On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:11:49 -0700, gorecroot
wrote:

> Source: http://www.gorecroot.com
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> HR in India had just about forgotten post y2k and dot com
> vaporization. 7 years is definitely a long time in Software and BPO
>
> parlance. We had all but forgotten that not long ago belts had to be
> tightened. Hardcore professionals, professional recruiters, and
>
> long term players enjoyed the digestion process.
>
> Coming up now are the following challenges:
> 1. An industry force that believes that salaries grow 20 - 30% every
> year (perhaps twice a year would be good as well)
> 2. At least for India based companies, the government is talking about
> having the Techies pay some corporate tax
> 3. HR that is grapling with attrition issues - not really the rate,
> but the way it is done
>
> HR in other verticals are commenting and do I see a smirk: You reap
> what you sow. Perhaps it is time to go back, close the loop and
>
> pull some good basics from Industrial Relations days.
>
> Human Resource Management was (when it started a few decades back in
> India) just the better dressed + business drink version of
>
> good old Industrial Relations. Am just quoting someone who has been in
> business for 3+ decades now. Did we lose sight of objective
>
> somewhere in the middle? Somewhere when people were looked in 5
> performance bands,
>
> Comments anyone?
Yes, that adjective form of India is Indian.
>
> Any talking industry wide clean up acts yet? Isn't it about time?



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