Sales, legal, tech: Sectors where Covid positively impacted salaries In the wake of Covid, customer's wants, needs, expectations and purchasing decisions are constantly evolving and marketing has come to play an important role. In particular, digital marketing has received a fresh impetus with all businesses - b…

Labour ministry issues guidelines for Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana The scheme was announced in November to incentivise formal job creation in the country and subsequently approved by the Cabinet in early December.

Labour codes to herald new wave of reforms in 2021; job creation likely to be major challenge This year has also been a challenging year for the workforce as well as for employers due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government imposed a nationwide lockdown from March 25, which had an adverse impact on …

Capgemini looks to hire 24k people next year French IT services provider Capgemini is looking to hire about 24,000 people in 2021. These include laterals as well as fresh hires from campuses. The recruitment numbers are almost the same as last year.

Appinventiv hands out 22% average increment Appinventiv has also resumed hiring from remote locations in Q2 of the financial year 2020-21. The company has hired 100 people in lockdown, and is planning to hire over 300 more from remote locations. The company is on track to clock over 200% growth in revenue in H1 FY 2…

Hiring to bounce back in 2021, claims Naukri.com’s Hiring Outlook Survey In 2020, sectors like medical/healthcare, IT, BPO/ITES were less impacted while the sectors that struggled to cope included retail, hospitality and travel, according to the survey that covered 1327 recruiters and consultants across the country.…

L&T plans to hire 1,100 engineers across business verticals in 2021 "L&T not only offers Graduate and Post Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs & PGETs) continuous learning opportunities and a growth path but also gives them immense satisfaction to work on projects that are high on the top of national o…

2021 Tough Job: Buoyancy in the job market may continue to be missing, but bad news won’t get worse The Make-in-India drive will bring in some fresh investments but do not bet big on it to create many jobs. For a country that adds 7-10 million new workers every year, all this will be just a drop in the ocean.

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What skills are Indians learning for 2021 As the demand for transferable skills that can be remotely applied is growing, tech-based courses and digital marketing training dominated the learning realm. Digital marketing and web & mobile app development were the top profiles among employers hiring remote interns a…

What skills are Indians learning for 2021 As the demand for transferable skills that can be remotely applied is growing, tech-based courses and digital marketing training dominated the learning realm. Digital marketing and web & mobile app development were the top profiles among employers hiring remote interns a…

Covid drives India Inc to boost gender diversity Axis Bank, Infosys, Tata Steel, Vedanta, RPG Group, Dalmia Cement and Tata Chemicals among others have accelerated their search for female talent as the new ways of working and the resultant flexibility lead to greater opportunity for women’s workforce participation.�…

International offers at IITs hit by the pandemic blues Seven top IITs — Bombay, Madras, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Kanpur, Roorkee and BHU — have together received 137 offers for international locations till now for the class of 2021, less than half of the 305 offers the previous batch had received, according to data cull…

New demand-driven scheme in the works to create more entrepreneurs The plan is to impart entrepreneurship development training to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs for setting up and scaling up their enterprises through 610 entrepreneurship development centres at district levels.

Python, digital marketing, and web development popular among students: Survey Internshala Trainings, the e-learning arm of Internshala, has brought out a report highlighting the major skills that Indian students learned in 2020, preparing themselves for the career opportunities of 2021. The survey finds that ethical…

Delhi, Bengaluru emerge as hot spots for e-commerce jobs: Report Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai emerge as the demand hot spots, accounting for 53 per cent of the total demand on an average, when it comes to generating demand for top talent in e-Commerce.

Fresher hiring gathers pace; up 55% since September-end, says Freshersworld.com Some of the sectors which are driving the demand for freshers are IT, ecommerce, finTech, eduTech, auto, and EV segment in auto. BPO, physical retail roles - front office/receptionist, retail store managers/executives, field sales, accou…

Fresher hiring gathers pace; up 55% since September-end, says Freshersworld.com Some of the sectors which are driving the demand for freshers are IT, ecommerce, finTech, eduTech, auto, and EV segment in auto. BPO, physical retail roles - front office/receptionist, retail store managers/executives, field sales, accou…

ESIC scheme adds 11.75 lakh new members in October Gross new enrolments with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 8.27 lakh in June, 4.87 lakh in May and 2.62 lakh in April, showing an increase in enrolments after easing of the lockdown, the latest data showed.

Consumers' focus on local products to help create job opportunities: Piyush Goyal As consumers emphasise more on quality products and services at the right price manufactured in the country, it will create more jobs for the youth and help in accelerating the growth of the country's economy, Goyal said while …

EY to hire 9,000 for digital services EY India is looking to hire about 9,000 executives in 2021 across its domestic and global delivery services business as the firm beefs up its digital services across verticals to cater to greater demand of technology services after Covid-19 disrupted business.

FMS Delhi achieves 100% summer internship placement; average stipend increases by 5% FMS has just concluded the summer internship placement process for the 2020-22 batch where 64% of the batch or 183 students have received a stipend of Rs 2 lakh and above. The median packages also increased by 10% to Rs 2.2 lakh for…

Demand for job roles in IT sector continues to be unaffected: Report According to the report by job platform SCIKEY Market Network, demand for job roles in the IT sector continued to be unaffected despite the pandemic. The major job roles that were in demand during November were project manager, software developer, …

70% of women who took a sabbatical dropped out of the workforce: X-Leap Survey Around 70% of women who have taken a sabbatical have dropped out of employment and have started something of their own or are looking for a job, reveals The Brewing Soul Storm survey by X-Leap, a division of KR Corporate Consultants.

WeWork creates flexible workspace solutions for all your needs WeWork is also the only shared workspace in the country to have received the global certification from The British Safety Council. The certificate is in recognition of the efforts taken towards stringent risk management and control measures to keep the w…