A few years back, the Infosys IT Admin noticed a spike in data transfer caused by employees playing Age of Empires over the network. Geeks from different Infy campuses spread through the country were hooked on to the game. The behaviour had gone unnoticed for quite a few weeks. Obviously, it went against the spirit of work and was brought to a halt on being noticed.

Since then, Infosys has been quick to clamp down upon any online activity that is deemed to be a threat to employee productivity. Access to popular cricket, job and matrimony portals have been blocked. However, during match days, employees continue to find smaller and relatively unknown sites to follow cricket scores. But access lasts only till there are a small number of people using the site. So, it would be safe to presume that once a site got blocked at Infosys, it has achieved a fair level of popularity. I call this The Infosys Milestone for a dot com startup.

Yesterday, Workosaur.com accomplished this milestone. This bit of news combined with today’s Google PageRank upgrade from 2 to 4 is representative of the fact that the effort to grow Workosaur.com is bearing fruit.

A big round of thanks to all of you who’ve spread the good word.

The master has known, and imparts what he has known. The teacher has received from one who has known, and delivers it intact to the world, but he himself has not known.
- Osho

Manpower’s 2009 Talent Shortage Survey reveals that the global talent crunch remains a pressing and pervasive issue for employers worldwide. 30% of the employers around the world and 20% of employers in India struggle to fill positions available despite the global economic downturn.

The top 10 jobs that employers are having difficulty filling across the
33 countries and territories surveyed are (ranked in order):

1. Skilled Trades
2. Sales Representatives
3. Technicians (Production/Operations, Engineering or Maintenance)
4. Engineers
5. Management/Executives
6. Accounting & Finance Staff
7. Labourers
8. Production Operators
9. Secretaries, PAs, Administration Assistants & Office Support
10. Drivers

The complete results of Manpower’s global talent crunch study can be viewed below:

The Global Talent Crunch – Why Employer Branding Matters Now

Before you head for an interview, its important that you brush up on numbers and figures for your industry and track latest developments. Industry knowhow can be the difference between a great offer and a good offer. So, dive in to our Industry Tracker and browse through the latest industry reports and updates.

Just compiled a list of quizzes taken by a friend of mine over the last few days.

• Anamika just took the “What nickname best fits you? (Girls Only!!)” quiz and the result is *Lexy*.
• Anamika completed the quiz “What is your Euro-persona?” with the result British.
• Anamika completed the quiz “How Well do you know Men?” with the result Excellent!! (100%).
• Anamika completed the quiz “Which Friends Character Are You?” with the result Rachel.
• Anamika completed the quiz “What Should You Get Pierced?” with the result Cartilage.
• Anamika completed the quiz “Which Sex and the City girl are you?” with the result Charlotte.
• Anamika took the Where in India should you live? quiz and the result is Mumbai
• Anamika just took “Looking for Mr/Ms RIGHT?” quiz.
• Anamika just took the “What Indian/Pakistani bride will you be?” quiz and the result is you will be a Traditional, Stunnig, simply gorgeous!.
• Anamika just took the “What kind of bride will you be???” quiz and the result is Pretty Bride.
• Anamika just took the “How crazy are you???” quiz and the result is Manic Depression!.
• Anamika just took the “What is your deepest, darkest fear?” quiz and the result is You fear that you will go crazy..
• Anamika just took the “WHICH KIND OF ZOOZOO ARE YOU??” quiz and the result is COOL ZOOZOO.
• Anamika just took “Find Out Your Element Sign” quiz.
• Anamika just took Pizza Personality Quiz.
• Anamika just took Ice Cream Personality Quiz
• Anamika just took the Birthday Colors quiz
• Anamika just took Color and Your Sexuality Quiz
• Anamika took “Symbol Personality” quiz.
• Anamika just took the quiz What does your birthday mean? with the result Your birthday means that you are an early morning person.
• Anamika just took the quiz What is Your 80’s Song? with the result Your 80’s song is: Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
• Anamika just took the quiz Are You a Kisser or Hugger? with the result You are a KISSER!
• Anamika just took the quiz What one word best describes you? with the result Phlegmatic
• Anamika just took the quiz What is LOVE to you? with the result “Can miles truly separate you from friends… If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?”
• Anamika just took the quiz When Will You Get Married? with the result According to the Wedding Algorythm, You Will Marry In: 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS.
• Anamika just took the quiz What is Your 90’s Song? with the result Your 90’s song is: Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
• Anamika just took the “Who will you be in 10 years?” quiz and the result is You will be a successful men/women .
• Anamika completed the quiz “what kind of soul do you have” with the result Crystalline.
• Anamika took the “What’s your love song ? (JUST FOR GIRLS!!)” quiz and the result is See you again – Miley Cyrus.
• Anamika took the “Who’s your celebrity look – alike? ( FOR GIRLS ONLY)” quiz and the result is Hilary Duff.
• Anamika took the “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” quiz and the result is You’re a Genius!.
• Anamika took the “What sweet are you?” quiz and the result is Your not a sweet at all your a health nut xD.
• Anamika took the “What kind of soul do you posess?” quiz and the result is Innocent soul.
• Anamika took the “What type of girl are you?” quiz and the result is Girly Girl!.

One thing’s for sure, I know her so much better now, and I can figure what work is like at the firm she is employed with. No marks for guessing it’s one of those financial services giants.

Meanwhile, if you like a good quiz, check the one on Workosaur.

The title of this post is a piece of advice shared by Viraj Malik, CEO and MD of Percept Knorigin, in an interview with us. Viraj also shares some interesting fun-filled anecdotes from his illustrious career. Read the interview here.

After having enabled jobs subscriptions via E-mail, RSS, Twitter and Widgets, we have now set up SMS channels for different jobs. So instead of logging on to our site everyday you can simply choose to subscribe to our SMS alerts. When you find an interesting position, just visit Workosaur and apply.

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While reading the ‘Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins,’ I came across an essay titled ‘Business matters.’ The essay credits the growth in business studies in the twentieth century for re-invigorating older sayings. What was interesting to know is that the saying Time is money was first used by Benjamin Franklin in a letter titled Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748). The letter’s a masterpiece and I’ve reproduced it below:

TO MY FRIEND, A.B.:

As you have desired it of me, I write the following hints, which have been of service to me, and may, if observed, be so to you.

Remember, that time is money. He that can earn ten shillings a day by his labor, and goes abroad, or sits idle, one half of that day, though he spends but six pence during his diversion or idleness, ought not to reckon that the only expense; he has really spent, or rather thrown away, five shillings besides.

Remember, that credit is money. If a man lets his money lie in my hands after it is due, he gives me the interest, or as much I can make of it during that time. This amounts to a considerable sum where a man has good and large credit, and makes good use of it.

Remember, that money is of the prolific, generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on. Five shillings turned is six, turned again it is seven and three-pence, and so on till it become an hundred pounds. The more there is of it, the more it produces every turning, so that the profits rise quicker and quicker, he that kills a breeding sow, destroy all her offspring to the thousandth generation. He that murders a crown, destroys all that it might have produced, even scores of pounds.

Remember, that six pounds a year is but a groat a day. For this little sum (which may be daily wasted either in time or expense unperceived) a man of credit may, on his own security, have the constant possession and use of an hundred pounds. So much in stock, briskly turned by an industrious man, produces great advantage.

Remember this saying, The good paymaster is lord of another man’s purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use. After industry and frugality, nothing contributes more to the raising of a young man in the world than punctuality and justice in all his dealings; therefore, never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friends purse forever.

The most trifling actions that affect a man’s credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at at tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day, demands it, before he can receive it, in a lump.

It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you owe; it makes you appear a careful as well as an honest man, and that still increases your credit.

Beware of thinking all your own that you possess, and of living accordingly. It is a mistake that many people who have credit fall into. To prevent this, keep an exact account for some time, both of your expenses and your income. If you take the pains at first to mention particulars, it will have this good effect: you will discover how wonderfully small, trifling expenses mount up to large sums, and will discern what might have been, and may for the future be saved, without occasioning any great convenience.

In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything. He that gets all he can honestly, and saves all the gets (necessary expense expected), will certainly become rich, if that Being who governs the world, to whom all should look for a blessing on their honest endeavors, doth not, in His wise providence, otherwise determine.

An Old Tradesman.