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Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is hiring for Associate Agency Development Manager for their Jaipur office.Kindly go through JD below and in case you are interested in applying, please mail your updated profile to placements@manipalprolearn.com

JOB DESCRIPTION (JD) FOR ASSOCIATE AGENCY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER:

Job Location: Tonk Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Role: Associate Agency Development Manager

Experience: Fresher or 1yr+ Experience

No. of Openings: 6

Qualification: Graduates 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Agent Recruitment

• Develop various sources of agent hiring & build a team of agent & agent pipe line.
• Conduct activity to enhance existing agent footfall to generate fresh referral for new agent hiring
• Implementation of MLIC GOLD process and adhere to the business norms
• Follow agent 9 pointer hiring mechanism & other hiring norms

2. Agent Development

• Ensure product knowledge by MLIC ways of training
• Field demonstration (FOD’s)
• Development of agent prospecting habits, calling habits and work habits. 
• Work with agent on planning and reviewing of activities and goals.
• Identify the training needs of the agent and work with Trainers to improve the same

3. Meet Business Targets

• Achievement of monthly, quarterly & yearly business plans.
• Improve agent productivity & persistency by regular PRP/IID/GID etc…
• Ensure companies product mix sales ration and adhere to the business norms.
• Maintain agent pro activity as per business plan

4.Customer Centricity

Be MLIC brand ambassador  & a customer champion

Follow MLIC sales practice to develop deep customer loyalty

Hold periodical customer meet to understand customer pulse & need

Ensure customer queries are responded to satisfactorily as per MLIC standard.

DESIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Sourcing & Selection capability
• Nurturing & Developing talent
• Result orientation
• Customer centricity
• Planning & Execution

MEASURE OF SUCCESS:

1. Achievement of Business Plan & GPA

2. Recruitment / Development & Activation of agent as per plan.

3. Persistency as per MLIC grid

4. Achieve GOLD Score as per MLIC standard

5. Number of EC/MDRT agent

Written By

Krishnaswami Mohan

With most businesses being completely data-centric, cloud computing and Big Data have been on the radar of businesses for several years now. Running Hadoop on the cloud is not a new idea. Over the past year, there have been several developments in this area of new projects relating to Hadoop running on cloud computing. 

Hadoop is bound to become a necessity for organizations due to the immense number of applications relying on large data sets. Hadoop in a cloud allows for speedy completion of jobs as usage of the cloud enables parallel processing across multiple servers.

Some of the reasons why Hadoop works better in the cloud:

1. Scalable and flexible

Businesses are constantly expanding. Business expansion usually requires more computing power than the capacity of the current system. Now, that would not only take time, but also be an expensive process. With a Cloud system, however, businesses can scale to the size as required, thereby saving time and money. Transferring data would also be a tedious and costly task. However, in a cloud environment, that would not be required and the data would still be accessible anywhere.

2. Cost-effective

Maintaining and developing an in-house data centre is not something every company can afford. Smaller companies that cannot afford the investment for the expensive hardware can benefit from the cost-efficacy of a cloud environment. Small businesses can use public clouds and only pay for what they use. Large businesses can use private clouds to replace in-house data centres, and public clouds for short term projects without having to expand their in-house system.

3. Simplification of innovation

For companies that are still testing out Hadoop, an investment in data centers may not make sense. Usage of cloud environment, however, allows organizations to lower the cost of innovation and increase the investment into research and other beneficial innovation programs.

4. Efficacy of batch workloads

Hadoop is a batch-oriented system, which means that data is collected and fed into the analytics application a few times a day in varying schedules to extract the output. Hadoop that runs on the physical data centres have to be on throughout this time frame thus consuming resources and proving to be expensive. The cloud environment, however, allows you to pay for what you use, thereby not only making efficient use of resources, but also reducing the cost to the company.

Completely moving Hadoop into the cloud may not, however, be the best option for some organizations. A hybrid structure that makes the best of cloud computing while having a physical data centre would fare well for larger organizations. However, the potential for increased efficiency and cost savings definitely makes the cloud for Hadoop an interesting proposition. If you feel passionate about Big Data, and think that you can contribute to this ever-developing field, you could always expand your skillset through a Hadoop tutorial or a Big Data analytics course.

Of course, a world-class option is Manipal ProLearn, where you can jump on the bandwagon and undergo Big Data training or Hadoop training and be a part of the niche sector that every organization is trying to bank on!

Written By

Afia Ahmad

Design Quotient Labs is hiring for Digital Marketing Junior Manager for their office at Bangalore. If the JD interests you, the send in your Resumes to placements@manipalprolearn.com

JOB DESCRIPTION (JD) FOR DIGITAL MARKETING JUNIOR MANAGER

Job Location: Bangalore

Experience : Minimum 2 year’s experience in Digital Marketing

No. of Openings: 01

Job Description:

a. Digital Marketing & Social Media Marketing

• Identifying appropriate keywords & Incorporating in the ad's
• Creating & Launching of Campaigns
• Analytics & reporting of campaign effectiveness
• Analysis and optimization of campaigns
• Remarketing & Back Linking to be incorporated at all levels
• Managing Facebook / Instagram / Twitter for the organization
• Increasing Customer Engagement over various platforms
• Implementing a feedback loop to get customer feedback

b. Search Engine Optimization

• Website analysis using analytical tools
• Analysis of competitor websites, effectiveness & reporting
• Improving the visibility of website

c. Content Development

• Updating content on website & blogs as per SEO
• Writing at least 2 blogs per week and uploading on relevant sites

Skills Required:

1. Strong Analytical & Reporting Skills
2. Good Communication
3. Good logical thinking capacity
4. Good Online Research skills
5. Process oriented and meticulous
6. Enthusiastic, self-motivated & Independent
7. Proactive nature

About DQ Labs

Passionate about incorporating design into the betterment of the Indian lifestyle, Design Quotient Labs aims to encourage creative minds to pursue their dreams. Run by design professionals from IIT ‐ Delhi, NID ‐ Ahmedabad, University of Genoa, Brera Academy and NIFT, DQ Labs flaunts a dedicated set of Indian and international faculty committed to spreading awareness of the importance of impeccable design. They provide counselling, online as well as physical classes, seminars, workshops, study material for under‐graduate and post‐graduate entrance exams and organise study tours to help gain exposure to marvels around the world. The institution exclusively attends to the fields of Design & Architecture and channels individuals to go through a metamorphosis to become creatively competitive on a national and global platform.

Written By

Krishnaswami Mohan

Released in 2010, Hadoop, an open source Java programming framework, drastically changed how Big Data and its management was perceived. Hadoop is extensible with its ability to scale from a single server to multiple servers. 

There is a possibility to add to the storage of the framework every time it is scaled. So companies have understood its space and pertinence in a distributed computing environment due to its ability to process a large volume of data.

With this in mind, here are four organizations that understand Hadoop’s importance, and consequently, live by Hadoop.

1. Royal Bank of Scotland

Today, customer interactions are laden with complexity and are often difficult to manage. With the explosion of unstructured data and a multitude of interactions over various channels, companies are struggling to gain an all-round view.

The Royal Bank of Scotland utilizes the Big Data management hub Cloudera structured on Apache Hadoop to fully track and comprehend customer needs, interactions and journeys. RBS, by working alongside Trifacta, has structured its Hadoop data in an orderly fashion to gain information from online conversations between the customers and the bank.

The bank stores unstructured data such as chat logs and metadata monthly in Hadoop. RBS leverages Hadoop to convey personalized concerns and relevant experiences.

2. CERN

A revolutionary leader in the field of technology and fundamental research, CERN is impressively diverse in its roles. From operating the largest particle accelerator in the world to innovations in medicine, CERN requires a data management framework such as Hadoop. It is leveraged to gain insight from C2MON (control and monitoring platform) by receiving real-time information from sensor data.

Equipped with around a hundred and fifty million sensors, the large hadron collider is one of the most powerful machines that the world has seen. As per CERN researcher Manuel Martin Marquez, "This data has been scaling in terms of amount and complexity, and the role we have is to serve to these scalable requirements, so we run a Hadoop cluster."

3. British Airways

In 2015 April, British Airways installed its initial instance of Hadoop. It was used as a data archive meant for legal cases on its EDW platform at an elevated cost.

Ever since the deployment of Hortonworks 2.2 HDP, Alan Spanos stated that within a year, his department has seen the return on its investment. Along with the ROI, the department now has seventy five percent added space for upcoming projects. All of this has led to a major cost reduction to the finance department of British Airways.  

4. Western Union

In 2014, financial services corporation, Western Union deployed from Cloudera, a Hadoop data analysis platform so as to gain a sense of increased personalization in dealing with its customers.   

With the usage of Cloudera Enterprise, the ability to store real-time analytics has increased substantially in efficiency.

Apache Hadoop through Cloudera helps consolidate customer data in an enterprise data hub. With this deployment comes big data services such as predictive modeling and pattern recognition.

By implementing this big data analytics platform, Western Union customers are subjected to more personalized experiences.

With the growing need for Big Data management globally, there are several opportunities to excel in a career in any of the above corporations, provided you have the adequate skills and knowledge. By taking advantage of Manipal ProLearn’s Big Data analytics training course, which includes a Hadoop certification as well, it is possible to have a flourishing career in this ever expanding field!

Written By

Afia Ahmad

A financial model outlines how a business works. Its main purpose is to facilitate decision making and ease financial analysis to impact the profitability of the business. 

Developing a financial model using Excel can be complex and time-consuming. It requires advanced planning and a systematic approach. Before you start, research well and learn as much as you can about Excel through online courses. Once you’re clear about your model idea, design it on paper. Here are the 7 key steps to do the same:

1) Define & structure the problem

The first step is to take the time to understand the reason behind creating a business model. Make sure you clearly define the problem you’re aiming to solve. Discuss it with stakeholders and establish how accurate or realistic the output needs to be. This will structure your thoughts and ensure clarity when creating your model.

2) Identify input and output variables 

There are two types of variables - independent and dependent variables. Independent variables are the numbers manually fed into Excel without any formulae. Dependent variables, on the other hand, vary depending on the independent variables. You need to list out all the inputs your model needs based on your discussion with the stakeholders so that you can enter them as independent variables in your model. 

Your input variables will have an influence on your model outputs. The output always needs to be accurately calculated to prevent any error. If you lay out your spreadsheets with the output in mind, you save a lot of time. 

3) Understand mathematical & financial aspects of the model

Start building the model only if you’re certain of solving a problem by hand. Before creating the model, understand the financial and mathematical aspects of it. Learn Excel through Excel tutorials or by taking up Financial Modelling using Excel Training from experts. 

4) Design the model 

This is the core phase of the process. It will be easy to build and design the model if your specifications are in order and reflect the users’ wishes. The specifications include the detailed structure of the model and how it will be presented in Excel. 

When building the Excel spreadsheet, create your own template which will be the basis for all your sheets in the model. Start with the basic sheets. Discuss details of the financial model with the users regularly.

5) Test the model

Initially, start by testing your model on small data sets so that it becomes easy to find and fix bugs or errors. For the hidden bugs, test the model with a range of input variables. Understanding how changes in the independent variables will affect the dependent variables will increase the likelihood of creating a successful model. When building a complex model, test it at every step and at regular intervals. 

6) Document the model

It means recording every function, formulae, flowcharts, diagrams, etc. so that the model is handled properly, even by those who weren’t involved in the development process. It would also allow you or others to know where exactly edits can be made. Document the process as you develop the model and finish it after your model is created. 

7) Monitor & update the model

It is unlikely that the model will be successful in the very first attempt. Keep monitoring the output and checking for errors. Changes in the model will require you to regularly update and document it. 

Takeaway

The key is to plan well, assess your progress against the plan, and tweak your model to provide a clear picture of what lies ahead.  

Written By

Afia Ahmad

Most of us think of Microsoft Excel as a computer program capable of tracking expenses or calculating complex formulas. However, this spreadsheet software does much more than just crunching numbers. Its popularity lies in its financial functions. For this reason, MS Excel can be a powerful tool for businesses willing to make the most out of their Big Data.

MS Excel is the most preferred and used spreadsheet in the world because of its easy to use grid interface that allows you to organize any type of information. Employees in the field of information systems are required to learn Excel. 

While Microsoft Excel is ideal to analyze and segment data, Microsoft Excel 2016 takes it one step ahead. It includes advanced features to streamline data analysis and increase the efficiency of a business. Today, a number of professionals are not only utilizing MS Excel 2016 to perform everyday functional tasks in their workplace, but also to make critical business decisions.

MS Excel and finance 

Businesses commonly use MS Excel for finance related activities - calculating annual reports, planning budgets, forecasting financial trends, tracking company sales, project reports, etc. To fully benefit from MS Excel, users need to make the most of Excel functionality while figuring out where it may not prove most useful. Here are two ways you can use Excel to become a financial rock star at your workplace and contribute to your company’s productivity:-

Building sound financial models

Financial models are simple spreadsheets designed to generate reports of a company’s performance, investment or financial activities to determine future profitability or possible risks that can be avoided. A strong financial model caters to a specific market segment and requires understanding of a company’s financial health. 

The skill to build and update simple/complex financial models can be best carried out on MS Excel 2016. This new version of MS Excel has more than 50 financial functions, some of which are obvious, while many are lesser-known. Some of the important financial features in Excel 2016 are Power Query, One Click Forecasting, Text Lines in a cell, Enhanced Pivot Table, Multi Select Slicer, and BI. To learn more about these features or other specific tasks, you can undergo Advanced Excel Training by taking up an Advanced Excel Course to manipulate financial data and improve the investment process of your business. 

Track product sales and Return on Investment

To identify your product’s progress and high/low sales trends, you need to maintain the complete track record of your product sales over a period of time. Keeping a track of sales will indicate your Return on Investment, gauge your progress towards meeting goals and thereby determine whether your goals are realistic or not. Developing future business strategies and preparing for various scenarios is possible through improved charts, enhanced pivot tables, new formulas and other functions in Excel 2016.

Bottom line

The knowledge of Microsoft Excel will earn you accurate results, but learning the financial features of Excel 2016 will let you reap the best possible results for your business.  Excel has become so easily accessible that anybody can readily use it as a primary tool for diverse functions. 

An affordable and simple way to learn Excel online is through a number of Excel tutorials. Create financial models or learn new formulas or simply take advantage of everything Excel has to offer. Sharpening your Excel skills will open doors to promotion and leadership opportunities, and will ensure that you stand out from the crowd when it comes to creating world-class financial models.

Written By

Afia Ahmad

JoulestoWatts is hiring Technical Support Engineer for their Hyderabad office. Kindly go through JD below and in case you are interested in applying, please mail your updated profile to placements@manipalprolearn.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION (JD):

Job Location: Hyderabad, India

Role: TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER

Qualification: Any graduate/ undergraduate (backlog) with good communication and 

                            Technical knowledge (Hardware, OS, troubleshooting & networking)

SKILLS REQUIRED: 

• Providing excellent customer service support to customers during every single interaction  
• Resolving technical issues (hardware and software) from incoming internal or external businesses and end user's contacts for HP product (Laptops, Desktops, Printer etc) 
• Assisting end users to avoid or reduce problem occurrences 
• Work in 24x7 environment, supporting customers worldwide(AMS, EMEA, APJ)  
• Engaging support as needed to ensure SLA demands are met . 
• Responding to service, product, technical, and customer relations questions on subjects such as features, specifications, and repairs on current and discontinued products, parts, and options, based on customer entitlement 
• Proactively assisting internal or external businesses and end users to avoid or reduce problem occurrence. 
• Providing direction and guidance to process improvements.  
• Articulating recommendations and explain resolutions to clients.
• Partnering actively with the Sales Pursuit team. 

ABOUT JoulestoWatts:

The shifting paradigms of today’s corporate world demand that businesses reinvent their Digital transformation strategy, Technology Experts with a strategic and proactive Solution management. JoulestoWatts delivers the best talent solutions, business and technology consulting with innovative models that address the industry. JoulestoWatts delivers client-focused, multi-disciplinary solutions to complex challenges and opportunities to achieve tangible and sustainable enterprise value through disciplined execution of tailored business strategies. We apply analytical rigour to uncover insights that lead to smart decisions and use the best technologies and operational processes to bring innovation, growth and value to our clients businesses. Our focus is to engage the best talent in the Industry for client success. We recognise the inherent strengths of each individual and believe in investing in every employee. We believe that heterogeneous talent pool is a critical factor for the success of the organisation and draw upon the strengths of our employees from diverse backgrounds. JoulestoWatts is a WeConnect certified organization. 

Written By

Krishnaswami Mohan

JoulestoWatts is hiring SS & The Trainer for their Hyderabad office. Kindly go through JD below and in case you are interested in applying, please mail your updated profile to placements@manipalprolearn.com

Written By

Krishnaswami Mohan

JoulestoWatts is hiring BIG DATA Developers for their Hyderabad office. Kindly go through JD below and in case you are interested in applying, please mail your updated profile to placements@manipalprolearn.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION (JD) FOR BIG DATA DEVELOPERS:

Job Location: Hyderabad, India

Role: BIG DATA Developer

Experience : 3-6 years

SKILLS REQUIRED: 

• Expertise with Hadoop/Cloudera (Spark, Scala, Hive, Hbase, Kafka, Impala)
• Hands on experience
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

ABOUT JoulestoWatts:

The shifting paradigms of today’s corporate world demand that businesses reinvent their Digital transformation strategy, Technology Experts with a strategic and proactive Solution management. JoulestoWatts delivers the best talent solutions, business and technology consulting with innovative models that address the industry. JoulestoWatts delivers client-focused, multi-disciplinary solutions to complex challenges and opportunities to achieve tangible and sustainable enterprise value through disciplined execution of tailored business strategies. We apply analytical rigour to uncover insights that lead to smart decisions and use the best technologies and operational processes to bring innovation, growth and value to our clients businesses. Our focus is to engage the best talent in the Industry for client success. We recognise the inherent strengths of each individual and believe in investing in every employee. We believe that heterogeneous talent pool is a critical factor for the success of the organisation and draw upon the strengths of our employees from diverse backgrounds. JoulestoWatts is a WeConnect certified organization. 

Written By

Krishnaswami Mohan

JoulestoWatts is hiring SharePoint Developers for their Hyderabad office. Kindly go through JD below and in case you are interested in applying, please mail your updated profile to placements@manipalprolearn.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION (JD) FOR SHAREPOINT DEVELOPERS:

Job Location: Hyderabad, India

Role: SharePoint Developers

Experience : 5+ years of experience in SharePoint 2010/2013

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

• Good Knowledge of MVC
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills Preferred
• Understand the requirements and help the team lead to estimate.
• Efficiently and effectively plan and execute assigned tasks 
• Develop & enhance good relationships with other teams (Onsight & local) 
• Work with the team to perform tasks within project scope and established timeframes 
• Perform peer reviews and help QA to understand the requirements. 
• Assist in identifying process issues and developing solutions 
• Proactively report availability to Resource managers and take initiative to seek new tasks

ABOUT JoulestoWatts:

The shifting paradigms of today’s corporate world demand that businesses reinvent their Digital transformation strategy, Technology Experts with a strategic and proactive Solution management. JoulestoWatts delivers the best talent solutions, business and technology consulting with innovative models that address the industry. JoulestoWatts delivers client-focused, multi-disciplinary solutions to complex challenges and opportunities to achieve tangible and sustainable enterprise value through disciplined execution of tailored business strategies. We apply analytical rigour to uncover insights that lead to smart decisions and use the best technologies and operational processes to bring innovation, growth and value to our clients businesses. Our focus is to engage the best talent in the Industry for client success. We recognise the inherent strengths of each individual and believe in investing in every employee. We believe that heterogeneous talent pool is a critical factor for the success of the organisation and draw upon the strengths of our employees from diverse backgrounds. JoulestoWatts is a WeConnect certified organization. 

Written By

Krishnaswami Mohan