Contagious Job scam-we see everyday!

      "Earn 10K to 50K from home online & offline, data entry, form filling jobs, online survey, click to earn, sms sending & ad clicking jobs."

"Make money in your free time, work only for 2-3 hrs per day.  Anybody & everybody can make quick cash." 

      These days the print & online media is flooded with such alluring advertisements. Have anyone paid a heed what this business is all about? They have informative websites with fancy & trouble-free ways to earn thousand at a click & a range of packages. Once the seeker is hypnotized with the easy & most profitable way to make cash, most of the websites ask for a registration & charge nominal fee.

But what happens after that? Do you really think this works?

 Have anyone found a genuine business so far?

      “If everything is so simple & easy then why are people slogging 9-10 hrs at office, waiting for appraisals, struggling with traffic, running around with month end targets?”

“When they can sit at home & print currency.”

       It is very important to analyse before jumping into conclusion.  Most of the internet based jobs are fake, scam & dupe innocent people with conjuring money making ideas. Their main motive is collecting registration amount, sometimes taking the work out without keeping their payment promises & at times extracting confidential information.

      I would like to share my experience with one such hoax company.  During my graduation, back in my native, I came across one such fascinating ad in the newspaper mentioning “Make money in your free time doing paperwork...write your full address and contact details in an envelope with five rupee stamp on it and send it to ...” I was curious to know the secret of making effortless pocket money so I followed the instructions. A couple of days later I received the same envelope with a catalogue for earning great money sitting at home & they asked for a nominal registration fee to become a member & share the formula kit for success. By then my inquisitiveness has reached its peak and I gave away my savings for the membership. Within fifteen days the success secret was in my hand, it had an information book & some forms.

     

    Now I am going to spill out the miraculous secret in the kit. There were almost 1000 ideas how to fool people in the name of quick & easy earnings & build a network by registering members. I need to advertise in the same way & pull members to join the chain & registration amount will be shared with me & the company. The more joinees under me the more I earn. It was all a con business & no actual work at all. I had learnt my lesson that day & read all the tricks in the book thus I can never fall a prey again.  

     Below are some tips to crosscheck any such advertisement.

1) Look for complete ownership details in the website, read online reviews (but many a times fake reviews are also presented to create a genuine impression).  

2) Don’t fall for fairy tale stories. Getting a good job is not that easy.

3) You're offered a job without an application, interview, or discussion with the employer.  Sometimes your personal & bank details are asked.

4) Unprofessional emails from weird email ids. (Amateur writing, spelling & grammar mistakes)

5) No proper contact information of the company & its base.

6) Some victims have even received few initial checks but once they start working full fledged there is no sign of payments & no one to catch hold of.

7) Legitimate companies don’t ask for money. If you’re told that you need to purchase software or pay for services, membership, etc, beware.

8) Check references & contact existing employees.

9) Sometimes the one who falls a prey also drags others in the swamp. Please avoid.

10) Finally, research, research, research before jumping into the well.  Ask question & try to get in touch for details clarification.

      Hope this articles was informative. You can also help others by spreading awareness so that these swindlers cannot thrive in the industry. Below are few links for more information.

 www.scamadviser.com

http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2011/12/13/16-work-at-home-scams-to-avoid/2/

& http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/workathomehelp/a/homescam.htm

Have u heard of ‘EFCS’ philosophy?

Since time immemorial, we follow the tradition of “customer is king”, “customer first”, “customer is always right” etc, but as things are drastically changing in this contemporary business world, new philosophies of management are evolving to survive & excel.  I was amazed when I heard first about the concept of ‘employees first, customers second’ which has become a universal phenomenon & set a benchmark for good people management practices. ‘EFCS’ is notified as the “world’s most modern idea” by fortune magazine. The architect behind bringing employees as priority for the organizational excellence is  Mr Vineet Nayar, vice-chairman & joint MD of HCL technologies Ltd.

Since employees are the face of the organization, if they are delighted in turn the customers is delighted generating tangible & intangible assets.  Transformation doesn’t happen in a day or two; the responsibility for change is not only for management but for the entire human resource in the organization.  Management is equally accountable for the employees who create value.  This generation is of employee empowerment, two way dialogue mechanism, system transparency, common goals & interest & understanding the needs & wants of employees. Turning the organizational pyramid upside down will not only boost fresh talent, creativity, profitability, growth, retention, customer satisfaction but in the long run aid in recession proofing & change management.

I am a people person who believes if the employees grow the organization grows, after all everybody needs a secured & happy work-life balance. Only mutual trust & benefit can make dreams come true.

Hope this piece of information was refreshing & we all aim to work with an organization practising ‘EFCS’ philosophy.

If you want some more in-depth knowledge about EFCS, you can visit the link below:

http://www.slideshare.net/hcl/employee-first-customer-second

WHAT AN EMPLOYEE WANTS...

A variety of opinion comes when we talk about hiring & retaining employees.  Presently, I am working in a real estate company where stability is minimal & professionalism is on its way to perfection. While analyzing an employee's career wants & needs, I have come across some very interesting facts which I would like to share with all. 

What an employee wants?

1.“I want... A job that gives me the chance to be creative

2.“I want... A career and not just a job”

3.  “I want... The opportunity  to enhance my career”

4.  “I want... A company that makes me feel an important part of the team”

5.  “I want... A company that invests in people”

6.  “I want... A job that gives me the chance to be creative”

7.  “I want... A career and not just a job”

8.  “I want... To work for a company that recognizes my achievements”

9.  “I want... A job that gives me the right work-life balance”

10.        “I want... A Company that really listens to its people

Useful guidelines to hire the best candidates

Reliability of candidate’s resume is not 100% many a times the recruiter has to validate the credentials & statements tactfully.

Here are some tips you can use to ensure hiring the best candidate:

1.      Verify details: Cross check the dates, work history details etc. as given in the resume. Make sure you have a verification process in place and can double-check the facts given.

2.      Scrutinize:  Too much of job hopping, no sound reason for leaving an employer or even long periods of self employment. Anything and everything that raises the slightest doubt and does not have a proper explanation should be investigated further.

3.      Hiring Checklist:  The checklist for hiring an employee keeps your recruiting efforts on track and communicates progress to interested employees and the hiring manager.

4.      Pre-screening: You can determine whether their salary expectation is matching with your job. A skilled telephone interviewer will also obtain evidence about whether the candidate may fit within the organization.

5.      Background check & references: Effective background checks are one of the most important steps when hiring an employee. You need to verify that all the presented, sterling credentials, skills, and experience are actually possessed by your candidate.

6.      Social Networking Sites: Use social networking sites to get more information on candidate profiles. The information on public domains will help you verify the details submitted by the candidates in their resumes. The candidate's behaviour on social networking sites will also give an added insight into the person's nature, attitude and possible work ethic. (This is method is indeed proven one.)

7.      Skill Tests:  Make sure you take relevant skill test & just do not go by the resume statements.

8.      Intuition: Last but not the least, trust your intuition. Your intuition and sixth sense can judge about how right the candidates are than any physical verification process. If your sixth sense tells you something is not right, do not ignore it, but follow up on it.

A small initiative: Christmas celebration plan in the office

I took a small step to make a fun environment in the office & break the monotony.

Though it’s a sales organization employees rarely have time to spend in the office but somehow I managed to engage all. Christmas Celebration started with daily events till the Christmas Eve. 

The entire office is decorated & lighted up, similar to the heart of our personnel. 

Program listed below:

Day 1-Picking Santa & Child, all the employee names are written in small chits & one who picks the name becomes the Santa for the person whose name is written in the paper.

Day 2-Surprise Gift for the Child from the Santa

Day 3- Thank you note to the Child & anybody one feels like. Purpose to gather maximum thank you notes for the most liked employee.

Day 4- Surprise Token of Thanks from the company to all employees. HR has to arrange.

Day 5- Revealing the secret Santa & Celebration with Cake cutting. One of the employee dresses up like Santa & distributes sweets to all.

 It is very important for Employees to miss their organization remembering Happy & good memories.

TAKING THE BIG LEAP IN ONES CAREER

How can one take the successful leap in career? Stepping the next step in job ladder isn’t      that easy. An opportunist should always have a mentor. Follower can become a leader in time if he not only goes behind his boss but learns his strategic footsteps. I would like to share few key points:

1)      Scrutinize & understand your mentor.

2)      Decision making-let it be small decisions gradually you will discover the ability to make bigger decisions in career.

3)      Taking responsibilities-don’t be scared to experiment with your skills. Learn from others mistake & you shouldn’t feel defeated before fighting the battle.

I have observed employees with similar qualification, experience, work, skills & projects bringing different results. What makes someone rise in organization while others stuck to the same position for years? My experience says, let it be any situation OBSERVE-LISTEN CAREFULLY-ANALYSE-THEN REACT. Never take any step in hurry or with half knowledge, give sometime to your brain to exercise & remove the rust from time to time.

Important qualities to become a leader/boss/manager

1)      Empathize employee & treat others as you want yourself to be treated.

2)      Understand your team strengths & weaknesses before assigning task.

3)      Take time to train effectively & let your sub-ordinates absorb the material.

4)      Authority & responsibility goes hand in hand in higher hierarchy

5)      Lead by your examples & follow what you say.

6)      There is never an end to learning; we can learn both from lower & higher levels in the organization.

7)      Always remember no degree can swap maturity & experience so act accordingly.

Last but certainly not the least always remember, the phrase...

“A MAN LEARNS THAT HIS FATHER WAS RIGHT, WHEN HIS SON TELLS HIM THAT HE IS WRONG.”

Effective Interview Strategy for Interviewers

    Today, I will discuss on Structured interview pattern, which is planned in nature & formal in conduct. There are two type of interview i.e., Structured & unstructured interview. Since, I have worked in non-IT sector, so this session is mostly helpful for interviewing experienced employees in similar domain. I have implemented an interview strategy wherein initials rounds of interview is general & work related with HR & Managers, once the candidate is shortlisted, then we conduct a detailed discussion round with full preparation of what the organization wants & what are the goals of the candidate. 
Some common questions to be asked specially for senoir level management positions are listed below:

1.     How do you think we can achieve our organizational mission & goals.

2.     What responsibilities will be there at the level you have applied for.

3.     Strategic planning for projects/targets.

4.     Situational questions based on real time scenerio of the organization. 

5.     To what extend you have handled pressure in your last organization.

6.     What is passionating  about this industry & your job.

7.     What commitments you have towards your career & employer.  

      I have also prepared a checklist which has helped me in rating candidates on various parameters important for the position & relevant to the organization. Planning is very important for every professional in all the spheres of work, lack of proper planning leads to wastage of precious time. 

     Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

By Carl Sandburg