The startup ecosystem in India is thriving, especially with the rise in the number of angel investors and incubators. But what’s really turning out the be that feel-good story is the one about bootstrapping Indian startups who climbed up the success ladder without any external funding. At SutraLite, we have worked with many of these innovative startups, enabling them to ‘bootstrappingly’ recruit some really great candidates. Now our OCD of …Read More
6 Types of Bad Bosses
An unpleasant boss truly can be your worst nightmare. A horrible boss could make your professional life miserable with will have a domino effect on your social life and eventually everything else you do. Here’s a list of six types of bad bosses. Once you know how they are, you can figure out how to handle a bad boss. The demanding one An unpleasant boss would harshly demand his employees. …Read More
Career Tips: How to Build a Great LinkedIn Network & Profile
As you know, LinkedIn is a social networking site for business that is more professional and concerns more with the user’s professional aspect rather than social or generic aspects. As part of our career tips series, here’s how you can build a great LinkedIn network and profile: More than a resume With so many potential employees today and so few employment opportunities, it is necessary to keep a resume as …Read More
Career Advice: First Month at First Job
When it’s your first day at your first job, the best thing to do is avoid being nervous. A calm mind thinks better and faster, not to mention is much more witty and charming. But if you aren’t witty and charming by nature, don’t worry…some of the most likable people are liked simply because they’re good human beings. Here are a few tips that you can use at your first …Read More
My Dream Job: An Open Letter from a BMM Student
A true BMM student is characterized by their passion, creativity, strange yet brilliant personalities and their sever hatred for math. When one calls it “the media”, only a true media person knows that various media are just a medium for the arts and entertainment. My dream job would basically be one that’s not a job at all. It would just be, me doing something that I absolutely am passionate about …Read More
For Job Seekers: How to Use LinkedIn to Find Jobs and Network
You open your inbox and see your friend’s mail inviting you to join the professional networking site LinkedIn. You instantly remember the conversation you had with her and how she recommended LinkedIn, which will enable you in finding a job. You also scour all round the web and find on technology news sites how so many recruiters and job seekers are using LinkedIn to connect. Good. You finally decided to …Read More
Hiring & Top Recruitment Agencies in India: For the Fresher
From the time the Indian economy was fully liberated in the nineties, there has been a boom in the number of businesses. This decade saw yet another secondary boom, that of recruitment agencies. So as a new employer from a startup or a small business, what should you expect from top recruitment agencies in India? There are thousands, if not hundreds, of recruitment agencies in India. Recruitment Agencies in India …Read More
Job Interview Tips for Freshers: Preparation for Success
Freedom. Money. Growing up. These are just the few things running in the mind of the fresh college graduate. Though campus placements are becoming a norm in India, it is restricted to engineering colleges or key/famous institutions. The average college graduate still has to go job hunting after giving the final year exams, and requires job interview tips. The unfortunate part is our colleges are known for their quantity of …Read More
Recruitment and the Facebook Job Board: The Ultimate Dilemma?
The evolution of internet has seen many highlights, especially when connecting people. Right from emails to chat services to social networking, the web has brought people closer and closer. From the last few years, social networks have been all the rage but do face the huge conundrum of monetizing their offerings. So far, Linkedin—networking site for professionals—has managed to effectively make profits. It is a godsend for recruiters and companies …Read More
DeZyre: an Online Academy that Enables Job Seekers to Upgrade Skills
One of the biggest complaints of employers, especially in India is that not many job seekers possess the skill-sets that they would want them to have. This is especially true for technology hiring, where fresh graduates (and in certain cases a few experienced professionals) are not acquainted with the advanced functionality of spreadsheet software. Now industry news site YourStory.in is reporting about DeZyre, an online academy that provides free as …Read More

