19 May 2015

University of Auckland: Health Research Doctoral scholarship

University of Auckland has invited applications for Health Research Doctoral scholarships for the 2015 session. The interested candidates must apply on or before November 1.
Scholarship details
Total no. of scholarships- 3
The students will be provided a tax-free stipend up to $25000 per annum. 
The students will be given a health insurance for 36 months, if applicable.
The part-time programme students will be paid pro-rata up to 72 months.

Eligibility Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded to domestic students and domestic-fee paying students. 
The students who will be enrolled full-time will be awarded a scholarship. 
The students must have an appropriate research programme.


Selection Procedure
The selection of students for the scholarship will be based on their academic merit and the quality of research proposal. The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of a sub-committee of the Board of Graduate studies, comprising the Dean of graduate studies, the DVC, two faculties from Medical  and Health Sciences and one faculty each from     Arts and Science.

How to apply
 The interested student must apply online for their scholarship. The application should be sent for the scholarship office.
The applicants must send their applications with a written statement.  The statement should have relevant information which is their achievements, interests, work experience, future study prospective etc. 

Important dates
The last date to apply for the scholarship is November 1.

'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao': Foodpanda's scholarship keeps reservations for females

The website www.foodpanda.in, an online food ordering platform, has started a 100 per cent scholarship scheme to promote educational courses. They are aiming at providing scholarships to atleast some 100 students.
The website has started these scholarships with an objective to help students pursue courses onwww.twenty19.com. Twnety19.com is also an online platform which enables students to gain knowledge and skills through experience.
According to IANS report, foodpanda.in has so far received applications from over 200 cities and 1,000 colleges. 
Co-founder and managing director at foodpanda.in, Rohit Chadda in a press release said, "we believe it's important for each and every one to contribute towards a brighter future for our country and its children, and this is just another small step in that direction after our 'food for soul' initiative that we started last year."
He said that 40 per cent reservation has been kept for the female students. This has been done as a part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign.
Foodpanda India is part a of the Rocket Internet group and is partner with the coupon site Cuponation.

Yale University of United States is providing scholarships for intensive continuing education

The Yale University of the United States is providing scholarships for intensive continuing education programmes in book and magazine publishing courses.
The university is ready to award "Innovative Leader Scholarship" to mid-level to senior-level book and magazine media professionals. The awards are for book publishing in the US and another for magazine media publishing in the US. Both these publications have a worldwide reach from US.
The scholarship pays 5,450 dollars as the tuition cost for the Yale Publishing course. The winner of the scholarship, however, must pay their own travel and housing costs. Applications for the 2015 course, which starts in July, are currently being accepted. The magazine class will start from July 12 and the book publishing class will start off from July 19.
Yale University comprises three major academic components namely the Yale College undergraduate program, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale also provides a wide array of centres for programmes and also includes libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. With approximately 11,250 students attending Yale; it is one of the most emerging educational centres of the world. 
Students with the right frame of mind and having an inclination towards studying abroad may get something more than they are looking for. With more and more international courses coming to the foreground, students have a wider exposure to the international education scenario which keeps updating every day.
Indian students have a lot of opportunity in the field of publication as they will get to know the international publishing industry from a close range and at a much cheaper rate thanks to the scholarship.

Five key leadership lessons I learnt early : Prabir Jha, Presidents and CHRO, Reliance Industries By Prabir Jha

I was then a freshly-minted civil services probationer, years before I studied theories of leadership and organisational behaviourat a top business school. But in those very early years, I discovered wonderful human resource insights that are simple but powerful lessons in leadership. They shaped a lot of me in my journey through a variety of industries and operating contexts. Maybe these five lessons - key elements in anyone's leadership evolution - will help us to at least pause and reflect. 

Stay close to your team, not your high office

All of 23, I remember going on my brand new red cycle to a subordinate office every morning. A round of hellos and personal enquiries with my staff, many of them decades older, brought firm handshakes and smiles. They were not used to a senior officer coming to them, clearing files at their tables, with them. My bosses were amused and perplexed. I knew my team better, understood what was happening in their lives and learnt from their wisdom. It was quicker, more inclusive, and built my early reputation as a leader of men and women. They delivered for me in full, even when I rarely had a typical reward carrot of the corporate kind with me. 

Look to compliment at least one person every day

This was something my boss noticed in me and pointed out. I was thrilled no doubt but also became conscious in what I now call, 'positive psychology'. I see so many leaders yell at and rebuke their teams. And I know that raising voices is not needed. What a few kind words can do, no fear can secure. You always will have many things that will go wrong. We must correct them. But let us look for that one thing that went well and not assume praise will build complacency.

You are there to take a decision. Take it

I hated seeing files in my 'in' tray and would ensure all were settled before I left for the day. One day someone asked me why I always make my decision or recommendation so quickly. My belief was nothing is dramatically going to change by the next morning. And a bad decision can always be reversed. But what do you do with a stuck decision? I also realised that you must delegate well, trust the right people and not micro-manage. Otherwise, there will be no time to do what you are supposed to focus on.

Be high on candour and honesty

As a young officer, I did see a lot of my senior officers not disagreeing with their bosses. I, however, also saw they were not necessarily respected by the larger team for that. They were holding back more for political expediency than a better administrative decision. One could be polite but not feel shy of airing a point of view.
I did have a few difficult experiences too but overall learnt that an honest speak-up is a better career builder than being a pure survivor. I have had senior bosses call me weeks later to say they valued my input, even if then they found it contrarian then. The same has largely played out true in the many years since.

Build your people

I had no formal input on HR then. But intuitively I knew one must give credit to whoever has done the work. I recall taking some outstanding staff to give them visibility to senior officers. Some may have even found me not confident. But to me it was building greater significance and exposure for people who otherwise would have thought they were mere file pushers. 

A lot of good work is done by people down the hierarchy. If only we could build them better, we could all have high-performing organisations. Life has moved on. Contexts have changed. The challenges of leadership have multiplied. Every leader is under greater pressure. But my early lessons have remained relevant. As one of my civil service bosses had told me years back, "Remember you finally have to earn your right to be a leader of men (and women) beyond your success at the UPSC (public service) examinations". 

(The writer is president and CHRO, Reliance Industries)

Source | Economic Times | 3 March 2015

வேலை வாங்கித் தரும் பேஸ்புக்

தன்னை தானே செல்ஃபி படம் எடுத்து சமூக வலைத்தளங்களில் போஸ்ட் செய்து எல்லோரையும் லைக் போடச் சொல்வது. புரியுதோ, புரியலையோ கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கக்கூடிய எந்த விஷயமாக இருந்தாலும் நம்முடைய இணையதளம் பக்கத்தில் மட்டுமல்லாது நண்பர்களின் பக்கத்திலும் ஒட்டிவைப்பது.

தூங்கினால் ஒரு ஸ்டேட்டஸ், கண் விழித்தால் ஒரு ஸ்டேட்டஸ் என ரகளை பண்ணுவது. இப்படி கும்மாளம் அடிப்பதற்கான சகல வாய்ப்புகளும் அள்ளித் தருபவை சமூக வலைதளங்கள். அதே சமயம் தொழில் நிமித்தமாக ஒருவர் தன்னைத் தயார்படுத்திக்கொள்ளவும், உலக அளவில் உள்ள வெவ்வேறு வேலை வாய்ப்புகளைப் பற்றித் தெரிந்து கொண்டு விண்ணப்பிக்கவும், ஆட்சேர்ப்புக்கும் பாலமாய் அமைகின்றன சமூக வலைதளங்கள்.

இன்று பல முன்னணி நிறுவனங்கள் லிங்க்டின், பேஸ்புக், டிவிட்டர், வியாடியோ, இன்ஸ்டாகிராம், பிஇண்ட்ரெஸ்ட், ஜிங், கூகுள் பிளஸ், பிரான்ச் அவுட் போன்ற சமூக ஊடக வலைதளங்களின் மூலம் தங்கள் நிறுவனத்துக்கான பணியாளர்களைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கிறார்கள்.
சமீபத்தில் ஜாப்வைட் (jobvite) எனும் அமைப்பு வேலை தேடுபவர்களைப் பற்றி ஒரு கணக்கெடுப்பு நடத்தியது. அதன்படி இன்று வேலை தேடுபவர்களில் 86 சதவீதத்தினர் பேஸ்புக், லிங்க்டின், கூகுள் பிளஸ், டிவிட்டர், இன்ஸ்டாகிராம், பி இன்ட்ரெஸ்ட் ஆகிய ஆறு இணையதள சமூக வலைத்தளங்களில் தங்களை பதிவு செய்து கொண்டுள்ளனர். அவ்வாறு வேலை தேடியவர்களில் 76 சதவீதம் பேருக்கு பேஸ்புக் மூலமாக வேலை கிடைத்துள்ளது.

தங்கள் வேலைக்கான சான்றாதாரர் (referral) மற்றும் நல்ல பணியில் இருப்பவர்களோடு தொடர்பு கொள்ள லிங்க்டின் தளத்தை பயன்படுத்துகிறார்கள். வேலைத் தொடர்பான அறிவுரை மற்றும் உதவிகள் பெற பலர் டிவிட்டரை நாடுகிறார்கள். ஆனால் வேலை அளிக்கும் நிறுவனங்கள் எந்த இணையதளத்தை விரும்புகிறார்கள் என்பது முக்கியம் அல்லவா? 94 சதவீத நிறுவனங்கள் தங்களுக்குத் தேவையான சரியான பணியாளரைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்க லிங்க்டின் இணையதளத்தைத்தான் நாடுகிறார்கள்.

வேலைக்காக காத்திருப்பவர்கள் பெரு நிறுவனங்களின் கவனத்தை ஈர்க்க தன்விவரப் படிவத்தை கண்கவரும்படியாக ஒப்பனைகள் பூசி தயாரிப்பார்கள் என்பது எல்லோருக்கும் தெரியும். அதே போன்று, வேலை அளிக்கும் நிறுவனங்களும் பணியாளர்களை கவர்ந்திழுக்க பல ஜாலங்கள் செய்கிறார்கள். அதில் குறிப்பிடத்தக்கவை, பேஸ்புக் மற்றும் யு டியூப் மூலம் செய்யும் வித்தைகள்.

ஒரு நிறுவனத்தின் சிறப்பைப் பறைசாற்ற ‘லைக்’களின் எண்ணிக்கையை முன்னிருத்துவது பேஸ்புக்கின் வழக்கம். அதே போல கம்பெனிகள் தங்களைப் பற்றிய வீடியோ பதிவுகளை வெளியிட யு டியூப் சைபர் வெளியில் இடமளிக்கிறது. அடுத்தகட்ட வளர்ச்சியாக ஸ்மார்ட் போன் மற்றும் டாப்லெட் மூலம் வேலைக்கு ஆள் எடுக்கும் நாள் கூடிய விரைவில் வரும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

Thanks to : The Hindu Tamil | Daily | 5.5.2015