“Some are born great, some achieve
greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them”. Everyone dreams of
becoming something big. What matters is how one chooses to do so. The path one
chooses. It is this pursuit of greatness that builds character. Perhaps this
one liner sums up the message Mr.Vinay Mishra wanted to deliver. On 16thAugust 2013 we had the pleasure of hosting the Country HR manager of Lexmark
India.
We are the brand ambassadors of IIT Kanpur.
We must take pride in this fact and preserve the glory of this institute. All
our actions should be governed by a sense of responsibility towards this
institute and our family. Striving for excellence and showing maturity and
dignity in all aspects of our life- that should be our motto.
Learning is the most important activity in
our everyday life. Every moment we live adds another feather to our cap of
experiences. But as we grow up our inquisitiveness decreases and we begin to
justify. That is when our learning stops. In order to continue learning we must
keep our inquisitiveness alive. We must question things and try to find
answers.
In 1990 with the advent of Liberalization, privatization and globalization India witnessed a plethora of changes in the
industry. From a closed economy we became an open economy. The age old concepts
of management that were prevalent also underwent consequent changes.
The predominance of men in the corporate
sector is decreasing. It can rightly be said that ‘man’ is now being replaced
by ‘man and woman’. The machines are getting augmented by the knowledge or
skill. The most important ‘material’ now is the human ‘mind’. Availability of
money has increased post LPG as more and more foreign investors are looking to
invest in India. ‘Method’ is being replaced by ‘Process’.
In today’s scenario HR has become a very
important function in an organization. All companies are experiencing high
levels of attrition. Employees give a number of reasons for leaving a company.
There include lack of growth opportunities, partial behaviour of manager, low
recognition, lack of training and development and other reasons. However
research has proved that the major reason for attrition is dissatisfaction with
managers. The relationship of an employee with his manager and other employees
decide whether it is a good place to work or not. This relationship is held
together by trust. When an employee trusts his manager completely and feels the
manager is competent and credible, he is satisfied. The HR manager has to
contribute in building of this trust. When there are frictions, the hr
department has to ensure that the relationship and trust are not broken.
We were also told about what a company
expects from its prospective employees. A candidate must be ready to learn. He
must have an open mind. The candidate must show ability to work in team. He/She
must have a cheerful, positive attitude. A candidate must display urgency and
diligence about tasks. A candidate must have good communication skills and
should be able to comprehend properly. A candidate should have good listening
skills. He/She should have intuitiveness that will help him/her in making
decisions.
It is essential the candidate goes through
the application multiple times so that there is no mistake. He should
anticipate and prepare certain common, anticipated questions. The candidate
should also rehearse the interview with his/her friends. He/she must have a
strategy to counter stress that he/she may be subject to during the interview.
Mr. Vinay Mishra
concluded the lecture by giving us useful pointers on how to face interviews;
the various do's and dont's.First impression is always
the last impression. On the interview day a candidate much reach the venue on
time. He should be suitably dressed. He should always maintain a smiling face
during the interview. During the interview the candidate should be honest. He
should not shy away from talking but at the same time should not talk much. The
answers should be to the point and should be illustrated with examples. He
should keep the conversation interesting that way. The candidate should have
the intuitiveness to know when the interview is over. He should wish the panelists before leaving. He should also ask some relevant questions regarding
the organization and position he is being interviewed for. This will give the idea that he is serious
about his work and the organization.
The session was
highly interactive with questions pouring in from the students. Overall it was
an enlightening experience. It was concluded by a vote of thanks.
Somnath Bhattacharya
PR and Media - Events
and Seminar
MBA 2013-2015 IIT
KANPUR
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