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Breaking the Bias - Hackathon for AB InBev to identify and hire #WomenInTech

About The Hackathon: Anheuser-Busch InBev, commonly known as AB InBev, is a Belgian multinational drink and brewing company. For Technology, Analytics, and Operations roles, AB InBev wanted to hire top tech talent, exclusively women to #breakthebias against women in tech. The hackathon was giving an opportunity for women in tech to learn how to use data, technology, and machine learning to solve real business problems. Further, AB InBev wanted to identify people who can innovate and create scalable solutions that can be implemented across ABInBev GCC India. The Story: AB InBev had some specific needs for the Hackathon. They wanted the difficulty level to match IIT level coding. Languages required by AB InBev were Java, Python, C# Based on the requirements, Yaksha’s in-house content team has created the hackathon using customised challenges. The hackathon was language-agnostic, meaning the participants can use any language (Java/Python/C#) to solve the challenge For more, please visit, ...
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Want to know the secret sauce of “How to ‘HR’ in today’s world”?

  This e-book compiles insights from tHRob – Yaksha eVALU@E webinar featuring guest speakers Sahil Nayar, (Senior Associate Director at KPMG), Ms. Annapurna A., (Head of HR & Admn. of Fime India Private Limited) and Sindhu Kalyanasundaram, (Director of Sarva Happiness and Ignite Akademi). Key Takeaways Here we collate some answers to questions related to strategy, culture, and policies that will help organizations not just attract and engage but also continue retaining top talent.   • HR is currently facing the tug of war for talent. Only employee-centric strategies are going to help them win. • Look within the organization for talent and cross-skill them to fit the new role • An employee who is engaged has one intrinsic trait – that is the sense of belonging • Knowledge can help you talk but skill sets help you deliver • Organizations that allow work to be measured on results and not how many hours you logged, are the organizations that are seeing the best of talent ...
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6 Steps for Building an Effective L&D Strategy in 2022

  A  learning and development  strategy is a document that outlines an organization’s plans for learning and development activities. The purpose of an L&D approach is to ensure that the organization has a clear plan for learning and development that aligns with its overall business strategy. The benefit of having a plan for effective L&D Strategy: It helps to identify the training needs of employees – what areas need improvement? What skills are lacking? A well-crafted L&D strategy can help to improve employee productivity and motivation It provides a roadmap for the organization’s L&D initiatives, which helps to ensure that all activities are aligned with the organization’s overall goals It can help to improve communication and cooperation among different departments within the organization A well-executed L&D strategy can lead to cost savings for the organization by helping to optimize training resources and avoid duplication of efforts. Here are six...
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6 Steps for Building an Effective L&D Strategy in 2022

A  learning and development  strategy is a document that outlines an organization’s plans for learning and development activities. The purpose of an L&D approach is to ensure that the organization has a clear plan for learning and development that aligns with its overall business strategy. The benefit of having a plan for effective L&D Strategy: It helps to identify the training needs of employees – what areas need improvement? What skills are lacking? A well-crafted L&D strategy can help to improve employee productivity and motivation It provides a roadmap for the organization’s L&D initiatives, which helps to ensure that all activities are aligned with the organization’s overall goals It can help to improve communication and cooperation among different departments within the organization A well-executed L&D strategy can lead to cost savings for the organization by helping to optimize training resources and avoid duplication of efforts. Here are six steps ...
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How organizations can stay ahead of the curve using Skill Ontology framework?

  Skill ontology is a categorization of abilities to create a common matrix of skills by drilling down the requirements needed for each job role rather than using generic terms and vague descriptions.    The goal of skill ontology is to save recruiters’ time and effort while improving the precision with which potential candidates are identified. Skill ontology can also be used to find learning needs by identifying skill gaps and competency levels. As part of team building and career planning procedures, it might affect the requirements for training, education, and learning opportunities.     How does skill ontology work?     Building skill ontology has never been easier thanks to cutting-edge technologies and smart assessments. There are also organizations which work on mapping millions of skills based on job postings, resumes, social media profiles, and other sources. They...
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How to apply Skill Ontology Framework for talent acquisition and transformation?

  Attracting ‘Top Class Talent’ is one of the most challenging tasks that  HR Managers  and business leaders face. Finding the right individuals for diverse tasks is a difficult and costly procedure. If HR recruiters want to keep the best employees, they must be aware of the obstacles they must face.   Skill Ontology  should be the scope of ‘Talent Analytics,’ because there is more accountability and emphasis on skills, the impact on the business could be positive.    Talent Acquisition Challenges HR is facing great changes. The growing availability of simple-to-use  online recruiting  tools have resulted in an increase in candidate applications. As a result, recruiters and companies are becoming increasingly overwhelmed and experiencing inefficiencies in the recruiting process. The majority of HR managers are already seeking to implement skill ontology in order to improve talent acquisition and find the appropriate candidates out o...
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Coding Assessments Handbook – The What, Why, and How for HR professionals

  In the current industry, the demand for a competent pool of IT candidates has increased dramatically, and they are getting more opportunities than ever before. However, they are deprived of the most eligible individuals due to an inadequate screening process, restricted technical assessments, and inappropriately prepared coding test problems. Some SMEs attempted to modernize and digitize their hiring procedures, but the use of obsolete or inefficient technology yielded no discernible results.   While most recruiting procedures and coding assessments have their benefits, they are intrinsically problematic. There are many talented people who may never have the chance to shine. On the other hand, many job openings are filled with people who are unfit for the position.   Because resumes cannot always be trusted, it is critical to conduct interviews and  assessments . You’ll see that finding technical skills isn’t difficult. It’s all about fine-tuning the procedure....
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