Retirement fund body EPFO has registered 13.41 lakh net new members addition in October 2024, according to showed latest payroll data. This signifies increased employment opportunities and heightened awareness of employee benefits, bolstered by EPFO's effective outreach initiatives, a labour ministry statement said on Wednesday.
In these times of a slowdown in the job market, over 34 start-up companies from across states and 53 job seekers converged in Mumbai to find a fit for their professional needs -- taking the total number of interactions to over 1,400.
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More women are leaving their homes than ever before to hunt for jobs in India's overcrowded employment market, the first government study of its kind released in New Delhi showed.
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Undeterred by travel restrictions being put in place in anticipation of a third-wave of Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a steady growth in overseas job searches by Indians with the US, Canada, the Middle East and the UK topping the list, according to a report. The search activity from India for jobs in other countries was highest between November 2019 and April 2020, where it witnessed a 72 per cent jump, but it declined sharply after the second wave of Covid-19 hit the world, forcing nations to reinforce travel restrictions, global job site Indeed said in a report. However, soon after the world recovered from the second wave of the pandemic, job searches for overseas opportunities picked up and continued to remain steady, it stated.
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'We need to take steps towards ease of doing business.'
Welcome to the high-tech era of job recruitment where job fairs are held almost every week across the country, making job hunting easy.
The CJI called Justice Gavai his "biggest support" while expressing confidence in the latter's leadership and commitment to constitutional values.
Sending emails is the most popular activity with a user base of close to 24 million, or 95 per cent of the total active Internet users.
The economic slowdown, which caused severe job-cuts across the country, has brought new opportunities for frauds who, masquerading as representatives of IT companies, are luring employment-seekers with promises of good placements in lieu of some 'security amount'.
Nikhil Anand, senior vice president, operations, at NLB Services explains why professionals who are adept at data, cloud computing and cybersecurity will earn well in 2024.
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.
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.
Job seekers can look forward to a prosperous new year as more than 850,000 new jobs are expected across various sectors, including FMCG and healthcare, says a survey.
Try to maintain a healthy relationship with people you have worked for and within the past, suggests Sachin Alug.
'I am attending Hindi language classes as I think it will help if I get a job in North India.'
It is not just injurious to your health, but smoking can harm your career and your earning power too, finds a new study.
Candidates need to be agile to understand the situation, be receptive to unlearn and learn and adapt accordingly, advises Sanjeev Verma, vice president-HR, STT GDC India.
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Millennials crave career progression, though 66 per cent are under-prepared, reveals Monster's 'MyFirstJob' survey.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state government, and agreed to list the appeal of the state government on placing the order of the high court on its record.
India is not producing good jobs, but creating a lot of Rs 10,000-Rs 15,000 low-paid jobs which are not fancied by degree holders. Pai suggested that India adopt the Chinese model of opening up labour-intensive industries and building infrastructure near coasts, besides investing heavily in hitech R&D to meet the aspirations of job-seekers.
'Saral Rozgar' is a mobile job marketplace that helps blue collared and entry-level job seekers to connect to mainstream employers anywhere in India via mobile in their own language in an affordable manner, Tech Mahindra, head mobility business, Jagdish Mitra said in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The government plans to start 100 centres in two years, which will also become a career counselling centre for job-seekers.
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'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.'
For Indians, job security is more important than other factors such as salary and perks.
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'Corporations that were recruiting 15 or 20 [students] have reduced the number to two or three.'
The accused were identified as Rajiv Ranjan, 30, native of Bihar, Mohammed Azar, 25, native of Andhra Pradesh, Sathya Priya, 25, native of Tamil Nadu, and M N Naryanana, 29, from Kerala, according to Bengaluru Police Commissioner B G Jyothiprakash Mirji.
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.
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.
The IT and ITeS Industry Association of Andhra Pradesh (ITsAP) has cautioned the youth to be vigilant over fake job offers in these sectors.
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.
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.
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.
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