As the competition in the Indian corporate houses is multiplying very fast, unfair employment practices are also increasing very rapidly. Such practices are most commonly seen currently in the process of recruitment.
It has been found that large number of Indian corporate houses are advertising, and subsequently, inviting applications for
various positions right from junior to the top management with highly ambiguous designations such as Head-Finance, Head-Sales, Head-Marketing, Head-Supply Chain, Head-Human Resources, Head-IT, Head-Customer Services, etc. Here the word 'Head' is highly ambiguous because it does not give any clue about the exact level of the position in the organizational hierarchy. The word 'Head' could mean anything right from junior executive to the Executive Director or CEO. It differs widely from company to company and each company has its own interpretation of the word, Head.
Therefore, it is extremely easy to mislead, confuse or manipulate a prospective candidate with the 'Head' designation. As a result of this process, many senior level candidates are applying for a very senior level position with an assumption that the designation 'Head' could indicate Vice President or Senior VP level position. However, during the process of interview, the same candidate finds that the position is perhaps of much more junior level than his/her current position (may be of Senior Manager level), which he/she would never intend to accept and, hence, it becomes a matter of shock and pain for that prospective candidate. This manipulative behaviour is multiplying in the Indian corporate houses like a cancer......

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