PD MOHANTY

My Research and Strategies Say so: - The last 3 years were years of numbers and figures for the Indian IT services industry. And as the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) President Som Mittal will tell you, they were years to project numbers and weave a strategy to get to those numbers. “But the next decade will be structurally different. It will be more about making a change rather than following a change,” he says. With the change in business and economic landscape, IT companies will need a different tool-kit to retain the edge from here on. Indian players can never forget that out of the total addressable offshoring market of $380 billion, less than 15 per cent has been penetrated. What are the trends that the Indian IT industry needs to catch in order to ride the next decade of growth for the software services market? Rogue rupee and currency fluctuationThe recent yo-yoing Re-$ relationship has been giving the Indian IT industry sleepless nights. But,...

Hi Users, If any Fresher Candidates really Depressed of the current job, then dont worry. The BOOM is comming ahead...... Just read and mark my few words and Success is at your Doorstep. Reports of companies laying off thousands of employees globally have made many young professionals skeptical about the job market. There is a certain amount of insecurity and uneasiness amongst professionals today as all signs point to an increasingly unwelcome economic outlook in the coming months. With the recent downfall of some big banking players, the employment markets globally are in turmoil. Facing a layoff is fast becoming more and more a real prospect for many professionals. To keep your job, you need to work smart not and do whatever it takes to make sure you are crucial to your company. But you must also have a plan, in case your organization thinks you are not so crucial or efficient. Here are some suggestions to help you in the job search process in these difficult times: Treat the job se...

There are various types of mistakes that need careful proofreading of your resume before you can make the cut. Poor punctuation and gawky sentence structure hamper smooth flow stamping you as careless. So, always proofread. While watching bloopers, you laugh at the funny slip-ups, gaffes and blunders. But certainly, you wouldn’t want a similar response when it comes to your resume, right? If your resume contains malapropisms, it’ll be a laughing stock failing to fetch any impression. So, meticulous proofreading of your resume is essential. Share it with friends and colleagues for the reassurance that inadvertent word substitution is absent. Remember, computer spell check function often doesn’t find these errors as it’s the problem of incorrect word use rather than misspelling. So, when you proofread your resume, it should reflect your editing skills, being concise and error free. Mistakes are of various types, from typos to poor punctuation marks and gawky sentence construction that ob...

Have you ever thought that a good resume can act as a feel-good factor? Especially in the current context with a major downturn in the economy that has affected several key industries, this becomes the right time to act and put all your efforts in making a great resume that will work for you. You may wonder how a well-crafted résumé is a harbinger for successful careers! The efforts towards making a good career seems like such a long drawn-out process, but to make it happen you need to start with your résumé! Let us introspect and draw out the virtues of a good résumé. There are several traditional and logical reasons for making a good résumé. Some key ones can be attracting the right audience and positioning you well in the job market. However, when you deeply analyze two important and basic points come forth – your résumé acts as a motivational tool and help you to get right ready. Motivational tool Have you ever thought that a good résumé can act as a feel-good factor? Yes, the mome...

Story 1 : Think about quality early The Charter-drafting team of a new Working Group, led by Staff Contacts and co-Chairs, looks through The QA Handbook. Following the good practices in the early-commitment and planning module, the team debates how much it can realistically commit to at this early stage. After deciding on some test materials deliverables, milestones, and specification synchronization that it considers to be safe commitments, the team uses the provided Charter Template to include these in the draft Charter. Or it could help a Chair who is trying to jump-start a test suite project... Story 2 : Jump-starting a testing effort An existing Working Group has just finished writing its Requirements and Use Cases documents, and has begun to draft its specification. At the same time, it is taking a first look at its test suite plans. As recommended in the The QA Handbook, the Chair jump starts the Test Suite project by appointing a point of contact and part-time Test Suite team, ...

What is Self Assessment? Gathering information about yourself in order to make more informed career decisions Identifying your important values, interests, abilities, skills, knowledge and personality traits Prioritizing these according to level of importance The Purpose? To increase self-awareness and confidence in your decisions To identify strengths, preferences and areas for improvement To increase your competitive edge over others To use this information in the exploration stage and compare or weight these things with the current or potential career options which you have researched To try to match them up as best as possible to ensure personal satisfaction How to Assess Yourself? Begin by making a few lists based on the categories below. Being able to assess yourself in this way is essential to enable you to foresee any gaps between you and your potential first job. Think about: Who/how you are rather than who/how you would li...