Re: [LIS-Forum] Selection of Internal Candidates in the Interview

I have done a quick read of this thread of messages, and noted about hiring external candidates over internal. I am sure that often the internal ones would be good enough. And maybe sometimes the external could be better. IN all this the question is about no unfairness in the whole process. I can imagine it is not fair in a large number of cases, and this speaks badly of our entire system. I am sure this is not restricted to the library profession alone I have written about another unfairness earlier and am bringing it up again. Very often freshers are hired as trainees, with a miserable salary. And for such positions it is advertised as BLib or MLib. How can both be the same? This has happened in large institutions too. Again, I am aware that youngsters are taken in temporary positions for say - 6 months or one year (eg - to fill in a maternity leave vacancy). I can understand that temporary positions do not offer benefits like LTA, PF etc. But I have heard that such people's salary is also much lower than others in similar positions. Unless seniors in the profession stand up for such discrimination, how do we get the right people in? As another senior colleague once put it - we all need to ask ourselves - "How many of us are encouraging our sons/daughters to join this profession? And if we are not, then why not?". Neither of my children (both sons) have joined this profession. While I can say that I left their career choice entirely to them, I did not proactively do anything to encourage them to join this (like doctors / CAs etc do with their children) Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation Mumbai Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation (Trust - Reg No: E-24663) A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099 Tel: 91-22-40054474/75 Fax:91-22-40054358 Web: www.qmed.org.in http://www.qmedkf.org.in/ www.indianmedicalsites.in On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Amit K Chatterjee wrote:

Dear Professionals,

I read this discussion topic with considerable sadness and dismay !

No Wonder Library profession is so bereft of talent today - as discussed so many times in this forum. If senior library professionals advocate such naked nepotism in the disguise of encouraging in-house talent - where do otherwise qualified professionals but lacking *connections* would go ? Surely to other professions !

Unfortunately, there is no two side of that COIN - however much senior professionals would like others to believe. At best NEPOTISM is the name of the game and at worse underhand wheeling-dealing.

Hope saner library professionals would stand up for what is right and just.

Best Regards

Dr. Amit K Chatterjee CEO Ace InfoBanc Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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On 31-01-2014 11:23, Aragonda L Moorthy wrote:

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Dear Professionals, There is always second side for a COIN. Merit candidate sees one side. If the selection Committee sees the same sidehe/shae is selected. If they see the other side, someone, again with merit (whatever it may be), will be selected. There have been many instances where internal talent to be encouraged as they would have done a lot to the institution and may deserve elevation. You have to accept it as they cannot be elevated witout open advertisement. There are cases where meritorious candidate with experience was ignored and outsiders were selected. I faced this twice in my career. First I faced this in 1983 which made me to migrate to DRDO; I have no regrets as I was able to grow faster professionally and satisfied. Those who were There will be heart burn; but it is a part of life. we have to take it sportively. Regards

Dr AL Moorthy, Former Director-DESIDOC & Chief Consultant (Inf Sci), BrahMos Aerospace, Hyderabad Centre, Adj: DRDL Rear Gate, Kanchanbagh PO, Hyderabad-500058 Ph: (O) 040-24087058; Mob: 09951212000

On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Prabhat Ranjan wrote:

Dear Vinod K. Mishra,

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I read the posts on the forum. We might be agree that some external candidates with internal jacks have worse candidature than some internal candidates.

But, there are also candidates that are external and have no internal jacks.

They may be merited or without merit. It is the selection process that should be capable to choose right candidates. It it is not so, then selection process is not worthy to the same.

Why jacks are applied and with jacks are selected? LIS community has to answer it.

Regards,

On 1/30/14, Vinod Kumar Mishra wrote:

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Dear All,

My view is what is the professional status i.e. capability of selected internal candidate so our strength of protest should be accordingly

because

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so many external candidates also selected with the help of internal jack

and

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their performance is very very poor. Therefore we should see the

reputation

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& growth of that particular organization because of the selected

candidates

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performance and then we can point out on their policy of recruitment.

However now a days as far as library science is concern i feel that

their is

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lack of devotional and technologically advanced manpower. Choosing the

best

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out of poor is grate challenge for good recruiters but it is very easy

for

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poor recruiters.

On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:54:29 +0530 wrote

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Dear Friends,

Since last few years a trend is increasing to select the internal

candidates against open post. We have been witnessing that written exams

and interviews are conducted to fulfill the whole process. But

pre-determined candidates are selected. Examination process is just an

eye

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wash. Nobody will deny for selecting the internal candidates, but don't

make other candidates fool. If there is no promotion policy in the

institutes for internal candidates who deserves for that post, then

promotion policy should be formulated for them. The candidates coming

from

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various places of the country are hoping that somebody from them will be

selected, but they don't know that result has already been prepared and

they are just wasting their money as well as time.

I have been witnessing case of one of the prestige institute of Library

Science in India since last five years. Most of the time, they have

selected the internal candidates. The question is that, why they are

calling number of candidates for the interview and wasting public money

by

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giving TA to the outsider candidates.

Please give your feedback on this issue.

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with regards,

Anil Singh

Assistant Director (Library Services)

Competition Commission of India (CCI)

(Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India)

'B' Wing, HUDCO VISHALA,

14, Bhikaji Cama Place,

New Delhi - 110066

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