The battle grounds at IITs this year are calm and the usual aggression is missing indicating a weak appetite amongst companies across sectors. Does that mean in the next few months B-schools will see a lukewarm placement ? Sunil Chemmankotil, CEO for TeamLease Digital talks to Mint's Devina Sengupta on how colleges are reworking strategies to their ... Show More
Dec 2024
How Much Pay Hike Can You Really Expect This Time?
In this episode of The Working Life, Mint’s Devina Sengupta sits down with Anandorup Ghose, Partner at Deloitte India, to decode the salary trends shaping India’s job market. Why have increments been stagnating? Which sectors are poised for big pay hikes, and which ones aren’t? P ... Show More
22m 21s
Sep 2024
Will the Next Generation's Careers Be Affected by Workplace Safety?
How differently is our workplace perceived by male and female employees? Will the career paths of the next generation be impacted by an unsafe environment? Our host, Devina Sengupta, spoke to Pratishtha Bagai and Manas Pimpalkhare, a Trainee Correspondent at Mint, to discuss the ... Show More
21m 39s
May 2024
What’s Next? Navigating Your Project Management Career
A career in project management isn’t always linear. Some people gradually advance from one position to the next, while others come to the profession from a different career path altogether. Guests discuss the moves they’ve made, how they assess when they’re ready for a new role, ... Show More
26m 23s
Aug 2024
Is Passion Driving Burnout?
There’s often a direct connection between how much you achieve at work, and how high you climb, and how much passion you have for your work. It’s a huge motivator, but it has a downside for those especially geared towards overachievement: burnout. Jon Jachimowicz is an assistant ... Show More
52m 11s
May 2024
...is there no work-life balance?
Long hours, demanding workloads, and stressful late nights at the office... is it impossible to have a good work-life balance when you’re an accountant? This week, we sit down with ACCA members Clara Tooth and Shaun Fenwick to understand what the lifestyle of an accountant is rea ... Show More
21m 59s
Feb 2025
When Hiring, Emphasize Skills Over Degrees
The best leaders know that a person’s skillset and their willingness to learn are more important than the degree they have. Ginni Rometty, former Chairman and CEO of IBM, understands this deeply. She spearheaded a company-wide shift to skills-based hiring and development during h ... Show More
31m 36s