The very mention of old city in the presence of outsiders (read non-Hyderabadis) conjures up technicolour visions of massively ornamented chandeliers, colorful bangles literally changing hands, seductive perfumes wafting from small, crazily stocked shops, piercing call of the Masjid muezzin to the faithful and the faithless alike. Read more »

In the name of cost cutting lay offs, reduced onsite stay, and near 100% billing are the norms adopted by corporates to keep the recession at bay. Hiring has been frozen at some levels, but a few new employees do trickle in. Read more »

Typically bench period lasts upto 3 months, giving corporates the necessary time to locate projects with suitable requirements across their landscape and deploy you. Sometimes it is immediate – unfortunately, while at other times it is longer than a Himesh Reshammiya song. Read more »