TECH TALENT

Executive search firms ET spoke to said candidates from product organisations are tapped for technology hiring, and for non-technical roles, domain and functional expertise remain paramount. Compensation ranges at around Rs 1 crore for those with 18...

Ebenazer Paul highlights the increasing demand for skilled professionals in medical billing and coding, driven by technological advancements and evolving healthcare regulations. The industry offers diverse opportunities for growth and specialization...

With nearly 1,600 international corporations operating captive units, 1.7 million highly educated professionals are employed. It might theoretically increase its pool of relevant talent if it made a concerted effort to improve both the number and ca...

A Deloitte survey revealed a significant narrowing of starting salaries between MBA and BTech graduates in India. The pay gap has reduced to 57% in 2024 from 102% in 2021, potentially impacting the appeal of costly management courses for BTech gradu...

The demand for freshers is highest in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, followed by Mumbai, Chennai, and Pune, according to data from foundit. Most job postings for entry-level positions are in the IT and recruitment/staffing industries, with a growing deman...

Corporate India is offering new-age benefits, realizing that attracting and retaining talent requires more than just high salaries. Cos offer new-age perks like cash for self-development, health insurance for siblings and pet care to woo talent

Midcap IT companies in India are attracting more employees from larger rivals in the past two years. This trend is seen in the technology services sector amidst macroeconomic challenges and a focus on hiring deployable talent.

The mushrooming of global capability centers is driving the need for senior talent sourced from the IT services industry, with a shift to GCCs. Indian GCCs offer value in cost efficiency, innovation, and market expansion, attracting senior IT execut...

India's population peaking after developed nations makes it a late entrant into the migrant labour market. However, it offers opportunities for foreign workers in high-end manufacturing, services, and the knowledge economy, bridging the domestic ski...

Naina Lal Kidwai, chairperson of Rothschild & Co, who is also on the board of directors of Biocon and UPL, said one of the big factors fuelling this change is ESG reporting. Companies, especially the larger ones, are seeking ratings from global firm...

A recent report by foundit, formerly Monster APAC & ME, highlights India's booming startup ecosystem and job opportunities for freshers.

Data from Quess Corp indicates that the presence of women in global capability centres (GCCs) has slightly increased to 30% in FY24 from 26.6% in FY20. However, there remains a significant gap in women's representation in mid and senior-level roles,...

LTIMindtree was born out of the merger between L&T Infotech and Mindtree in November 2022. Analysts have attributed this to integration pains. CEO Debashis Chatterjee has said it’s business as usual.

India is a top resource for tech giant Dell Technologies, according to founder Michael Dell. He praised India's talent pool and desire for a sovereign AI reflecting its culture. Dell announced advancements in AI at the Dell Technologies World event,...

IT services and global market conditions impact senior-level hiring with pay hikes expected. Roles in finance, consulting, and program management are in demand. Companies hiring for roles like chief AI officer, delivery head-AI, and CFOs. Skills in ...

The share of Gen Z employees - or those aged 30 and under - fell by about 5 percentage points last fiscal at Bengaluru-based Infosys, and by over 2.5 percentage points at Mumbai-based TCS. The trend underscores a tepid IT hiring climate amid industr...

Corporate giants in India, such as RPG Group, Deloitte, Tata Steel, Amazon, and Zinnov, are doubling down on diversity by ramping up efforts to recruit more women from the ground up. Strategies include targeted campus hiring, incentivizing recruitme...

Among functional skills, development (35%) held the highest share of tech hiring demand: Quess Corp Annual Digital Skills Report FY24.

Global CEO and CXO searches by Indian companies and MNCs focus on specialist roles in high-tech sectors like automotive and pharmaceuticals, emphasizing expertise in data centers, cloud computing, and EV technologies. Returning Indians are sought fo...