IBM on a hiring spree

IBM has been on a hiring spree for the last one year or so. It is recruiting like crazy for Instructional Designers. Now that in a way, is definitely good news for the numerous IDs across the country, both experienced and freshers. The importance of India for IBM is reflected in the fact that it has opened up a Knowledge Factory in the past year, which services IBM's global bases. The focus is on understanding the content needs of the market, devise innovative learning solutions and meet the design needs of the elearning market. To ensure this, IBM is recruiting IDs who can set up the elearning system in India and APAC for IBM. Having said that, the first thing that would come into the minds of an ID is that how well would he/she be paid considering the fact that it is IBM. Whatever be the case, Instructional Designers in India are not very highly paid. In fact, in comparison to their American counterparts they draw peanuts. The reasons in my opinion are two. One, IDs in India do not have a degree in Instructional Designing or Learning Psychology (If it makes them any less competent from their counterparts is another debate altogether) and the second reason being that elearning is still not recognised in the Indian circuit as much as IT or anything else. And if you are talking about the remuneration, there are people who are paid as less as 1.2 LPA and it can touch up to 12 LPA. So what are you waiting for? Jump into the bandwagon and make hay while the sun shines!!

The three mistakes of my life

It is the latest by the most famous writer of the engineer-MBA grad-turned writer clan of India, Chetan Bhagat. The third in the series, its certainly not as good as the first but better than its precursor. This is one novel I would not speak much about because I feel a chetan bhagat novel is best devoured when you know nothing about it. Nevertheless, I would stick to the fact that Chetan Bhagat is bad at the climax. Three novels and I feel he kind of goofs it up at the end, whaddasay writers? Anyways, a 6.5 on 10 is what I would give this novel.