Business Attire

Types of Business Attire

There are 3 main types of "business dress" that you need to understand before we get into dressing for specific events.  These are probably terms you've heard before, but after reading this, you should have a good understanding of what clothes work for what dress code.  The three types of dress codes are: Professional Dress, Business Casual and Campus Casual.

1. Professional Dress

Business professional attire is the most conservative type of business wear.  It's what you'll be expected to wear in the office if you work in accounting, finance, or other conservative industries (or if you just have a really conservative boss!)  For women, this means a business suit or pants suit, or dress and jacket.  For men, professional dress means a business suit or a blazer, dress pants and a tie. 

2. Business Casual

Business casual attire is a more relaxed version of "Professional Dress", but it doesn't mean you're actually going to be "casual"!  This is likely going to be your office dress code if you work in a semi-conservative workplace, but some interviews and events may also call for business casual.  Basically, business casual is a shirt with a collar and/or a sweater, khakis or dress pants, and nice shoes for women. Women can also sometimes wear a moderate-length dress or skirt (read: knee-length or longer!).  For men, business casual is a polo shirt or shirt with a collar and/or sweater, khakis or dress pants and dress shoes. No tie is required.

3. Campus Casual

Campus casual is what you probably won't be wearing to work.  This is the technical term for what you're probably wearing every day - jeans, tee shirts, sandals, sneakers.  You may be asked to wear campus casual to some very informal on-campus interviews and career days, and some casual networking events.  In general, you probably want to stay away from this in the workplace and err towards more conservative stuff.

H1B visa issue:TCS,infosys stare at $2.7 billion cost increase

IT stocks have taken a beating on the bourses since the news was flashed with the NSE IT index falling by 2.83 percent at 2.00 pm. TCS   is the biggest loser with a fall of 4.05 percent followed by Tech Mahindra   with a drop of 3.58 percent. Analysts expected Trump to make such a move but their expectation was a rise to USD100,000 per annum. Nearly doubling of H-1B salaries is expected to severely impact companies with a high dependency on such employees. The United States accounts for nearly 65 percent of all software exports from India; however, revenue generated by the companies through H-1B visa employees is much smaller. Around 15 percent of headcount is made up of H-1B visa employees.

Take the case of TCS, its average salary level for H-1B is USD 69,648 per annum for its employees, 15 percent above the minimum level as per the Kotak Securities report. There are 16,553 H-1B employees sponsored by TCS. The hike to USD 130,000 will thus add nearly USD 1 billion in incremental costs for TCS per annum, that is, nearly one-fourth of its FY17 profit.

According to Kotak Securities, payment of minimum wages is optional provided an H-1B dependent employer provides additional attestations that they have taken steps in good faith to recruit US locals, using procedures that meet industry-wise standards. Also, if the employer ensures that they will not displace any US employee that is similarly situated as the H-1B worker for 90 days before and 90 days after the H-1B petition is filed. But Kotak Securities is not sure if Indian companies will choose this route to avoid minimum wages. Software industry body Nasscom, however, feels there is still some time before the bill is implemented. 

US President Donald Trump is living up to his promises – or threats, depending on where you stand. In a first direct hit on the Indian software sector, Trump has introduced a bill to increase the stipulated salary of H-1B visa holders from USD 60,000 per annum to USD 130,000 per annum. 

Best stocks to buy in 2017

Best Stocks To Buy In India For Long Term In 2017

Indian stock market has thousands of stocks in its holding. These stocks are bought and sold each day by people. But is it good to pick any stock and start trading?

No, the focus should be on best stocks to buy in India for long term. To a novice, it can be overwhelming to identify best stocks. Majority people know only, TCS, Reliance Industries, Infosys etc. These are big names which are always in news. But in reality, there are more than 5,500 stocks listed in BSE

Characteristics of Top Stocks :

* Market capitalization is high.
* Sales turnover is high compared to its competitors.
* High Sales growth rate over a period of last 5 years.
* Improving profit margin.
* Net Worth which is high and also improving.
* Fast cash flow.
* Reliable dividend payment history.
* Available at discounted price levels below its intrinsic value

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Latest News About Top IT Companies

TCS top employer in IT industry followed by Infosys, Cognizant

Software services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked as the top employer in the Indian IT industry by the representative body Nasscom.

At the end of June, 2016, TCS had a total headcount of 3.62 lakh while Infosys and Wipro had 1.97 lakh and 1.73 lakh, respectively.

Others in the top 10 include HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Genpact, Intelenet Global Services and Aegis.

The top 20 includes Hinduja Global Solutions, CSC India, WNS Global Services, Syntel, Mphasis, EXL, L&T Infotech, Firstsource Solutions, MindTree and CGI.

The Indian IT-BPM industry's employee base has reached a total of 3.7 million with an addition of 2 lakh employees in 2015-16. About 1.1 million jobs were added in the last 5 years, according to another Nasscom report.Nearly 1.3 million employed in the sector are women.

Top IT companies in India

Indian IT industry has reached at an inflection point where it is playing with a lot of trends and is not solely dependent on the US customers. Earlier the focus used to be only around Indian services companies, but the excitement around Indian startups coupled with domestic buying has caught many eyeballs of late. Dataquest, which is India’s leading IT magazine is back with its DQ Top 20 issue in which it has ranked India’s top 100 IT companies. The Top 100 companies have been ranked based on their revenue performance in FY 15. The list below will give you an ample insight into India’s IT industry landscape. While there are companies which have manifested significant growth, others have struggled to grow.

Here are some top IT companies listed with their rank,growth and revenues