Making 2014 Better For The Young Professional

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Career advice, preparing for the interview, Young Professionals

Another year has flown past. Another year for you of achievements, disappointments, victories and setbacks, but then that’s part of life. We need to gear ourselves up for the challenges ahead. In this, the last post, for 2013 I would like to point you to a few inputs which could help you, as a young professional, or a budding professional,  face up to the challenges that 2014 will bring with it.

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Stress and The Moving Target of Wealth

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Career advice, Indian Economy, Stress

Like every other country in these exciting and demanding times, India too is changing and changing fast. But with economic prosperity comes the danger of burn out or working yourself to illness or worse still- death. A recent report from the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry in India ( ASSOCHAM)  says work related ailments like heart disease, strokes and diabetes will cost India as much as $ 160 billion between 2009 and 2015.

“Do You Know What You Are In For?”

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A Step A Day, Career advice

In a recent conversation, an employee complained bitterly to me about how frustrated he was in an organisation he had joined with a lot of enthusiasm- a little less than a year ago.  He mentioned that in reality that organisation was very, very different from the one he imagined it to be. He regretted having given up his previous job and was already looking out frantically for a change.

Held Back By The Paycheck

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A Step A Day, Career advice, Compensation

After years of consulting across different industry segments, I am struck by a common theme. In many organizations, there are a large number of people who wish they were not there- but stay on because they are held back by their pay check.

This thought was confirmed by an article which I admired for its honesty and openness by Pamela Skillings in today’s New York Times. She writes of the things that held her back when actually she yearned to start something on her own.

Career 100

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Blogs, Career advice, XLRI alumni

RiseSmart has announced their Career 100 – a listing of the world’s top English-language Career blogs. Here’s how that list was arrived at.

Heading the rankings is Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist.

I am delighted to see my friend, Gautam Ghosh’s blog, Gautam Ghosh on Management ranked 24 on that list.

Gautam is an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur and we XLers are proud of his achievement.

Huge amount of good advice on careers in that list, I am sure.