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Issue/Q1/March 2011 ~ 1 ~ Copyright Thomas Assessments Pvt. Ltd.

India is the fourth largest economy in theworld in terms of purchasing power and isone of the fastest growing. There has beena considerable increase in the domestic andinternational trade volumes in the past fiveyears due to economic growth andliberalization. Consequently, therequirement for transportation, handlingand warehousing is growing at a robustpace. Ninety percent of the global trade iscarried by sea and the total sea borne tradeestimates have more than quadrupled overthe last four decades. The shippingindustry in India thereby needs to gear upto meet the nation’s growing requirements,continuously expand, modernize andbecome competitive in order to grablucrative business opportunities.

Given the growth trajectory andenormous potential in this industry, it hasbecome imperative for companies to trainand build talent among the 45 millionpeople and more.

This necessitates the need to developmanpower for the logistics sector to bridgethe significant gap in terms of numbers andquality of the workforce. This gap, unlessbridged urgently, is likely to be a keyimpediment in the growth of the logisticssector in India, and in turn, could impactgrowth in other industries as well. Thisunderscores the need to strengthen the skillsets in the existing workforce and furtherexpand the pool of workforce to improvethe situation.

The Indian Logistics Industry is presentlyestimated at US$ 90 billion. The industry hasgenerated employment for 45 million peoplein the country in comparison with the IT andITeS sector which employs approximately4.3 million people.

Focus on the Logistics Sector

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‘’ As the candidate’s CV is often not sufficient enough, the PPA tool enables us to have a clear view ofthe candidate’s competencies before recruiting him/her.We have explored other psychometric tools previously. However, the PPA proves to be the easiest one touse and is 100 % accurate. Approximately 80 % of the profiled people matched with the behavioural jobexpectations. It is the best software that has helped in effectiveness of our recruitment process. Weparticularly appreciate the fact that its application can be extended into understanding the working styleof a person. This is of a great help for the immediate boss who can then have a better understanding of histeam member’s competencies so as to ensure high performance standards.In the coming year, we intend to explore other applications of the Thomas like the GIA to assist us inTalent Mapping.”

Urvashi KenkreDy. Manager-HR

Our focus in this issue of newsletter has been to provide a platform to ouresteemed clients in the Logistics sector for sharing their experiences with

Thomas International; highlighting how their organization has benefited fromour services. We believe that their experiences will give you an insight into

how Thomas International can be of assistance to many of the HR initiatives inyour company.

Allcargo Global Logistics Limited

Over the last 12 months, ThomasInternational has been helping AllcargoGlobal Logistics Limited in theirrecruitment initiatives, specifically fortheir managerial cadre across India.

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International Maritime Training Center(IMTC)

The manpower requirements in theShipping industry are very specific as theemployees are exposed to highly stressfulsituations in a totally differentenvironment than they are used to. AtWilhelmsen Ship Management (a part ofthe Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group – Norway),since the past four years, Thomas PersonalProfile Analysis (PPA) tool is being usedto recruit the right engineering graduatesfrom Marine and Mechanical background,trainee Deck Cadets and Officers of allranks from India and overseas. It is nowan established norm that all new recruitshave to undergo the Thomas PPA exerciseat the time of recruitment. The applicationof the Thomas GIA is being considered forthe promotion initiatives in respect ofofficers.

Capt. R. Prakash Mr. Gurmeet Singh RangharHead of Dept. Head of Dept.

(Nautical Sciences) (Engg. Studies)

“We are able to understand people’s behaviourunder pressure situations and gather insight intohow a person would behave as an individual and asa team player while facing challengingenvironment and situations. The reports obtainedare very structured and provide a good basis inunderstanding of a candidate’s profile. Thecomplementary Interviewer’s Guide serves as auseful guideline in structuring the interviewprocess so as to understand the behaviouralattributes of the candidate in the best possiblemanner.’’

Thomas International has recentlyjoined hands with SynergisticSolutions, a shipping industrycentric consulting firm promoted byCapt. Ajay Achuthan.

It focuses on providing TalentManagement Solutions exclusivelyto the Shipping and MaritimeIndustry.

The consultancy services includetalent management, executivecoaching and mentoring and abouquet of training programmes.

FLASH NEWS!!!

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DHL Express (India) Pvt. Ltd.

By using Thomas tools, namely thePersonal Profile Analysis (PPA), GeneralIntelligence Assessment (GIA) and theEmotional Intelligence (EI), DHLExpress aims at building theirManagement pipeline, encompassingTrainees at the entry level and Middlemanagement for leadership roles (AreaSales Managers/Operation managers).

Thomas International range of productsand services have been found veryeffective by DHL Express in proactivelybuilding their Talent Pool.

Jet Airways (India) Limited

As part of the Development Centres in January2011, the Airport Managers/Station Managers/ DutyManagers of Jet Airways took the Thomas PersonalProfile Analysis (PPA) exercise on the web. The PPAexercise was administered in order to understandthe Behavioural attributes of the Managers. Theprofile obtained from the PPA was further linked tothe set Competency Framework of Jet Airways andthereby, they were able to understand theBehavioural competencies in relation with theCompetency Framework.

“The psychometric Thomas profiles generatedby Thomas International Management Systemsmatched to a large extent with the scoresarrived at on an independent basis by ourAssessors. We believe that the reports andfindings are highly trustworthy and veryaccurate.We are thankful to them for their contributionand the seamless manner in which the contractwas executed."

Dr. Samar. B. Srivastava,Vice-President- Human ResourcesJet Airways (India) Limited

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‘’In light of the ‘War of Talent’, one of our biggestchallenges lies in attracting the right talent at theright time. From the period we have been usingThomas Tools and services, recruitment has taken ahighly scientific, robust and transparent approach.There has been value addition to the current process,confidence has been instilled in the employees andthey trust the basis of our selection criteria duringrecruitment. Though we do incur higher costs inrecruitment, we are definitely assured of thereliability of the whole process in getting it right thevery first time.Also the support we have got from TEAM Thomasis excellent and consistently high-quality servicedrives us to use Thomas tool as an effective HRintervention tool in the selection process. We arealso looking forward to use the available features ofThomas International in the space of our L&D,Succession planning space in the coming year.”

Mr. Bhupesh SawantdesaiBusiness HR ManagerDHL Express (India) Pvt. Ltd.