Salary FAQs

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What is the starting salary after completing Six Sigma Certification courses?

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Six Sigma is the measure of quality in the organizations which work for the perfection. It is a data driven approach and methodology that eliminates the defects from manufacturing to transactional and from the product to service. Statistic graphs of six sigma shows the way the process is flowing. Anything that is outside the satisfaction of the customer is defined in the defects of Six Sigma.

 

Six Sigma is basically a set of practices that are designed in a way to improve the process of manufacturing and to eliminate the defects. Motorola in 1970 developed the core of Six Sigma when the senior executive Art Sundry criticized the bad quality of Motorola. The result of the criticism had led the company to find a connection between increase in the quality and decrease in the production cost. Bill Smith then formulated a methodology at Motorola in 1986. Six Sigma is a registered service mark and trademark of Motorola Inc. Honeywell, General Electric are the early adopters of Six Sigma. Companies that have implemented Six Sigma strategy and are gaining in terms of profits.

 

Because Six Sigma is directly related to the profit so the demand for the professional has increased to manifold. You can become

• Six Sigma Green Belt

• Six Sigma Black Belt

• Master Black Belt and

• Champion

 

To succeed in this profession, Six Sigma professionals must display the creative and problem solving ability Also they should have a very good communication, inter-personal and analytical skills.

 

Starting salary after completing six sigma certification is INR 4-5 lakh p.a.

 

Posted on : 05-06-12

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What is the starting salary of a copywriter in top ad agencies in India?

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If you want t become a copywriter in ad agency then be ready to write ad content for ads in newspaper, online websites, radio, television or ads in any other form of media. One has to be very creative while writing so that consumers actually buy the product or the services of your client after seeing that ad.

 

With more and more consumer products in the market, the need for the effective advertisement is increasing. Ad agencies are becoming more and more creative. Writers are writing creative punch lines for the products, sometimes relating it to normal life and the other time making it flashy.

 

Demand for copywriter has increased the number of institutes offering courses in this field. Courses, both at graduate and post-graduate level are offered to the students who are interested to become the copywriter. You can also become a copywriter if you have done graduation or post graduation in English. Fluency in written language is must. It is not necessary to have graduation in language to become a copywriter, you can pursue this career after any graduation. Some of the popular institutes giving training in this field are:

 

• Institute of Copywriting, New Delhi

• Centre for Research in Art of Film & Television (CRAFT), New Delhi

• Pranah Institute of Advertising Copywriting, New Delhi

• Atlantis IMC, Mumbai.

 

After the completion of course you can join any of the top ad agencies in India. Few among these are:

• 1. Ogilvy & Mather

  2. JWT, J Walter Thompson

  3. Mudra Communication

  4. FCB Ulka Advertising Ltd

  5. McCann Erickson India Ltd

  6. RK Swamy BBDO Advertising Ltd

  7. Leo Burnett India Pvt. Ltd

  8. Contract Advertising India Ltd

 

Starting salary of copywriter in top ad agencies in India ranges between INR 7,000 to 15,000 per month. Senior copywriters can get INR 20,000 to 25,000 per month.

 

Posted on : 04-06-12

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What is the salary and how to become an astronaut?

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Have you ever seen a dream of becoming an astronaut? I bit most of the people in their childhood must have. Astronaut is a trained pilot in the space craft or part of the pilot’s team. Astronaut travels in the space to conduct different experiments or to replace and repair the parts of satellites in the space.

 

To become an astronaut you must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical science or biological science or mathematics from a recognized university. Then obtain the PhD either in Astrophysics, Geophysics or Metaphysics from IIT or IISC.

 

Astronauts in India are selected by ISRO, the space organization and by NASA in USA.

 

Then you have to clear the entrance test conducted by the ISRO or NASA. In order to join ISRO candidate needs to clear the Joint Entrance Exam conducted by IIT’s.

 

To become an astronaut in India, candidate should fulfill the following conditions:

• Must be an Indian citizen

• Must be 21 years old at the time of joining. Age limit is relaxed for SC/ST candidates

• Candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university.

 

Exam and Interview to become an astronaut

• First of all clear the screening test and then submit an online form for further test.

• Prepare for professional and psychological aptitude test including behavioral and logical skills

• Medical evaluation

• Final interview round

 

In the whole assessment just 2-3 candidates are selected out of large pool of applications.

 

Salary of an astronaut depends upon the training and skills. Astronaut make between INR 60,000-140,000 per month.

 

Posted on : 01-06-12

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What are the career and salary prospects in Fashion Technology?

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Today’s fashion conscious world needs trendy, super cool yet very apt clothing to suit every occasion. In this scenario and also when the fashion industry in India is in its initial stage, the fashion technology has a tremendous scope with never ending career prospects for talented and creative youngsters. Fashion technology is basically the study related to the manufacturing of clothing material, choosing the perfect threads, market study and analysis, working with fashion designers, picking right material for other fashion accessories and more.

 

Fresher can start his or her career in fashion technology by joining a retail house manufacturing unit, textile mills, clothing firms and boutiques.

 

To study the fashion technology there are numerous options, such as:

 

• National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Bangalore

 

• Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT), Mohali 160055

 

• Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology, PO Box 6430 Yelahanka, Bangalore 560064 (Kar)

 

• JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai

 

• Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore

 

• Mayura School of Fashion Technology, TN

 

You can also pursue B.Tech in Apparel Production at graduate level from engineering college.

 

Also you have the options of pursuing diploma in fashion technology that is of two years.

 

Working with renowned brands means more salary. On an average, salary in fashion technology is INR 15,000 to 30,000 per month.

 

Posted on : 30-05-12

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What is the starting salary of Instructional designer?

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Growth of online education and media has given a way to many exciting new careers and one of these is the career in instructional designing. Job of an instructional designer is to make a blueprint for a complete multimedia project. Instructional designer has to determine the design, content of the project and how to display the whole project by using different media. Instructional designer discuss and gather the complete information from the subject matter expert and chalk out a plan on its presentation. One should have a great analytic, content designing, creative and technical skills to excel in the job. Fresher in this field implement the design specifications. Your work may also include the integration, development of animation or you may also work as visualizer or graphic artist.

 

Earlier the job of instructional designer was limited to the designing of book or manual. But with the advancement in technology, the instructional designers have become more tech savvy and work in the different fields raging from education, corporate sector to computer based teaching, TV and entertainment. You can start your career as an instructional designer but can reach to become a project manager and then consultant.

 

Most of the e-learning companies offer the courses in Instructional Designing. Companies also have their in-house learning departments which give training to the freshers and keep updating the knowledge of their employees in this field to keep them updated.

 

Salary of fresher instructional designer in India ranges between INR 20,000 to 25,000 per month. But with experience, skills and creativity the salary increases very swiftly.

 

Posted on : 28-05-12

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What is the salary of Port Manager?

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Port manager handles many complex and different activities such as road transport, material handling, safeship operations, health & safety and storage at the port. As the sea-freight market is ever growing and so does the need of port manager. Larger ports need more management in terms of managing the movement, loading and unloading, cargo, containers, as well as management of human resource. An efficient manager handles all the resource to an optimal level and at minimum cost.

 

Degree in port management is offered by very few universities in India. Some popular universities and institutes in this area are Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, National Institute of Port Management, Chennai, Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping, Mumbai, Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi etc offers degree and diploma courses.

 

Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai offers many courses in port management such as

1. MBA in international transportation and logistics management (two years)

2. MBA in port and shipping management (two years)

3. EMBA in maritime management (one-year)

4. MBA in shipping offshore and finance (one year)

5. Certificate in maritime management for mariners

 

After completing the course, you can join either private or government shipping company. Private port-corporations pay more than the government companies. You can also work for private packers and movers or transporters. Even joining a cargo handling organization would be a nice option.

 

Port manager gets the salary of about 12 lakh pa and along with salary gets numerous benefits such as house rent, retirement benefits and medical allowances.

 

Posted on : 25-05-12

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What is the salary of fresher MCA at Capgemini?

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Capgemini is a global leader in technology, outsourcing, consulting and local professional services. Capgemini operates in 40 countries giving its employee a platform to work on the topmost technologies.

 

Capgemini hires fresher MCA mostly for JAVA, Oracle and .net that can work for the software application development and maintenance of the project. Capgemini provides the rigorous training to the fresher before starting the job. They require the candidate to have great academic records, communication and analytics skills.

 

Capgemini during training pays INR 2.5 to 2.8 lakh pa to the fresher MCA.

 

Posted on : 24-05-12

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What is the starting salary of a rural management graduate?

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A rural management graduate works to increase the profit and sustainability of the organizations working in the sector of rural development and management. One has to check the large scale projects that are under process or initiated or in pipeline for the rural development, farm management in addition to his or her daily activities. Now if you are happy to work in the environment that is not air conditioned but in the fields and with the farmers and in villages most of the time, then opting rural management will be right for you.

 

After completing your studies in rural management you can work in NGOs, co-operative banks, insurance companies, retail sector or the UN and its subsidiaries.

 

There are many institutes that provide the rural management courses. Popular among these are IIFM, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), MANAGE, Hyderabad, Tata Dhan Academy, Madurai and Kalinga School of Rural Management.

 

Salary of a rural management graduate depends upon from where he or she has earned the degree and which organization has selected you for work. But an average starting salary of a rural management graduate is between 4 lakh to 10 lakh pa.

 

Posted on : 23-05-12

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What is the salary of fresher microbiologist?

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Microbiologist performs the study and research all the microscopic living organism for their growth, life pattern and various other aspects. They also study the effect of these microorganisms especially the fungi, bacteria and viruses on human life. Microbiologist can work in different types of industries such as Research and Development, Pharmaceuticals, Laboratory Services, Health care, Medical Device manufacturing etc.

Also microbiologist can work for both private as well as government organization. Salary in private organization is more than the government.

 

Entry level microbiologist after completing the B.Sc. can expect the salary of INR 12,000 to 16,000 per month.

 

Microbiologist can mould their career path to get higher position both in India as well as abroad. Companies offer compensation as per the experience and skill of the candidate.

 

Posted on : 17-05-12

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What is the starting salary of a Lawyer?

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Career in law is one of the most exciting and challenging professions. To give you a minuscule example, even in our daily life we need a legal advice on so many issues like property, claim, buying a home etc and here comes the role of lawyers who give their valuable and experienced legal advice. They define the right course of action in a specific matter. Along with this completing and filing the legal documents and representation of client in legal court come under the job profile of a lawyer.

 

Professional competence is the major factor that helps the lawyer to become a successful professional. This helps in getting the high salary in law profession.

 

Also if you have a right skill to win the case in court then you will be successful lawyer and paid accordingly. The most important skill of the lawyer is to present his or her client in the court and doing arguments for the findings.

 

Specialization in the law field also affects the salary of the lawyer. Some lawyers are specialized in criminal law and some in civil law, cooperation law, labour law, corporate law or other branch. Even here your experience and law firm with which you are working matters a lot.

 

After completing the law and with experience, a lawyer can work as a legal advisor, solicitor, Notary, Oath Commissioner, District Attorney, Advocate General, Public Prosecutor, Public Defender etc.

 

Starting salary of the lawyer may goes as low as INR 10,000 per month. The salary of a fresher lawyer varies from INR 10,000 to 20,000 per month.

 

Posted on : 16-05-12