Advisor, Ex-Acting ED (CHEMEXCIL) & DD (SRTEPC) alongwith past corporate export experience (Huntsman PP India, Godrej & Boyce, Super-Max, Famycare etc)
Recruitment pactices and HR in India! In the good old days , companies used to have P&A (Personal and Administration) departments which used to handle everything like recruitment, Promotions, Industrial/ labour, legal issues etc. With passage of time, these P&A were replaced by HR departments loaded with MBAs who came with all sorts of fancy ideas to justify their salaries. I have seen companies calling HR departments as "People Energy" and have posts like "Employee Delight". As long as drastic changes and fancy ideas help the company, it's fine, but more often than not these new HR policies manage to scare away talented people as they don't fit into the systems and get screened out. In fact, today it has become very difficult or impossible for a 55 plus candidate to get a job in India as they are considered very old or outdated by HR regardless of immense experience they bring to the table. There is no human touch. Companies treat out of job people like dirt or offer 1/3rd of their last salary drawn which could be depressing. Unfortunately, this a loss not only for the private sector but also for our country as there are lot of people who are still fit and can contribute to industry and nation's growth endeavour but have no Avenues due to recruitment practices, robotised mindset and lack of opportunities.