Talent Prism - Volume 1 April 15th 2011
 
 
Editor's Pick
Stress - Incompetence Conundrum
"Learn to say no, Acknowledge, Change and Team up: the recipe for managing stress when growth in career is faster than growth in competencies. The challenge with stress is recognizing it before it is too late!", Says Elango R, Chief Human Resources Officer at MphasiS.

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Aspiring Minds Research Cell
IT companies missing 28% of the available employable pool
IT companies use academic percentages as a criterion to eliminate large part of the fresh engineers. Statistical studies show beyond doubt inconsistency and non-homogeneity in these scores across regions, universities and boards. Aspiring Minds did a detailed study of performance of fresh engineers inside large IT companies (Top 10 IT companies in India). Correlation of 10th class and 12th class percentage to performance is 0.1 and 0.18 respectively. Correlation of B.E. percentage to performance is negligible. AMCAT gives a performance correlation of 0.54. Thus, employing these cut-offs, companies lose potentially on 28% of employable pool of engineers.

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FEATURED PROFILE - Software Engineer - Fresher/Entry Level
Entry level software engineers form the bulk of hiring for any IT services company. To get the right candidate, one needs to use smart shortlisting criteria. Traditionally, companies have used English, Logical Ability and Quantitative Ability as parameters to hire these candidates. Our recent research shows that using computer programming assessment besides English skills, quantitative ability and logical skills may yield significantly better quality of candidates without affecting and actually improving the supply.
Recent updates from Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds launches a 50 seat Assessment centre in Kormangala, Bangalore
Aspiring Minds has launched a 50 seat assessment centre in Koramangala, Bangalore. This centre provides computer infrastructure, Group Discussion and Personal Interview rooms. This adds to existing Aspiring Minds assessment centres in Delhi and Gurgaon.
AMCAT adds Finance & Accounting assessment modules
Aspiring Minds has added new Finance and Accounting modules in its suite of assessment modules. The modules in the suite of assessments consist of Finance & Accounting, General Accounting, Account Receivables and Account Payables.
Aspiring Minds in NEWS
Employability still bugs Tech Inc: The Economic Times
Aspiring Minds battling unemployability and the 'matching problem':The Smart CEO
"Bangalore is most prefered job city" - Aspiring Minds survey covered by National media

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AMCAT Database
Engineers
3,08,643
MBA's
40,183
AMCAT Employable Youth
IT Services 69,177
IT Products 25,473
Business Analytics 43,243
Sales & Marketing 8,672
Banking & Finance 7,520
Region Wise Spread
Talent Prism Polls
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Testimonials
I think AMCAT is doing a great job because this is what a student and company demands: fair evaluation, and the right kind of industry."

Surinder Taneja,
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi

 
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