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The Importance of Visibility for a Successful Career

No two persons are alike in terms of various attributes, be it their looks, mannerism, thinking etc. or for that matter anything. Naturally, the workplace comprises of a wide range of personalities from the meek to the over-aggressive, the self-doubters to the supremely confident ones.

But, one thing is common in all of them – each individual desires to excel in his job, gets appreciation, recognition and climb the ladder of success. These are ingredients of a rat race at the workplace which n...

Ten Essential Attributes for a Successful Career

We all will unanimously agree that sheer hard work alone does not help a professional build a successful career. He/she has to inculcate several other attributes also. Here is my pick in a random order - the top ten qualities that one should possess or develop:

Hard workHonesty and integrityAbility to make oneself visibleAbility to handle politics at workplaceDevelop a strong networkAchieve work-life balance. Possess the right level of self-confidenceRisk taking abilityTeamworkNot getting...

'‘Employee’- the Most Valued Asset': Myth or Reality

How much would you agree with the cliché, ‘Employees are the most valued assets of an organisation’? When an individual takes up a new job and joins an organisation, during the orientation program the HR department almost without fail will convey a message from the CEO, perhaps a pre-recorded video wherein he emphasises how seriously the organisation values its employees. Subsequently, during the course of our professional life, this is something we hear repeatedly from the senior management...

Upstream Oil & Gas Sector (E&P Industry) – A Career Option

I would like to start with a small story about me leading to a career in E&P Industry. But hey, don’t brand me as a narcissistic yet. There is a purpose behind it.
An Engineer – not by choice:I was born and raised in the scenic North East India, in the city of Guwahati in Assam. Mine was an amazing childhood spent in the lap of unspoiled nature. The hills and the rivers, the rains and the thunders and a soothing feeling from the greenery all around – they were my childhood chums. From my...

A Leap into the Dark - romance fiction

A lotus blooms in the mud. She is Sati, alluring, vivacious and innocent - a Banjara teenage girl from a poor family. Her breathtaking beauty becomes her curse as a myriad of pleasure seekers chase her, making her life miserable. Meanwhile, she falls in love with Sanjay, a good-natured guy and their romance takes wing. 

A tragic turn of events lands Sanjay in the police lockup. Fatnani an old, lascivious rich man seizes the opportunity to trap Sati. He bargains for a deal to secure Sanjay...

A Leap into the Dark

A lotus blooms in the mud! Alluring, vivacious and innocent, she is Sati - a Banjara teenage girl from a poor family. Her breathtaking beauty becomes her curse as a myriad of pleasure seekers chase her, making her life miserable. Meanwhile, she falls in love with Sanjay, a good-natured guy and their romance takes wing.Fatnani, a lascivious businessman notices this voluptuous beauty who arouses his carnal desire, like a bull on heat. Desperate to possess her, he lays trap one after anothe...

Go Chase Your Dream Career But .....

Today, there is a lot of emphasis on letting the young generation follow their dreams rather than pursuing a conventional career option like engineering, medical or management course. Acting, modeling, singing, dancing, journalism, photography, writing etc. - all these passion cum career options are getting more and more prominent. There is a mass awakening that one should not just become a 9 am to 5 pm, 5 days a week office going money generating machine who comes home dead tired, having no...

Go Chase Your Dream-Career But .....

Today, there is a lot of emphasis on letting the young generation follow their dreams rather than pursuing a conventional career option like engineering, medical or management course. Acting, modeling, singing, dancing, journalism, photography, writing etc. - all these passion cum career options are getting more and more prominent. There is a mass awakening that one should not just become a 9 am to 5 pm, 5 days a week office going money generating machine who comes home dead tired, having no...

A Career in the Oil & Gas Industry

This is a just-published article in 'Careerizma' a career counselling organisation. Few excerpts as below:
"E&P sector is quite heavy equipment intensive with lots of high-end technology applications as well. The operations are challenging, physically demanding in certain aspects and generally in difficult areas like the deep sea or the remote jungles. There is some amount of hereditary glamour and machoism associated with the E&P sector due to these factors.''
''I am sure you are curio...

Career options in the Upstream Sector: Exploration and Production (E&P) Industry

This is a just-published article in 'Careerizma' a career counselling organisation. Few excerpts as below:
"E&P sector is quite heavy equipment intensive with lots of high-end technology applications as well. The operations are challenging, physically demanding in certain aspects and generally in difficult areas like the deep sea or the remote jungles. There is some amount of hereditary glamour and machoism associated with the E&P sector due to these factors.''
''I am sure you are curio...