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Aviva India is a joint venture between one of the country’s oldest and largest groups, Dabur, and Aviva plc, the UK’s largest insurance group

They have a sales force of over 30,000 Financial Planning Advisers (FPAs)and a distribution network of 180 branches and close to 40 Bancassurance partnerships spread across nearly 3,000 towns and cities in India.

Corporate HQ

Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd.
Aviva Tower, Sector Road, Opp Golf Course, DLF Phase V
Sector 43, Gurgaon 122 003, Haryana

www.avivaindia.com

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The salary level crap

Advanced Jobhunting Tips for the Intelligent Jobseeker

Lima Sehgal

Most of us have no idea on what salary we can actually demand from the job market, but to have a rigid posture is disastrous.

Freshers tend to go by what they hear or what they are told to expect as the correct salary level by the placement counselors in their educational institutions – The more expensive the education the higher the salary expectations.

Similarly experienced professionals also go by what they know or hear about, without really doing much analysis.

What every jobseeker needs to do is to first sort out their ego problem – to realize that the issue here is about differentiating between – What I am getting, what I deserve and what I want. All this may not have a correlation to – what I can get.

Because what I can get is about availability and timing of a job offer. Rarely about having a basketful of job offers to choose from.

I have seen freshers idling at home for months rather than take up jobs that they believe are lowly in status or in salary. I have seen experienced professionals do it too – and worse — I have seen senior / top level professionals do the same. The reasons may be stated as protecting one’s market value but the ego problem is identical.

There are these aspects of salary that are important;

*Different companies may have different salary packages to offer but all jobs have to be also considered in relation to job satisfaction, growth and career enhancement.

*Job compromises are preferable to unemployment. At least they serve the purpose of providing some income and become a stepping stone to the next one. Or at least it can serve the important purpose of forcing you into introspection and self analysis.

*A job has to be also viewed in terms of its value as an investment in the job market. You may decide to take up a job purely for what new learning and experience it offers while compromising on every thing else.

If you decide that salary compromises are a strict No-No, you may get lucky and get away with it. But if you are practical it is always advisable to take into account that careers, like life, are subject to the storms and winds of change.

As an IT professional you can get hit by the visa policy of a country, for example. Or, as a medical transcriptionist you find that the job market prospects are shrinking. Or now, all those companies that you are applying in for senior positions are considering people younger than you. Did you top your college? Well, too bad; now they are looking for higher marks from a college that is currently ranking higher than yours.

Sure, salaries are very important, but jobs are not just about earning a good salary. They are a lifetime process that you need to navigate most carefully and to your advantage. If you cannot adapt to change effectively, your survival and growth suffers. Flexibility, be it in the form of compromise or a new learning or a change in career expectations, all count as much.

Copyright Jobnet magazine 2010

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Advanced Jobhunting Tips for the Intelligent Jobseeker

Lima Sehgal

All our sweat goes towards impressing others. The pressed suit, the perfect resume .. or whatever else. But rarely do we address the issue on what type of mental stance is essential for job hunting.This is a lifetime process littered with the debries of failures and success.

The first step is to have a clear perception.We must get rid of our mental crap.

When it comes to job hunting, most of us are ruled by our phobias. Phobias are the mental crap that makes us fearful and clouds our perceptions. It paralysis our judgment and stunts our capacity for new learning. Worse it makes us smell bad to others.

But phobias have to have to be handled with respect. They serve as a thermometer for sensing our environment and give us the indicators on what medicine is needed.

For starters…

First, we need to admit to ourselves that if we are not able to find or get the job we want, blame is not going to cure the situation.

But that is what most of us tend to do – Pin the blame.   Do you think it was because I lost it to the better guy? Was it because of weak English? He paid a bribe to that government hiring officer? My father is a village farmer? I am 35? I am not as pretty as the other girl? They preferred boys for the job? …… No end to the blame list.

Once we fix the blame we look at it as the cause of the problem. We start believing that it has a basis in reality, rather than a basis in our imagination.

Then we proceed to cure the problem

“Should I use the blaster services of websites to send my resume everywhere – maybe the problem is the volume game?”

“My resume is lousily written – should I get a professional to write a snazzy one?”

“My interviewer had an American accent – should I join that English course to learn to talk with a foreign accent?”

“Should I forget about jobs and join that most popular computer course?”

All this will not help very much. What is most important is to examine that crap in our heads. Maybe an unpleasant task but it needs to be done.

From Jobnet magazine. Copyright 2010

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Company, Employer Sony India

Sony India

Sony is a popular brand worldwide.

Their products include a diverse range of electronic products:Televisions, Hi-fi Audios, Home Theater systems and DVD players, Personal Audio (CD/Cassette Radio Players and Walkman®), Audio Video Accessories, Car Audio and Visual Systems, Notebooks, Gaming Consoles, Camcorders and Digital Still Cameras, Digital Imaging Accessory (Batteries, Chargers, Microphone, Photo Printers), Mobile Phones, Recording Media and Energy Devices, Broadcast and Professional products.

They have a share capital of Rs. 550 million, Share Holding:100% subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Japan

India Office:A-31, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110044, India.

Managing Director:Mr. Masaru Tamagawa

Branch Offices:Delhi, Haryana, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore, Cochin, Coimbatore, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Mangalore and Ranchi.

Sony has a career section on their website. They also use  Placement Consultants extensively, for recruitment.

courtesy Jobnet Magazine

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Beyond Methodologies of jobhunting …

Lima Sehgal

There are various perceptions about finding jobs.

Those who believe that finding the right job is about formula find that the neighbour who has the greener grass in his backyard is not likely to share the formula with them.

Those who believe that miracles rule successful job hunting also find that the guy next door is better blessed.

Those who see the hand of karma are least stressed. The wait and watch style in job hunting is relaxing as long as it does not become too long.

For most of us job hunting is a dubious cocktail.

Perhaps what is shared by most jobseekers is the fact that jobs have to be caught and got. Most of us are armed with lists of where to go and whom to ask which get taken out and dusted free of the cobwebs of the mind, on a need basis. Added to which are a few new things which others are using.

After all, what is the fuss when all one wants is the next best job?

Easier said than done, but jobs, like marriage, is about finding the right match. Unfortunately, finding the right match is not all there is to marriage.

Going beyond methodology implies that one discards tried and tested methodologies, or logical courses, in favour of creating something new. We favour following the herd, then trying to beat it by being the first at getting to greener pastures. Since everyone else has the same idea, we get hurt in the stampede.

Competing for jobs definitely means using a strategy that no one else has.

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Special jobhunting tips for freshers

Here are some valuable tips for Freshers!

Sonali Says…

Job hunting for the first  time, can be a stressful experience for Freshers. That’s natural. So far your focus has been on books, education and training. All of which was really a preparation for your grand entry into the world of careers. All at once, you have to make a solo flight. It can be scary for most of us.

But take heart.

Job hunting at any age feels like bungee jumping without the rope.

For starters…

Let me share a secret with you. There are no experts on job hunting. So don’t go hunting for one. There is no one who can give you the right formula for successful job hunting. You are on your own now.

Job hunting is neither an art nor a science. Calling it a methodology is also not fully accurate. It is a full blown technology that you have never been educated on, but one that you need to quickly learn.

Now change your focus.

This is the time that you have to apply what you learnt at kindergarten. Your 3 R’s –Reading, ‘Riting and  ‘Rithmetic.

Reading

The language of Job hunting is different from what you know. You have to relearn how to read.

Last week I had advertised for the following candidate – “Wanted Male/ Female candidate, a go getter, willing to work hard and grow with us. Must have a  good knowledge of computer operations and be proficient on internet usage. Good spoken English is essential. Must have a valid driver’s license, be willing to travel. Age below 25 years. Good salary, perks, medical benefits and excellent growth prospects”.

Tell me what I am looking out for?

A computer operator, an internet researcher, a sales person, a personal secretary or a driver ?

So when it comes to reading a vacancy, keep an open mind. Apply, give a call, send an email or walk in. Even experienced jobseekers pass up good jobs because the don’t understand a job advertisement or they just go for stereotypes. Read between the lines also. If nothing makes sense go for that interview and find out.

Even experienced professionals tend to wear blinkers in their reading of appointment advertisements. I happen to know a  few top multinational companies who call their country heads sales representatives and I do know quite a few senior people who just bypass their advertisements.

To a fresher, vacancy descriptions and job requirements may sound like a foreign language but foreign languages can be learnt with time.

Writing

Learning to write, becomes a new skill for the jobseeker. Your thesis, essay writing or journalism skills won’t help here.

Let’s begin with the resume.

Before we start let me tell you that there is no right resume. So, don’t look for the magic key that unlocks the door to finding the right job. Forget the resume writing specialists also the companies who promise to send your resume to hundreds of employers.

The first step to write your resume is to realise that there is not much talent required for writing a simple resume for a fresher.

Being a fresher it seems like quite a feat to fill up even a single A4 size sheet. A simple resume with your contact, and educational details will suffice. Additional achievements or special interests and abilities will do nicely. Keep it short and precise.

There are plenty of free sample resumes on the internet that you can study and use for guidelines.

The common mistakes that most experienced jobseekers make is to get their resumes written on their own or by professional resume writers —  and never ever change it.

A resume has to be re-written each time you apply for a post. For example, if you are a sales cum service manager applying for the post which requires the handling of a large team of people, then your resume must emphasize that aspect. And, if you are applying for the post of country head in a new set up without staff, to liaison with clients in India, then the emphasis must change to your sales and PR abilities with your clients.

Just keep in mind that when employers are looking for freshers, a resume is just a reference for starting. Once they get past your education details there is nothing much there for them to check. For the rest, they have to meet you to gauge whether you have the requisite personality, the willingness to learn, apart from a host of other things that can be only discovered through a physical interview process.

If you are sending e-resumes, use what is compatible on the internet. The subject line should be clear. And avoid email ids like  sexysanjoo@yahoo.co.in, even if you think it is cute.

Arithmetic

The arithmetic of job hunting simply requires you to stop counting.

It applies to Salary. Most of us are confused about what salary to ask for. If you are a fresher don’t blunder.

Keep your salary options open while applying. Getting a job matters more than sitting at home with an ego problem. If you or your parents have invested a great deal of money on getting a good qualification, it still happens your problem, not the company’s.

Find out what a company is offering before shooting your mouth full of figures.

Next… The taboo here is multiplication. Never ever use it.

At this phase of your life you are going to get seduced by multiplication like never before. Job websites will offer to shoot your resume to hundreds of companies and placement firms, you will feel like doing mass mailing on your own, you will attend every job fair in town, and the theories of probability and statistics will lure you. All of which will lead to your nursing of broken hopes. Which is OK.

But never get mass – circulated. No one wants someone who is desperately unemployed and is shooting resumes to all and sundry. Neither does anyone want some one who is so widely circulated that he has probably got a dozen appointment letters in his pocket and is still scouting. Even placement firms do not want someone like that.

There is no shortcut. So, do your job hunting intelligently. Give an impression that you are not desperate. I usually suggest Jobnet’s directory of Placement Firms and Companies which has a special section on all the job resources for freshers.

Job hunting is a process of learning and self discovery

So don’t ask Sonali!

Use your brain and your follow your heart. And blame the sweat on the Indian weather!

Regards

Sonali

You may have contacted Sonali over the internet and got valuable advice on job hunting. Sonali is an expert on Job hunting and career solutions.

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