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India witnesses decline in data science & analytics jobs in 2023: Report

Great Learning report reveals that the highest job opportunities are available for people with one to five years of experience compared to freshers and seasoned professionals

IT sector companies defer hikes, lower increments amid slow growth

Wipro has postponed salary hikes, while Infosys and HCL opt not to implement raises

Intent to hire freshers improves marginally by 3% in Jul-Dec 2023: Report

Intent to hire freshers in the second half of this year has witnessed a marginal increase of 3 percentage points and the top three industries with the highest hiring intent for freshers are e-commerce and technology startups, telecommunications and engineering, and infrastructure, says a report. According to TeamLease EdTech, there is an increase of 3 percentage points in the second half of 2023 at 65 per cent as against the first half of 2023 (62 per cent) in freshers hiring in India. Additionally, the overall hiring intent for all categories of jobseekers has risen to 73 per cent from 68 per cent over the same duration. Such sustained growth implies an optimistic job market in the coming months, especially for freshers. The survey covered 737 small, medium, and large companies across 18 industries across India. The coverage was spread across 14 geographical areas [metros, tier-1, & tier-2] reflecting the hiring sentiment of fresh degree apprentices in India. "Amidst a ...

Trouble for new engineering graduates as IT hiring to hit 3-yr low in FY24

The fear of a recession in the US has emerged as a major hurdle for the IT sector. There is also a dearth of new projects which may impact the recruitment of new engineers

Wage bill of listed pvt. companies up 17% at Rs 11.5 trn in FY23: Report

The rising trajectory of private corporate wage bill appears structural, having grown from around 9 per cent of GDP in FY12 to around 13 per cent in FY22

Macro uncertainties may keep IT hiring in slow lane this fiscal year

According to HR experts, students graduating in the academic year 2023 will find it difficult to land a job

5% rise in non-tech white-collar jobs in June, no respite for IT sector

While the core sector showed a positive sentiment, hiring in the country's IT services sector fell to its lowest level since December 2020

Generative AI may affect 1% of IT jobs in India, add $2-3 billion revenue

Expansion of the usage of AI may not necessarily mean job losses but it may play an increasingly significant role in how certain parts of these jobs are performed

Tech employees most satisfied with their jobs, least likely to switch

This may be associated with their compensation and other benefits that the technology sector offers

Tata Technologies plans to hire 1,000 women engineers to promote diversity

Global engineering and product development digital services firm Tata Technologies Ltd on Tuesday said it aims to hire over 1,000 women engineers in 2023-24 as part of its move to promote gender diversity across its workforce. The company has launched its gender diversity-focused hiring campaign while encouraging women to join it for engineering a better world, Tata Technologies said in a statement. Through its 'RAINBOW' programme, the company said it has focused interventions on onboarding more women and parallelly creating support frameworks for them to succeed. Under it, there will be focused efforts towards attracting and onboarding diverse talent pool, it said adding, "The company aims to hire 1000 (plus) women engineers in FY24, to strengthen its gender diversity ratio further and has identified specific opportunities for women.. It will also focus on career growth by "grooming women leaders for tomorrow through the LeaderBridge-WINGS program, a six-month developmental ...

As employment picks up in India, IT sector lags in competition: Report

According to the report, the momentum in IT services has slowed down as against the banking and healthcare sectors. A 27 per cent decline in hiring activity was reported in the IT sector

IT sector slowdown results in 30% decline in hiring of freshers: Report

The study revealed that several factors contributed to the slowdown in hiring, which includes increased focus on upskilling and reskilling of existing employees, rather than hiring new ones

Demand for white-collar jobs in IT sector lowest in 28 months: Report

The number of active white-collar job openings decreased by 21% in April compared to March, said the report

Upto 60% jump in IT employees taking courses to avoid a possible layoff

With AI and machine learning dominating the discussion in the space, many employees are taking these courses in order to stay ahead of the curve and maintain their relevance

IT firms give staffing companies a miss, fill vacancies internally

Companies were doling out up to 100 per cent hikes to hire top IT talent only a year ago, the situation has completely changed today

HCL bucks the trend; says it intends to hire as others continue to fire

The firing spree was not limited to back-office jobs and affected big tech companies, including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Google parent Alphabet, among others

Cognizant Technology announces salary hikes to 300,000 employees

Eligible executives at the levels of directors and above have already received merit increases in January

LTIMindtree delays onboarding and extends training for assessment

Move will impact 600-700; letter says freshers have no other option but to accept the programme

Infosys to open campus in Kolkata to bring office closer to talent pool

Infosys is taking these steps to minimise inter-city travel for its employees and provide them with greater flexibility

'Anxiety at peak': Accenture layoff move jolts Indian IT professionals

Accenture's management said that for a record quarter (Q2), the company managed to deliver with the existing talent base