Wednesday, May 30, 2012

DNA Article - Jobs available, Qualified Candidates not - How to use graphology to deal with this.

Scanning through today's DNA, Whatever ounce of sleep I had in my body, went out the window because of the shock. The article says that there are Jobs available in the market but not Qualified Candidates. Here is the attached link - http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=18446&boxid=26696940&ed_date=2012-05-30&ed_code=820009&ed_page=1


Here is a summary of the article, for those who don't want to read and are as lazy as me :P

  • Companies must also try and retain key talent, for replacements are hard to find.
  • A whopping 48% of employers in the country are experiencing difficulty in filling positions in their firms, a survey by ManpowerGroup has found.
  • Particularly difficult to fill are the ranks of IT staff, engineers, sales and marketing people.
  • “Access to talent is the key competitive differentiator and leaving key positions unfilled due to talent shortage will be a problem in the years to come,” says Sanjay Pandit, managing director, ManpowerGroup India.
  • Undesirable geographical locations and the candidates’ quest for higher pay only make things more difficult for companies.
  • Such shortage of talent leads to firms investing heavily in training new recruits, to make them productive.
  • According to estimates by education services firm Aspire Human Capital Management, less than 25% of the country’s youth are employable, and get jobs compatible with their qualifications.
  • The solution - Focus more on retention in jobs where recruitment is difficult, increase salaries, partner with educational institutions to create curriculums aligned to talent requirements.

Lets look at the bright side - Also, lets see how graphology can help.

  • Indian Population is 1.22 billion. As per http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/india-current-population.html  50% of the population is 0 to 25 years, Assuming we start working after graduation, Is the article saying that 25% of that doesn't fulfill our corporate needs.
  • Yes, Retaining is difficult, With the use of graphology, You can understand the very motivating factor of employee and this helps retain the employee 
  • To think about it training is more difficult than retaining. Graphology helps understand and check if the person is trainable at the time of hiring and can save company huge losses.
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Friday, May 25, 2012

Desires


A mom brought her 20 yr old daughter to me for Children's analysis. There were very mild signs of depression and aggression in her writing and I made a note to mention it in the end.


The session started well. She actually giggled with me on few occasions. Everything seemed normal.
I mentioned that she was a rebel and the kid looked down. Mom didn't say anything. I went to the next point. I don't recall what my next point was but the mother blurting out that the child sleeps more than 16 hours a day and seems dead to her even when she is awake. I didn't know what to say. So far the session seemed so normal. I would have never guessed that even in my dreams. Thankfully, the child spoke before I had to and said, "I don't have any desires" I said that it was an ideal state according to me with respects to spirituality. To have no desires. Her mom laughed. "She is not religious or bhakti oriented" The kid and I ignored her mom for sometime, The kid looked pleased to hear that this was the ideal state for something at least.. I asked her why and how... She said "whatever I want, I never get. God is so not there. What is the point in living?" To this her mom said that she talks like this at home also and doesn't eat well.. I gave the poor kid an hour long lecture about desires, spirituality, law of attraction and affirmations and all that I have learnt in life so far. The kid hopefully seemed better. 

The conversation with kid taught me an important lesson. Not getting your desires filled can also lead you to spirituality. It might not last long, He leads us to him in more ways than one. He knows best.