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QUESTION: I have 2 yrs of work experience. Then I got married and moved with my husband to U.S. and was not employed here as I do not have the work permit. My husband and I are now planning to move back to our home country after 2 yrs.I have a employment gap of 2 yrs.....how do I put that in my resume so that my I still considered equally strong candidate and have the same bargaining power as I had 2 yrs back
ANSWER: DIFFICULT TO ANSWER UR QUESTION WITH THE LIMITED INPUTS SENT BY YOU ;HOWEVER I WOULD SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING ..
Tell them the truth about ur USA sabbatical since most employers know about work permit issues in the USA
Tell the panel that you studied during that period
I could advise u better if I knew more about ur career track till date
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QUESTION: Thank you for your prompt reply, I appreciate your time and effort. Just to give you a brief background about my career path....I did my MBA in Marketing form Mumbai.Immediately after my post graduation I worked as Sales Executive for 6 months. Then I joined another company as a Market Research Analyst, where in I conducted primary and secondary research, developed research reports, prepared presentations, etc. After I moved to U.S. I have been teaching (voluntary) couple of school students, I also gained some exposure in Indian stock market with my husbands help. Once I move back to India I want to continue my career as a Research Analyst...how do I downplay my employment gap....
U can highlight to the compnay in INDIA that you worked on a freelance basis on the following :
developing research reports, prepared presentations for school/college students students & MBA grads .U may also indicate that you did some secondary research on the Indian stock market & prepared a paper .
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Prof. R.S.S. Mani
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About Prof R S S Mani :
Prof. R S S Mani has been active as a HRD specialist & Mentor in the areas of Education Management, Organizational Behavior and Career Guidance for over 18 years. He is currently involved in advising several blue-chip companies and business schools in Mumbai & other metros. He continues to contribute actively in Human Resource Development of the present & the future generation professionals. He has done his Masters in PM&IR from the prestigious TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and has been a gold medalist.
He is a HRD & Management Strategy expert, associated in value added interventions to many reputed companies in the domains of HRM, Institution Building & Edifying, T&D, Corporate Strategies, OB, OD, and allied faculties. He has been associated in training & consultancy activities with a large no. of corporate entities across the globe from various fields viz. Engineering, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, PSUs, IT & Software, FMCG & the Services sector in their HR related turnkey projects. At present he & his team of committed professionals under the banner of R S S Mani & Associates are actively involved in delivering high quality value added HR services to various organizations viz. Wockhardt, L&T, M&M, ICICI, TATA group of companies, Hexaware Technologies, RIL, IPCL, REL, amongst many others. He is also an advisor for various leading management & career planning portals.
Prof. Mani has been an active member of the National HRD network, Bombay Management Association, Indian Society for Training & Development, Dr. P N SINGH CENTRE FOR HRD – “Leaders of tomorrow project”, for whom he has been regularly organizing conferences and HR conventions all over India.
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About Prof R S S Mani :
Prof. R S S Mani has been active as a HRD specialist & Mentor in the areas of Education Management, Organizational Behavior and Career Guidance for over 18 years. He is currently involved in advising several blue-chip companies and business schools in Mumbai & other metros. He continues to contribute actively in Human Resource Development of the present & the future generation professionals. He has done his Masters in PM&IR from the prestigious TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and has been a gold medalist.
He is a HRD & Management Strategy expert, associated in value added interventions to many reputed companies in the domains of HRM, Institution Building & Edifying, T&D, Corporate Strategies, OB, OD, and allied faculties. He has been associated in training & consultancy activities with a large no. of corporate entities across the globe from various fields viz. Engineering, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, PSUs, IT & Software, FMCG & the Services sector in their HR related turnkey projects. At present he & his team of committed professionals under the banner of R S S Mani & Associates are actively involved in delivering high quality value added HR services to various organizations viz. Wockhardt, L&T, M&M, ICICI, TATA group of companies, Hexaware Technologies, RIL, IPCL, REL, amongst many others. He is also an advisor for various leading management & career planning portals.
Prof. Mani has been an active member of the National HRD network, Bombay Management Association, Indian Society for Training & Development, Dr. P N SINGH CENTRE FOR HRD – “Leaders of tomorrow project”, for whom he has been regularly organizing conferences and HR conventions all over India.
Awards and Honors
He has been acknowledged by The Times of India for his pioneering work spanning over 20 years in the field of Management Education & also ensuring educational & vocational opportunities for the underprivileged. He is the recipient of the Samaj Shakti Award 2008 & Dharam Bharathi Mission Award 2009 for his outstanding contribution to Education & Community Service for ensuring better educational facilities for the underprivileged. He was also bestowed the Dr P N Singh Foundation Award 2010 for his outstanding contribution to the LEADERS OF TOMORROW project that aims at enhancing educational facilities for the underprivileged. The latest feather in his cap was the Best Teacher Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching HRD & Career Counselling & Mentoring presented by the honourable Sheriff of Mumbai Dr Indu Shahani at a well attended function in Mumbai on 5th September 2011
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