Ria Dua's Blog

Some "REAL RESUME QUOTES" I found while going through the magazine Human Factor. "I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse" ;) "I am LOYAL to my employer at all costs. Please feel free to respond to my resume on my office voice mail" ;D Courtesy: Human Factor, October issue.

Had a test on Cross Cultural Management recently where Father Joe Arun gave us the following question: "Discuss 10 variables of your cultural ethinicity and their impact on managing people." This is what i wrote: Here we are not discussing Sikhs but arya Punjabis/ Hindu Punjabis. They are the descendants of the Indo- Aryans who settled around the Punjab and Sind area and belonged to the Kshatria(warriors) Clan. However, the political and economic stbility forced them to look for different avenues. Thus they took to merchantalism (merchants) and became very successful in this field. 10 variables of the Punjabi Culture and their impact on Managing People: 1) Brave and Risk Taking: Yes, Punjabis are very brave as they were fighters once upon a time. They do not mind taking risks and like experimenting. They have the ability to face loss which is not easy for everyone. They also love challenges. If u wanna get them to work, challenge them! 2) Good Business Intellect: ...

It is interesting to see how Chetan Bhagat’s fourth book is selling copies after copies. It is hard to believe that the copies of the book are stacked in Landmark near the billing counter with the Impulse products and people are buying it as if it was just another chocolate. Two reasons why readers are getting attracted are:  It is priced as low as Rs. 95  People look forward to the humour in Bhagats writings which is usually a light read.  Catchy for the youth like always Chetan Bhagat draws the story line from his own life but prefers to call his work fiction. The tale is about the two States of Delhi and Chennai coming together. The connecting link is love between two IIM A graduates who want to get married. The catch is that the guy is Punjabi from Delhi and the girl is a Brahmin Tamil from Chennai. An interesting match I must say. Chetan with a hint of sarcasm explains how the conventional love marriages take place in India. It is indeed a long process. First the guy f...

It is funny how your daily life makes you face certain situations that teach you a lesson for life. This was an experience I had at the beginning of my 2nd year. The Beyond Management team of our college has taken the responsibility of organising guest lectures for the students every Thursday. They invite industry experts who share their experiences with us and also help us keep up to date with the happenings in various industries. As a custom, the juniors always occupied the first half of the audi and the seniors the second half. It was assumed that as we are in 2nd year now, we would be at the receiving end and would have the privilege of occupying the last few rows (it gave us a chance to fool around a little if we dint find the lecturer interesting without offending anyone). But things did not turn out that way. The same rules were not applied this year. Everyone had the liberty to occupy which ever seat they wanted and the last rows were always the first to be occupied. Don’t...

The trial of Kasab, the lone terrorist survivor of the “The Mumbai Terror Attack”, keeps reminding us of the disastrous day when 179 people including 22 foreigners lost their lives. It fills our hearts with horror, anger and anguish at the same time. Being a management student, I would like to bring your attention towards the role of the management (especially HR) in this entire catharsis with special reference to The Taj Palace and Hotels. Mr. H.N Srinivasan, Vice- President HR, Taj, who reported to the venue on 27th November enlightened us with the role and duties of an HR head at times of crisis during the monthly meet of NHRD, Chennai. He mentioned that the most important thing is to be in complete self control with a calm mind in order to act in the right direction. Companies need to devise effective measures to handle the situation. Some measures like Safety and security of the guests as well as the employees go unsaid. Besides that the victims go through a lot of stress. Thu...

Hi all, The first post in my blog has to have the mention of two important people who motivated me enough to start blogging. One is my dear friend Saikat Saha who is a regualr blogger since 2007. We share the same interests and HR is our primary connect. Thanks a lot buddy. I hope i continue with it. The second person is Mr. Kiruba Shankar, Director, Wikimedia (India). He came to our college to give a lecture on social networking and motivated us enough to act on the same lines. Thanks a lot Sir. The blog will be centric to what I ria-lize in this journey called life...