Invincibly Dangerous Moonwalker.

                                        Its been a little over 3 years now and the very thought of his untimely demise shakes up so many emotions leaving my eyes moist and gets me dumb for a while. There are many people across the globe who would still not be willing to accept this fact as they believe him to be invincible and immortal. Invincible, he really was. He truly had a charm that has influenced the world largely and it can never forget or get over him. Michael Jackson (MJ) was a legend in a true sense. Today, on his birthday many feelings surface in his remembrance. His mesmerizing moves including the great moonwalk can never be forgotten and every act of his, has inspired many souls around the globe. He undoubtedly is a universal phenomenon and in Guinness' terms is the most successful entertainer of all time. The king of popular(pop) music has contributed so much to music, dance and fashion all his life and has become a dominant figure of the world music.

                  Many artists across the world are today a result of the inspiration that they drew from the ever charming legend of all time. MJ has been into many controversies, but I do not really bother to comment on them as the generous work that he did and his contribution to the world in many forms is what should be remembered at this hour. Any person who can influence such a portion of the world population deserves much better. It is really an honor that we were able to share his timeline. His hard work and determination has taken him to a place where people started worshiping him. It really takes so much effort to achieve what we really want to. On this day, and everyday I appreciate the fact that we have few individuals who inspire us time and again, to move forward and achieve all that we want. Thank you Michael for inspiring us.

Great to be back, finally!

It has been a long while that I chose to stay away from my blog, actually for no specific or great reason. Thanks to my laziness and the ever growing responsibilities at hand. No matter whatever be the situation, I would still admit that I was not able to manage myself against the time and hence, all the other reasons would actually not matter. I have previously mentioned in one of my blogs that its the same 24hrs in a day that we all get, however it depends on how well we manage ourselves against that time attributes to the accomplishments. After a lot of struggle and a kind of block, I have recently realized what I have been losing by staying away from my blog (nah! ad-sense is not what I am referring to). I have realized that I am actually loosing out on my favorite pastime - writing, and loosing out on the small research part, which I used to do to present my writings in a better way. As said, its better late than never, I open my eyes right away and decide to plunge on the writing instincts again. Let my affinity towards my passion grow and hope to come up with nice and entertaining posts on a regular basis. And yes, it is an awesome feeling to be back, seeing the words  rolling on the screen as my hands rub the keys on the board. It truly is amazing and why did I shy away from it all this while? Let me not ponder over that anymore and instead resume my work as a blogger to deliver some creative posts thereby get closer to my goal of life.

'Gang'uly is no more with the Gang!

The extraordinary Indian cricketer Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, popularly known as the Bengal tiger among the fans, has bid farewell to his team & the international cricket recently. Ganguly's contribution to Indian cricket is no ordinary. In a country where cricket is a religion, he would be remembered as the most capable captain. He has been the most successful test skipper of Indian cricket. Under him, Indian team regularly won the tests overseas which was not that prominent until Sourav stepped in.

Ganguly was always ready to come back with great energy whenever he was put down under deep pressure. Ganguly, as a captain made remarkable changes to the team in order make the team get used to winning and not to lose. He encouraged new talent and it is said that even the BCCI( Board Of Control for Cricket in India) could not stop a new player coming into the field if Ganguly is confident about the potential of the player. He instilled the fighting spirit in the team for them to fight back and not to lose hope of winning. There were times when many questions were raised against his moves, but Dada says that he did everything in the best interest of the team's progress. Indian cricketing scene has changed a lot with the times, but the changes associated by the contributions of players like Ganguly are truly inspiring. He made a great comeback after he was not included into the squad in between due to his poor performance in few matches then. The way he was back is certainly a ray of hope & a wonderful saga of inspiration to all the new aspirants of cricketing career.

The last day of the Border Gavaskar Test series is indeed a very emotional day for India as Dada bid farewell to the game. Ganguly has repeated his stunt by throwing of his shirt in to the crowd, which every cricket fan loved. When asked, he told that one among the fans was shouting for his shirt and he threw it. Ganguly was candid in saying that he was misunderstood many times by the cricket fraternity. He also admitted that no place for him in the One Day International squad is also one of the reasons for his retirement and says that he took so much time to make this decision. He says that he still can play but wanted to retire.

No matter what, Ganguly will be remembered forever for his aggressive captaincy and splendid statistics of the game. Other than this, he was also voted the Bengali No 1 in the CNN IBN polls. He says that he would miss Sachin & other players. To the surprise of Ganguly, he got a t-shirt signed by his team members with the courtesy of his wife. Finally Ganguly will no more be with the gang & the gang will miss Ganguly, so will we.

Oh-balm-aah! worked magically to create history

On a Tuesday night when the world was eager to know the future of the American political scenario, walked the first African American president Barack Obama to deliver the historic victory speech. Yes the Americans who were feeling Oh! were relieved by the balm to make them feel Aah!. The new balm which relieved the pain of the majority of the American population is called Obama( Oh-balm-aah!).
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has created history by defeating his Republican rival John McCain to become the first Black President of the United States. The 47 year old democratic senator was successful in convincing the large crowds who wanted a change. The would be president celebrated his election victory at the Grant park in Chicago where close to a million people were present to witness the moment which transformed the political scene of the USA. While I was watching him speak, I felt that the magic of words is no less than the magic of a pain relieving balm when you are in extreme pain. I now understand the greatest strength that one could carry is to have the charm & magic of words which can influence & draw people towards you. He uses few realistic examples like a 106 years old woman casting her vote to make the crowd understand the way America has transformed over the years. Whatever we say, the magic has worked on the majority of the American population who now are happy to hear Obama speak.
He is a great admirer of Mahatma & draws huge inspiration from the works of Mahatma. He believes in the transformational change that can be brought in if all the ordinary people join together to do extraordinary things. That could be the reason he might have tried working extra ordinarily with other ordinary people. It was really good to see him making the optimum use of all the available resources, like all forms of media to raise contributions for campaigns to spreading the word over. I could notice the spark in his eyes while he was delivering the historic victory speech which tells us that hard work pays. Obama having an experience of just 3 years in the senate has really worked hard to achieve this. Finally the day has come where America proved that it is ready for the change. With the kind of commitment towards the betterment of the American society, Obama is sure to create a remarkable history. The struggle that he went through since his childhood before he arrived here is worth mentioning. Obama had a troubled adolescence in which he struggled with his biracial identity as he was born to a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas. Obama finally achieved some thing very big which makes the entire nation proud, especially the African American community. The African American community has reasons to celebrate & have found their pain reliever, Oh-balm-aah! the sigh of relief.

Do you care for a clean back(ground)???

Instances of workplace violence, resume falsification, and negligent hiring lawsuits are witnessing a steep rise. In view of this, employee background checks have become indispensable and more important than ever before. An employer would always want to invest time and money in hiring quality employees. The growing BPO industry & software industry demands authenticity in the hiring policies and also want their employees to have a clean record in order to woo their clients. There were many instances in the past like misuse of the customer information, illegal transactions which made companies in banking sector and other information sensitive industries react immediately to re-look into the credentials of their employees. This practice gradually spread to other industries too.

Organizations that pay due diligence to the hiring process are not only considering the education & experience verification but also the personal background verification. Many feel that these background checks cannot predict the efficiency of a particular candidate, but these reports are very useful in identifying negative traits, both large and small. Human resource professionals find the verification process to be very useful in retaining quality employees who would definetely add up to the reputation of the company. Few other companies use this background verifiation policy just to have their clients assured that the project is going into the right hands. There are few companies in the BPO industry who perform background checks only if it is mandated by the client whose business is being taken up. This is due to the cost involved in the process of getting the background verification checks done for all the employees. Many HR managers feel that irrespective of the cost factor and the client mandates, it is good to have a background verification policy in order to have the best work culture.

I have come across many cases in which an employee looses his/her job after being with the company for quite sometime because their background verification check gets a red code. Organizations feel it to be better late than never however the employee will get affected in many ways. It is true that the employees should furnish appropriate data(should always be authentic) while entering into an organization however it would be better if the organization gets the background of a candidate soon after he is successful in the interview instead of having a background verification check after certain time of the employment of the candidate which will ensure that everything is smooth since the beginning.

Employee background verification checks vary in degree of use depending on the job requirement and the organization. Background checks are not difficult to perform and widely used by organizations to make hiring decisions. It may prove to be a complicated process in some cases as there are so many different aspects to be considered.It is also mandated that employers take the consent of applicants prior to conducting background checks. Many organizations have understood the importance of these background verification checks.All employers now have a need for employment screening to ensure they are hiring and training the best candidate. A job seeker would drill down to get the background of a company verified through his own sources before applying for a position into the company, hence the reverse trend started as prospective candidates are now being screened before offering them the job. Time to have a clean back(ground) Huh!