predicated …
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In an increasingly IT dependent world, the role of an IT consultant has come to occupy a critical position. It delivers value both to the company that engages him/ her, as well as the IT consultant who has chosen that path over that of being an employee in the IT team of a company. Who …
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies have comprehended the potential and need for digital technology adoption to survive. In a world where customers have choices, and competitors are agile, innovation through technology is a must-have, for survival and for growth. However, in a competitive market, nothing comes easy. Digital technologies are evolving …
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