Pratyush'23 featuring HR Club, "HR Matrix", "Experiential Learning Contest - E.L.C" - STAR method: 21st-Feb, '23

    

	Title of the Event :Student Centric (Club / FG Activities)
	In-charge Faculty :	Prof. Dr. Mrs. Merlyn Michael D'souza
	Day :	Monday
	Date :	21-Feb-2023
	Time :	12:30PM to 1:30 PM,
	Venue :	ClassRoom 502
	Audience (for whom conducted) :	Inter-collegiate event
	Number of people attended:	20
	Topic :	Pratyush'23 featuring HR Club, "HR Matrix", "Experiential Learning Contest - E.L.C" - STAR method: 21st-Feb, '23
	Organized by which Club : Photo Gallery View: Click here to view 1. PGDM (PM) and PGDM students being explained how to take the STAR Method on 21st Feb' 23 2. Intercollegiate students at Pratyush'23 with HR Club students on 21st Feb, '23 interviewing using STAR Technique. The 8 Intercollegiate finalist students are subject to the S-T-A-R method and were explained the significance of the method. They were asked interview questions and accordingly judged. The winners are as follows: 1st place Samriddhi Thorat From HK College 2nd Place Ashraf Khan From HK College It's a Tie for the 3rd Place --> Gudiya Yadav From HK College & 3rd Place Omkar Pawanaskar From DG Ruparel College On this Day, students in groups increased their self-awareness towards their past behaviours, through the STAR technique and ascertained their competencies of Communication Skills, Time-management, Team-playing, Leadership etc. HR Club students presented participants on behalf of IESMCRC HR club HR Matrix & Team Pratyush'23, e-certificates and an Experiential Learning Contest Winners email with brief details on competency preferred by them and how it is beneficial to them. THANK YOU!!!	HR Club - HR Matrix

HR Learning: 17 Feb, 2023

1.

Kellogg on building capabilities with their Masterstroke journey

In conversation with Sumit Mathur and Delnaz Desai of Kellogg India and Minaxi Indra of upGrad for Business, we get exciting takeaways on skilling a digitally-empowered workforce. Amidst an uncertain economic climate where cost controls have taken centre As digital transformation is on the rise, a firm command of digital skills is a sure-shot way of igniting innovation and remaining competitive. At Kellogg India, this was achieved by empowering their commercial teams with digital and new-age marketing skills that future-proofed their careers. With upGrad for Business having great skill-building experience, wonderful referrals and many recognitions in the EdTech sector, it was the partner of choice for Kellogg India in their Masterstroke Journey. 

Developing digital marketing capabilities was central to building a fit-to-win organisation. By collaborating with HR partners, SMEs and functional teams, Masterstroke 2.0 was designed and implemented for building digital natives at Kellogg India by uGB. In our exclusive one-of-a-kind multimedia flipbook in partnership with upGrad for Business, Amplifying Growth, Achieving Impact: Customer Success Stories, we explore more on how this 6-month-long journey, backed by over 150 years of industry experience, impacted Kellogg India’s learners to grow and thrive in the organisation. 

 

2.

Skilling with agility, governance and engagement at TerraPay

In this exclusive conversation with Vinay Trivedi of TerraPay and Minaxi Indra of upGrad for Business, we get insightful takeaways on building agile learning models to achieve business growth and impact. For a rapidly scaling startup like TerraPay, the challenge was building everything from scratch, including their learning interventions. The urgency was to get clarity on the skills they wanted for their workforce training, but these requirements kept shifting in a dynamic business landscape. It is critical that talent becomes productive and is empowered to translate their learnings into practical experiences. To accomplish this, they partnered with upGrad for Business and launched their Training program for Java and Advanced Java Skills to ensure learner fitment, commitment and engagement. 

Designing the right learning experience was paramount, and this called for a robust governance model which looked at strategic reviews, operational reviews and learner feedback. Along with this, agility was a key ingredient to keeping pace with the changing learning requirements and formats. To dive deeper into this L&D partnership where uGB was TerraPay’s ‘extended learning partner’, you’ll get insightful takeaways from our one-of-a-kind multimedia flipbook in partnership with uGB, titled Amplifying Growth, Achieving Impact: Customer Success Stories. 

3.

Reliance Retail on the 5 steps for leading role transformation

In conversation with Jeeva Balakrishnan of Reliance Retail and Minaxi Indra of upGrad for Business, we explore how they launched engaging and pervasive learning journeys across the employee lifecycle. For an exponentially growing organisation like Reliance Retail, diverse learning needs had to be addressed through customised and personalised skill development opportunities. To become a future-ready organisation that could achieve this, they broke down the entire employee life-cycle into five stages of growth. And in each of these stages, upGrad Work Better came to play a critical role through their Campus to Corporate and Building People for the Future programs. This was part of the Internal Future Skills Academy at Reliance Retail and E-learning Modules for Sales Associates. 

Given uWB’s expertise in offering hybrid learning interventions, it was the partner of choice for Reliance Retail. They wanted to motivate and excite their learners, which ranged from new joinees to senior leaders, by curating relevant and impactful skilling programs aligned with organisational aspiration. In our exclusive, one-of-a-kind multimedia flipbook brought to you in partnership with upGrad for Business, titled Amplifying Growth, Achieving Impact: Customer Success Stories, we explore more on how Reliance Retail liberated their talent by empowering them with future-ready competencies.

HR Movement: 17 Feb, 2023

1.

CapGrid onboards Ruchi Rai Arora as head – HR & admin

Arora is backed by about 15 years of HR experience across sectors, including automobiles, manufacturing, logistics, commodities and design. CapGrid has onboarded Ruchi Rai as head – HR and admin. In this new role, she will manage CapGrid’s strategy and performance culture, policies, processes, talent hiring, people development and retention. Rai began her HR journey with Bridgestone, where she served as assistant manager – HR and admin, from 2003 to 2005. Her responsibilities included manpower planning and managerial recruitment, along with staffing, interviews, on-boarding, contract negotiations and induction programmes.

2.

Shaji Mathew to be group head – HR, Infosys

Krish Shankar to retire on 21 March 2023 after serving as group head – HR for almost 8 years. Come March 2023 and Infosys will have a new group head – human resources. Shaji Mathew will step into the shoes of Krish Shankar, who has been bearing this responsibility since 2015. Mathew has been serving as executive vice president and global head of delivery – banking, financial services, insurance (BFSI), healthcare and life sciences since 2019. His tryst with Infosys began way back in 1992, when he joined as a software engineer – delivery manager. By 2004, he was the divisional manager – insurance healthcare and life sciences. His tryst with Infosys began way back in 1992, when he joined as a software engineer – delivery manager. By 2004, he was the divisional manager – insurance healthcare and life sciences.

 

3. Saema Javed is head HR, India & the Middle East, AIT Worldwide Logistics

Javed moves from Aviva India, where she spent over 10 years, with her last held position being that of deputy vice president – HRBP & total rewards. Saema Javed, former deputy vice president – HRBP & total rewards, Aviva India, has joined AIT Worldwide Logistics as head of HR- India & the Middle East. Armed with a master’s degree in human resource management from Jamia Millia Islamia, Javed began her professional journey as an HR executive with HCL Technologies (infrastructure services division). Based out of Noida, she looked into the employee-relation activities for about 400 employees. She also dealt with the performance management system, attrition management as well as employee retention.

HR News: 17 Feb, 2023

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TikTok, Yahoo, GitHub, and Baxter lay off employees

Bytedance owned TikTok, Yahoo, Microsoft-owned GitHub, and medical device manufacturer Baxter lay off employees. On Monday, Bytedance-owned social media app TikTok terminated its entire workforce in India, which consisted of around 40 employees. The India office staff was primarily responsible for the Brazil and Dubai markets.  According to a report by Economic Times, the affected employees will receive up to nine months of severance pay. The move has not been an unexpected one as the platform was banned in India approximately three years ago. Additionally, the employees were informed that February 28 would be their last day and were encouraged to search for other job opportunities. They were also given the reason that restarting operations in India was not going to be feasible due to the government’s stance on Chinese apps A TikTok spokesperson stated, “We have decided to shut down our India remote sales support centre, which was established in late 2020 to assist our global and regional sales teams We greatly value these employees and the impact they have had on our company, and we will provide them with support during this challenging time.” Yahoo; Joining the layoff spree, Yahoo is cutting 20 per cent of its workforce, amounting to 1,600 employees. The decisions is reportedly going to affect half of the company’s advertising technology business. Baxter; Baxter, a medical device manufacturer, has forecast a 2023 profit that is below the expectations of Wall Street and announced that it may cut up to 5 per cent of its worldwide workforce. This has caused the company’s shares to drop to $38.58, the lowest it has been in nearly seven years. GitHub; Microsoft-owned GitHub has revealed that it will be cutting 10 per cent of its workforce by the end of the company’s fiscal year. According to Fortune, the company had approximately 3,000 employees before this announcement. In addition, all of GitHub’s offices will be closed as their leases expire, partly due to low usage, and the company will transition to a primarily remote work model.

 

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Canada’s unemployment rate is 5%; 1.5 lakh jobs created in Jan.

Labour force participation has risen to 65.7%. While experts had predicted that Canada unemployment rate will go up to 5.1 per cent, the country’s economy has done better than expected. It create 1,50,000 jobs in January, with the majority being full-time work. This is way more than was expected. In comparison, December 2022 saw 70,000 jobs being added. The open immigration policy has resulted in growth in population. Students, temporary employees as well as other residents who are not permanent, are getting more jobs. The labour force participation rate has gone up to 65.7 per cent, that is, 0.3 percentage points. This is because, the labour force expanded by 1,53,000, or 0.7 per cent.

 

3.

Laid-off Googlers get more disappointing news

Apparently, Google has told the laid off employees that there was some error in calculating the number of stocks they would get. As if mass layoffs weren’t bad enough, Google managed to disappoint its laid-off employees yet again. The Company sent them an e-mail that indicated they would probably not get as many stocks as was stated. The tech giant has admitted that there was a calculation error and that the employees will get lesser stocks than were earlier promised. 

HR Club, "HR Matrix", "Experiential Learning Workshop - E.L.W." - STAR method: 9th-Feb, '23

   

	Title of the Event :Student Centric (Club / FG Activities)
	In-charge Faculty :	Prof. Dr. Mrs. Merlyn Michael D'souza
	Day :	Monday
	Date :	09-Feb-2023
	Time :	2PM to 2:30 PM,
	Venue :	Seminar Hall
	Audience (for whom conducted) :	Pharma & PGDM Batch 2021-23 & 2022-24
	Number of people attended:	35
	Topic :	HR Club, "HR Matrix", "Experiential Learning Workshop - E.L.W" - STAR method: 9th-Feb, '23
	Organized by which Club : Photo Gallery View: Click here to view 1. PGDM (PM) and PGDM students being explained how to take the STAR Method on 9th Feb' 23 2. PGDM & PGDM(PM) students being explained the S-T-A-R Technique as per competency in the specialization of their choice on 9th Feb, '23 Students paying rapt attention... Volunteering with raised hands to do the interview technique... Scanning the entry submission form via QR Code on display... 3. PGDM Batch 2022-24 with Prof. Dr. Mrs. Merlyn Michael D'souza on 9th Feb, '22 interviewing using STAR Technique. Yugandhara being interviewed on 'Communication Skills' with Kartik on 'Team-player' Kajol being interviewed as a 'Team-player' with Vishal for his 'Leadership' The 1st & 2nd Year PGDM (PM) and PGDM students are subject to the S-T-A-R method and were explained the significance of the method. They were asked interview questions and accordingly judged. On this Day of the Personality Assessment Workshop, students in groups increased their self-awareness towards their past behaviours, through the STAR technique and ascertained their competencies of Communication Skills, Time-management, Team-playing, Leadership etc. Dr. Mrs. Merlyn Michael D`souza presented participants on behalf of IESMCRC HR club HR Matrix, e-certificates and an Experiential Learning Workshop email with brief details on competency preferred by them and how it is beneficial to them. THANK YOU!!!	HR Club - HR Matrix

HR Learning: 10 Feb, 2023

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It’s less expensive to reskill employees than hire new ones: Study

L&D professionals in India say their roles have become more cross-functional and they are working more closely with leaders. 83% of Learning & Development (L&D) professionals agree it’s less expensive to reskill a current employee than hire a new one, according to LinkedIn’s new Workplace Learning Report. 

Amidst an uncertain economic climate where cost controls have taken centre place, this is particularly relevant as more companies are leveraging skills to stay nimble and ensure their workforce is ready to optimise opportunity. Opportunities to enhance skills have also become table stakes for professionals in response to constant change from tech disruption and a volatile job market.

This is reflected in the evolving role of L&D departments within companies; more are being tapped on by C-Suite to help boost growth by building people-centric cultures and deploying skilling programmes. As many as 94% of L&D professionals in India agree that proactively building employee skills will help navigate the evolving future of work and 86% of L&D professionals know what skills their workforce needs now and for the future. 

Communication, software development, SQL, management and Java are amongst the top in-demand skills that are highly sought after by companies in India, reveals the report.

2.

Welspun Group on strengthening a data-literate workforce

In conversation with Rajendra Mehta, ex-President and Group CHRO of Welspun Group and Minaxi Indra of upGrad for Business, we explore how the most impactful skilling programs are aligned with a long-term growth strategy. The government is opening floodgates of new opportunities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics with the tabling of Union Budget 2023, which promises to usher in a new era for professionals. When designing learning interventions, a future-first lens is critical. Organisations must outline how role accountability will transform in the next 3-5 years and what capabilities need to be added or enhanced to remain relevant and competitive. For Welspun Group, the priority was to embrace the innovations of Industry 4.0 and become a leader in the textile industry. This culminated in their partnership with upGrad for Business, where they launched the Data Analytics Certification Program to build digital competencies across all levels of the enterprise. 

But along with bridging the skill gaps, the focus was also to enable career growth journeys for their people to remain relevant in the changing business landscape. This also has a direct impact on employee continuity and opens avenues for innovation. In our exclusive, one-of-a-kind multimedia flipbook brought to you in partnership with upGrad for Business, titled Amplifying Growth, Achieving Impact: Customer Success Stories, we explore this successful learning journey that had the twin benefits of automation and future-ready upskilling. 

 

3.

How HR leaders can do more to help organisations thrive

With a mixed economic outlook and various uncertainties, business leaders find themselves rethinking talent needs and having to make do with limited tools and systems. In this climate, how can you start doing more for your people, your company, and yourself? HR leaders everywhere face a number of challenges, including a cooling economy, uncertainty, slowing hiring rates, and competition to attract talent with the right skills. In India alone, LinkedIn’s latest Global Talent Trends report shows an 18% decrease in hiring rates since September 2021.

Further, 40% of HR leaders say they can’t build skill development solutions fast enough to meet their evolving needs right now. And despite recruiting being a top priority for 46% of HR leaders, 36% say their sourcing strategies are insufficient for finding the skills they need. And while continuous disruption has a direct impact on the changing skill demand, LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report also points out how 45% of HR leaders say their employees are fatigued from all the change. Inevitably, all these pressures come to bear on HR in unique ways.  

HR Movement: 10 Feb, 2023

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Creative Synergies gets Sujendra GS as vice president-HR

GS moves from LTIMindtree where he was leading the BFSI vertical and APAC Geo. Creative Synergies Group, a global digital innovation solution provider, appoints Sujendra GS, vice president, human resources. GS moves from LTIMindtree where he was leading the BFSI vertical and APAC Geo. Welcoming him to their team, Mukesh Gandhi, founder and CEO, Creative Synergies Group, said, “Sujendra’s proficiency in HR transformation interventions, people & succession planning, HR analytics, and engagement frameworks is a welcome addition to our team.” He will be responsible for spearheading people related initiatives for the brand’s business units in India, US, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

2.

Shiza Ansari is new head – HR, Shemaroo Entertainment

With experience across sectors such as power, automobile, consumer goods and infrastructure, Ansari moves from BIC, the stationery company, where she was head of human resources for almost 8 years. Shiza Ansari has been appointed head – HR, Shemaroo Entertainment. Her previous assignment was with BIC, the stationery company, where she was head of human resources for almost eight years, handling HR management, HR transformation, employee relations, culture change, strategy, business strategy, people management as well as compensation and benefitsHer experience spans industries such as consumer goods, automobile, infrastructure and power. An alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, where she studied talent analytics and human resource management, Ansari has worked for Reliance Infrastructure as senior human resource manager from 2004 to 2011, based out of Mumbai. From Reliance, she moved to Volkswagen India as senior HR manager, in 2011. A little less than three years later, she joined Larsen & Toubro as senior HR consultant, based out of Mumbai. A short seven-month stint later, she moved to BIC, where she completed the longest stint of her career.

 

3. Biz2X brings on board Vijay Kumar Jamwal as head, HR

Jamwal  has worked with organisations such as HT Media, Citigroup, GlobalLogic, Impetus and Gartner. Biz2X, a subsidiary of Biz2Credit based in India and the provider of Digital Lending SaaS technology, appoints Vijay Kumar Jamwal as its new head of HR. With a rich experience of 18 years, Jamwal has varied HR leadership experience in industries including information technology, banking, finance, media, education, real estate, research and advisory, and consulting. He is also known for his people-centric approach in developing and expanding organisations. Prior to joining Biz2X, Jamwal  has worked with organisations such as HT Media, Citigroup, GlobalLogic, Impetus and Gartner. He has also provided consulting services to startups, aiding them in constructing HR infrastructure for growth and strengthening leadership skills throughout the organisation. In the new role, Jamwal will oversee the company’s HR operations and drive its human resources and organisational culture initiatives.