I have 3 1/2 years experience in Logistics, freight forwarding,
with a background in Finance. My current position for the last
1 and half year has been as a profit centre head at BAX Global
covering logistics solution, activity performance as an independent
line of business including customer service and team management.
Now I am looking for a change in related areas. What areas do
you think should I be trying when I am looking for a change.
A) Dear Mr. Sinha,
Thanks for the CV. It looks as if you have grown vertically
in your organisation into business responsibility. I think you
are on a good wicket right now, therefore, I am unable to understand
the reason for change. My advice is to stick around for sometime
unless the organisation is going nowhere. In case you still
decide to change you could move into logistics/supply chain
in FMCG/Pharma, Consumer goods or in the transportation Industry.
Even in this case it will need a lot more experience to move.
My final advice is to stick around.
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Q: Qualifications : B E (Mech)
Query Background : Willing to change for faster growth
Dear sir,
I am a mechanical engineer with 9 years of experience in an
ERP driven company (SAP). I have good exposure to SAP working
environment, C++ programming, Process automation, Robotic application
for welding, and production planning and management. I want
to relocate for better career prospects. Which direction should
I move in. IT or engineering ? Kindly advice.
A) Dear Arun,
Any day IT is a better choice, but it has its own pitfalls which
are evident right now. You can grow fast and go out of job very
soon. You need to stay contemporary and learn new skills all
the time which is demanding. Engineering can be a slow but offers
steady growth, choose the appropriate based on your preference.
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Q: Query Background : Future Career
I have a secretarial background and am working in this position
for the past 12 years. I realise now that secretaries are kind
of not really required - in the sense - the concept of Secretary
no longer exists - 'cos everyone in senior positions basically
are looking towards a paperless office and with so many electronic
systems etc. in, (viz. email, SAP, e-com etc. to name a few),
everyone handles his/ her own office.
I would like to know, in case i want to change my career, what
should i go for or rather let me put it this way - what kind
of job should i apply for - Can Admin be something i can look
at?
Please suggest/advise.
Thank you and Regards,
Beryl
A : Dear Mr. Beryl,
I think you should look at a career wherein you can add value
independently. I agree with you that secretarial jobs will decline
and will be restricted to the top slots. Your options could
be to work as EA and help your boss by sourcing material for
him through the web. In other words become a web search specialist.
This will help you to become a resource person for the entire
organisation. For e.g. International recruiters use job boards
to source people.
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Q: Qualifications
: MS comp science Query Background : I want to start my career in India
Hello! I am on the verge of completion of my masters in comp
science with a dual major in communication engg. from the univ
of Toledo, Ohio. I have a BE in ECE from the univ of Madras.
I have very little work exp. I have received a very positive
response from a few companies in the US like, HP and Deloitte.
But I want to come back to India and start my career. I really
have no clue as to how I have to go about a job search in India.
Hope you can help me...
A : Dear Ganesh,
I have no doubt that people who start their careers in US and
move through the same company to India are better off for e.g.
joining H.P. in US and then after two years join H.P. India.
The second option for you is to send your CV and I shall forward
it to our parent company TMI-Network, one of India's largest
recruiting companies. But I would recommend the first option
to you.
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Q: Qualifications
: Bcom, CA Inter Query Background : Is it worth it?
I’ve always been a successful student, and even while
doing my articleship, I was the only articled clerk in my office
to be given some serious work. My principal even offered me
a job to stay back, but I took the time off to appear for my
Final exams. I didn’t clear, and now I''m wondering if
all this effort is actually worth it. Can you advice, please?
A: Dear Harsh,
Sometimes these things happen in Life. Don't lose heart and
appear again for your exams, you can. Mean while I would advise
you to take up a course in Oracle Financials which will definitely
help you in your career. If you have not cleared one or two
papers then you can appear just for those but if you haven't
managed to clear the overall percentage, then you will have
to appear for all the papers. Have faith and prepare well for
the exams.
Best Of Luck.
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Q: Qualifications
: M.LISc, BLSc, BSc
Dear Sir,
I am a Postgraduate in Library and information Sciences. Presently
I am working as a Librarian in a school. I have also worked
in the Medical library of S.G.P.G.I. (Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate
Institute) for few months. I have done P.G. Diploma in computer
application and have a background in Biology. I intend to explore
the area of Information Management and virtual libraries on
the Internet. How can my skills in Library Science be coupled
with computer skills and what specific software should I learn
for pursuing the area of my interest.
A : Dear Bharti,
To work on the web, say, developing library homepage on corporate
sites or an individual one, you need to learn HTML, ASP and
Java, also web designing courses. You should have front-end
knowledge on GUI. To explore on information management, You
can either take up career in an electronic library or start
a consultancy after gaining rich experience on the net.
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Q: Dear Mr.T.Muralidharan,
Well I seek a suggestion from you. I have around 10 years
of experience in marketing and of the 8 tears in marketing consumer
Finance Products and worked with premier companies Like Kotak.
From past 2 yrs am into IT i.e. marketing Internet related .
I am looking for break in the IT sector ,I am suggested by most
consultants , to go back to finance Industry .I am keen to be
in the IT industry specially into the internet scenario. I have
best of communication skills ,fast learner and am technically
savvy and have good understanding of technology except that
i cannot pose as a core technology person. I look forward for
a suggestion or you may ask me to meet you to know more details
about me, Ill be glad .
A : I would look at your experience as FMCS (Fast moving
consumer services) e.g. financial products or an ISP. I don't
see a great future in Software Marketing because it mostly involves
corporate selling. So my advice to you is to position yourself
as an FCMS professional and move into ISP or Financial Services.
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Q: I am working for an MNC at Coimbatore as EDP in charge, but
I am paid very poorly when compare to other professionals. I
am taking care of entire branches all over india. (bombay,ahmedabad,delhi
and coimbatore). Iam unable to move out of coimbatore at present
due to my personal reasons. Kindly give me solution in this
regard.
A : Dear Nagarajan,
In today's market money isn't important, Job security is, so
continue the current job. But use this opportunity to learn
new languages and skills in the IT industry. You could try and
enrol for an online MS course like that offered by Quantum.
The Master of Computer Science (MCS) Degree Program of the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) – ranked 3rd among
all the schools of Engineering in the US is now offered in India
in association with The Quantum Institute as an Internet Education
program. All the students undergoing the MCS program are registered
students of UIUC and on qualifying , receive their degree from
the University of Illinois.
The degree is identical to that awarded to on campus students
at UIUC, USA. For details click on the url : http://www.quantum.edu/info.html
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Q: Qualifications : M.Sc(comp) Query Background : No exp
Sir, I have done OracleDBA .How can i join as a Junior DBA
with no experience. I get disheartened when looking over the
advt.. of "Freshers need not APPLY for DBA''s". Please
suggest me /guide me as such I can get an entry level junior
DBA in India where salary is not important and I am prepared
to work even as an apprentice as an OracleDBA.
A : Dear Kishore,
I agree that the only way you can find a job is through networking
with the CTO or head of IT. You could do that by attending IT
workshops and meeting them face to face after the target person
gives a talk. Carry a powerful resume with you. Along with your
CV attach a small two page note on your own research on the
trends in Oracle DBA, researched on the Net. Get their visiting
cards and send your CV asking them for a chance which might
give you the break you want.
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Q: Qualifications
: Bcom, ACA, LLB Query Background : Oracle Financials
Dear Murali,
I am 28 years old chartered accountant and LLb having now about
4 years post qualification experience.Out of the 4 years around
two years were spent at Indias no 1 auditing firm.at present
i am completely and independently in charge of all accounting
function as well as all income tax matters of our company which
is a group company of a fortune 500 company.Recently I have
completed a full fledged training in Oracle financials from
Oracle Corporation India.Our company is about to implement Oracle
financials and the project is about to be completed by the end
of the year.I am interested in making a career in Oracle consulting
but i am skeptical about its future.Ideally i would like to
go to the USA.Would it be better for me to have the current
project experience first then work for a brief period in oracle
consulting firms and then try for US or i should try right away.I
am in a dilema.To add to it i am now receiving various good
and verygood offers in finance and taxation field. What should
i do? Please advice
A : Dear Mr. Sanjay Somani,
I think you have two broad choices : (a)Consulting (b) Practising.
In consulting you will be better off working in an Interface
between IT and finance, therefore, Oracle Financials is a good
idea. But you must work on Indian projects as an implementor
before looking for US options. Finance Taxation is the area
of pratice and is more meaningful if you want to stay in India
and climb to the top. Choose one of the two based on your long-term
goals. India versus US or Consulting versus Pratice.
