Attitude is All That Matters

from Smile for No Good Reason
by Dr. Lee Jampolsky
Have you ever noticed that two people can confront the same circumstances with very different reactions? This is a matter of attitude and nothing else. Freedom is being able to say, “Rich or poor, alone or with a mate, physically healthy or not, employed or laid off, I believe that peace of mind is possible.”

We have all experienced what it is like to be having a perfectly fine day and have a situation or crisis arise that sends us into a tailspin. It may be something small like a traffic jam making us late, or something more severe like the loss of a job. Our response can seem automatic.

Though at first it may be difficult to accept, freedom depends on recognizing that you’re not upset because of what occurred, you are upset because of how you perceive the situation. Key to Attitudinal Healing is recognizing that you are not a victim of the world.

Another way of saying this is: There is absolutely nothing in the world that has the power to ruin your day. If you are upset, it is because you have directed your mind to be so. Initially these truths can be hard to accept because you have become so accustomed to giving your power away. Every time you blame another person for your unhappiness you are giving your power away. Stop blaming and start healing.

How you perceive a situation will determine your experience and your reaction. Let’s imagine that you have a favorite coffeehouse that you frequent. The staff knows your name and always has a warm and friendly greeting as you walk through the door. An extremely grumpy woman whom you have never seen before serves you this particular morning. She appears preoccupied rather than caring about you or what she is doing. As she pours your hot coffee a good portion spills in your lap. Despite your jumping in shock, no apology follows. Your experience is anger: both toward the waitress and the owner, Joe, for hiring such an incompetent person. Then, a friend of yours at the next booth says, “Isn’t it great that Joe hired her!”

“Great! Are you out of your mind? She just spilled hot coffee in my lap and walked away,” you reply with your best indignant voice.

“Oh, you didn’t hear the story?” your friend whispers.

“What story?” you angrily reply, still drying off your new slacks, wondering how you will go through the day looking as though you wet your pants.

“Yeah, Joe didn’t know her from Adam. He read in the paper that her husband had died last month in a car accident. Apparently her husband’s health insurance stopped, and she was looking for another job in order to pay for her sixteen-year-old son’s chemotherapy for leukemia,” your friend responds.

Now, you still have hot coffee in your crotch, but are you still angry? Unlikely. The only thing that shifted was your perception and attitude. Through discovering a reason to be compassionate, your entire experience changed—and there are always reasons to be compassionate.

An important part of healing (i.e., letting go of fear) is developing compassion. Instead of going out in the world and finding plenty of reasons to be upset, go out and discover reasons to extend love. There are thousands of reasons waiting for you right now. A helpful thought to remember is that a miracle is nothing more than allowing an old grievance to become a current compassion.

If you ever run short on reasons to be compassionate, remember there is always one good reason: It makes you feel better than anything else you could do.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Team Expansion

We are happy to welcome a young mother, Amritha Arun on board in our Chennai office. She is a commerce graduate and her HR expertise is in the domains of QSR and ITES. She can be reached at 74186 25225 / amritha.jvs@gmail.com

5 Signs You’re Going To Make It Big One Day

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Ariella Coombs

Content Strategist | Blogger | Managing Editor for CAREEREALISM.com | 2+ Years Content Management | @AriellaCoombs

June 19, 2014

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We’ve all got dreams of making it ‘big’ one day, but how many of us actually follow through with those dreams? We make excuses for our lack of success, saying things like, “Life got in the way,” or “I can’t handle anymore rejection.”
But not you! You’re on the fast-track to fame and success. Or are you?
Think you’ve got what it takes to make it big? Here are some signs you’re right:
1. You’ve Got A Dream (A Big One!)
What’s your vision? What do you want to accomplish? What are your hopes and dreams? Having a dream – even if it’s a little vague – is crucial for success. Before you can start your journey, you need to have a goal in mind!
In the words of Walt Disney, "If you can dream it, you can do it." (And before you can do it, you've got to dream it!)
2. You’ve Got A Road Map, But You're Prepared To Take Detours
They say success is where preparation and opportunity meet. So, when opportunity comes ‘a knockin,’ you’re going to want to have your plan already in place. Think of it as your road map to making it big!
What steps do you need to take to get where you want to be? Who do you need to know? What skills do you need to have?
But, let's be real here, nothing EVER goes exactly according to plan. You need to be able to adapt to whatever life throws at you. Think of those things as detours. They're not a huge deal as long as you figure out how to get back on the main road!
3. You’re Extremely Curious
You need to have an innate fascination with whatever it is you’re working toward. You've got to learn as much as you can about the industry, the people, the culture, and so on. You need to want to be consumed by it. You've got to understand the problems and be excited about finding solutions. You’ve got to be passionate, excited, and curious about all areas of the biz.
When Larry King made his debut in radio, he made a point to become consumed in the biz. In addition to doing his own show, he did the weather reports, the sports updates, and the news broadcasts. He even volunteered to fill in in for people who were out sick, and took on double shifts.
Why? He wanted to learn all there was to know about the biz. He wanted to practice. He wanted to be good at what he did. The only way to do that was to explore and go above and beyond what was asked of him. He called it "taking extra batting practice."
4. You’re A Little Cocky (Just A Little)
If you really want to make it, you’ve got to have confidence in yourself and your abilities. Without confidence, you can so easily get crushed by negativity and criticism – things you will have to deal with once you hit the spotlight.
You have to be confident. You have to trust yourself. And you have to have a deep understanding that you’re going to make it. For actress Jennifer Lawrence, that understanding came at a young age.
“I always knew that I was going to be famous,” she told Vogue magazine. “I honest to God don't know how else to describe it. I used to lie in bed and wonder: ‘Am I going to be a local TV person? Am I going to be a motivational speaker?’ It wasn't a vision. But as it's kind of happening, you have this buried understanding: Of course.”
5. You Realize Failure Is A Minor Setback, Not A Game Changer
If you’re even thinking about making it big one day, the word “quit” can’t be in your vocabulary. In the end, you don’t succeed because you don’t fail; you succeed because you don’t give up. The second you quit, you’ve lost.
Take Michael Jordan, for example. He has a famous quote, "I've failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed." The only reason he succeeded was because he didn't let those failures discourage him to the point of quitting. Why? Because he realized his failures were only minor setbacks - not game changers.
I guarantee you that everyone you look up to has failed at one point or another, but did that stop them from picking themselves back up and moving forward? No way, Jose. And that’s why they’re successful.
If you’ve got all of these qualities – congratulations. I’m sure we’ll be hearing your name sometime soon!
What are your secrets to success? What else do you think is necessary for making it big? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Cheers!!!

Services Offered

We are JVS Consultants, a Hotel Consultancy Services firm based out of Chennai, India. With a combined experience of over five decades of varied work experience both in India and abroad, JVS Consultants opened its office in 2005 in Chennai.
Services offered
We offer Specialised Management Solutions, H.R. Solutions and Project Consultancy for the hospitality trade within India.
Management Solutions
Every organization needs resources to achieve the business goals. And all the resources have to be effectively managed to get the optimum result, favourable to the management.
With an in depth knowledge of the working of the hospitality industry, our team of experts would be able to deliver the right management solutions for your business. Right from the simplest aspect like the decision on the kind of napkin to be used in the coffee shop, to the most complex financial projections of your business, we give you solutions at every step.
Human Resources
Human resource is one of the greatest assets any company could have. We provide the total HR plan for the organization, including the grading policies, incentive schemes, statutory compliances, etc. Our expertise lies in the area of providing the right HR policies most apt for your kind of organization.


One of our key areas of activities is to find the right opportunity for the aspiring candidates  amongst the various requirements we get from our clients. We assist them in finding more interesting and challenging opportunities spanning across all levels and across all the departments.


Project Consultancy
Right from the conceptualization stage, upto the trial running of all the installed equipment, our expertise lies in setting up of all the departments of the hotel to the highest international standards. Be it a large hotel with multiple F&B outlets and hundreds of rooms and guest amenity areas or a stand alone restaurant or even Food Courts or industrial kitchens, our expert panel of Consultants will give you the most practical infrastructural solution to achieve your business goals. 
Our Goal

·         To be recognized in the market as a leader in our areas of expertise.

·         We will continuously strive to offer our undivided attention and best of services at all times.

Our Vision
To build a firm of repute by creating a corporate culture, sense of professionalism, content and contribution to the goal, so that every associate benefits professionally or otherwise

Our restructured team

We, at JVS, always strive for the continuous development of all in the team. All are given ample opportunity for learning newer tasks and taking up additional responsibility. Not a single day goes without new learning.

Sriram Dixit had been a great performer in the team, showing a great deal of enthusiasm to execute all the tasks entrusted to him. The time had come for him to explore greener pasture and it is with a heavy heart we had to bid him a farewell.

We wish him all success in his newer endeavors in his career.

Chain

Whenever we receive a requirement form any of our client, it is cascaded down to all in the team. The team is on the job immediately, shortlisting candidates from the data base. If need be, suitable candidates are head-hunted.

Once the shortlisting process is done, these candidates are validated for their suitability. Then those who are suitable are forwarded to the clients' HR team.

The team at JVS and the candidates whose profiles were forwarded wait anxiously for the feedback from the client. Unless the HR team at the Clients' receive the feedback form the HODs to whom they had forwarded the profiles, they cannot revert to us.

At times, the positions which were requisitioned get filled up "internally", "put on hold", "will be filled up by the head office". In these circumstances, the efforts that had gone in for validating and forwarding profiles go waste.

We source for such candidates on behalf of our clients, who are looking for interesting and challenging roles in their careers. We also check with them on their location preference. However, clients are more particular to hire local candidates.  At times, candidates refuse an opportunity because the work location is too far!!!

A candidate ultimately joining a client's organisation is like arranging a wedding between two partners!!!

Physically Challenged Offered Employment

Quite some time back I had posted in this blog about opportunities for the physically challenged. In fact, I had campaigned for this cause with a couple of our clients. Incidentally one of them has offered employment for 5 such candidates and they have joined yesterday. I am so happy. Hope there will be many more employers coming forward to assist us in this cause.

Newer tie - up

Please follow our tweets @jvsconsultants for our regular updates on our client requirements.

The Team - Who we are

V.Sridhar
Chief Consultant

Sridhar is a Post Diploma holder in Advanced Hospitality Management from the famous I.H.M, Mumbai. He has varied experience in the industry for about 2 decades both in India and overseas. He trained in the Taj group of hotels in Chennai and Mumbai and later on been associated with leading brands in India and abroad. His career gave him the opportunity to don different roles in the capacities of Executive Chef, HOD, Training Manager, team member on board luxury cruise lines in U.S.A, etc.,
He has been instrumental in establishing  close business links with leading hotel and restaurant chains since establishing in 2005, across India.

Deepa Sridhar
Senior Consultant

Deepa’s role in supporting Sridhar comes by virtue of her exposure to the hotel and recruitment businesses. She is a Hotel Management graduate with experience in leading hotel groups like the Oberois, The Narang group, etc. She has had a steady tenure with a leading recruitment firm in India for the Cruise Companies in the USA, Italy, etc. Leading a team of 4, she was instrumental in setting up the entire branch office in Chennai and overlooking the entire operation of South India.

Subsequent to the stint with the Cruise recruitment company, Deepa moved on to take up a challenging assignment in Dubai in a recruitment firm offering professional recruitment solution for all verticals. She had an international exposure there, which gives her an added advantage in handling and executing HR solutions more closely matching to the requirements of the clients, she deals with. She deals with our “diamond” clients and is responsible for handling all their requirements.

G.Sriram
Consultant


Sriram joined the team in 2010 upon his return from his assignment from Seoul. After graduating in Hotel Management, he has had exposure in leading hotel brands like Taj, G.R.T, Ashok and the last being in a speciality Indian restaurant in Seoul. He is responsible for all office administration and communication with the candidates.




Contact
JVS Consultants
New: 46, North road,
West CIT Nagar,
Chennai – 600 035.
Phone: 24338130
Mobile:  9380791 328
Mail – jvsconsultants05@gmail.com

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Who decides?

There are a number of factors influencing the decision of a student on deciding what course he should be doing soon after his schooling. Most influencing factor is, what kind of job opportunity will the course offer? Some of the other factors include - will there be overseas opportunities, will the opportunity pay well, etc.

The sad part is that the student overlooks the fact whether the opportunity is going to suit him. While there are so many opportunities available, many are trapped in their "chosen" fields.

There was a time when hotel management was considered a good option after schooling for its immediate job opportunity and overseas options as well. As IT revolution hit the country, and with related industries opening up, the demand for the course went down. Slowly the standard of the students seeking admission for hotel management also went down. Many who do hotel management these days diversify soon after their course for various reasons.

There are hardly any HM graduates willing to take up entry level opportunities in the hotel industry. They like to compare themselves with their counterparts in other industries at managerial level right from beginning. While the salary structures in other industries are comparatively much higher, hotel industry is still  lagging behind in pay-outs to attract fresh candidates.

Differently Abled

Today I had a meeting with the top people of a trust who are in the activity of helping differently abled people make a living. We exchanged information on the capabilities of such people and the expectations our clients generally have for the candidates.

In fact, it came as a surprise that the govt., is supporting the cause of employing differently abled people by supporting 100% of their PF and ESI contributions for 3 years.

I am sure there could be various opportunities made available for the differently abled people to make a decent living. Some of the examples we discussed where they could fit in were in the positions of telephone operators, reservation assistants, purchase or stores assistants, Team members in operational departments in QSR chains, etc.

I was also told that they would remain more loyal than the other candidates in their jobs. This could also pave way for the corporates to offer their bit towards social upliftment.

A new decade begins

Once every 10years, we have the opportunity to say Happy New Decade...However, we always tend to only look at the past decade and prefer looking forward for the New Year.

The goals of the organisations are pretty clearly set - both long term and short term. It is more like a living being - only being more long term than the people who move in and out of it in course of time.

I was recently having a conversation with a friend on what makes certain organisations tick for a person, while others do not? It is very evident that as long as the values of the person match with those of the organisation he works for, they tend to get along well. This happens very rarely. So, the individual has to compromise to "fit-in" into the culture of the organisation. This is what some organisations call as flexible attitude.

We, at JVS, try to match the aspirations of the individuals with those of our clients by creating a common platform.

In this new decade, we aspire to match the aspirations of our candidates in finding their perfect career opportunity.

Responsibilities

We, at JVS have the primary responsibility of finding the right candidate for our clients. It is also our responsibility to represent our client as accurately as possible to the prospective candidate. Once the meeting is facilitated between the candidate and the client, our responsibility is temporarily passed on to our client for them to give us their feedback on the interviewed candidate.

After we receive the feedback from our client on the candidate, it becomes our responsibility to pass on the same to the candidate....so on and so forth till such time the position is closed by any one candidate.

The cooperation of all the parties involved in executing their responsibilities in an organised and timely manner is very essential in making the whole process / business of HR Sourcing consultancy a success.

At JVS, we strive to bring in this professional approach at every step / contact point with our client as well as with our candidates

Opportunities Back home

While there are number of options available to those returning home, unfortunately, opportunity at the HOD level is seldom found. As such these positions are filled up from within the company.

Those who have served overseas looking at the opportunities here are put off with the compensations offered compared to what they were earning abroad. Well, it is only a matter of conversion to the rupee value that makes it more attractive to work overseas.

There is also a good difference in the work standards and culture between here and abroad. While responsibility levels are much higher there, there is a much higher humane touch here in Indian companies. It still is pitiable situation that the Indian hospitality industry is way behind other industries that attract talent from within the hospitality industry, as far as the compensation package is concerned.

One of the best options for someone returning home after working for a few years could be to set up his own business. However, if he does not want to risk the investment, he could scout for a good partner to work with. We get inquiries form stand alone restaurants who are looking for good staff to work for. They not only offer good positions but also challenging and interesting roles.

The Perfect Match

There was a time when I was in between jobs and I decided to meet with one of my favourite lecturers from college, who was then working in a leading hotel property as a training manager. I expressed my eagerness to work for a professional company. Size nor pay were of much importance but just professionalism is all that matters. He asked me if I am looking for a perfect match to get married!

Many times I am reminded of this incident till date when interacting with clients and candidates. On the one hand, there are candidates looking for the right job and on the other there are clients looking for the right candidate. The situation gets difficult when both don't look at each other eye to eye. In their own right, they refuse to look at the opportunity in each of them.

We try to create a career option for all the candidates who are seeking our services, not just job opportunities.

Status of Catering education

Recently I had been to a couple of catering colleges near Chennai. In fact, I was delighted to visit these colleges, as I always used to feel whenever, I visited the students. However, I was disappointed at the sorry state of affairs. It was more the indifference and attitude that the staff had towards grooming the students.

While it is true, that colleges are no longer in a situation to refuse admission to anyone seeking the same, could they not take enough steps to groom those students to the expected industry standards?

And what does industry expect? Decent English and good attitude. That's all. There is a wide gap between students' aspirations, industry expectation and faculty responsibility.

As consultants, we are trying to bridge the student - industry gap. Hope we succeed to some extent.

Marching ahead

Having on board Deepa and Sriram now on a regular basis, we are poised for a steady and definite growth.

Hotel industry is surely poised for a tremendous growth within India. We are not looking for opportunities to tie-up with overseas clients. However, we would love to assist those relocating back to India with a suiting opportunity to keep them going within the industry.

Happy Sunday!!!

Cheers!

Sri

A World of opportunity

I find a lot of opportunities out in the world to grab.

Let me compare a market scene where there are a number of sellers. Imagine a situation, where the people buying decide not to bargain. Instead they keep moving from one seller to another enquiring at what rate they are offering the product & the detail of the same. Finally they choose to buy from the seller with whom they are convinced to buy from. While it has to be appreciated that everyone has a right to choose, it will also be great, if people decide not to allow others to influence their decision making process.

In the real world, there is a lot of outside "influence" in form of peer groups, teachers, coaches, gurus, colleagues, seniors at work, family members, others' experiences, etc either directly or indirectly. Before taking a decision a person needs to consider so many factors, including these influences. Ultimately, what or to whose likes does he have to confirm to in order that he and his circle of influence can happily co-exist?

Will add more soon....

A small beginning

Crearing this blog is a small new beginning to share my thoughts on how a conglomerate is being born.