HR Talk

Dr Santrupt B Misra, Director, Group HR & IT Aditya Birla Management Corp

Opportunities in retail
Talking about the professionals in retail industry, only some categories require exclusive retail experienced candidates like merchandising, for others like HRD and finance anyone would fit in. Front line candidates can carry any field experience related to sales and marketing. Meanwhile, for back-end staff including distribution, core knowledge of the retail formats is a must...

Rajesh Athihalli, CEO, Metis ERC India

Why do some people find their jobs gratifying while others are constantly nagged by dissatisfaction at their workplace? The apparent reason may seem to be the gap between reality and expectations, but the issue is much more complicated than it appears. While job satisfaction is found to be low wherever expectations are very high, most people also believe that they can do better in other organisations. They are haunted by the grass-is-greener syndrome and after some time, find their own work a grind...