Job Market In India
Is it fair to pay foreign workers less? Co-founder of this US firm says yes
Franco Pereyra, co-founder, COO of Near sparked an online debate by claiming that the less pay for third-world countries employees is justifiable. However, people denied and countered the narrative
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Tier-2 firms absorbed 8k professionals from Tier-1 players in past 2 years
Tier-2 companies added nearly 100 senior executives from Tier-1 firms over the past couple of years in a range of roles including presidents and vice-presidents
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The great employment question: Is the job market shrinking or transforming?
Latest PLFS shows unemployment rate fell to its lowest level of 3.2% in July-June 2022-23
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Two-thirds of Indian knowledge workers likely to switch jobs in 2023: Study
A majority say they feel burned out and want better communication from their company's leaders
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Hiring will not be impacted by any new coronavirus variant: Survey
The survey showed that over 69 per cent respondents are not anticipating a rise in job insecurity with the advent of the new variant
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513 students get 662 offers at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
The Lateral and Final Placements for the PGP and PGPBA Class of 2020-22 of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) saw 662 offers, leading to all 513 students who appeared for placements being placed. Harsh Agrawal, Placement Representative, said: "Overall, there has been a 37 per cent increase in the number of offers YoY, driven primarily by Consulting and Product Management roles. Strategy Consulting continued to be the most sought-after role among the students, followed by Product Management and Finance. Consulting companies made 248 offers led by Accenture with 51 offers, followed by Boston Consulting Group with 30 offers, an IIMB statement said on Wednesday. Top recruiters included Kearney (27), Bain & Company (26) and McKinsey & Company (22). Prominent recruiters in the Information Technology and Product Management domain, who made 141 offers, are Microsoft (15) and OYO (11). The 65 offers made in the E-commerce space included Amazon (37) and Paytm ...
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Permanent work from home jobs a hit with Indian jobseekers: Report
In the last six months, Naukri.com has seen 32 lakh job searches for permanent and temporary remote jobs, by Indian job seekers
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Hiring trends see green shoots in May despite second wave: Monster Index
45% of industries indicated positive MoM growth in job postings, with retail, home appliances, and telecom industries showing the highest growth
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Job listings improve; agro industries, telecom at pre-Covid levels: Report
Job listings continued to improve in December with industries including telecom, agro-based units, and media and entertainment returning to the pre-COVID-19 levels
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Employer confidence at lowest since 2005, hiring to be steady in 3 months
Amid uncertain global markets, employers are adopting a wait-and-watch policy
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These sectors will be the biggest job creators for India in the near future
Sectors like real estate, logistics may create most jobs, shows Assocham-Thought Arbitrage paper
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