The government will launch a project for modernising employment exchanges, which will help the youth to get jobs by registering themselves online at any exchange in the country.
Apple iPhone maker Foxconn has informed the government that 25 per cent of its new hires are married women and its safety protocol, which requires all employees to avoid wearing metal irrespective of gender or religion, is not discriminatory, sources said. In an informal note shared with the government after reports suggested it is not hiring married women, Foxconn stated that such stipulations are not part of its policy and these claims may have been made by those individuals who were not hired, sources said.
Try to maintain a healthy relationship with people you have worked for and within the past, suggests Sachin Alug.
The IT and ITeS Industry Association of Andhra Pradesh (ITsAP) has cautioned the youth to be vigilant over fake job offers in these sectors.
With real employment offers hard to come by in a tough job market, fraudsters are out making bogus offers in the name of big corporate entities.
Fraudsters are on the prowl in the job market, and are using names of big companies like Maruti Suzuki, Samsung and Videocon to entice unsuspecting applicants into their trap.
Don't give up job hunt during the holiday season, for this can be the best time for developing contacts and landing a job, say experts.
A stampede-like situation was witnessed after about 800 persons turned up for walk-in interviews held by a firm for 40 vacancies in Ankleshwar in Gujarat's Bharuch district, an official has said.
Moreover, the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission -- which has raised the pay packets of government employees almost at par with their private sector counterparts -- has increased the attraction for public sector jobs. In the wake of the economic downturn, industry experts feel there has been a shift towards public sector employment.
The two-day fair will be the first-of-its-kind in the city.
Everyone gets turned down at least once in their career. Here's how you can cope with this rejection!
The Times group job site, Timesjobs.com, yesterday said it was the largest recruitment portal with 3.073 million active resumes.
An audio-visual resume brings an applicant's personality to the fore, showcasing the job seeker in away totally impossible on paper.
Let's take a look at corporations where securing employment has been rated most difficult.
The job market in India is hot. But some regions are doing better than others.
While funds will not be a constraint, the challenge for Aasaanjobs will be to reach out to people with no internet, says M Saraswathy.
The Central Information Commission has sought an explanation from the Delhi Employment Exchange for not sending any interview call letter to a job seeker who had applied for the post of a clerk nearly three decades ago.
While most job seekers prepare comprehensively for the interview, they sometimes overlook the important step of salary negotiation with HR. Here are some tips on how to get what you deserve.
Mera Job is a marketplace for both lower end white collar jobs and skilled blue collar workers.
Temporary jobs are fast becoming employers' favourite in cities like Delhi and Mumbai while the gap between salary levels of 'temps' and permanent employees has also narrowed down, a new survey has revealed.
A total of 64 per cent of respondents in India said they had faced prejudice when applying for a job during the last five years.
Job seekers have reasons to cheer, as hiring activities surged across all sectors in the first month of the year, despite the uncertainty prevailing in the overall economic scenario.
Only six per cent of the respondents expected no change in recruitment activity.
The CJI called Justice Gavai his "biggest support" while expressing confidence in the latter's leadership and commitment to constitutional values.
The slowdown heat is not scalding retail companies alone. At least three top recruiting firms say they have received frantic calls from clients asking them to stop hiring at least for the next couple of quarters.
The Retailers' Association of India invites job seekers and students to the Retail Employment & Career Fair 2005.
'The first job you pick up may not be your ultimate dream job.' 'When the situation is no job or any job, my advice to them will be, pick up any job at the moment.' 'You should use that job as a learning experience.' 'It is easier to find a job when you are working somewhere than when you are sitting at home with no work.'
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'Corporations that were recruiting 15 or 20 [students] have reduced the number to two or three.'
Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net addition of 19.94 lakh members in July this year, the labour ministry said on Monday. Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said at a press conference that 10.52 lakh new or first-time workers subscribed to social security schemes run by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The minister said almost 20 lakh net new members addition (19.94 lakh) was recorded in July this year.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes a year in office, young job-seekers share stories of their struggles.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes a year in office, young job-seekers share stories of their struggles.
According to a report by ManpowerGroup Solutions, in order to engage prospective talent, employers should focus on the content and functionality of their websites besides maximising their presence on social media.
The cloud market in India is expected to grow by 26% by the end of 2022.
'I would mostly survive on sugarcane juice and vada pav during the day.' 'Sometimes my friend and I would cheat on our budget only to regret it later. Regret because we were now supposedly marine engineers who should ideally be sailing and earning in dollars instead of calling our parents for money.'
Some of these mistakes could cost you the job.
In tackling India's unemployment problem, look beyond the finance minister and focus on the education minister, points out Gurbachan Singh.
Indians laid off by the current recession tell their stories in this gripping rediff.com series. A shocking chronicle of work experiences.
