White collar job openings dip in June amid slowing tech intake The overall drop in hiring numbers comes even as non-tech sectors continued to open more job positions amid rising attrition and an uptick in consumption, data put together exclusively for ET by specialist staffing firm Xpheno showed. The total number of…

UTKARSH Classes & Edutech to hire over 500 people in tier II, III cities The company has witnessed a growth from 6,000 to 1.5 million paid students enrolling for online coaching in the past two years, UTKARSH Classes and Edutech founder and CEO Nirmal Gehlot said.

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Telcos, tech cos headed for battle in hiring talent as 5G auction nears With 5G services rollout on the anvil, and captive private networks becoming a reality, telcos will look to beef up their workforce. The talent pool that they will be targeting overlaps with where tech companies are also looking to hire from.���…

Five in 10 IT, software firms use employee engagement to attract talent Leena AI, an technology solution transforming the employee experience, has released its 'Employee Engagement & Hybrid Workplace Report 2022'. The bi-annual report sheds light on employee engagement across 250+ enterprises globally, i…

It's raining jobs for NIT Rourkela students With an almost 20% rise in the average CTC, the NIT has witnessed the package increase from Rs 9.36 lakh per annum in 2021 to Rs. 11.20 lakh per annum in 2022, according to a release shared by the institute.

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Workforce feels more comfortable expressing emotions post pandemic Research shows how professionals are expressing themselves at work, and is based on a survey of 2,188 professionals.

Expressing emotions at work: Three in four Indian professionals now feel more comfortable, says LinkedIn survey Showing more emotions at work could be the secret to better staff morale in this hybrid world of work, with almost nine in 10 (87%) agreeing that doing so makes them more productive and boosts feelings of …

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Gig workers in India to top 23 million by 2029-30: Niti Aayog report The Aayog, in its report ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy, has urged the government to ensure universal social security coverage to platform workers while recommending industry to provide them with sick leave, health cover and accidental i…

50% increase in hiring prospects for July-September quarter Despite the challenges faced by companies post the Covid waves, there is an apparent increase in hiring as a result of subsequent recovery due to the stabilisation of the market.

Flexible work will continue to be new normal in a post-Covid world Compared with 7% of employees who worked primarily remotely or a mix of onsite and offsite three years ago, the proportion is up to 54% currently.

Soaring white collar salaries driving sales of premium cars and gadgets Professionals who are switching jobs or getting retained by their existing employers at much higher salaries than before are upgrading their gadgets and cars in a rush of euphoria, brands and retailers said.

CEO salaries at 3-year high in FY22: Survey For professional CEOs, the average compensation stood at Rs 10 crore, with a median of Rs 7.4 crore. On average, more than half of the total compensation for CEOs is variable.

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana Jobs Target Surpassed by 28% Latest data show 7.51 million jobs were created under the scheme since its notification in December 2020, over a quarter more than the initial target of 5.85 million. New jobs created from October 1, 2020 were eligible under the scheme that ran till March…

SSC to fill about 70,000 vacancies in central government depts "The Commission, in its continuous efforts to expedite recruitment process, would be taking up the process of filling of about 70,000 additional vacancies. Notices of specific examinations will be uploaded on its website in due course," the SSC…

Blue collar job openings rise the most in 18 months Economists and job market experts are of the view that the recent rise in the number of Covid-19 infections in the country and fears of a possible fourth wave is not likely to deter companies strengthening their teams in the near-term amid pickup in business activi…

Who gets the better performance appraisal - employees working remotely or those in the office? While companies said they were cognisant of employee concerns and taking steps proactively, so no such differentiation occurs, human resources experts said it's a grey area.

LinkedIn and UN Women join hands to create employment opportunities for women in APAC The project will launch a pilot in Maharashtra, India to cultivate the digital, soft and employability skills of 2,000 women and present them with a range of career-building opportunities through job fairs, mentoring sessions and p…

Four in 10 employees want to resign from current organisation post-increment: Survey The three sectors that include a majority of workers contemplating resignation are service (37%), manufacturing (31%), and IT (27%), according to data shared by Naman HR, a management-consulting firm. Gender-wise, six out of every 1…

Firms take steps to attract more LGBTQ+ talent Many of these companies already have robust inclusive policies that are being further strengthened. Apart from fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), this also gives companies a wider talent pool for hiring.

Skill development ministry to collaborate with Armed forces to train Agneveers “Skill India and MSDE will work collaboratively with various wings of the Armed Forces to train the students in additional skills to make them better suited to these job roles,” MSDE said in a statement on Friday.

What links the burning trains in January to June: Lack of jobs Between 2017 and 2022, the overall labor participation rate dropped from 46% to 40%. Among women, the data is even starker. About 21 million disappeared from the workforce, leaving only 9% of the eligible population employed or looking for positions.

Blue collar job openings rise the most in 18 months Economists and job market experts are of the view that the recent rise in the number of Covid-19 infections in the country and fears of a possible fourth wave is not likely to deter companies strengthening their teams in the near-term amid pickup in business activi…