HIRING SCENE
Small cities home to big dream jobs: Hiring scene in tier 2, 3 cities gets busy
Job opportunities are growing across sectors in tier 2 and 3 cities, and professionals are eager to join, recruiters and firms said. Escalating living costs and infrastructural challenges in metros are prompting executives to move to smaller cities. Companies, on their part, are drawn by cheaper land costs, lower salaries and easy talent availability, besides rising disposable incomes in these cities.
India job scene sees early signs of disruption from AI
Millions of working employees will need reskilling and upskilling, which in turn could create new job opportunities as well, say experts
Paytm looking to hire 50,000 more salespeople to hit profit sooner
Billionaire founder-CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is overhauling its suite of money management products to better tap growing wealth among younger users, who’re warmer to the idea of investing online.
Barcelona opera house introduces intimacy director for safer & respectful stage interactions
Barcelona's opera house has hired an "intimacy director" to ensure performers are comfortable during passionate scenes, a first for Spain and a rarity in continental Europe.
Kimchi, sausage & tempura: How 1980s Chennai became a hub of culinary & cultural diversity
Outsiders may assume Chennai’s cuisine consists of idli-dosa and biryani made with short-grain rice, but the city’s cultural scene combined with its location facing South- East Asia has always meant a large expatriate community, which brought their cuisine with them.
From Openings to Salaries: India's Dynamic Digital Marketing Scene
India's digital marketing industry is experiencing significant growth, offering great opportunities for businesses. With a large population and a high number of mobile and social media users, India's digital marketing sector has expanded rapidly. The country's digital transformation, driven by initiatives like the Digital India program, has led to impressive internet penetration. This growth has created avenues for businesses to effectively engage with their target audiences. The digital marketing market in India is projected to reach a valuation of $160 billion by 2025, indicating continued growth and increased career prospects in the industry.
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Woman hires cab for over 12 hours then refuses to pay Rs 2,000 in Gurgaon
The incident was reported on Twitter by journalist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, who also shared videos of the woman arguing with police. Bhardwaj claimed the woman had previously harassed other drivers by doing the same thing and threatened to file molestation cases against them if the issue was raised.
Tier-2 cities turning into talent powerhouses: Here are 20 cities and 4 job segments
Jaipur, Vadodara, Thane, Coimbatore and Chandigarh among the Tier-2 cities have emerged as the top five talent hotspots across the four industries and experience levels, according to the Randstad report.
Intimacy co-ordinators are helping to make on-screen love scenes less awkward
Steamy scenes can go wrong if left unsupervised, say experts.
Blue-collar jobs scene looking bright
According to the data, the number of job vacancies in the blue and grey collar industry increased by 301% in the past year to 10,542,820 in 2022 from 2,626,637 in 2021. The number of job seekers in the blue and grey collar industry have also grown by 236%.
The power of quietness: Marico chairman Harsh Mariwala reveals how his introvert persona helped him ‘hear everybody out’ and make the best hiring decisions
In a world that worships extroversion, are introverts destined to be passed up for leadership positions? Not so fast, feels the Marico boss.
Twitter shares slump as Musk deal backtrack sets scene for legal battle
Shares dropped 6.6% to $34.40 as of 9:38 a.m., on track to erase about $1.8 billion in market value, after Musk backed out of an agreement to buy the social-media giant and take it private. Shares in Tesla Inc., the electric carmaker that Musk leads, fell about 1%.
Coinbase freezes hiring, revokes accepted offers
Coinbase will also rescind several outstanding offers for people who have not started yet.
Evergreen hires firm that saved the day at Suez to free its stuck ship in the US
The Hong Kong-flagged ship got stranded after departing the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal on Sunday night and hasn’t moved since.
Hiring in crypto? Top tips from headhunters about what to do
With the rise in digital-asset prices and the expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), there’s been a boom in companies and organizations -- and a need for qualified people to make them function. Crypto firms have been fighting for top talent as job listings soar in an industry that’s so new, someone with just a few years of experience is often considered a veteran.
Indian IT companies ramp up hiring of freshers to highest in a decade
Caught unawares by a surge in projects after several clients undertook digital transformation initiatives post-pandemic, IT services providers — which had let go employees earlier — are now ramping up hiring of freshers to levels last seen a decade ago.
Home is where HR is: How companies are coming up with new onboarding processes in Covid times
In the age of the pandemic, fresh hires are introduced to the company’s ethos, made to feel as though they are a part of the business, eased into the office’s culture from afar — and gifted hampers tailored to the brand on their first day at work.
Recruiters make a dash for technology talent at NITs
“There is a huge demand for top-deck tech talent. NITs have risen to the demands of the industry. Small wonder that there is a beeline for the NITs,” said SV Nathan, chief talent officer, Deloitte India. The firm is hiring in big numbers from NITs this year, said a couple of placement officials.
Regulations important for gig economy, but there's a fine line: Anandorup Ghose, Deloitte India
"The labour code changes have already been approved and it is just a question of when they get implemented. It is not a question of if, it is a question of when it will happen. There is a bigger issue. The more regulation you bring into the segment, the more employers have to pay for hiring gigs."
QSR scene hots up as foreign chains chart out India plans
Gloria Jeans Coffee plans to re-enter India by opening outlets in the coming months, years after it had exited the country. Canada-based Tim Hortons coffee chain has hired former head of Starbucks India to enter India and Burger King is adding BK Café to most of its outlets selling coffee and other beverages, according to people familiar with the developments.
IPO boom prompts ICICI Bank to hire more investment bankers
The new roles will be concentrated in sectors such as technology and health care, Ajay Saraf said.
A rarely seen Van Gogh painting, in the same collection for a century, fetches $15.4 mn at auction
'Street Scene in Montmartre' was put on public display for the first time since its creation in 1887.
Vaccine rollout, falling Covid cases are adding momentum to white-collar job scene in India
A decline in Covid cases as well as fatalities and the imminent vaccine roll-out for the masses have proven to be the foremost factors giving an impetus to the battered job market.
Cyber frauds: Delhi Police to hire forensic experts
These experts will be hired in the categories of forensic general, forensic digital, forensic accounting, forensic psychological, forensic chemical, biology and physics, they said.
IVM Podcast hires Sanjeev Mehta as business head
The appointment follows IVM Podcasts’ acquisition by Tencent-funded publishing platform Pratilipi last month.
Is Apple really as green as it claims? Here's a look into the iPhone recycling scene
Apple says that it refurbished 11.1 million devices for new users in 2019, and notes that each one “represents a smarter and more environmentally efficient use of the resources and materials we rely on to build our products.” Yet that laudable commitment has long been in tension with the company’s drive to sell new devices.
Hikes, hirings and a visa workaround: Three cheers for Infosys amid Covid gloom
Plans are also afoot to start massive recruitments in many parts of the world including in India soon, said Infosys CEO Salil Parekh.
Govt plans special payment for 'behind the Scenes' workers
The scheme aims at providing a “cover” to those workers who are hired on short-term contracts for services.
Not all gloom 'n' doom: Is the job scene in India bad?
In 2017-18, the number of unemployed have more than doubled from 10.8 million in 2011-12 to 28.5 million.
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