Week In Brief- 16-21 July, 2012

Thought for the week 

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

Updates @ IPSR

• Ipsr Job Fair

As we all know, IPSR in association with IES College, Thrissur organized a Mega Job Fair on 21st July 2012 where 12 companies participated. We are happy to state that, more than 1000 candidates turned-up for the fair and made it a moment to cherish. 

So, let’s all congratulate the efforts of the entire team of career center and all those who have worked behind its triumph. 

We wish to see similar events in the future as well and extend all our support for the same.

•  Ipsr Kudos

Here is yet another success story…
Mr. Vineeth Venugopal, Sr. Consultant Technical Services of IPSR Penguin Planet has added RHCE to his international credentials. Ipsrians are proud of your hard work, commitment and achievement. 

We wish you endeavor greater heights.

• 
  New Face @ Ipsr

Mr. Anees. K has joined as Sr. Executive- Training and Corporate Services at our Calicut Branch. He is a graduate in Computer Science and has one year experience in similar field. He is a native of  Malappuram.

                          IPSR welcomes Mr. Anees on board!

Reflections - Simi.S

Sometimes in life, we seem to be lost; we do not know what to do and what not to. I would like to share one of my experiences with you all.

I was employed with The Brunton Boatyard, a cgh earth experience group of hotels at Fort Cochin. Everything was going just the way I wished. I could even say my first job was just like a dream come true, I had everything more than I expected as a fresher. My plans were to continue with the company as long as I could. But just after a year, my sister got married, my mom was alone at home, dad was busy with his business schedules abroad. I was worried thinking about my mom being alone and was in a confused state.

Just after few days, I happened to read a short story. I am attaching a link of the story for you all to read and reflect on. This story gave me a new direction and changed my life. And I believe, it could influence yours as well.

http://www.forwardsteps.com.au/docs/CoffeeJar.pdf

It would take only 3 minutes to read it. I would appreciate if you could share any of your experience or your thoughts on the story.

WEEK IN BRIEF July 2-7 , 2012:

Quote for the Week:

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.― Audrey Hepburn

News @ IPSR:

• Career Centre's 7th Anniversary:

The Career Centre just celebrated its' 7th Anniversary on July 4th  2012.Under the leadership of Mr.Brijesh George John, the Career Centre has progressed from a placement cell to the best Placement Service provider in Kerala.The launch of the HR portal www.ipsrjobs.com was a significant milestone in the history of the IPSR Career Centre.In addition to that it also has its own blog and Twitter Account for strengthening communication with the job seekers.

Wishing the Career Centre Team all the very best!!

• IPSR Newbies:

Ms.Simi Sundaram has joined the IPSR HR & Administration division. She has one year experience in the HR & Administration field and is an MBA. Simi is a native of Mallappally in Pathanamthitta.

Welcome to IPSR!!

WEEK IN BRIEF; MAY 01-05, 2012

Thought for the Week

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela 

News @IPSR:

• Introducing IPSR Team's New Look: 

New corporate T-Shirts have been distributed to all the staff members. Have a glance at the photograph – Men in Black 

• Reward to ITFS:

We are very much excited to announce seven of our ITFS students has placement in various establishments. Students getting placed is not a new thing for ITFS.

Syslint Technologies Pvt Ltd, Trivandrum
1. Anshad B – Kottayam Branch 
2. Sony Xavier – Kottayam Branch
3. Sreejith R - Kottayam Branch
4. Syamdersh S – Trivandrum Branch

Vanilla Networks, Kochi 
1. Athira C.R – Kottayam Branch 

Metclouds, Cochin
1. Syamkrishna P – Trivandrum Branch 

Armia Systems
1. Anoop Joseph- Kottayam Branch 


Congratulations and best wishes for their career. Well Done Training Department and Career Center!!

WEEK IN BRIEF 9-14 January, 2012:

• HR Quest:Game 3:

 Want to know whom we had clued you about in last Week’s HR Quest??

It is Ms.Lakshmi.K.S, Sr.Administrative Manager.Lakshmi seems to have been an active participant in various competitions right from her school days.  Looks like we have a muilti-talented team member on board IPSR!

Well we had just one comment from Arjun and yes it was the right answer! Too bad no one else is plunging into the game. :(   Anyways we will keep you posted with more clues about more IPSRians. 

This person was:

• The school topper in SSLC Exams.
• Chairperson of the college Senate.
• An active member in NSS
• Prize winner in ‘Naadanpattu’ (folk songs) competitions.

We are waiting for your comments…go on and find out who this is…the ball is in your court now...

• Mohsin Hakkim certified RHCVA:

Mr.Mohsin Hakkim.A.A of IPSR Edappally Linux Training Division has successfully certified RHCVA.Mohsin has therefore added one more certification to his kitty in  addition to RHCE, MCSE and MCTS. He has been working in the Networking field for nearly 6 years now.

Congratulations Mohsin!! May you be able to reach greater heights!!

• IPSR Newbies:

Mrs.Deepa Sreekumar has joined the Software training division in the IPSR Edappally branch.She is a native of Perumbavoor and is a post graduate in Computer Science. Deepa has nearly 6 years of experience in the training field.

Ms.Anjali.P.G has joined the Software Training division in the IPSR Kottayam branch. She is an MCA and a native of Chengannur.

Welcome aboard you two!!

• Wedding bells are ringing!!

Ms.Akhila Ravi-HR Executive of the IPSR Career Centre Team is tying the knot today (14th January, 2012). Congratulations  to Akhila and Brite!! 


Wishing you a Happy Married Life!!

WEEK IN BRIEF 2 - 7 January, 2012:

• CEO’s New Year Message:

Dear IPSRians,

One more eventful year has gone by in the history of IPSR. On recollecting the various happenings of 2011, I would like to share with you all the first thought that came to my mind in this New Year. What happened TO us is not important; rather what happened THROUGH us is important. In the past year, we have faced many difficult situations and of course we have been able to tackle them with our best efforts and perseverance. But the major effect was on the people who were inspired by our relentless efforts-many became motivated to move on with their goals seeing us overcome our difficulties. We have also had our share of success stories and bagged various Awards last year. The very fact that a small company like ours has been bagging the Red Hat International Awards for many consecutive years now has inspired many young entrepreneurs too.

Yet another venture we have been carrying forward successfully is our placement services. We have been able to help numerous students by giving them a placement and a career. Quoting one of the parents of a placed student who met me, “What you are doing is a Service to God.” We can renew our strengths by knowing that we have been able to do our service for a social cause, uplifting the lives of many students and in a way their families.

Having received the Samman Patra Award was yet another significant achievement for us last year. It is nothing but a foolproof evidence of the fact that we do believe in values and we can deliver what we promise. I have come across many people who have been influenced by us in this perspective and have decided to move more ethically in their businesses.

We can definitely feel fulfilled by the fact that many people have been influenced by us in one way or the other and also feel happy that we have been able to achieve our ultimate aim of touching the lives of people for a positive growth.

Looking towards 2012 is equally inspirational as we are planning for a big leap in our services and the overall growth of IPSR. I pray that by the Grace of God Almighty we will succeed in climbing great heights this year too.

Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!

• HR Quest: Game 2:

Well all of you might have come to know about this new game. Here’s a brief rewind for those of you who haven’t played yet. In each game of the HR Quest, we will post certain clues about one of the IPSR employees. It’s then your turn to use these clues to find who this person is…just an opportunity to know something more about your colleagues…that’s all. All you have to do is keep visiting Vibrant IPSR and comment on the clues given..

Last week we had posted a set of clues about one of the IPSRians. Even though we expected some more responses from you guys we are happy to know that atleast one person is eager to know more about his colleagues….:)

So here it is.. the answer to the last week’s HR Quest.. He is Mohammed Shafnaz Hamza of the IPSR Trivandrum branch Android team. Well now we all know that we have a rock band player amongst us. Hope we will get to see him perform sometime soon…


Now for the next set of clues in Game 2:

This person:
• Was sports champion in school.
• Got the Kalaprathibha Award in School.
• Was the Secretary of the Deepika Children’s League (DCL) unit in her hometown.
• Was the school leader in 9th Standard

So who is this Kalaprathibha?? Any guesses yet?? Then comment on…

WEEK IN BRIEF 19-25 December, 2011

• HR Quest: The search begins…

Hi Friends,

We are introducing a special activity called “HR Quest” for all IPSR employees. Let us consider this as a simple game to help us know more about our colleagues.
In each game a few facts describing one of the employees of IPSR will be presented. Use these clues and find out the person. All you have to do is check out Vibrant IPSR for the clues and post your answer as a comment (please remember to sign with your name).

Please note that this is open to IPSR employees only.

So here goes the first set of clues of HR Quest:
This person:

• Coordinated college fests during B.Tech and Diploma days.
• Became Arts Club Secretary in his college.
• Bagged prizes in different competitions like Microprocessor coding.
• Became ‘Kalaprathibha’ at the 2002 subdistrict Kalotsav.
• Was the lead singer of his pop band.
• Performed at different stages and got a chance to perform for the IPL Kochi Tuskers team at the Kochi International Stadium.
• Has a newspaper article featuring his band published in the New Indian Express.

Any ideas who this is?
We are waiting for your answers… Comment on……

• IPSR Newbies:

Mr.Hari.N.R has joined the Software Training Division of IPSR Kottayam branch. He is a former student of IPSR and has been working as a trainee here. Hari is a native of Ayarkunnam and is B.Tech.

 


Mr.Prasanth Mohanan has joined the Software Training Division of IPSR Kottayam branch and is a native of Kidangoor. Prasanth is also a former IPSR student and is a B.Tech.

Welcome to the IPSR family you two!!

• HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas is coming soon and you can hear the carols already. This is a time when Christians all across the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.And yes.. Christmas is a time for all to exchange gifts and of course eat a lot of cake!Once again IPSR is all set to celebrate Christmas.

Wishing all IPSRians a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

WEEK IN BRIEF 28 November- 4 December, 2011:

News @ IPSR:

• IPSR Training division soaring to great heights!!

The IPSR Training Division is moving ahead at a very fast pace amongst the college campuses across Kerala and acquiring more and more tie-ups each day. On December 2nd , 2011 the Training division catapulted to great heights by signing three tie-up agreements on the same day. We were able to acquire two tie-up agreements with M.A College, Ramapuram , each consisting of 120 BCA students.Yet another tie-up agreement for RHCE training  was signed the same day with the Saintgits Engineering College, Pathamuttom consisting of their MCA batch.

The tie-up with M.A College, Ramapuram has made a mark in the history of the IPSR Training division by acquiring 240 students at one go thereby creating a record in the tie-ups of IPSR.

All this was made possible by the relentless effort and follow-up by Mr.Arjun.V-Asst.Manager-Training & Corporate Services with the support of Mr.Robin Joseph-Manager-Business Development. The whole IPSR Team takes the opportunity to extend its greatest appreciation to Mr.Arjun.V and Mr.Robin Joseph for this significant achievement.

Well done you two!! Keep up the good work!!

• More on the ANNUAL MEETING:

The 12^th ANNUAL MEETING of IPSR has left a lasting impact on the minds of all IPSRians present that day. The Award Ceremony recognizing the promising new employees and the best performers was the highlight of the afternoon session. Check out what the Award Winning IPSRians had to say:

• IPSR’s protest rally:

IPSR has been grabbing each and every opportunity to proclaim its support to the society. On 30^th November, 2011 all IPSRians in the Kottayam branch took part in a rally protesting the Mullaperiyar issue. Nearly 60 IPSRians took to the road on that day to express the company’s solidarity to the people suffering due to the Mullaperiyar issue and for urging the Government to take the right action. The Rally began from the IPSR Head Office and ended at the Gandhi Square in Kottayam town. Mr.Krishnaraj.S, PRO, addressed the IPSRians present and Mr.Brijesh George John, Dy.General Manager, felicitated the rally.
Check out these pics and video of the rally:

• IPSR Newbies:

Mr.Ajay.S.Nair has joined the Business Development Team at IPSR. He is a Talent Genie participant and a native of Punalur. Ajay is an enthusiast in photography and is a prize winner at the Victor George Memorial Photography Contest conducted by Malayala Manorama in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

 

Mr.Sinob Joseph has joined the R & D wing in the IPSR OSBRC at Edappally. He is a native of Ponmudi in Idukki and is a former RHCE student of IPSR. Sinob has nearly six months experience in the Telecommunications sector.

• It’s a baby boy!!

Mr.Sojan.V.M- Sr.Consultant-Technical Services of the IPSR Calicut branch has been blessed with a beautiful baby boy on 23rd November, 2011. Congratulations to Sojan!!

Wishing both mom and baby the best of health.

WEEK IN BRIEF 14-19 November, 2011:

News @ IPSR:

• The New Look of IPSR Placements:

The IPSR Career Centre’s website has undergone a revamp and now has a new look altogether. www.ipsr.org/placements plays the role of a platform where job hunters will be able to register and find information on the latest vacancies suitable for them. The revamped website has given a fresh look and has become more user friendly too.

The whole revamp process, which is the result of a collective effort of the members of the Web Development Team, Career Centre Team and PR, took nearly six months. A special thanks is due to Mr.Nidhin.J.Elavummoodu of the Career Centre and Mr.Dipu.K.S & Mrs.Smitha George of the Web Development Team for their relentless efforts and perseverance in bringing out the revamped Career Centre website.

Check out the new Career Centre website and let us know what you think about it by mailing to placements@ipsrsolutions.com.

• ANNUAL MEETING:

The 12th Annual Meeting of IPSR is to be conducted on 19th November, 2011. This time a new twist has been given to the whole Annual Day Celebrations with the meeting being conducted at the DC Activity Centre in Kottayam. Dr.Thomas Varghese, a renowned international Trainer will be conducting a Session for all IPSRians that day.

Another highlight will be a trip to Munnar, which is one of the most sought after tourist destinations, set to begin the same day.

Well all IPSRians are looking forward to have a great time this year on the occasion of the Annual Day Celebrations commemorating 13 years of operations as a corporate. Check out the coming editions of the Week In Brief for the snaps of the Annual Day.

WEEK IN BRIEF 31 October-5 November, 2011:

News @IPSR:

IPSR Calicut Team on the go!

The Calicut branch has hit 101% target in the month of October! In fact the IPSR Calicut Team was the only one to hit the target in the month of October. Another breakthrough for the team in this month was when Mr.Sanjay.P got certified CCIE. So October has altogether been a great month for the IPSR Calicut Team! Congrats to the Calicut Team for this feat.

The Kottayam Team had achieved a whopping 126% target recently! This is what we can call a healthy competition. Keep up the good job guys!!

IPSR Newbies:

This week we have a lot of new faces at IPSR:

Mr.Renjith.R has joined the Linux Team in the IPSR Kottayam branch. He is a former student of IPSR and is an M.Sc Electronics holder. Renjtih is a native of Alappuzha.

Mr.Noble.C.J has joined the Software Development Team in Edappally. He is an MCA and a native of Ernakulam. Noble has nearly one year of experience in software development and was previously working with B4U Channel in Mumbai.

Mr.Akbarbadusha.K.A has joined the marketing team in South Cochin. He is a native of Aluva and is an MCA. Akbar has nearly one year experience in the Business development and was previously working with First In Technologies, Cochin.


Mr.Sarath.V.Nair has joined the eZcom team in Kottayam. He is a B.Sc Computer Science holder and is a native of Pathanamthitta.

 
Mr.Subin.A.S has joined the Career Centre team in Kottayam. He is a B.Sc in Chemistry and is a native of Erumely.

Mrs.Nishi Ann Samuel has joined the Administration wing of South Cochin. She is a B.Tech and a native of Changanacherry. Nishi is former student of IPSR and was previously working with Shrishti Informatics, Cochin.

Welcome to IPSR!!

WEEK IN BRIEF 24-29 October, 2011:

Quote for the Week:

There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all.

Most of you might have heard that it requires more muscles on our face to frown than to smile. So smiling is easier than frowning and showing a ‘long face’. As the proverb suggests, a smile conveys the same meaning everywhere in the world. Even babies know that smiles are good! Greeting a person with a smile can kick-start a good conversation. A SMILE indicates that you acknowledge the other person and that they are welcome to talk to you. A smile lightens up the whole face and makes it more beautiful. By the way, are you having a tough time now? Look into a mirror and smile at yourself. You will definitely feel better.

News @ IPSR:

• Wedding bells:

Ms.Nisha.O.V of the Linux Training division in the IPSR Trivandrum branch tied the knot on 23rd October, 2011. Congratulations to Nisha and Joshy!!

Wishing you both a Happy Married Life!

 

• IPSR Newbies:

Ms.Soumya Joseph has joined the IPSR Kottayam branch in the Software Training Division. She is a post graduate in Computer Science and is a native of Kottayam.

Welcome aboard!!

WEEK IN BRIEF 17-23 October, 2011:

News @ IPSR:

• Sanjay .P-CCIE!!

Oh yes! It is a time of  triumph at IPSR especially for the Cisco Training Division as Mr.Sanjay.P of the Calicut Cisco Training division got certified CCIE. Sanjay thus became the 8th CCIE from IPSR. For the past one year Sanjay had been tirelessly preparing for getting this very much coveted capstone level Cisco certification. Most of you who had attended last year’s ANNUAL MEETING might be able to recollect his declaration that he will put in his best efforts to uplift the IPSR Cisco Training division and bring it at par to the IPSR Linux Training division.

Yes Sanjay, you have kept your promise! Hearty Congratulations to you from the whole IPSR family!!

• Harikrishnan certified in RHCVA:

Mr.Harikrishnan.R –Sr.Consultant in the Linux Training Division at the IPSR Kottayam Branch has successfully certified in RHCVA. He has been working at IPSR for the past four years and is now leading the Linux Training Team at IPSR Kottayam. He is an expert in Linux Training and Networking concepts.

Congratulations Harikrishnan!! Wishing you the all the best!!

• Career Centre zooming ahead:

The IPSR Career Centre has made a mark in the history of IPSR’s placement services by placing 30 IPSR students in past 30 days! In addition to that they also conducted 15 Recruitment Drives during the past two weeks (8-22 October, 2011) with Admin Ahead, Muziris Softech, MarineBiz TV, Sutherland Global Services, Poornam Info Vision, Vanilla Networks, IBIS Tech International, First Source etc.

Well, looks like the Career Centre is brimming with placements events. More drives are on their way in the coming days too. Check out www.ipsr.org /placements for more details.

• IPSR Newbies:

Ms.Swatha Viswanath has joined the IPSR Calicut division as Asst.Administrative Manager.She is an M.Com and a native of Calicut. Ms.Swatha is also a classical dancer based in Bharathanatyam and has won prices at many competitions.



Mr.Ambu.K.G has joined the IPSR Trivandrum branch in the Linux Training division. He is a B.Tech and a former student of IPSR certified in RHCSA and RHCE. Mr.Ambu is a native of Thiruvananthapuram.


 
Mr.Saik Chandran has joined the eZcom team at the IPSR Kottayam branch. He is a BCA and is a native of Kottayam.

Welcome to IPSR!!