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100% summer internship placement at IIM Calcutta; Accenture top recruiter
139 firms participated in the placement process, of which 43 were first time recruiters to IIM Calcutta, for 473 participating students
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TCS surpasses Accenture to become most-valuable IT services firm globally
At the last closing price of Rs 2,825, TCS was valued at $144.73 billion, (Rs 10.6 trillion), while Accenture is currently at $142.4 billion
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India born Bhaskar Ghosh named Accenture's chief strategy officer
Simon Eaves who was previously the chief strategy officer at Accenture has been appointed managing director for UK and Ireland
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Accenture's Q4 orders, outsourcing biz growth fuel optimism for Indian IT
The better-than-expected performance in the outsourcing business has indicated the recovery of revenue growth for Indian IT firms too, and may happen sooner than expected
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Accenture Q4FY20 earnings: Five key takeaways for the Indian IT companies
Analysts at Nomura note that Accenture's weakness is restricted to stressed verticals such as retail, manufacturing, travel, and energy, which contributed nearly 20 per cent of revenues.
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Accenture plans to lay off 5% of global workforce; Indians set to lose jobs
Accenture has a global workforce of around 513,000 people and out of them about 200,000 are in India
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Covid-19: Accenture to lay off 25,000 employees, Indians set to lose jobs
Global professional services company Accenture which has over 5 lakh employees worldwide is to cut at least 5 per cent of its 'low-performing workforce and thousands of Indians are set to lose jobs
Capgemini bucks trend, rolls out wage hikes, promotions amid Covid crisis
Performance review likely to see some retrenchments
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Microsoft collaborate with Accenture to nurture B2B startups in India
Microsoft on Tuesday announced to collaborate with global professional services company Accenture to host the third edition of the Accenture Ventures Challenge for B2B startups in India.
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Covid-19 impact: MNCs strike big rental deals despite work from home push
RMZ, one of the biggest owners of office properties in southern India, has done a handful of lease rental deals with global firms in recent weeks.
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IT stocks surge post Accenture's good Q3, but gains may be limited
In fact, Accenture's 6 per cent growth in new order bookings was also led by outsourcing contracts, and it also raised its lower-end revenue growth guidance
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Market Wrap, June 26: Here's all that happened in the markets today
On a weekly basis, Sensex gained 1.26 per cent while Nifty added 1.35 per cent
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IT stocks rally post encouraging Q3 results by Accenture; Infosys jumps 7%
The S&P BSE Information Technology index ended over 5 per cent higher at 15,125 levels.
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Accenture acquires Ahmedabad-based data analytics firm Byte Prophecy
The acquisition will add nearly 50 data science and data engineering experts, with a particular focus on insight automation, to Accenture Applied Intelligence division
Day 1 of lockdown 3.0: India limps back, but industry still in limbo
With public transport still not allowed in 130 red-zone districts, which comprise some of the economically important urban centres, people took out their private vehicles.
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Techies boning up on new techs to deal with future challenges in job market
With experts forecasting a tight job market in the Covid-19 world, mid-career techies are signing up for professional certification e-learning courses to pick up additional skills
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Wipro to kick-start IT earnings season on April 15 with Q4 results
TCS will hold its board meet the next day (April 16) for approval of its financial statements
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Simplus acquisition shows Infosys' bet on inorganic route for growth
Firm may have shed its inhibitions of making acquisitions of slightly bigger size, say experts
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Consulting firm Accenture opens second innovation hub in India at Hyderabad
The latest addition to Accenture's global innovation network houses 2000 professionals with expertise across multiple industries
Cos that invested in tech, innovation saw major growth: Accenture study
The survey, with data from more than 8,300 organisations across 20 countries and 885 CEOs, analysed the adoption of both mature and emerging technologies
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