Upskilling companies see brisk business as K-12, test prep stall Upskilling startup founders told ET that they are expecting to clock a strong rate of growth in the ongoing year even as a funding crunch has set in the broader edtech sector.

SSC CGL 2023 Tier 2 Exam: Admit card released for all regions; check for more details SSC CGL examination has 3 stages and candidates who clear SSC CGL 2023 tier 1 will be eligible to appear in tier 2 and the consecutive round. According to the SSC CGL 2023 exam pattern, tier 2 exams will be conducted in online comp…

18.4 lakh unemployed candidates registered with Rajasthan govt; 1.9 lakh getting unemployment allowances Rajasthan minister Ashok Chandna said 6,22,043 candidates have benefited till February 21, 2023 under the scheme, out of which unemployment allowance is being given to 1,90,873 eligible candidates, including 1,07…

India Inc set to continue with pre-pandemic level increments in 9-9.5% range: Mercer After having grappled with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, cost deferrals and reduction measures to ensure business continuity, most companies last year reverted to pre-pandemic levels of investment in rewards and incentives af…

Quiet hiring, the workplace trend everyone is talking about What is quiet hiring? Definition of quiet hiring. What are the benefits of quiet hiring? Quiet hiring benefits for employees. Quiet hiring trend in business and corporates.

Pilgrim announces first ESOP scheme About 30 employees who have spent a year in the company will be able to benefit from this scheme. With this announcement, Pilgrim aims to acknowledge and reward the efforts of the employees who’ve led the brand’s growth over the last 3.5 years, along with driving wealth creation.�…

Women are dropping out of talent pipeline at mid-to-senior levels: Study Top companies like Bharti Airtel, Vedanta, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Siemens, Genpact and Tech Mahindra are taking more steps to increase diversity ratios, including recruiting women from campuses by targeting women-only colleges or coll…

BDO to hire 25,000 in India over next 5 years: Milind Kothari Professional services firm BDO, which started out in 2013 with two offices and 230 employees, is poised to add another 17,000 employees to its India practice and 8,000 to its global development centre-also in the country--by the end of 2028, according Mil…

DGCA plans to hire 400 tech staff in 1-2 years; increase offices to 19: Arun Kumar Currently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has around 1,300 employees, including about 700 technical staff.

Engineering colleges stare at tough hiring season Some companies are yet to onboard students from the previous batch, others are not visiting campuses or are revising salaries downward. The situation is expected to continue for the next few months at least, putting students in a tight spot, though colleges have trie…

EV industry in India battles high attrition amid demand for talent The median tenure of middle- to senior-level talent in the EV industry stands at 1.8 years, compared with 4.1 years in the FMCG industry, 3.6 years in MSME manufacturing, five years in EPC and 1.9 years in startups, according to data put together for…

Most female blue collar employees in India confident about equal pay: Survey The research was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Indeed with 508 employers and 1,001 employees in the blue collar segment. The survey examined the state of men and women representation among the blue collar workforce in India and how b…

Air India to hire over 4200 cabin crew and 900 pilots through 2023 ​Currently, Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its 113 aircraft fleet and in recent times, there have been instances of ultra-long haul flights getting cancelled or delayed due to shortage of crew. The airline's two subsidiaries -- Air …

Great Learning: Upskilling is on the upswing While younger people with upto 5 years of experience looked at upskilling primarily for getting jobs, those with more than 9 years or more experience are looking at upskilling due to personal interest as they feel their skills are getting outdated. This could signal an in…

Indian Army introduces online entrance test as first screening to streamline recruitment When asked about the need to change the process, Lt Gen Sarna told ANI, "We felt that today the technological threshold and also the proliferation of the mobile phones has gone to the rural areas and spread across the count…

Double digit salary hikes for India Inc employees in 2023 Executives are likely to get an average of 10.3% salary hikes this year, a tad lower than an actual increase of 10.6% in 2022, according to the survey. While the attrition rate on an average in 2022 across 1400 companies surveyed by Aon in India is 21.4%, the…

Amadeus looks to hire​ tech talent, expand operations in India Currently, Amadeus Labs Bengaluru, the second largest engineering site for Amadeus worldwide, employs 3,000+ employees who work on niche travel technology solutions. Last year, it hired close to 10% of its workforce from campuses across the country.

SPJIMR Placements 2023: Class average at Rs 33.02 Lakh Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's SPJIMR has completed final placements for its PGDM Class of 2023 with an average annual salary (cost-to-company) of Rs 33.02 lakh per annum, compared to Rs 32.05 lakh last year. Top salary of Rs 77.8 lakh per annum marked a 46% incre…

Some India-based employees may be impacted by McKinsey's layoff plans Some non-client-facing Indian employees of the firm whose positions are currently under review were notified via email on Tuesday regarding the potential impact on their roles.

Technology's role in taking education to the masses: Ashwin Damera, CEO, Emeritus and Eruditus

1.92 lakh new flexi-jobs being created in 2022 in formal employment sector: Indian Staffing Federation The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) President Lohit Bhatia said, “We are happy to announce that Indian Staffing Federation member companies have contributed a substantial growth of 1.92 lakh new flexi jobs to Indi…

For Indian students planning to study abroad, Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath: 'Reconsider' Zerodha and True Beacon founder, Nikhil Kamath suggested that Indian students going abroad for educational pursuits should reconsider their choice of universities that are set up in India. ​​“With rising interest rates in…

Salary most important factor for job selection for over 60% respondents, says CBRE survey CBRE has come out with a report ‘Voices from India: How will people live, work and shop in the future? The survey, which has a sample size of more than 1,500 people, showed that nearly 70 per cent of respondents want to work at…

Job openings rise in tier-2 locations, dry up in top cities: Study Active job postings - or job opening advertisements by companies - in nine mega cities decreased 16% year on year in January while they increased 12% in 30 tier-2 locations, according to the study that tracked job portals, LinkedIn and internal compa…

State govt dissolves Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission The state government on Tuesday dissolved the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) located at Hamirpur, whose functioning was suspended after the recruitment exam paper for junior office assistants (IT) was leaked in December.

JPMorgan cuts investment banking jobs in Asia Pacific: Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. is letting go of about 30 investment bankers in Asia-Pacific this week, with a majority of them based in Greater China, owing to a weak rebound in deal flows in its biggest growth market in the region, news agency Bloomberg report…