Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Farewell Function of 2010 Batch
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Festivals at SIT,Lonavala
The year 2010 started with a series of events for students and staffs. The year started with the Annual cultural Gathering i.e Surabhi 2010 in Amphi theatre at STES ,loanavala followed by Sinhgad Karandak at STES vadgoan Campus Pune. The event witnessed the Solo dance competition with a remarkable winning of an Engineering student of SIT at the Sinhgad Karandak. At the same time the first Alumni meet "360 degree" of SIT,Lonavala took place at STES Campus Lonavala. The Vice-Principals of SIT,Lonavala in their introductory speech said that the Alumni association of SIT has send its proposal to University of Pune for registering itself overthere. The event ended with feedbacks,comments etc from the Alumni.
This was not the End of the festivals, The SIT organised its first National technical Festival named "Xenos 2010". At the same time the SIT witnessed GISFI's meeting headed by Prof. Ramjee Prasad from albog University,Denmark. During these days an I4CT college was inaaugurated for research work in Presence of many eminent personlities in STES,Lonavala campus.
Now again its the MCA(Engg.) dept. of SIT ,that organised a state level Technical festival "Techno bit 2010" in SIT on 13-03-1010 .
There are various other domains that are still untouched....in sports news the students of the college participated in Sinhgad Karandak and won a couple of matches. Then started another round known as "Stroke 2010" for Staffs and Students. There were different sports competition for staffs and students. It was an inter Department and Intra college Competions.
There comes in activation different Student Clubs. The Robotics club Organised a 2 day workshop on level one of Robotics for interseted students.
The illuminati magazine started its new stream "Illuminati Reunion" in collaboration with T&P dept. SIT to help students perform better in Campus Recruitment Program.
Various other students organisations like ACES organised few competitions,Astro Club organised Star watching event "Whats your Rashee" on 13-03-10 evening in collaboration with COEP,Pune.
The mechanical engg. student made a racing car and whhich went for a great event at Indore.
The magazine "illuminati" in association with Institution of Engineers organised a Debate Competition for Students at SIT. The details for the event are available on the given link activities-abhishek.blogspot.com .
The events Continue.....
News by Abhishek Kumar
This was not the End of the festivals, The SIT organised its first National technical Festival named "Xenos 2010". At the same time the SIT witnessed GISFI's meeting headed by Prof. Ramjee Prasad from albog University,Denmark. During these days an I4CT college was inaaugurated for research work in Presence of many eminent personlities in STES,Lonavala campus.
Now again its the MCA(Engg.) dept. of SIT ,that organised a state level Technical festival "Techno bit 2010" in SIT on 13-03-1010 .
There are various other domains that are still untouched....in sports news the students of the college participated in Sinhgad Karandak and won a couple of matches. Then started another round known as "Stroke 2010" for Staffs and Students. There were different sports competition for staffs and students. It was an inter Department and Intra college Competions.
There comes in activation different Student Clubs. The Robotics club Organised a 2 day workshop on level one of Robotics for interseted students.
The illuminati magazine started its new stream "Illuminati Reunion" in collaboration with T&P dept. SIT to help students perform better in Campus Recruitment Program.
Various other students organisations like ACES organised few competitions,Astro Club organised Star watching event "Whats your Rashee" on 13-03-10 evening in collaboration with COEP,Pune.
The mechanical engg. student made a racing car and whhich went for a great event at Indore.
The magazine "illuminati" in association with Institution of Engineers organised a Debate Competition for Students at SIT. The details for the event are available on the given link activities-abhishek.blogspot.com .
An event of Project Exhibition of Value addition program was inaugurated by the Vice-Principal Prof. Karande at SIT Lonavala took place.
The events Continue.....
News by Abhishek Kumar
Friday, January 22, 2010
Inaugural Ceremony Of IE students Chapter
The inaugural ceremony of Institution of Engineers students chapter was held in Dept. Of EnTC at SIT Lonavala in presence of Dr. S.S. Innamdar,Principal SIT,Lonavala and Prof. D.D. Chaudhary ,HOD EnTC on 22-01-2010. The chapter was inaugurated in presence of two eminent personalities from IE Pune Chapter i.e Prof. D.B. Dhone,Hon. Secretary IE and Dr. D.J. Dhoke,Member IE.
The event was witnessed by all the staffs of Dept. Of EnTC at SIT,Lonavala along with Students of the Department.
The speechs by the Guests from IE were really motivating.
Soon many events will be conducted under IE chapter. The students member have been provided with ID cards through which they can visit IE Library in Pune and make use of it. Many other advantages of IE membership were also enlisted which sounds to be really exciting.
The initiative for establishment of IEEE chapter in the college is going on as said by Dr. Innamdar,Principal SIT in his speech.
Thus the event ended with a vote of thanks from a student member representative.
The event was witnessed by all the staffs of Dept. Of EnTC at SIT,Lonavala along with Students of the Department.
The speechs by the Guests from IE were really motivating.
The initiative for establishment of IEEE chapter in the college is going on as said by Dr. Innamdar,Principal SIT in his speech.
Thus the event ended with a vote of thanks from a student member representative.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
SIT Lonavala
This blog is the Part of wall magazine of Dept. Of EnTC at SIT,Lonavala... Keep giving feedbacks to move it on the path of nurturing the world with a real magazine cocept...
Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Career In "Telecommunication"
The next issue is a complete survey report on "Career in the field in Telecommunication".... Details in MS word format will be available on the live space ie. http://www.abhishekkumaratsit.spaces.live.com/
Magazine Committee
EnTC Dept.
SIT,Lonavala
Magazine Committee
EnTC Dept.
SIT,Lonavala
Some Facts about Google...
Google Fun Facts
Google sorts billions of bits of information for its users. Here are some little-known bits of information about Google:
#Google's name is a play on the word googol, which refers to the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, "Mathematics and the Imagination" by Kasner and James Newman. Google's play on the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.
#Google started as a research project at Stanford University, created by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively (a combined 47 years old).
#Google's index of web pages is the largest in the world, comprising of billions of web pages. Google searches this immense collection of web pages often in less than half a second.
#Google receives daily search requests from all over the world, including Antarctica.
#Users can restrict their searches for content in 35 non-English languages, including Chinese, Greek, Icelandic, Hebrew, Hungarian and Estonian. To date, no requests have been received from beyond the earth's orbit, but Google has a Klingon interface just in case.
#Google has a world-class staff of more than 2,668 employees known as Googlers. The company headquarters is called the Googleplex.
#Google translates billions of HTML web pages into a display format for WAP and i-mode phones and wireless handheld devices, and has made it possible to enter a search using only one phone pad keystroke per letter, instead of multiple keystrokes.
#Google Groups comprises more than 845 million Usenet messages, which is the world's largest collection of messages or the equivalent of more than a terabyte of human conversation.
#The basis of Google's search technology is called PageRank™, and assigns an "importance" value to each page on the web and gives it a rank to determine how useful it is. However, that's not why it's called PageRank. It's actually named after Google co-founder Larry Page.
#Googlers are multifaceted. One operations manager, who keeps the Google network in good health is a former neurosurgeon. One software engineer is a former rocket scientist. And the company's chef formerly prepared meals for members of The Grateful Dead and funkmeister George Clinton
Google sorts billions of bits of information for its users. Here are some little-known bits of information about Google:
#Google's name is a play on the word googol, which refers to the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, "Mathematics and the Imagination" by Kasner and James Newman. Google's play on the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.
#Google started as a research project at Stanford University, created by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively (a combined 47 years old).
#Google's index of web pages is the largest in the world, comprising of billions of web pages. Google searches this immense collection of web pages often in less than half a second.
#Google receives daily search requests from all over the world, including Antarctica.
#Users can restrict their searches for content in 35 non-English languages, including Chinese, Greek, Icelandic, Hebrew, Hungarian and Estonian. To date, no requests have been received from beyond the earth's orbit, but Google has a Klingon interface just in case.
#Google has a world-class staff of more than 2,668 employees known as Googlers. The company headquarters is called the Googleplex.
#Google translates billions of HTML web pages into a display format for WAP and i-mode phones and wireless handheld devices, and has made it possible to enter a search using only one phone pad keystroke per letter, instead of multiple keystrokes.
#Google Groups comprises more than 845 million Usenet messages, which is the world's largest collection of messages or the equivalent of more than a terabyte of human conversation.
#The basis of Google's search technology is called PageRank™, and assigns an "importance" value to each page on the web and gives it a rank to determine how useful it is. However, that's not why it's called PageRank. It's actually named after Google co-founder Larry Page.
#Googlers are multifaceted. One operations manager, who keeps the Google network in good health is a former neurosurgeon. One software engineer is a former rocket scientist. And the company's chef formerly prepared meals for members of The Grateful Dead and funkmeister George Clinton
Review of the book 'The Broker'
Book Review
By Zain Siddiqui (Student in EnTC at SIT,Lonavala)
The Broker
Author: John Grisham Rating: ****
This was the first and remains till date the only book by John Grisham that I’ve ever read. Here is a story that resembles the plot of a Tom Hanks starrer suspense-thriller. It’s got this lovely screenplay kind of a feel to it, where the protagonist, Joel Backman, is the lead of a deadly chase choreographed across Europe and climaxing in Washington D.C., where it all started in the first place. Joel Backman is a big time broker in D.C. where his lobbying skills earn him the unofficial tag of the second most powerful man in D.C. He has everything. Money, power, a good home and an army of lawyers to bail him out of even hell. But riding his wave too far out into the sea, he is left stranded in deep waters by his greed. His attempt to double cross governments of Saudi Arabia and China in a deal involving the sale of ‘JAM’, a satellite control program, and millions of dollars lands him in a soup. He somehow ends up in US jail for fraud. His company is closed down and he owes a lot of people their money. But midway through his sentence, the US decides to release him under a false identity in Italy. He doesn’t know why. He lives the life he is assigned to, glad to be free. But slowly realizes a false motive and here begins the chase.
Enjoy it!
Sidney Sheldon was once asked what he would choose to do if he could not be a successful writer. His reply?
“An unsuccessful writer!”
“My candle burns at both ends
It will not last the night!
But ah my foes and oh my friends
It gives a lovely light!”
- Roald Dahl
By Zain Siddiqui (Student in EnTC at SIT,Lonavala)
The Broker
Author: John Grisham Rating: ****
This was the first and remains till date the only book by John Grisham that I’ve ever read. Here is a story that resembles the plot of a Tom Hanks starrer suspense-thriller. It’s got this lovely screenplay kind of a feel to it, where the protagonist, Joel Backman, is the lead of a deadly chase choreographed across Europe and climaxing in Washington D.C., where it all started in the first place. Joel Backman is a big time broker in D.C. where his lobbying skills earn him the unofficial tag of the second most powerful man in D.C. He has everything. Money, power, a good home and an army of lawyers to bail him out of even hell. But riding his wave too far out into the sea, he is left stranded in deep waters by his greed. His attempt to double cross governments of Saudi Arabia and China in a deal involving the sale of ‘JAM’, a satellite control program, and millions of dollars lands him in a soup. He somehow ends up in US jail for fraud. His company is closed down and he owes a lot of people their money. But midway through his sentence, the US decides to release him under a false identity in Italy. He doesn’t know why. He lives the life he is assigned to, glad to be free. But slowly realizes a false motive and here begins the chase.
Enjoy it!
Sidney Sheldon was once asked what he would choose to do if he could not be a successful writer. His reply?
“An unsuccessful writer!”
“My candle burns at both ends
It will not last the night!
But ah my foes and oh my friends
It gives a lovely light!”
- Roald Dahl
Monday, January 11, 2010
Do you want to give something to society?
Career Opportunities in Social Work
Social work is both a profession and social science. It involves the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups, and societies. It incorporates and utilizes other social sciences as a means to improve the human condition and positively change society's response to chronic problems.
Social work is a profession committed to the pursuit of social justice, to the enhancement of the quality of life, and to the development of the full potential of each individual, group and community in the society. It seeks to simultaneously address and resolve social issues at every level of society and economic status, but especially among the poor and sick.
Social workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. They work with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Social work and human history go together. Social work was always in human societies although it began to be a defined pursuit and profession in the 19th century. This definition was in response to societal problems that resulted from the Industrial Revolution and an increased interest in applying scientific theory to various aspects of study. Eventually an increasing number of educational institutions began to offer social work programmes.
Social work has its roots in the struggle of society to ameliorate poverty and the resultant problems. Therefore, social work is intricately linked with the idea of charity work; but must be understood in broader terms. The concept of charity goes back to ancient times, and the practice of providing for the poor can be found in all major world religions. The practice and profession of modern social work has a relatively long scientific origin, originating in the 19th Century. The movement began primarily in Europe and North America. The settlement movement's emphasis on advocacy and case work became part of social work practice. During the 20th century, the profession began to rely more on research and evidenced-based practice as it attempted to improve its professionalism. Today social workers are employed in a myriad of pursuits and settings.
The International Federation of Social Workers states, of social work today, "social work bases its methodology on a systematic body of evidence-based knowledge derived from research and practice evaluation, including local and indigenous knowledge specific to its context. It recognizes the complexity of interactions between human beings and their environment, and the capacity of people both to be affected by and to alter the multiple influences upon them including bio-psychosocial factors. The social work profession draws on theories of human development and behaviour and social systems to analyze complex situations and to facilitate individual, organizational, social and cultural changes."
The current state of social work professional development is characterized by two realities. There is a great deal of traditional social and psychological research (both qualitative and quantitative) being carried out primarily by university-based researchers and by researchers based in institutes, foundations, or social service agencies. Meanwhile, many social work practitioners continue to look to their own experience for knowledge. This is a continuation of the debate that has persisted since the outset of the profession in the first decade of the twentieth century.
One reason for the gap between information obtained through practice, as opposed to through research, is that practitioners deal with situations that are unique and idiosyncratic, while research concentrates on similarities. The combining of these two types of knowledge is often imperfect. A hopeful development for bridging this gap is the compilation, in many practice fields, of collections of "best practices" which attempt to distill research findings and the experience of respected practitioners into effective practice techniques.[citation needed] Although social work has roots in the informatics revolution, an important contemporary development in the profession is overcoming suspicion of technology and taking advantage of the potential of information technology to empower clients.
Course Details:
Professional social workers are generally considered those who hold a professional degree in social work and often also have a license or are professionally registered. Social workers have organized themselves into local, national, and international professional bodies to further the aims of the profession.
The minimum educational qualification for a career in social work is Master in Social Work (MSW), which is a 2 years course open to all graduates from any stream. But candidates with Sociology background would get some preference. Many government colleges, universities and private educational institutions are offering this course throughout the country. There is also M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Social Work offered by many institutions. Besides educational qualification career in social work requires certain personality traits like compassion for the underprivileged and urge to help them, capacity to work hard under far-from-perfect working conditions, patience and dedication.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was recognized as a Deemed University by the Government of India (GoI).Since then, the TISS has been expanding continuously in terms of educational programmes and infrastructure.
Over the years, the Institute has made consistent contributions to civil society and the development sector, through its education, research, field action and extension and today, the TISS has earned recognition as an institution of repute from different Ministries of the GoI; various State Governments; international agencies such as the United Nations; and the non-government sector, both national and international. A high degree of freedom and autonomy shape the positive work ethos and creativity in the Institute facilitating strong linkages between education, research, field action and dissemination, whose bulwark is a commitment and responsiveness to social needs.
Several institutes and universities are offering Bachelor and Master Degree in Social Work in India. Some most important among them are Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; Institute of Social Sciences, Agra; University of Delhi, Delhi; Rajasthan University, M.S. University of Baroda, Bombay University, Aurangabad University, Mangalore University, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Trivandrum and Madras School of Social Work, Chennai. List of the colleges offering different courses in social works are:
http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/career_details-career-opportunities-in-social-work-237-259.html
Social work is both a profession and social science. It involves the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups, and societies. It incorporates and utilizes other social sciences as a means to improve the human condition and positively change society's response to chronic problems.
Social work is a profession committed to the pursuit of social justice, to the enhancement of the quality of life, and to the development of the full potential of each individual, group and community in the society. It seeks to simultaneously address and resolve social issues at every level of society and economic status, but especially among the poor and sick.
Social workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. They work with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Social work and human history go together. Social work was always in human societies although it began to be a defined pursuit and profession in the 19th century. This definition was in response to societal problems that resulted from the Industrial Revolution and an increased interest in applying scientific theory to various aspects of study. Eventually an increasing number of educational institutions began to offer social work programmes.
Social work has its roots in the struggle of society to ameliorate poverty and the resultant problems. Therefore, social work is intricately linked with the idea of charity work; but must be understood in broader terms. The concept of charity goes back to ancient times, and the practice of providing for the poor can be found in all major world religions. The practice and profession of modern social work has a relatively long scientific origin, originating in the 19th Century. The movement began primarily in Europe and North America. The settlement movement's emphasis on advocacy and case work became part of social work practice. During the 20th century, the profession began to rely more on research and evidenced-based practice as it attempted to improve its professionalism. Today social workers are employed in a myriad of pursuits and settings.
The International Federation of Social Workers states, of social work today, "social work bases its methodology on a systematic body of evidence-based knowledge derived from research and practice evaluation, including local and indigenous knowledge specific to its context. It recognizes the complexity of interactions between human beings and their environment, and the capacity of people both to be affected by and to alter the multiple influences upon them including bio-psychosocial factors. The social work profession draws on theories of human development and behaviour and social systems to analyze complex situations and to facilitate individual, organizational, social and cultural changes."
The current state of social work professional development is characterized by two realities. There is a great deal of traditional social and psychological research (both qualitative and quantitative) being carried out primarily by university-based researchers and by researchers based in institutes, foundations, or social service agencies. Meanwhile, many social work practitioners continue to look to their own experience for knowledge. This is a continuation of the debate that has persisted since the outset of the profession in the first decade of the twentieth century.
One reason for the gap between information obtained through practice, as opposed to through research, is that practitioners deal with situations that are unique and idiosyncratic, while research concentrates on similarities. The combining of these two types of knowledge is often imperfect. A hopeful development for bridging this gap is the compilation, in many practice fields, of collections of "best practices" which attempt to distill research findings and the experience of respected practitioners into effective practice techniques.[citation needed] Although social work has roots in the informatics revolution, an important contemporary development in the profession is overcoming suspicion of technology and taking advantage of the potential of information technology to empower clients.
Course Details:
Professional social workers are generally considered those who hold a professional degree in social work and often also have a license or are professionally registered. Social workers have organized themselves into local, national, and international professional bodies to further the aims of the profession.
The minimum educational qualification for a career in social work is Master in Social Work (MSW), which is a 2 years course open to all graduates from any stream. But candidates with Sociology background would get some preference. Many government colleges, universities and private educational institutions are offering this course throughout the country. There is also M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Social Work offered by many institutions. Besides educational qualification career in social work requires certain personality traits like compassion for the underprivileged and urge to help them, capacity to work hard under far-from-perfect working conditions, patience and dedication.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was recognized as a Deemed University by the Government of India (GoI).Since then, the TISS has been expanding continuously in terms of educational programmes and infrastructure.
Over the years, the Institute has made consistent contributions to civil society and the development sector, through its education, research, field action and extension and today, the TISS has earned recognition as an institution of repute from different Ministries of the GoI; various State Governments; international agencies such as the United Nations; and the non-government sector, both national and international. A high degree of freedom and autonomy shape the positive work ethos and creativity in the Institute facilitating strong linkages between education, research, field action and dissemination, whose bulwark is a commitment and responsiveness to social needs.
Several institutes and universities are offering Bachelor and Master Degree in Social Work in India. Some most important among them are Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; Institute of Social Sciences, Agra; University of Delhi, Delhi; Rajasthan University, M.S. University of Baroda, Bombay University, Aurangabad University, Mangalore University, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Trivandrum and Madras School of Social Work, Chennai. List of the colleges offering different courses in social works are:
For more details visit the under given link from where its has been taken......
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Career Opportunities in "Corporate Communication"
Career Opportunities in Corporate Communication
Career Opportunities in Corporate Communication
By : Dr. Satyanarayana Pattnaik
Globalization of economy is the basic trend of 21st century. In this age of globalization, most of the academic discussions concentrating on communication management. This is important in the application of marketing techniques and overall development in the industry. The purpose of communication management is the accessibility of information flow from top management to bottom and vice-versa. It will be effective only when all parties (both internal groups as well as stakeholders) in the organization should be communicate and transfer the necessary information meaningfully and resourcefully. Communication is the cornerstone function of every organization to build up its status in the corporate world as well as its stakeholders. Communications is one of the most important link between an organization and the public. Communication generating from an organization and going out of its various audiences – whether within or beyond – is termed as corporate communication.
Communication is the key factor in the creation, implementation, monitoring and reporting on all corporate activities. Through communication, stakeholders understand company’s purpose, goals and values. Communication also aimed to influence employee’s attitude toward the workplace loyalty and pride in the company in which they are working.
Major companies are considered communication as an effective tool to intensifying its scope and rationalizing its service. They have renewed their communication strategy to expand their business empire. Leading organizations have their own communication team with efficient communicators who are responsible for communication function with various national and international organizations.
What is Corporate communication?
Theoretically speaking, Corporate Communication plays a critical role in building and maintaining relationships with the stakeholders of a corporation. Media communications are an essential channel through which all stakeholders receive information and develop perceptions of a company. Corporate communications are effective in the successful business and its effects identified by the leading companies. It is equally important as technology since application of technology need to communicate effectively in the corporate world. Without effective communication corporate relationship will be impossible.
Corporate Communications is the processes; a company uses to communicate all its messages to key constituencies. It encodes and promotes a strong corporate culture, a coherent corporate identity, an appropriate and professional relationship with the media, and quick, responsible ways of communicating in a crisis. It also defines how an organization communicates with its stakeholders and how that brings a company's values to life. Corporate Communications are often defined as the products of communications, memos, letters, reports, Web sites, community engagement, social and environmental initiatives or programs. These make up most importantly an aggregate of messages that a company sends to its audience whether internal or external.
To put it simply, corporate communication is an umbrella that encompasses fields like advertising, public relations, internal communications, investor relations, crisis management, brand management, events and in some cases can extend to marketing as well.
Communication in changing corporate sector
Just until a few years ago, companies communicated with their consumers via press releases, and with their employees through internal bulletins. Today however, the importance of communication has gone up manifold.
Now-a-days information technology and management are the recent trend in the career field. Most of the company is looking for the people who are able to make some changes. Communication skill is an essential element in this new generation job. Also employees should be able to take new challenges and to perform the job responsibility effectively. In this competitive world, employees should be able to understand the situation and to communicate the meaningful information in time.
The field of corporate communication serves as an excellent example of the evolution of corporate functions and its subsequent impact in terms of career prospects. The field has undergone radical developments over the years and has become a full-fledged career option today. The number of job openings has increased what with more companies taking notice of its importance in business objectives, and a rise in competition.
As competition grows and as reputation becomes more important, any company serious about its image will always have a need for corporate communication. This is one among a few areas where career opportunity is going upwards.
Till about a decade ago, one would have never ordinarily followed a career in corporate communication. However, the influx of multinational companies (MNCs) has brought in new trends that are followed in developed countries. Several large, medium and even small sized companies now employ a full time executive dedicated to image building. With companies realising the potential benefits from corporate communication, there is no looking back for professionals in this field. In fact even NGOs have started hiring communication professionals to look at their ‘corporate image’.
Duties of Corporate Communicator
As a corporate communicator, an individual becomes the face of the organisation. The skill sets required in corporate communications are an ability to articulate ideas, ability to write lucidly and above all… being a people’s person. The corporate communicators are involved in internal communication with employees and are responsible to effectively transmit information originating from the management. For a stock market listed company, the communication department within the organisation is responsible for channelling investor queries as well as ensuring a constant flow of information between various stakeholders. In large organisations, the advertising and PR strategies also fall within the ambit of corporate communication.
Corporate Communication experts are the advocates for organisations in managing the complex communications that take places between organisations and their external and internal audiences. These specialist communicators are representing the organisation and make the organisation to aware of public views and attitudes. Other responsibilities of corporate communicators include media contacts, drafting press release, arrange and conduct programmes of internal and external communications. Corporate communication is responsible for creating and maintaining the brand and looking after the organisation's reputation. It works towards projecting an excellent image at all times. The positive image a company projects helps in moulding public opinion in its favour in times of an actual crisis.
Specific responsibilities of a corporate communicator include:
Supervise the status of the organization
Develop, execute and evaluate communications strategies
effective two-way internal communications
Taking the lead on media handling, proactively placing good news stories, dealing with enquiries and producing media releases
Developing links with other departments, which enhances the smooth functioning.
Planning proactive communications
Leading public relations, including customer services
Playing a key role in issue management and planning
Ensuring that other health organizations are kept fully briefed on developments, plans and any incidents in your organization
Producing high quality information service
Advising senior colleagues on strategic communications and related issues
Engaging in business promotion campaigns
Typically, the following skills would be necessary for a communications role:
Ability to work equally well both on your own and within a team
Ability to write, speak and brief others clearly
Ability to assess and select appropriate communications routes for different messages and audiences
Ability to remain calm under pressure
Ability to recognize sensitive situations and act appropriately
Negotiating and influencing skills
Ability to work well with others at all levels both within and outside your company
Ability to gain the trust and respect of senior colleagues
Ability to provide creative input to projects
Ability to think strategically
Above all, corporate communicator represents the corporation's voice, its reputation, integrity and the images it projects of itself on a global and regional stage populated by its various audiences and stakeholders.
What do aspirants need for it?
There are no defined qualifications for entering this field. Those with the gift of the gab and the ability to write have an edge. Soft skills like networking, inquisitiveness and time consciousness are also important. Graduates in English literature and mass communication with some hands-on experience are preferred at the entry level, so are MBAs.
A degree or diploma in mass communication helps for a career in corporate communication. However, many professionals agree that more than the degree, it is your personal skills that matter the most. "It helps to have a degree in communication, but it is not essential. What matters is being able to understand issues related to your organisation, an understanding of current affairs, and an eye for any development that could affect the organisation. A degree or diploma in communication, no doubt, helps get an entry into the field. Also, language skills and the ability to see opportunities are important qualities.
Ideally before getting into this field one should have a relevant degree in communication. A formal degree in journalism & mass communication can help you get an easier access into this sector. Communication education gives you an understanding and helps to grasp things faster.” Armed with degrees job seekers can directly consider entering the sector. In today’s a job market students can easily start a rewarding career in this field.
A degree would not give you the strategic thinking and the ability to make and maintain contacts that matter a lot in corporate communication. You also need an ability to understand the business, ability to network within and outside the organisation and the ability to make people believe you as well as believe in you. It is only after that your audiences trust you.
Future prospect in the field
There is enormous scope for corporate communication in India. Industries are expanding and need to recognise the importance of having to communicate with the public that matters to the most. With the kind of development we are witnessing in India and abroad, corporate communication is here to stay. Prospects in the field are plentiful for more than one reason. Firstly, competition has grown. The need to maintain the brand has grown considerably, with regard to Indian as well as global consumers, as more foreign companies are coming to India than never before. Secondly, the need to communicate has exploded. Even the target audiences have expanded radically. We have come to use more and developed tools of communication to reach out to them. Finally, the external scenario has become extremely dynamic.
More variables affect the image of the company now than before. Also, the number of tools of communication has increased significantly. Television and internet have changed the communication scenario. What would reach the public in 24 hours in case of newspapers or 12-14 days in case of magazines earlier, now reaches them in a matter of seconds. The tasks formerly being taken care of with a couple of press releases are now being handled by entire departments.
The size of the corporate communication department is dependent upon the size of the company. Large organisations have a full fledged department that works on their communication objectives. While small companies may have just one individual managing the entire show. In such a scenario, fresh talent is always welcome. A fresher can earn anything between three to five lakhs per annum. And from there, the sky is the limit.
The pay package
The pay scales in the sector vary based on the organisation and experience on part of the candidate. A candidate with a relevant degree and good communication skills can also get remuneration in the range of Rs 3.5 lakhs per annum. Once you have relevant experience of 4-5 years in the field, the annual remuneration can easily go up to Rs 5-6 lakhs. While talented people can make their way up to the level of vice-president in a company, at the entry level, corporate communicators usually draw salary of Rs 15,000-20,000.
The demand from organisations is only going to increase given the growth we are witnessing. If you feel that communication is your strength and have an ability to understand businesses then this is the career for you. After all, like finance and marketing professionals, a corporate communication professional too is not restricted to a specific industry.
............................................................................................................................................................
The author is course coordinator of Journalism & Mass Communication at IGNOU, Puri (Orissa). Contact at: snpattnaik@yahoo.com
Author:
Dr. Satyanarayana Pattnaik
A News from 'Employment News'
"http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/career_details-career-opportunities-in-corporate-communication-241-in.html"
Career Opportunities in Corporate Communication
By : Dr. Satyanarayana Pattnaik
Globalization of economy is the basic trend of 21st century. In this age of globalization, most of the academic discussions concentrating on communication management. This is important in the application of marketing techniques and overall development in the industry. The purpose of communication management is the accessibility of information flow from top management to bottom and vice-versa. It will be effective only when all parties (both internal groups as well as stakeholders) in the organization should be communicate and transfer the necessary information meaningfully and resourcefully. Communication is the cornerstone function of every organization to build up its status in the corporate world as well as its stakeholders. Communications is one of the most important link between an organization and the public. Communication generating from an organization and going out of its various audiences – whether within or beyond – is termed as corporate communication.
Communication is the key factor in the creation, implementation, monitoring and reporting on all corporate activities. Through communication, stakeholders understand company’s purpose, goals and values. Communication also aimed to influence employee’s attitude toward the workplace loyalty and pride in the company in which they are working.
Major companies are considered communication as an effective tool to intensifying its scope and rationalizing its service. They have renewed their communication strategy to expand their business empire. Leading organizations have their own communication team with efficient communicators who are responsible for communication function with various national and international organizations.
What is Corporate communication?
Theoretically speaking, Corporate Communication plays a critical role in building and maintaining relationships with the stakeholders of a corporation. Media communications are an essential channel through which all stakeholders receive information and develop perceptions of a company. Corporate communications are effective in the successful business and its effects identified by the leading companies. It is equally important as technology since application of technology need to communicate effectively in the corporate world. Without effective communication corporate relationship will be impossible.
Corporate Communications is the processes; a company uses to communicate all its messages to key constituencies. It encodes and promotes a strong corporate culture, a coherent corporate identity, an appropriate and professional relationship with the media, and quick, responsible ways of communicating in a crisis. It also defines how an organization communicates with its stakeholders and how that brings a company's values to life. Corporate Communications are often defined as the products of communications, memos, letters, reports, Web sites, community engagement, social and environmental initiatives or programs. These make up most importantly an aggregate of messages that a company sends to its audience whether internal or external.
To put it simply, corporate communication is an umbrella that encompasses fields like advertising, public relations, internal communications, investor relations, crisis management, brand management, events and in some cases can extend to marketing as well.
Communication in changing corporate sector
Just until a few years ago, companies communicated with their consumers via press releases, and with their employees through internal bulletins. Today however, the importance of communication has gone up manifold.
Now-a-days information technology and management are the recent trend in the career field. Most of the company is looking for the people who are able to make some changes. Communication skill is an essential element in this new generation job. Also employees should be able to take new challenges and to perform the job responsibility effectively. In this competitive world, employees should be able to understand the situation and to communicate the meaningful information in time.
The field of corporate communication serves as an excellent example of the evolution of corporate functions and its subsequent impact in terms of career prospects. The field has undergone radical developments over the years and has become a full-fledged career option today. The number of job openings has increased what with more companies taking notice of its importance in business objectives, and a rise in competition.
As competition grows and as reputation becomes more important, any company serious about its image will always have a need for corporate communication. This is one among a few areas where career opportunity is going upwards.
Till about a decade ago, one would have never ordinarily followed a career in corporate communication. However, the influx of multinational companies (MNCs) has brought in new trends that are followed in developed countries. Several large, medium and even small sized companies now employ a full time executive dedicated to image building. With companies realising the potential benefits from corporate communication, there is no looking back for professionals in this field. In fact even NGOs have started hiring communication professionals to look at their ‘corporate image’.
Duties of Corporate Communicator
As a corporate communicator, an individual becomes the face of the organisation. The skill sets required in corporate communications are an ability to articulate ideas, ability to write lucidly and above all… being a people’s person. The corporate communicators are involved in internal communication with employees and are responsible to effectively transmit information originating from the management. For a stock market listed company, the communication department within the organisation is responsible for channelling investor queries as well as ensuring a constant flow of information between various stakeholders. In large organisations, the advertising and PR strategies also fall within the ambit of corporate communication.
Corporate Communication experts are the advocates for organisations in managing the complex communications that take places between organisations and their external and internal audiences. These specialist communicators are representing the organisation and make the organisation to aware of public views and attitudes. Other responsibilities of corporate communicators include media contacts, drafting press release, arrange and conduct programmes of internal and external communications. Corporate communication is responsible for creating and maintaining the brand and looking after the organisation's reputation. It works towards projecting an excellent image at all times. The positive image a company projects helps in moulding public opinion in its favour in times of an actual crisis.
Specific responsibilities of a corporate communicator include:
Supervise the status of the organization
Develop, execute and evaluate communications strategies
effective two-way internal communications
Taking the lead on media handling, proactively placing good news stories, dealing with enquiries and producing media releases
Developing links with other departments, which enhances the smooth functioning.
Planning proactive communications
Leading public relations, including customer services
Playing a key role in issue management and planning
Ensuring that other health organizations are kept fully briefed on developments, plans and any incidents in your organization
Producing high quality information service
Advising senior colleagues on strategic communications and related issues
Engaging in business promotion campaigns
Typically, the following skills would be necessary for a communications role:
Ability to work equally well both on your own and within a team
Ability to write, speak and brief others clearly
Ability to assess and select appropriate communications routes for different messages and audiences
Ability to remain calm under pressure
Ability to recognize sensitive situations and act appropriately
Negotiating and influencing skills
Ability to work well with others at all levels both within and outside your company
Ability to gain the trust and respect of senior colleagues
Ability to provide creative input to projects
Ability to think strategically
Above all, corporate communicator represents the corporation's voice, its reputation, integrity and the images it projects of itself on a global and regional stage populated by its various audiences and stakeholders.
What do aspirants need for it?
There are no defined qualifications for entering this field. Those with the gift of the gab and the ability to write have an edge. Soft skills like networking, inquisitiveness and time consciousness are also important. Graduates in English literature and mass communication with some hands-on experience are preferred at the entry level, so are MBAs.
A degree or diploma in mass communication helps for a career in corporate communication. However, many professionals agree that more than the degree, it is your personal skills that matter the most. "It helps to have a degree in communication, but it is not essential. What matters is being able to understand issues related to your organisation, an understanding of current affairs, and an eye for any development that could affect the organisation. A degree or diploma in communication, no doubt, helps get an entry into the field. Also, language skills and the ability to see opportunities are important qualities.
Ideally before getting into this field one should have a relevant degree in communication. A formal degree in journalism & mass communication can help you get an easier access into this sector. Communication education gives you an understanding and helps to grasp things faster.” Armed with degrees job seekers can directly consider entering the sector. In today’s a job market students can easily start a rewarding career in this field.
A degree would not give you the strategic thinking and the ability to make and maintain contacts that matter a lot in corporate communication. You also need an ability to understand the business, ability to network within and outside the organisation and the ability to make people believe you as well as believe in you. It is only after that your audiences trust you.
Future prospect in the field
There is enormous scope for corporate communication in India. Industries are expanding and need to recognise the importance of having to communicate with the public that matters to the most. With the kind of development we are witnessing in India and abroad, corporate communication is here to stay. Prospects in the field are plentiful for more than one reason. Firstly, competition has grown. The need to maintain the brand has grown considerably, with regard to Indian as well as global consumers, as more foreign companies are coming to India than never before. Secondly, the need to communicate has exploded. Even the target audiences have expanded radically. We have come to use more and developed tools of communication to reach out to them. Finally, the external scenario has become extremely dynamic.
More variables affect the image of the company now than before. Also, the number of tools of communication has increased significantly. Television and internet have changed the communication scenario. What would reach the public in 24 hours in case of newspapers or 12-14 days in case of magazines earlier, now reaches them in a matter of seconds. The tasks formerly being taken care of with a couple of press releases are now being handled by entire departments.
The size of the corporate communication department is dependent upon the size of the company. Large organisations have a full fledged department that works on their communication objectives. While small companies may have just one individual managing the entire show. In such a scenario, fresh talent is always welcome. A fresher can earn anything between three to five lakhs per annum. And from there, the sky is the limit.
The pay package
The pay scales in the sector vary based on the organisation and experience on part of the candidate. A candidate with a relevant degree and good communication skills can also get remuneration in the range of Rs 3.5 lakhs per annum. Once you have relevant experience of 4-5 years in the field, the annual remuneration can easily go up to Rs 5-6 lakhs. While talented people can make their way up to the level of vice-president in a company, at the entry level, corporate communicators usually draw salary of Rs 15,000-20,000.
The demand from organisations is only going to increase given the growth we are witnessing. If you feel that communication is your strength and have an ability to understand businesses then this is the career for you. After all, like finance and marketing professionals, a corporate communication professional too is not restricted to a specific industry.
............................................................................................................................................................
The author is course coordinator of Journalism & Mass Communication at IGNOU, Puri (Orissa). Contact at: snpattnaik@yahoo.com
Author:
Dr. Satyanarayana Pattnaik
A News from 'Employment News'
"http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/career_details-career-opportunities-in-corporate-communication-241-in.html"
India 2009/Bharat 2009
क्या? आप सन २००९ में भारत के बिभिन क्षेत्रो मैं हुए विकास के बारे मैं जानना चाहते हैं, तो निचे दिए गए लिंक पर जाएँ . यह भारत सरकार की रिपोर्ट है!
हिंदी में जानकारी के लिए निचे दिए लिंक पर जाएँ
http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/Bharat_2009.pdf
Do you want to know the overall progress or development or the work done in india in 2009? This is the govt. of India report for the year 2009.
For English Version Log On to
http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/India_2009.pdf
हिंदी में जानकारी के लिए निचे दिए लिंक पर जाएँ
http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/Bharat_2009.pdf
Do you want to know the overall progress or development or the work done in india in 2009? This is the govt. of India report for the year 2009.
For English Version Log On to
http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/India_2009.pdf
A Story to take 'lesson' from!
Note: This is not to make fun of anyone but just like that so please take it with the spirit of fun and take lesson for yourself. Donot take it otherwise.
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
Indian Version:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled
with food
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .
Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt
support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for 'Bengal Bandh' in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the
winter.
Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes,it's home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.
CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden '
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later....
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in Silicon Valley,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India,
......AND
As a result of losing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers,
.
.
.
.
.
India is still a developing country…!!!
Note: Please forgive me for publishing this....... Its just a joke.......and nothing to be taken personal.......
माफ कर देना !
अभिषेक कुमार
For the current and future Generations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!An Old Story:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
Indian Version:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled
with food
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .
Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt
support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for 'Bengal Bandh' in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the
winter.
Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes,it's home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.
CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden '
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later....
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in Silicon Valley,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India,
......AND
As a result of losing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers,
.
.
.
.
.
India is still a developing country…!!!
Note: Please forgive me for publishing this....... Its just a joke.......and nothing to be taken personal.......
माफ कर देना !
अभिषेक कुमार
Friday, January 8, 2010
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