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Saturday, 29 June 2019

How women, who return to a second career, deal with technology-led disruption

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Technology-led disruption is making it increasingly difficult for women to return to a second career.

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Friday, 28 June 2019

Ecommerce companies, tech startups bullish on hiring

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Food delivery app Swiggy has hired many in leadership and senior roles in the last 18 months.

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Wednesday, 26 June 2019

HCL looking to hire over 10,000 freshers

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Over 3000 freshers will be for Noida alone including 1000 freshers who have just passed out of school (completed class 12 in 2018 or 2019).

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Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Chinese media goes to town on Oyo layoffs, company denies It

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News reports say firm sacked about 1,000 employees at its subsidiary Oyo Jiudian.

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Telecom sector set to turn net hirer in FY20

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They are looking to recruit from companies such as Microsoft, Google, TCS, HCL Technologies, Ericsson and Nokia to help with network digitisation and preparing for 5G.

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Monday, 24 June 2019

Mathematics is on decline in India. Reason: excessive focus on engineering

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India invented the zero, but math is seen to have suffered a decline here for several reasons.

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5 ways to to deal with criticism at work

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Handling criticism the right way — especially if it is constructive — can make you a better, more efficient performer at work.

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Young leaders finding ways to make fitness pay off at work

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From motivating team-mates to stay fit, to coming up with business solutions, fitness is more than just personal health and productivity for these young leaders

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Young bosses go the extra mile for employees

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Offer flexible work hours, sabbaticals and nap rooms to create a productive work culture for millennials.

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Sunday, 23 June 2019

CII suggests creation of National Employment Board

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It also suggested that the government initiate a comprehensive National Employment Mission.

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Thursday, 20 June 2019

Artificial Intelligence courses a bigger draw for experienced techies

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LinkedIn said last year that seven out of 10 emerging jobs in India are tech-focused roles hinged on AI/ML, with ML engineer being the top job in the list.

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Retail, FMCG to add 2.76 lakh new jobs in April-September FY20

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As per TeamLease Services biannual 'Employment Outlook' report, the retail sector will witness a 2% increase in net employment outlook, resulting in the addition of 1.66 lakh new jobs.

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Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Rapid skill changes scare most Indian professionals

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The LinkedIn study showed as high as 82% Indian professionals feel that the skills needed to succeed are changing rapidly.

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No shortage of jobs with salaries up to Rs 20,000: Subrata Nag, Quess Corp

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We are looking forward to expected labour reforms, says Quess Corp CEO

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Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Government plans to train fishermen, coastal people for seafarer jobs: Minister

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Fishermen and people across India's 7,300-km coastline have been traditionally dependent on sea for livelihood.

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Growth in formal sector jobs: Silver lining in jobs data?

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The total number of formal jobs in the country now stands at 74.9 million, and is projected to increase to 102 million by 2021.

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Indian flexi-workforce rises to 3.3 mn in 2018 from 1.2 mn in 2015: Report

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The rise in number of flexi-staffing workers indicates formalisation of workforce.

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Not enough people in the North East with the degree & will to work as company secretaries: FINER tells MCA

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The debilitating provisions which now finds impossibility for performance is the appointment of full-time company secretaries with paid up share capital of Rs 5 Crores.

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Maharashtra flagship scheme for MSMEs to generate 10 lakh jobs

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The senior IAS officer said the scheme, approved by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, envisages setting up one lakh units in five years, 40 per cent of them in rural areas.

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Employees spend more than 25% of their time searching for the information they need to do their jobs: Survey

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Within a typical company, the average employee needs to navigate four or more applications to execute a single business process, finds the survey.

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Monday, 17 June 2019

Four truths about white collar jobs

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Grim prospects for entry-level employment, good hiring expected in sectors like KPOs while brisk headhunting for CXOs.

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Five ways to help employees switch off from work

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Team outings have a salutary impact on the overall team engagement as it allows team members to get to know each other beyond the daily grind.

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6 in 10 millennials prefer jobs with flexitime

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Financial stability, chance to pursue passion main consideration while choosing an employer or freelance project, finds a TimesJobs survey.

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View: Why we can't compare PLFS & EUS data on unemployment

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MoSPI has come out with a 643-page report in which on page after page it compares the EUS data with PLFS data.

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IT/Software continue to be top job creators in May: Report

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Job portal Shine.com found that IT and software showed maximum growth during May.

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Hiring activity records 11 per cent rise in May: Report

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The Naukri JobSpeak Index for May 2019 stood at 2,346, indicating an 11 per cent rise as compared to May 2018, when it stood at 2,106.

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Friday, 14 June 2019

Process to set up regulator for skill development bodies begins

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A senior government official told ET that the committee is expected to advertise soon for the top posts of the council, which is being set up in place of the National Skills Development Agency (NSDA).

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Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Financial services to add 47,800 new jobs in Apr-Sept FY20

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Tier II cities are projected to witness 5 per cent growth in hiring sentiment during April-September followed by tier III towns.

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Tuesday, 11 June 2019

IIM-Calcutta's MBAEx batch gets highest placement offer of Rs 1.25 crore this year

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The average salary for this batch has also gone up to Rs 26.98 lakh, a 10.3% increase from last year.

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Only 13% employers in India have hiring plans July-September quarter: Survey

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Hiring intentions marginally declined by four percentage points when compared with the year ago period (July-September quarter of 2018).

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Monday, 10 June 2019

Slowdown in July-Sept hiring activity: Survey

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The survey puts the net employment outlook at +13%, down from +16% in the same quarter last year.

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Friday, 7 June 2019

MNCs take lead in veteran hiring

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Veteran hiring is big in countries like the US, where veterans are valued for their training, discipline, experience and motivation.

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Cos use data analytics to ensure fair appraisal

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Many organisations have adopted data analytics to ensure the process of appraisal is fair and transparent.

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How to solve India's job crisis in three easy steps

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A massive investment in agroindustry to add value to agricultural produce.

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Wednesday, 5 June 2019

India vs South Africa: 'Men in Blue' begin World Cup campaign against battered Proteas

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India vs South Africa: 'Men in Blue' begin World Cup campaign against battered Proteas




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Tuesday, 4 June 2019

Nearly 107 million women at risk of losing jobs globally as automation takes over: McKinsey report

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Despite lower shares in automation-prone manufacturing occupations, women could be only slightly less at risk than men of their jobs being displaced.

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Hiring activity to be positive in this fiscal: Survey

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The survey further revealed that northern zone will provide most opportunities for job seekers

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Monday, 3 June 2019

Banking on artificial intelligence: In hiring drive, Bots are calling the shots now

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Algorithms analyse expressions, tone to check for traits such as confidence, anger in video interviews.

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Impressive willingness, appetite in Indian employees to be tech savvy: Mercer CEO Martine Ferland

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Martine Ferland said Indian firms are a bit more traditional in approach as far as using technology in HR practices though talent seems to be quite abundant here.

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Saturday, 1 June 2019

It’s now official: Joblessness rises with education level

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The unemployment rate didn’t rise only with education level, it has also risen over time.

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Nation will benefit from Skill India: Mahendra Nath Pandey

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I will work to create better skilled, stronger and capable youth after first analysing the work that has already been done, says the minister for skill development and entrepreneurship.

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View: Innovation holds the key to India's job crisis

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A promising way to boost competitiveness is to work upon the innovative capacity of the economy.

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