WHITE COLLAR JOBS

Mid-career professionals utilize e-learning tools like MOOCs, microlearning, gamification, and cloud computing. Personalized learning, mobile optimization, microcredentials, collaborative projects, and peer feedback are key. Generative AI, highlight...

In June, white-collar hiring activity dropped by 7.62 per cent, with sectors like telecom, BPO/ITES, education, and Global Capability Centres witnessing a decline. Insurance, FMCG/food industry, and pharmaceutical sectors saw positive growth. Cities...

Legislation is needed to bring parity in working conditions among blue- and white-collar workers. Where this is not possible - for instance, in construction - wages must adjust to the harshness of outdoor work. Industry also has to commit more towar...

The Indian job market is expected to witness a notable increase in workforce expansion. The projected growth for H1 FY25 (April-September) indicates a significant rise to 6.33%, compared to around 4.2% in H2 FY24 (October-March). This expansion in t...

Indian workers are demanding higher salaries to cope with rising living costs and to feel valued. Flexibility is another key concern, as per Michael Page India's Talent Trends 2024 report. Employers need to focus on broader aspects like workplace cu...

White collar hiring in major sectors like Oil and Gas, Banking, and FMCG showed steady improvement, with a 6% increase in May compared to April, driven by Healthcare and Travel and Hospitality. However, overall white-collar hiring was down by 2 per ...

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....

Dr Pawan Goyal anticipates sustained single-digit salary growth amidst strong consumer demand in various sectors like oil, FMCG, travel, and auto. From an overall jobs perspective, the overall index -- a composite of both IT as well as non-IT jobs -...

Despite a 3% year-on-year and 1% month-on-month decline in white-collar hiring, various sectors experienced job growth. Notably, demand surged for specific roles like drilling engineers, brand managers, and IT professionals in different cities.

Blue-collar workers vital for India's economy. McKinsey forecasts 70% new jobs in 2030 will be blue-collar. Anshul Khurana highlights their 1.25% GDP contribution. Challenges exist in providing social security, but initiatives aim to bridge the gap.

March 2024 showed 4% drop in hiring from 2023. Education, telecom, energy sectors grew; automotive, shipping faced challenges. Senior management hiring increased by 6%. White collar gig roles surged 184%.

Manufacturing, infrastructure, pharma and healthcare, global capability centres (GCCs), engineering and banking and financial services are among the sectors taking the lead on the hiring front amid large-scale public-private investments, strong digi...

India's tech industry is highly cyclical and should hope to spring back once Western central bankers start pulling back on interest rates. By redefining human-computer interaction, AI is expected to speed up the dispersal of technology across econom...

The number of white collar jobs for women in India increased by 56% YoY in Feb 2024. The IT/computers-software sector led in offering opportunities. Engineering and production sector showed growth driven by the EV and automobile industry. Bengaluru ...

The number of open positions in the IT services sector stood at 50,000 at the end of January, down 21% from a year ago and over 60% from two years ago, according to data from LinkedIn and other top job boards put together by specialist staffing firm...

White collar hiring in India declined by 16% in December compared to the previous year. Due to cautious hiring sentiments in IT, BPO, education, retail, and healthcare sectors, the Naukri JobSpeak Index showed a year-on-year decline of 17%, 11%, 11%...

While women take up white-collar freelance roles primarily to enable them to stay in the workforce, men choose independent roles to build their professional brand, according to research into work patterns carried out by the white-collar gig platform...

Companies in several sectors tightened their hiring funnel amid global macroeconomic headwinds and prolonged geopolitical uncertainties even as sectors that have seen business growth in the last one year, including oil & gas, power, infrastructure, ...

Non-metro cities and towns in India surpassed metros in adding white-collar jobs in 2023, with Tier-II, III, and IV cities accounting for 1.7 million new job opportunities, compared to 1.5 million in Tier-I cities, according to a study by recruitmen...