Lets examine the bottom line … why get a degree? why study at all? No jobs on the market, ultra qualified executives backed with experience can’t land a decent interview, so why bother at all? The general suggestion among the entrepreneurial circle for aspiring workers of tomorrow is to either land a blue collar gig, [...]

Recession Backed Layoffs Reach Asia, Further Negate Value of Education is a post from: PakMediaBlog All Rights Reserved.

The State Bank’s annual report makes special mention of the issues of governance and sends out a red alert to the government to fix the economy before Pakistan faces an economic collapse.

While its no secret that the general population has a strong sense of mistrust towards banks, whats even more surprising is how little banks are doing to win them over. After all, no one will just walk in with their hard earned savings if rumors suggest your bank is saturated with thieves or annoyances. I’ve [...]

Why 2012 Banking Needs Social Media is a post from: PakMediaBlog All Rights Reserved.

When I received this by courier yesterday I assumed it was a calendar or a diary or perhaps a box of chocolates.

Imagine my surprise when I opened the box and found this! 
Yes it was a teeny weeny credit card! What a waste! The card could easily have been sent in an envelope as credit cards usually are, couldn’t it? Or does it make the recipient feel much more important if it is sent in a huge velvet-lined box? Banks can be so very wasteful!

Summary: Research shows that most bankers are human. Research shows most bankers will adjust their lifestyles when faced with the catastrophic consequences of climate change including (but not limited to) a change in standard of living. Yet … more and more bankers are investing in coal and other sources of energy that will inevitably destroy [...]

10 Reasons Why Bankers are Mostly Human is a post from: PakMediaBlog All Rights Reserved.