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ARE YOU A SELFIE ADDICT? YOU HAVE TO READ THIS …… Wikipedia states that selfie is ‘ a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone’. This is usually shared on social networking sites, displayed as the propfile pic, used as memorabilia and so on. While I have nothing against the trend itself, I am surely worried about the manifestations of selfie. We now have so many categories in selfies, like welfies, romfies, groupfies, abfie, celebfie and God knows whatfie. This trend has slowly become a norm and may evolve become an obessesion for many, considering the pace at which this trend is catching up across generations and geographies. Higher penetration of smartphones into the market has contributed to the popularization of the trend. I do appreciate the merits of taking selfies of all kinds and I have myself taken some selfies in different contexts. But then, I abhor the addiction that some people have with the selfies c...

Skill Cushion: Skills refer to the inherent ability of individual to carry out a task/set of tasks, in keeping with desired outcomes. Skills are the ability to apply knowledge in a practical/work situation. As industries grow and evolve, people employed in these industries also need to grow and evolve. This also holds true for banking in general and domains like retail banking, corporate banking and support functions in particular.   There is a huge skills gap that the BFSI sector faces today. For instance, the position of relationship manager in a bank requires a certain set of key skills, as detailed below: Role Skills Required Skills Gaps Relationship Manager -Detailed understanding of various -Banking product available for the Corporate and product structuring. -Institutional sales -Understanding of the bank procedures and documentation related to each product -Day to day interaction with the client -General...