Most students prefer jobs at big companies because of the security they offer. But today a company may be very big, tomorrow it may not exist because it is poorly managed. This is especially true of family owned concerns - the first generation builds the business, the second generation maintains it and the third generation destroys it due to infighting and their other vices. So it is important to check the work culture before taking a decision.
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One of the most intriguing part time jobs I have heard of recently is working as mole doing corporate espionage for Google. Basically you have to report websites which do not follow Google webmaster guidelines. I have seen a lot of my websites getting sabotaged and I was suspicious that some one must be intentionally doing this .
Now
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/8-more-seo-topics-that-have-me-stumped
confirms my worst fears
It is a part time job, just like the part time quality reviewer positions.
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Till last year, students from the top MBA colleges would be flooded with offers from companies offering huge salaries. This year , the placement officers are getting desperate. I have got emails from some of the famous colleges about the campus placement program. I don’t have or will ever have full time employees, but the situation seems to be very bad.
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The severance package offered by a company is usually defined in the offer letter by the company. Usually the terms are 2 way, applicable if the employee decides to leave on his own to seek better opportunities or if the company decides that they no longer need his or services. During an economic boom, the attrition rate is high and many employees leave. In a recession the reverse is applicable.
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Initially companies offer a lot of perks to their employees to attract the best talent. Later, as they grow, the perks offered reduce. This is especially true during a recession.
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Since even a laid off employee can be useful to the organisation at a future date, many organisation try to make the layoff as painless as possible by hiring the services of an outplacement firm.
This firm identifies suitable opportunities for laid off employees in other companies and arrange for the resume to be sent and interview arranged. Since the employee has few other options, they usually accept this offer happily.
The job opportunities available are usually inversely proportionate to your age after you complete your basic degree or other educational qualification. When you have no experience, there may be a lot of competition, but once you have 2-3 years experience, the number of opportunities available increase considerably.
After you cross a particular age, the number of vacancies available again decreases, since few companies are able to afford the higher salaries. Also most companies have a pyramidical structure.
Unlike manufacturing companies which usually have a strong trade union to fight for the rights of the worker, there is no union to support the cause of white collar workers in most companies. So the management wishing to sack an employee can just force them to resign.
Though the employee can refuse to resign, most employees submit their “resignation” letter since they are assured that they will receive atleast a part of the benefits due to them. Few employees have sufficient resources at their disposal to fight a large company in court. Also, it is much more difficult to get a job, if you are laid off than it is when you have resigned.
Though an organisation benefits in the short term from lower operating costs, in the long run layoffs adversely affect the image of the company. It also creates an atmosphere of uncertainty as the employees are worried that they will be affected next. This reduces their productivity and employee morale.
Over a period of time, a layoff affects the ability of the company to attract suitable candidates, who may be needed for future growth as economic conditions improve. This is the reason why some companies have a tradition of not laying off any employee.
In some countries, companies directly tell their employees that they are being laid off due to adverse economic conditions and lack of profitability . The employee is informed about the layoff and expected to clear his or her desk and leave the office immediately.
In other countries, due to political factors and social conditioning, layoffs are far more difficult to implement, though they may be necessary for the survival of the organisation. Smaller organisation may lay off their workers without much fanafare, but layoffs in larger organisations are noticed by the media. So the employees are forced to submit a resignation letter.