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Career-wise
Career Weavers,a human capital management organization based at Chandigarh,has announced that it will be conducting the ‘Grand Employment Fair 2010’ in the city on January 22. The day-long job fest to be conducted at Hotel Piccadilly,Sector 22,will be 2010’s first such event to be held in the region. Completely free registrations,both for fresher students and experienced candidates,from the hospitality,aviation and BPO sectors,wishing to participate in the employment fair,can be done at 0172-4695000 or jobs@careerweavers.co.in uptill January 21. Leading names from the hospitality,aviation and BPO sectors including Indigo Airlines,ITC Maratha-Mumbai,ITC Grand Central-Mumbai,Sheraton Delhi,Sheraton Rajputana-Jaipur,Oberoi Delhi,IBM Daksh,Spice & CCD etc. are expected to participate in the job fest. More than 2,500 candidates are expected to participate in the employment fair. More than 1,000 job openings,with packages varying from Rs 8,000 to Rs 35,000 per month,are expected to be offered to candidates at the job fest. Speaking about the initiative,Gurpreet Singh,Head,Recruitment,Career Weavers,remarked,“The Career Weavers Grand Employment Fair is into its second year. The job fest will provide a unique opportunity for top hospitality,aviation & BPO groups to make professional contact with a large pool of talented freshers and experienced candidates.”

Perfect timing!
THE Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced the appointment of Bandelier 1878 of Geneva,Switzerland as the official watch licensee for the league. This marks the first time in world cricket,that a Swiss watch brand has collaborated with any cricketing league to create and market a collection of Swiss made watches and men’s accessories through this exclusive license partnership. Lalit Modi,Chairman and Commissioner,Indian Premier League said,“I am very pleased with Bandelier becoming the first licensee of the league. I am certain that cricket fans all around the world will love the truly world-class watches from Bandelier 1878 and that these watches will undoubtedly be an enviable addition to any collector’s portfolio. More importantly through this innovation the IPL will now be able to reach out further beyond Indian shores to its global fan base.”
The collection named ‘IPL Trophy’,will consist of trendy and sophisticated his and hers watches,a range of writing instruments,cufflinks and tie-bars. ‘The Trophy’ line of products will be modeled around the league and its teams and deliver the high quality precision and finesse in the true tradition of Swiss premium brands. Nine variants (one each for the eight IPL teams and one for the IPL) have been designed with the team colours and logos in three sizes (large,medium and small). A diamond variant for ladies will also be available. The watches are priced in the Rs 45,000 to Rs 55,000 range,with future variants of chronographs and limited editions priced upward of Rs 2 Lakhs. Bandelier 1878’s IPL Trophy collection will be available at leading watch retailers,select department stores and through both the IPL and Bandelier websites.