October2011

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CTC Break UP CTC Break-up

Fixed Gross Salary Per Annum

480,000

Performance Bonus

(Up to 25% of Fixed Gross Salary)

120,000

Medical Insurance

3,000

Annualized

603,000

Other Components Not Included In Above CTC

Retirals [Gratuity]

11,058

Loyalty Incentive Plan*

92,765

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Company Profile Profile Summary Roles & Responsibilities

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The Smart Cube

The Smart Cube is an international professional services firm that specializes in delivering High Value, Customized Business and Investment Research as well as Marketing and Data Analytics Solutions to leading corporations and professional services firms worldwide.

We are a Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firm that believes that while the information is abundant, insights are not.

At The Smart Cube, delivering the insights that help our clients make critical decisions is our business.

We are proud to have built an exceptional team of high caliber professionals who truly deliver value, day after day.

One of our core elements is our bright, aggressive and experienced analyst team (based out of India and Romania), carefully chosen for its intellect and experience across both professional services and corporate environments.

Awards

1st ranking as the best Vendor in the Annual Black Book of Outsourcing’s list of ‘Global Top 50 Outsourcing Companies’ for 2011: We have been placed in the highest ten percent of all firms judged (over 4000 vendors globally) in the areas like C-Level Commitment, Human Capital Performance, Corporate Direction, Leadership Impact, Accountability, Trust and Transparency. Last year, The Smart Cube was ranked 3rd in the same list

The Smart Cube is among NASSCOM’s ‘Emerge 50 for 2010 in the IT and ITES industry’ for showcasing great potential and growth.

The Smart Cube has been named in Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s 2010 tenth annual listing of Pros to Know in the Supply Chain Industry. Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from service providers who have personally helped clients address the challenges of the recession and prepare for the recovery ahead.

The Smart Cube has also been recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute as the 2nd Ranking Professional Services employer in India. We have also been ranked 52 out of the Top 100 Companies to work for in India.

Company Profile

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TSC – Key Differentiators

Profile

The Smart Cube is looking for outstanding candidates with the right mix of intelligence, attitude, creativity and discipline to support clients in taking business decisions, both at the strategic and tactical level. The role focuses on utilizing various aspects of business research techniques (including primary and secondary research, estimation, forecasting, etc.) to gather data and analysis and presenting it to clients in an easy to understand and insightful manner.

Career success at The Smart Cube is a direct function of one's willingness to seize the initiative and deliver value irrespective of skills, capabilities or experience. We have a unique competencies-based approach that objectively defines proficiency expected from an individual at a particular level and how it changes at the next level. This makes the appraisal and promotion process transparent and helps people truly understand what it takes to get to the next level.

How Are We Different From Other KPOs….

Become part of TSC as an “Analyst” and not as Research Trainee

Equal opportunity to work on all kind of projects, to gain holistic experience across all kinds of work

No differentiation from Post Graduates or MBAs across any dimension

• Career Growth

• Compensation

• Appraisal

• Annual Bonus

• Work Allocation

• Training

• Promotion

Great Work Life balance with Fixed work hours and “NO” shifts, or inordinate, continuous late working

Continuous technical training, starting from second day in office

Extensive outbound and inbound training programs to build behavioral and business skills

Friendly, flexible and open environment – conducive to learning and personal development

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Role & Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

Be a part of the team working on various research projects aiding decision making for Fortune 500 / FTSE 100 corporates, Blue Chip Consulting Firms and Global Financial Services companies

Understand research objectives, design research strategies, interpret and analyze information for accuracy, exhaustiveness and applicability

Extract reports, presentations and papers from trustworthy sources by executing advanced searches and analyze information extracted to unearth the real meaning of the data

Contact industry experts that can help in providing information about and insights into about a company, Industry or a business function

Provide research and analysis on various industries by sizing markets, identifying and analyzing trends, culling out market dynamics and key success factors as well as understanding the value chain and the competitive landscape

Use analytical frameworks like Porter's 5 forces, BCG Matrix, Harvey Balls, 3C's, 2x2 Matrix etc to better analyze the dynamics of various industries

Identify partners and/or vendors for clients and then analyzing the best fit for the relationship

Conduct company studies in various levels of granularity, covering details regarding financials, marketing, operations and strategy

Conduct financial and operating analysis to understand the health of companies and sectors

Build price forecasting models to predict future prices of commodities and feedstock

Conduct modeling to analyze cost and margin structures of products and services

Ideal Candidate

Superior problem solving abilities and strong analytical thinking

Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time

Motivated, fast thinking, dynamic person with strong business acumen

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Eye for detail

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