Obama heads to Asia, hopes to deliver on jobs
President Barack Obama launched a 10-day trip to Asia Friday aimed at boosting exports and creating U.S. jobs, three days after voters punished his Democrats for stubbornly high unemployment.

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As world economists predict that the market scenario will undergo a positive change in the upcoming financial year, it goes without saying that there would be a rise in employment potential. In a recent event organized by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief Economic Adviser in the Finance Ministry, Kaushik Basu told that there was a bounce-back in the national economy and the country seems to be on song to clock an 8.5% GDP growth in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2010.

In a situation where the global economy is fast resurrecting, MBAs are sure to be in heavy demand in the next couple of years. This is because MBA interns form the primary source of full-time employment at any leading business concern. Since MBA students have to go through a rigorous business management training course together with various modules in entrepreneurship development, leadership skills, and improving communication skills, they always emerge as the front runners in being employed at big business houses in India and abroad.

Kolkata has got a good number of MBA schools which provide the right footing to management aspirants and help them to prosper in the corporate world. Among the institutes which have been pioneering the cause of management education in Kolkata, the ones which deserve appreciation are

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Institute of Modern Management
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM)
Bhavan’s College of Communication and Management
Institute of Leadership Entrepreneurship And Development (iLEAD)
IISWBM

What makes Kolkata MBA students excel over their counterparts is the innovative environment in which they are educated, together with the resourcefulness of the experienced faculties as found in Kolkata B-Schools. The students are able to inculcate the managerial qualities through formal education, and hands-on training through their internship programs. This undoubtedly ensures that they are always better equipped in handling professional challenges with ease and integrity. Since, Kolkata can be proud of its rich human capital, both domestic and international employers take much more interest in recruiting Kolkata MBA students.

Kolkata MBA students are more likely to bag the highest placement offers in the country in the next financial year with IIM Calcutta leading by example. The human resource managers associated with the Institute of Leadership Entrepreneurship and Development (iLEAD) have dedicated themselves in providing quality placement assistance to their students. To know more about the faculties and placements of iLEAD aspirants can check their official website – www.ilead.net.in.

Gill asks players to make optimum use of available facilities to deliver the best
Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Sunday appealed to Indian players, participating in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, to fully utilise the infrastructure facilities given to them by the government and deliver their best.

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Senior All-Stars deliver for CNMI
The CNMI Senior All-Stars ended the misfortunes that beset the Commonwealth’s delegation to the 2010 Asia Pacific Regional Tournament after beating Guam in the finals of the World Series qualifier, 8-4.

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Cisco to Enable Common Service Centres to Deliver Transformational Solutions in Education and Health Care Across India
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Portugal Telecom Selects Crossbeam’s Security Platform to Deliver Managed Security Services, Protect Country’s Largest …
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Post offices to print and deliver business emails
Just as many may not have written a letter in ages, an equally large population — larger, in all probability — may not have ever used email. Into this breach steps the Department of Posts (DoP), with ‘ePost Corporate’.

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