Struggling to grapple with the record-breaking run of the Indian markets in terms of IPOs? A whopping 63 companies collectively raised Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2021 alone. How did these IPOs achieve such staggering valuations?
If you think Human Resource Management is a career for the ‘nice’ people, you’re somewhat wrong and if you think that HR Management just involves hiring and engaging employees, you’re way off the charts! HR Management has been what makes or breaks great organizations. Most of the companies that had underplayed this function found themselves in an uncomfortable situation when nations went under lockdowns overnight. Trade froze, services disrupted, cash flow stopped; but somehow the show had to go on, amid the acceleration of digitization, employee well-being concerns & remote model of work. This was a moment of reckoning for the HR Management domain & this was not taught in any b-school!
Data Analytics is no longer just a good-to-have business capability. It has become the strategic differentiator & most businesses are being restructured around it. For example, daily, Spotify users create 600 GBs of data that the company uses to perfect its algorithms and machines to improve customer experiences and extrapolate insights. This means that no matter which domain you are in, as a management professional, you got to sit up and take notice of Data Analytics.
As per LinkedIn’s 2022 Job report for India, 82% of India’s workforce is preparing to switch jobs in this very year and 45% of them are confident about their next job roles. Coming in the aftermath of a pandemic-induced long stagnation, this #GreatResignation or #GreatReshuffle- call what you may- is good news, as it finally allows businesses to bring in fresh problem-solvers and professionals with people skills. This also brings up an important question - what are the key skills that these organizations will be looking for in these candidates? If you belong to this set of 82%, you are probably asking this same question to yourself as well.
As per a report by two scientists at the University of California, in today’s world, an average human processes as much as 90 GB of information in a day. That is as much as watching 19 movies! Search engines, content platforms, social media, messaging services, even your phone itself; all of you are constantly processing data in the form of information.
Considering a challenging career that pays well? The supply chain industry is set to grow at a CAGR of 10.5% till 2025 but its competitiveness gap remains the biggest hurdle. According to a recent report, reduction in the supply chain costs from 9% to 4% can double profits. It comes as no surprise that 57% of companies believe that supply chain management gives them a competitive edge. Post the pandemic, companies are looking to hire quality talent who can make their supply chains more resilient. The demand for skilled professionals in this industry is rising sharply; by 7% every year with salaries of as much as Rs. 30 lakhs! So how do you get a share of this gold-mine?
As countries move from a crisis phase to a renewal phase; the companies are getting a sense of how their worlds have evolved. Value-driven purchases, experience affinity, sanitation & sustainability are themes that have picked up pace. In a McKinsey survey, 96% of the respondents in India have tried new shopping behaviours in the pandemic and 75% of them intend to continue those.
Have you ever dreamt of working in an industry which will triple its market valuation to USD 150 billion in the next 5 years? If you have your eyes set on a career which will take off like sail to the wind, you’re looking at FinTech. The growth trajectory of India’s FinTech sector has been exhilarating with 2100+ companies in India alone, of which a whopping 67% have been set up in the past 5 years. It is in fact, the 2nd highest funded sector in India after E-Commerce.
Struggling to grapple with the record-breaking run of the Indian markets in terms of IPOs? A whopping 63 companies collectively raised Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2021 alone. How did these IPOs achieve such staggering valuations?
If you think Human Resource Management is a career for the ‘nice’ people, you’re somewhat wrong and if you think that HR Management just involves hiring and engaging employees, you’re way off the charts! HR Management has been what makes or breaks great organizations. Most of the companies that had underplayed this function found themselves in an uncomfortable situation when nations went under lockdowns overnight. Trade froze, services disrupted, cash flow stopped; but somehow the show had to go on, amid the acceleration of digitization, employee well-being concerns & remote model of work. This was a moment of reckoning for the HR Management domain & this was not taught in any b-school!
Data Analytics is no longer just a good-to-have business capability. It has become the strategic differentiator & most businesses are being restructured around it. For example, daily, Spotify users create 600 GBs of data that the company uses to perfect its algorithms and machines to improve customer experiences and extrapolate insights. This means that no matter which domain you are in, as a management professional, you got to sit up and take notice of Data Analytics.
As per LinkedIn’s 2022 Job report for India, 82% of India’s workforce is preparing to switch jobs in this very year and 45% of them are confident about their next job roles. Coming in the aftermath of a pandemic-induced long stagnation, this #GreatResignation or #GreatReshuffle- call what you may- is good news, as it finally allows businesses to bring in fresh problem-solvers and professionals with people skills. This also brings up an important question - what are the key skills that these organizations will be looking for in these candidates? If you belong to this set of 82%, you are probably asking this same question to yourself as well.
As per a report by two scientists at the University of California, in today’s world, an average human processes as much as 90 GB of information in a day. That is as much as watching 19 movies! Search engines, content platforms, social media, messaging services, even your phone itself; all of you are constantly processing data in the form of information.
Considering a challenging career that pays well? The supply chain industry is set to grow at a CAGR of 10.5% till 2025 but its competitiveness gap remains the biggest hurdle. According to a recent report, reduction in the supply chain costs from 9% to 4% can double profits. It comes as no surprise that 57% of companies believe that supply chain management gives them a competitive edge. Post the pandemic, companies are looking to hire quality talent who can make their supply chains more resilient. The demand for skilled professionals in this industry is rising sharply; by 7% every year with salaries of as much as Rs. 30 lakhs! So how do you get a share of this gold-mine?
As countries move from a crisis phase to a renewal phase; the companies are getting a sense of how their worlds have evolved. Value-driven purchases, experience affinity, sanitation & sustainability are themes that have picked up pace. In a McKinsey survey, 96% of the respondents in India have tried new shopping behaviours in the pandemic and 75% of them intend to continue those.
Have you ever dreamt of working in an industry which will triple its market valuation to USD 150 billion in the next 5 years? If you have your eyes set on a career which will take off like sail to the wind, you’re looking at FinTech. The growth trajectory of India’s FinTech sector has been exhilarating with 2100+ companies in India alone, of which a whopping 67% have been set up in the past 5 years. It is in fact, the 2nd highest funded sector in India after E-Commerce.
