Murthy feels business leaders should ask themselves a few questions before making major decisions For Narayana Murthy, capitalism must be compassionate. The Infosys co-founder recently questioned the decision of the IT company’s board to pay hefty salaries to its C-suite members. He also raised concerns about the governance practices of the company. This is expected […]
HYDERABAD: Engineering graduates in the city fall far behind their counterparts from New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata when it comes to programming skills. This startling revelation has come to the fore through a study conducted across 500 colleges in the country. As many as 36,000 engineering students from IT-related branches participated […]
The slide in recruitment from what are considered premier technical institutes reflects the possible impact of the economic downturn in India as also globally One of every three IITians graduating this year either didn’t find a suitable job or wasn’t found suitable for a job through campus placement, official data show, pointing to shrinking employment […]
Children at my grammar school are tutored intensively from the 11-plus to GCSE. It devalues our teaching, skews the playing field and denies them a childhood ‘As my year 7s run off at the end of the day, I am aware that some of them will be spending another couple of hours in tuition centres […]
IT companies face a margin squeeze and a new global environment where increasing protectionism could increase their cost of doing business, according to HR specialists. In a departure from traditional practices, many IT companies are experimenting with just-in-time or contract hiring. According to a recent report by Economic Times, Pune-based Persistent Systems included several freelancers […]
Some of the world’s highest achievers have one thing in common: it isn’t a high IQ, nor is it an incredible lucky streak, but their appreciation for reading. Books were their most profitable investment. From $2 to $20 billion Two teenage boys found employment at a grocery store in Omaha, Nebraska. The older boy, from […]
