Hiring of Non Technies for Technical Work

With the new trend being set up by IT firms to hire non-techies to do techies' work, it seems that working hard at engineering colleges for 3-4 years to enter this field is worthless. In the last few months, it is noticed that many of the Indian IT companies such as TCS, Wipro and Infosys are turning towards non engineering graduates for the same work that engineering graduates have been doing for long.

There are employees currently working with Indian IT firms as a Software Engineer after completing Art graduation degree and a year certificate course in computer programming. "If it is possible to train one person in just six months or one year then why engineers are taught for four years?"

So the big question - will these hiring of non-techies affect the quality of work? It will affect the quality. Normally an IT graduate undergoes 3-4 years of training to become a professional. If that education is given to a non-IT graduate in just one year or six months, it's obvious that they won't be taught everything due to which their basics won't be strong and they won't be able to perform as nicely as a properly trained IT graduate can do. Even with techies, project success rate is less than 25 percent. With non techies, they are intending to smash it to zero."

But all these firms who are hiring these non-techies believe that quality of the work will not be affected by hiring non-engineering graduates, as these non-techies are being hired for testing software applications and managing computer infrastructure, in order to do more with fewer staff and at lower wages than computer engineers.

It is believed that from nearly 10 percent of their current workforce, non-engineering graduates could account for nearly 20-25 percent of the staff at companies such as TCS, Wipro and HCL, over the next one to two years. The IT company like Cognizant already has almost 20 percent of its global workforce who are non-engineering graduates. "Hiring non-techies might work for some of the IT companies, but as far as Symphony Services is concerned; our work requires the expertise and knowledge of technical engineers. Candidates from non engineering background do not fit into our framework of expertise required and hence the hiring model."It's not right way to build any company. One company gains more value by differentiation of knowledge come from competition."

Some of the experts feel that basically this step is being taken by companies to cut the costs and increase the employment across the country. Normally, an Indian IT firm pays Rs. 2-4 lakh per annum to an engineering graduate, but when they hire any non-engineering graduate, they just pay Rs.80,000 - Rs.1,50,000. It's not everything about cutting cost. In the last few years, skill mix has changed because of a fundamental shift in sourcing behaviour - customers sourcing a broader range of services, including BPO/KPO.

Now, it is to be seen that these IT firms understand the real value of an engineering graduate or keep hiring non-techies in near future also, as it is possible for only these IT biggies to train non-techies to do techies' work, not the smaller firms.

Calling KnowledgeBase Trainees ( Pharma)- Freshers @ EMPTORIS -Pune

EMPTORIS- SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT....is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth.

EMPTORIS is widely accepted as the technology leader in the area of Strategic Sourcing. The company is now working on the next generation of SOURCING Solutions that will change the way Fortune 2000 companies manage their world-wide spend. Much of the design, development and implementation of these solutions will be done at the Emptoris Development Centre in Pune.

Emptoris is operating from U.K, Germany, France, Australia, and China and in several cities in the USA .

Emptoris PRODUCTS are available in 15 languages and are being used in 54 countries around the world.

Motorola, Boeing, Bank of America, Am Ex, Glaxo Smithkline, IBM, Dow Corning and many dozens of other F2000 companies use Emptoris solutions to manage their Global Supply chains.


EMPTORIS has been recognised by prestigious RED HERRING in the list of 100 top private technology companies for 2005. The RED HERRING Award recognizes 100 private companies in North America that drive the technology industry's future, from among hundreds of thousands.

Emptoris have setup its first offshore facility in Pune. We are looking for highly competent individuals to lead and participate in the DEVELOPMENT of NEXT GENERATION Sourcing solutions.

We are looking for:

Knowledgebase Trainees ( Pharma )

Experience level : Fresher, strong domain knowledge in Pharma

Position Type : 6 months training ( contract position )and based on performance the training period will be extended

Learning Aspect: Shortlisted candidates will get trained on collection, cleansing, grouping/classification of information about pharmaceutical products and services, including medicines. The candidate will have to use Internet and MS Excel for which one week training will be provided.


Interested candidates should send their latest profiles and contact details to sprasad@emptoris.com

Best Regards,
Shekhar Prasad
HR - Emptoris, Inc.
B101 Pune IT Park | 34 Aundh Road | Bhau Patil Marg| Pune 411020 |Office: +91 20 30239400 |
www.emptoris.com

Career Opportunities in Astronomy

Astronomy is necessarily an observational science.Involving Geography and Space science.Physical and mathematical theories are thus stretched to the limit to provide explanations for the celestial phenomena that we observe.
Other aspects include stellar astronomers (study of stars), solar astronomers (study of the sun), galactic astronomers (study of the galaxy), extragalactic astronomers (study of all different galaxies and structure of the universe), and cosmologists (study the origin and evolution of the universe).

Also we can gained knowledge in other fields such as:

# Aerospace Engineering
# Astrophysics
# Atmospheric Science
# Geology
# Physics.

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Management Stories

It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a lion is sitting outside his cave, lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.


Fox: "Do you know the time, because my watch is broken"
Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you"
Fox: "Hmm... But it's a very complicated mechanism, and your big claws will only destroy it even more."
Lion: "Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed"
Fox: "That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches"
Lion: "Sure they do, give it to me and it will be fixed"


The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with the watch which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the lion continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with himself.


Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.


Wolf: "Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken"
Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you"
Wolf: "You don't expect me to believe such rubbish, do you? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV.
Lion: "No problem. Do you want to try it?"


The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.


Scene : Inside the lion's cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with himself.


Moral : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY A MANAGER IS FAMOUS; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.

Management Lesson in the context of the working world : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMEONE UNDESERVED IS PROMOTED; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES


Story # 2

It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along comes a fox, out for a walk.


Fox: "What are you working on?"
Rabbit: "My thesis."
Fox: "Hmm... What is it about?"
Rabbit: "Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes."
Fox: "That's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat foxes!
Rabbit: "Come with me and I'll show you!"


They both disappear into the rabbit's burrow. After few minutes, gnawing on a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his typewriter and resumes typing.


Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit.
Wolf: "What's that you are writing?"
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves."
Wolf: "you don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?"
Rabbit: "No problem. Do you want to see why?"


The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow and again the rabbit returns by himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing.
Finally a bear comes along and asks, "What are you doing?
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat bears."
Bear: "Well that's absurd !"
Rabbit: "Come into my home and I'll show you"

Scene : As they enter the burrow, the rabbit introduces the bear to the lion.

Moral: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SILLY YOUR THESIS TOPIC IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHOM YOU HAVE AS A SUPERVISOR.

Management Lesson in the context of the working world: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BAD YOUR PERFORMANCE IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER YOUR BOSS LIKES YOU OR NOT

Black Hole / Asteroids - Earth is in Danger

This is a war zone,our mission is to live. If we are a gambler, then our planet Earth is the right place for us. There are monsters out there in Universe and galaxy always try to destroy Earth. To understand the threat we must see that.

Asteroids are rocks object that orbit the sun.Also termed as minor planets.They have been found inside Earth's orbit to beyond Saturn's orbit.One theory suggests that they are the remains of a planet that was destroyed in a massive collision long ago.
Asteroids can put an end for human civilization. Every wonder why moon has marks, those are caused by collisions of asteroids. Ever wonder how dangerous and devastating it would be if any one of that comes into the line of orbit of earth.


One of another mystery in the galaxy is BLACK HOLE. Its region of space from which nothing can escape.It is called black hole because it absorbs all the light that hits it.

Life Teachings....

There are no mistakes in life, only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self-mastery. From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher.

No Show off. Be - True, Honest, Calm and Sincere Person. Accept your faults.
Never regret your past. Rather, embrace it as the teacher that it is.
Never overlook the power of simplicity.



I have a person in my life who is my daily reminder of all that is good and beautiful in this world. Who is with me at all stages of my life and made my life worth living. Bless You...

Content Writer / Technical Writer

Technical writers / Content Writer are specialist in producing materials such as instruction manuals and software documentation. It’s in the instruction manual of every product purchased Technical writing consists of several types of step-by-step technical documentation.
An online help expert develops help menus seen in every software program. A hardware technical writer develops instructional content related to the operation of high-tech equipment.

Technical Writers must have strong hold of English language including proper sentence structure and punctuation. They must show talent in logical thinking patterns and must be a fast learner to learn new software and new procedures. They also must be aware of about emerging technology.Technical writer work often requires collaboration with clients.

Technical writers specialize in producing materials such as instruction manuals and software documentation. An attraction for writing is something those in this field should, without doubt, have. Other necessary traits are the ability to express ideas clearly in writing, good judgment, creativity, self motivation and curiosity.

Management Lesson - Corporate World

Being in Corporate world, we been through different working principles and Political games, Excellent coworkers who are working their way up and making moves while positioning themselves for a run to the top, and also Dumb coworkers who eats out your brain.

The one who hesitates,loses the game. Also a Person who sits around and does nothing productive in an working hour/day is a loser. Perhaps worse than all this is the person who gets involved in everything but does almost nothing. This is worse because it affects the job of innocent coworkers.

There are employees who would join into any random project, and start bossing people around. We can keep ourselves updated about new projects and assignment and a simple e-mail to the project manager letting him or her know you're available.Be alert to opportunities and seize them. If you happen to be stepping on someone else's territory,acknowledge it in a diplomatic fashion.Stick to your basics and make your work seen with results. Its all about how you deal and upgrade your self.Every boss knows who all are productive in his team.

If you do something spectacular, make sure to only mention it to the boss. There is a strong possibility he will broadcast it to the office if it's something of major importance. That is your chance to not only take some credit but to acknowledge those who helped contribute to its success. Stay away from gossiping and be a eye catcher only be deeds and results.

We might also come across Pareto principle- 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.By focusing on the things that produce the biggest results, we can get the enormous share of the results, with the minimum amount of effort. It still involves hard work, but we can achieve your goals in an efficient way.make decisions about what gets done and what has to wait.apply the principle to all your work with others and stick with the efficient people. You’ll get more done.

Career Opportunity in Software testing / QA - IT jobs

There are multiple opportunities exist in IT industry. in the career of Software testing and Quality control / Analyst Software testing is the processes in which application quality is improved. Software testing is done in each phase of product life cycle. It consists of requirement specifications, design, coding, to the user acceptance. There are two kinds of Software testing: Manual and Automation. Knowledge of programming languages is required for unit testing. Also scripting skill are essential for Automation testing.

Few skills to refer: Project life cycle, Testing concepts, Knowledge of testing types, Programming languages familiarity, Database concepts, Test plan/ Test Cases, Ability to analyze requirements, Documentation skill, testing tools.

There are Certification Courses available for software test engineers and QA professionals. ex: MSCTE;CCTE;CSQA.

Career path is somewhere like: Software Test Engineer - Snr Test Engineer / Snr QA Analyst- Associate QA Lead / QA Lead- QA Manager- QA Head.

Walk In Interviews on 10th April- PUNE

Emptoris Technologies( A Product Development Company ) is looking for experience, Technical Savvy Professionals. We have schedule Interview Drive on 10th April in our Pune office.

1. QA Lead -

6+ years experience in Software testing
Good understanding of software testing concepts;Web based applications architecture
Should have experience in installing & deploying web based applications/data base servers and doing basic trouble shooting
Ability to write SQL queries
Good understanding of test planning / test strategy.

2. Tech Lead

To provide hands-on technical leadership, create application designs and supervise the implementation & deployment.
Candidates should have minimum 7 years of IT experience including experience in Object-Oriented technologies and in implementing Web-based applications.
Should have experience leading a minimum of 6 people team.


Required Skills:

Strong Core JAVA & J2EE skills.

Hands on experience with JSP, Servlet & EJB is mandatory

Experience working with industry leading application servers WebLogic / WebSphere/ JBoss

Strong analysis & design skills.

Candidates Interested are requested to send their resumes at :sprasadhr@emptoris.com

Career Path/ Growth In Software Industry

If you are a software professional or planning to go ahead in this profession, you must not only look into lucrative,mouthwatering job offers with high salary but also you must understand the career path in long term prospective.

Company's are planning to take advantages with current trends within the IT service sector. A software professional must evaluate his skills that I asked how I fit in there. They must check whether it was technical or business skills that were most valuable to his projects.

Business skills were most important to his future projects and the industry as a whole. The key to maintain good career path is to work along with programming and more business-oriented IT positions such as systems analyst,project manager, or systems architect. It doesn't mean that carer path is meant to be straight. You move to corporate ladder while moving to different area.

Many software professionals think they will stop coding in few years,but reality is that Coding will be in their job profile till then end. Professionals are moved by fancy title, its true but they must live up to them. Not everyone can become a project manager and communicate. If you are Service based IT company you must also look for Product Companies for fast growth.Product companies who do not innovate and strategies will be in danger. IT professionals must not stick to large and branded companies,even smaller companies pay well and give good platform to grow.Also professionals must enhance their hard and soft skills along with multiple domain knowledge.

Body Odour, Deodrant,Sweating

Sweating is natural process of lowering the body temperature.There are lots of different activities that cause us to sweat more than usual. Hot weather, exercise and doing something that makes us feel anxious all cause the sweat to flow.We all have our own body odour. Our body odour happens due to the smell of bacteria that grows on the body. These bacteria grow in their number when you sweat and cause body odour.

Sweat in itself does not possess any smell. Body odour of a person is dependant upon multiple factors like gender, genetics, health, diet, medication and many more. It differs from person to person. Some of the areas that are associated with body odour are underarms, feet, pubic hair and skin.

We uses Deodorants for pleasant smell. Deodorants allow perspiration to occur and also control the body odor.deodorants contain antiseptic properties that kill the bacteria that causes odor and the fragrance is just to make the user feel fresh. But also we have to avoid health disorders by avoiding deodorants which contains chemicals which may cause skin problems.


-Try avoiding refined foods
-Eat healthy food that contains loads of fiber, whole grains, wheat, soy products and green leafy veggies.
-Include red radish juice in the diet
-Drinking plenty of water will also help you to smell fresh and sweet.
-Wear cotton clothes to soak sweat during summer.
-Body odour always stays on clothes. So, Dont wear the same outfit without washing it first. If you are a person who perspires a lot, wear something with sleeves as often as possible.
-Use antibacterial soap or deodorant soap while bathing.
-Lastly, keep your body clean.
-For smelly feet, wash and dry between the feet adequately and wear well- ventilated footwear to let feet breath.
-Talcum powder also helps to absorb the sweat and gives a feeling of freshness.

Enjoy the summer and feel fresh..