Comments on: Career Management in India — Part Two http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/ Career Advice for Cubicle Warriors Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-4633 Scot Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:25:15 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-4633 While the focus on the larger family is not as prevalent here in the US, I'm not so sure that career management is that advanced in the US either. There is still a tremendous need for people to manage their own career and not be dependent on their employer to drive the career. Some employment cultures in the US promote experimentation and creativity, others are rigid. The perspectives from different countries, however, is endlessly fascinating because each country's overall culture influences how they go about their work and providing for their families. Even if the work is the same, the approach is often very different. Thanks for contributing to this thread; I really appreciate it. While the focus on the larger family is not as prevalent here in the US, I’m not so sure that career management is that advanced in the US either. There is still a tremendous need for people to manage their own career and not be dependent on their employer to drive the career. Some employment cultures in the US promote experimentation and creativity, others are rigid.

The perspectives from different countries, however, is endlessly fascinating because each country’s overall culture influences how they go about their work and providing for their families. Even if the work is the same, the approach is often very different. Thanks for contributing to this thread; I really appreciate it.

]]> By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-5988 Scot Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-5988 While the focus on the larger family is not as prevalent here in the US, I'm not so sure that career management is that advanced in the US either. There is still a tremendous need for people to manage their own career and not be dependent on their employer to drive the career. Some employment cultures in the US promote experimentation and creativity, others are rigid. The perspectives from different countries, however, is endlessly fascinating because each country's overall culture influences how they go about their work and providing for their families. Even if the work is the same, the approach is often very different. Thanks for contributing to this thread; I really appreciate it. While the focus on the larger family is not as prevalent here in the US, I’m not so sure that career management is that advanced in the US either. There is still a tremendous need for people to manage their own career and not be dependent on their employer to drive the career. Some employment cultures in the US promote experimentation and creativity, others are rigid.

The perspectives from different countries, however, is endlessly fascinating because each country’s overall culture influences how they go about their work and providing for their families. Even if the work is the same, the approach is often very different. Thanks for contributing to this thread; I really appreciate it.

]]> By: Karthik Bangalore India http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 Karthik Bangalore India Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:44:32 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-4631 I read with interest with both the blog posts of Mritunjay. Coming from NON IT sector (Core mfg) I agree with whatever he has written. It is more and more of need to satisfy the dear and nears as well as pay heed to their suggestions. The other side is the Indian work environment (Most sectors) is still more focused on engaged in core competence and get the best folks to get the job done with drive mad and dig deep without exploring the horizontal aspects. Job rotation, learning diverse skills are still long way off in many companies. Also the social security, culture still prohibit people from experimenting. It is always for" to the Family, By the family and for the family" as the dreaded thing can come any day!!!. (More so in the depressing times now) I saw the situation as same when I began my career 23 years back, I guess nothing much has broadly changed in the overall Indian work scenario. At least I am trying to be different to my Children to be different and to experiment, Lets See.!!. Karthik I read with interest with both the blog posts of Mritunjay. Coming from NON IT sector (Core mfg) I agree with whatever he has written. It is more and more of need to satisfy the dear and nears as well as pay heed to their suggestions. The other side is the Indian work environment (Most sectors) is still more focused on engaged in core competence and get the best folks to get the job done with drive mad and dig deep without exploring the horizontal aspects. Job rotation, learning diverse skills are still long way off in many companies.
Also the social security, culture still prohibit people from experimenting. It is always for” to the Family, By the family and for the family” as the dreaded thing can come any day!!!. (More so in the depressing times now)

I saw the situation as same when I began my career 23 years back, I guess nothing much has broadly changed in the overall Indian work scenario.

At least I am trying to be different to my Children to be different and to experiment, Lets See.!!.
Karthik

]]> By: Karthik Bangalore India http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-5987 Karthik Bangalore India Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:44:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-5987 I read with interest with both the blog posts of Mritunjay. Coming from NON IT sector (Core mfg) I agree with whatever he has written. It is more and more of need to satisfy the dear and nears as well as pay heed to their suggestions. The other side is the Indian work environment (Most sectors) is still more focused on engaged in core competence and get the best folks to get the job done with drive mad and dig deep without exploring the horizontal aspects. Job rotation, learning diverse skills are still long way off in many companies. Also the social security, culture still prohibit people from experimenting. It is always for" to the Family, By the family and for the family" as the dreaded thing can come any day!!!. (More so in the depressing times now) I saw the situation as same when I began my career 23 years back, I guess nothing much has broadly changed in the overall Indian work scenario. At least I am trying to be different to my Children to be different and to experiment, Lets See.!!. Karthik I read with interest with both the blog posts of Mritunjay. Coming from NON IT sector (Core mfg) I agree with whatever he has written. It is more and more of need to satisfy the dear and nears as well as pay heed to their suggestions. The other side is the Indian work environment (Most sectors) is still more focused on engaged in core competence and get the best folks to get the job done with drive mad and dig deep without exploring the horizontal aspects. Job rotation, learning diverse skills are still long way off in many companies.
Also the social security, culture still prohibit people from experimenting. It is always for” to the Family, By the family and for the family” as the dreaded thing can come any day!!!. (More so in the depressing times now)

I saw the situation as same when I began my career 23 years back, I guess nothing much has broadly changed in the overall Indian work scenario.

At least I am trying to be different to my Children to be different and to experiment, Lets See.!!.
Karthik

]]> By: Career Management in India - guest posts on CubeRules « Perspectives on Career Management http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-4622 Career Management in India - guest posts on CubeRules « Perspectives on Career Management Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:08:08 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-4622 [...] Career Management in India - Part II [...] [...] Career Management in India – Part II [...]

]]> By: Industry newbie as a manager - Disaster in making? « Perspectives on Career Management http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3286 Industry newbie as a manager - Disaster in making? « Perspectives on Career Management Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:28:16 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-3286 [...] have seen newbies work in such cadre mostly in services companies, and as I described in a previous post on Cube Rules about career management in India, those companies need conformity more than creativity, and hence managers’ primarily role is to [...] [...] have seen newbies work in such cadre mostly in services companies, and as I described in a previous post on Cube Rules about career management in India, those companies need conformity more than creativity, and hence managers’ primarily role is to [...]

]]> By: Mrityunjay Kumar http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 Mrityunjay Kumar Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:33:04 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-3218 Archana: Thanks for your comments. Yes, mentoring is a great alternative to counseling (and better, in my opinion), however choosing the right mentor can be tough, and especially doing it online is tougher. I am interested in knowing more about this phenomenon of choosing mentors online, I have seen Silicon India in action around some of these, but I don't think it is that popular a phenomenon. Scot: totally agree with the fourth perspective of personal branding and person's own commitment to building their careers. I think Indian industry and workers (at least in IT which I have studied a lot) are still some way away from really embrace this thought. They are still passive in this regard. I think two factors cause this: first, the industrial and job revolution is so new that people haven't seen cost of bad (or no) career management, nor they have seen economic cycles which make career planning and career focus so critical for survival. Also, Indian workforce is significantly young, so there is no peer experience to share about the importance of being in charge of their own career and what can be done to be good at it. However, these are broad generalizations and individuals will vary (as Cindy commented in the other post). Archana: Thanks for your comments. Yes, mentoring is a great alternative to counseling (and better, in my opinion), however choosing the right mentor can be tough, and especially doing it online is tougher. I am interested in knowing more about this phenomenon of choosing mentors online, I have seen Silicon India in action around some of these, but I don’t think it is that popular a phenomenon.
Scot: totally agree with the fourth perspective of personal branding and person’s own commitment to building their careers. I think Indian industry and workers (at least in IT which I have studied a lot) are still some way away from really embrace this thought. They are still passive in this regard. I think two factors cause this: first, the industrial and job revolution is so new that people haven’t seen cost of bad (or no) career management, nor they have seen economic cycles which make career planning and career focus so critical for survival. Also, Indian workforce is significantly young, so there is no peer experience to share about the importance of being in charge of their own career and what can be done to be good at it. However, these are broad generalizations and individuals will vary (as Cindy commented in the other post).

]]> By: Mrityunjay Kumar http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 Mrityunjay Kumar Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-5986 Archana: Thanks for your comments. Yes, mentoring is a great alternative to counseling (and better, in my opinion), however choosing the right mentor can be tough, and especially doing it online is tougher. I am interested in knowing more about this phenomenon of choosing mentors online, I have seen Silicon India in action around some of these, but I don't think it is that popular a phenomenon. Scot: totally agree with the fourth perspective of personal branding and person's own commitment to building their careers. I think Indian industry and workers (at least in IT which I have studied a lot) are still some way away from really embrace this thought. They are still passive in this regard. I think two factors cause this: first, the industrial and job revolution is so new that people haven't seen cost of bad (or no) career management, nor they have seen economic cycles which make career planning and career focus so critical for survival. Also, Indian workforce is significantly young, so there is no peer experience to share about the importance of being in charge of their own career and what can be done to be good at it. However, these are broad generalizations and individuals will vary (as Cindy commented in the other post). Archana: Thanks for your comments. Yes, mentoring is a great alternative to counseling (and better, in my opinion), however choosing the right mentor can be tough, and especially doing it online is tougher. I am interested in knowing more about this phenomenon of choosing mentors online, I have seen Silicon India in action around some of these, but I don’t think it is that popular a phenomenon.
Scot: totally agree with the fourth perspective of personal branding and person’s own commitment to building their careers. I think Indian industry and workers (at least in IT which I have studied a lot) are still some way away from really embrace this thought. They are still passive in this regard. I think two factors cause this: first, the industrial and job revolution is so new that people haven’t seen cost of bad (or no) career management, nor they have seen economic cycles which make career planning and career focus so critical for survival. Also, Indian workforce is significantly young, so there is no peer experience to share about the importance of being in charge of their own career and what can be done to be good at it. However, these are broad generalizations and individuals will vary (as Cindy commented in the other post).

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Scot Herrick Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:12:57 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-3104 Archana -- I'd suggest a fourth perspective: the individual is responsible for their career management. It's not just career counseling, training and placement, but what the individual wants to accomplish in a career. It is interesting in reading the articles that it seems workers in India are somewhat passive in this area -- they wait for the system to suggest their career without regard for their own personal desires. I don't know if that is accurate, nor if it is something in the culture, but it seems that we wait for others to define our career in India rather than working to a career in our job choices. Any comments in this area? I'm really very curious. Archana — I’d suggest a fourth perspective: the individual is responsible for their career management. It’s not just career counseling, training and placement, but what the individual wants to accomplish in a career.

It is interesting in reading the articles that it seems workers in India are somewhat passive in this area — they wait for the system to suggest their career without regard for their own personal desires.

I don’t know if that is accurate, nor if it is something in the culture, but it seems that we wait for others to define our career in India rather than working to a career in our job choices.

Any comments in this area? I’m really very curious.

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-5985 Scot Herrick Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:12:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2008/02/14/career-management-in-india-part-two/#comment-5985 Archana -- I'd suggest a fourth perspective: the individual is responsible for their career management. It's not just career counseling, training and placement, but what the individual wants to accomplish in a career. It is interesting in reading the articles that it seems workers in India are somewhat passive in this area -- they wait for the system to suggest their career without regard for their own personal desires. I don't know if that is accurate, nor if it is something in the culture, but it seems that we wait for others to define our career in India rather than working to a career in our job choices. Any comments in this area? I'm really very curious. Archana — I’d suggest a fourth perspective: the individual is responsible for their career management. It’s not just career counseling, training and placement, but what the individual wants to accomplish in a career.

It is interesting in reading the articles that it seems workers in India are somewhat passive in this area — they wait for the system to suggest their career without regard for their own personal desires.

I don’t know if that is accurate, nor if it is something in the culture, but it seems that we wait for others to define our career in India rather than working to a career in our job choices.

Any comments in this area? I’m really very curious.

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