Obituary: Vijay Marada; A Good CTO, and Friend

The CTO of one of the start-ups that I worked for in Bangalore in 2010, passed away from cardiac arrest a few days ago. An extremely friendly chap, he was my reporting Manager at TOBOC.com. Always helpful, a happy-go-luck fellow, Vijay Marada, contributed a lot to the start-up, often staying up late - and mostly…

Will we see Realtime Results for site: queries?

Google had an online contest in 2010 for Webmasters. Ask any question(s) related to Google Search Results or Google Webmaster Central (Webmaster Tools, APIs, General Guidelines, Search Engine Optimization, Indexation) etc. that you feel like. Matt Cutts @ Google from Search Quality Team would pick a few and answer them. One of the questions chosen was…

List of Do’s and Don’t’s whilst Applying for a Job

Have had a long weekend - and while going through hundreds of CVs for one of the positions for my current organization - came across so many faux pas from candidates - decided putting up a brief list of Do's & Don't's whilst applying for a Job. Image courtesy: Dilbert.com for non-commercial usage Without further…

Beetel MAGIQ Tab – INR 9,999/-, Bangalore (Aug 29, 2011)

The latest addition to my electronic family includes a Beetel MAGIQ Tab. Not that I needed a tablet desperately, but since I don't own an Apple iPad2 - decided, better to purchase something which runs on the Android platform, rather than the usual iOS platform from Apple. So did some online research - and decided…

HR Experience in India – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Human Resources in India is still at a very nascent stage as a 'career opportunity'. It means - most HR personnel I've had the opportunity of coming across during my stay in India, are either 'in HR owing to lack of ample opportunities outside the HR realm' OR 'loving HR for the time-being till I…

Currently Hiring: Perl Developer @ Sprinklr (JobCode:BNPD001)

Guys & gals, it's hiring time. Hurrah!!!!!!!!!! Am back with one of our core requirements at Sprinklr: Software Developer with Social Networking and e-Commerce knowledge with a very strong Perl development experience. Designation: Software Developer (Perl) @ Sprinklr Location: Bangalore, India What is Sprinklr? Sprinklr, based in New York, is one of the pioneers and most…

Currently Hiring: Test (Automation) Engineer @ Sprinklr (JobCode:BNTE001)

Guys & gals, it's hiring time. Hurrah!!!!!!!!!! This time am back with one of our core requirements at Sprinklr: Test (Automation) Engineer with Social Networking and SaaS (user interface and platform) testing experience. Designation: Test (Automation) Engineer @ Sprinklr Location: Bangalore, India What is Sprinklr? Sprinklr, based in New York, is one of the pioneers…

Currently Hiring: Customer Support Engineer @ Sprinklr (JobCode:BNCS001)

Guys & gals, it's hiring time. Hurrah!!!!!!!!!! This time am back with one of our core requirements at Sprinklr: Customer Support Engineer with Social Networking & SaaS (User Interface & Platform) support experience. Designation: Customer Support Engineer @ Sprinklr Location: Bangalore, India What is Sprinklr? Sprinklr, based in New York, is one of the pioneers and most…

Currently Hiring: Social Media Community Manager @ Sprinklr (JobCode:BNCM001)

Guys & gals, it's hiring time. Hurrah!!!!!!!!!!   Sprinklr is currently looking for some outstanding grads (1-2 years of experience) and experienced candidates (3-4/4+ years of experience) to join the 'Community Management' team at their Bangalore offices in India. Designation: Social Media 'Community Manager' @ Sprinklr Location: Bangalore, India What is Sprinklr? Sprinklr, based in New York,…

Fake “Location” in LinkedIn profiles

This happened a few weeks ago, decided to write about this today, since have some time in the morning... A few days ago, I was chatting with a colleague of mine from one of our client locations in India (city & company withheld) through Skype. Nice chap with nice chip on his shoulders, our conversation…

Light Grey Suit… can you wear them all year long?

This is a question that I have heard most of my friends ask me from time to time... in fact, I have no clue of the answer to this... so I asked one of my learned friends... who said - well, if the weather permits, you can wear a light grey suit all the year…

My Navy Blue suit

I have a few suits... but they are kinda old already... 3 of them I purchased when in the U.K., rest 2 were tailored in India... so I thought of getting 3 new ones done... love to wear suits, I must admit!!! So walked into the nearest RAYMOND showroom near my house earlier today; and…