Tech Talent

Cut-throat competition forces Blinkit to revise 'zero notice' policy

Facing pressure from rivals such as Zepto, Flipkart, and Swiggy, which are aggressively competing to attract and retain top talent, Blinkit has extended its notice period policy from zero to 2 months

Demand for Indian AI talent to double by 2027 but quality a hurdle: Report

It proposes industry-academia-government collaboration to improve skilling around AI

From back offices to strategic hubs, GCCs in India shaping MNC operations

Gradually, leaders at India-based GCCs are gaining greater autonomy, influencing enterprise architecture and participating in budgeting, staffing, and other operational decisions

Tech competition: China wants AI academies to keep tech talent supply going

With the Ministry of Education spearheading this endeavour, plans are underway to expand these AI academies across various Chinese provinces

India among top 5 countries with fastest-growing AI talent: LinkedIn report

More than 40% of workforce in the country has witnessed technology's use increasing in their organisations

GCC employee base to go up to 4.5 mn by 2030: BCG India's Snehil Gambhir

'Firms have always been trying to balance between what they outsource to third-party and what they keep in-house,' says Snehil Gambhir, partner & director, BCG India

5G adoption to unlock wealth of opportunities for India's tech talent pool

A significant percentage of companies in India believe the advent of 5G will herald a transformative era in the world of work, unlocking a wealth of opportunities for India's tech talent pool, says a report. According to the report by staffing company TeamLease Services, over 80 per cent of respondents believe that IT and banking and Financial Services will benefit from the 5G technology in terms of job creation and upskilling. The report titled "India's 5G rollout: Revolutionising the People Supply Chain is based on responses of over 247 companies on the impact of 5G on the ecosystem and employment generation. "With substantial investments, such as the PLI scheme allocating Rs 12,000 crore to the telecom sector, with approximately 25 per cent dedicated to creating new jobs, we are poised for a positive outlook on job creation and upskilling," TeamLease Services CEO - Staffing, Kartik Narayan said. This will boost confidence to harness the potential of 5G, creating unprecedented jo

80% firms worldwide face shortage of workforce with apt tech skills: Study

India in good position to tackle shortage, has 16% of technology talent market

Tech talent demand up in GCC, non-tech firms going digital in India: Report

The demand for tech talent has surged in GCC companies in India and other non-tech firms that are going digital as organisations are looking at rapid expansion across the country, according to a report. As per industry reports GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) companies in India are rapidly growing in number and are estimated to employ over 3.6 lakh people in the country in the coming year, business service provider Quess Corp's Skills Report FY23 revealed. Therefore, it came as no surprise that India has become an important hub for GCC firms and other multinational companies to expand their footprint and seek innovation prospects in the country and this shift is also increasing regional diversity in the industry with a rapid expansion of tech talent footprint across tier II and III cities such as Jaipur, Coimbatore, Indore and Kochi. Interestingly, it said that about 20 per cent of the lateral movement from IT firms has been absorbed into GCCs and other non-tech firms that are going .

These are the non-IT sectors most eager to hire tech talent in India

As non-tech industries adopt more technology, their intent to hire tech talent has increased. Here are the details

CIEL HR acquires talent assessment company, plans IPO in Q2 of FY24

Skilling solutions firm is in talks to acquire two other professional staffing companies before its goes public

Singapore still hiring tech talent amid mass layoffs at global heavyweights

Despite mass layoffs at tech firms -- from Meta and Twitter to Amazon and Shopee -- professionals are nonetheless still in demand as companies of all stripes look to develop digital capabilities. Hotspots of business activity and recruitment remain even as parts of the tech industry cool amid rising inflation and interest rates as well as the changing post-pandemic landscape, Channel News Asia on Wednesday cited analysts as saying. At Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), one of the largest local banks in Singapore, some technology teams have doubled in size over the past two years, such as those in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality. New hires came from a mix of backgrounds, including banks, tech companies, start-ups, and the government sector, said Praveen Raina, head of group operations and technology at OCBC. The bank announced in March that it was hiring 1,500 people in tech roles over the next three years in positions such as application develope

Channelling tech talent: IT majors face headwinds, may cut hiring in India

A Nasscom report indicates that digital core talent has grown faster than IT core talent, as companies undertook skilling initiatives to reorient the workforce.

'Rapid digital adoption, more capital flow leading to tech talent crunch'

The findings were made by Scaler, which released annual 'Hiring Trends Report 2022', capturing the current hiring trends and demands of the Indian IT industry

India a strategic partner for Salesforce, says Co-CEO Bret Taylor

Points out that company's financial services cloud products have been totaly developed at its Hyderabad office

'Me' versus 'we' culture for productive teamwork

Before breaking the bank to recruit superstars, companies should first decide what goal they are trying to achieve.

Huge scarcity of talent globally, says HCL Technologies' Apparao

HCL Technologies plans to hire 20,000-22,000 people from campuses for FY22

H1-B visa norms: US gets replaced as land of opportunity for tech talent

US is behind other developed countries in science, tech, engineering, maths, reports Tech in Asia

Why China can't lure tech talent

The competition for global talent will be won by countries that foster the culture of openness