India is all set to welcome the New Year with strong hiring intentions, with every industry sector and every region expected to increase staffing levels in the next three months.
A recent McKinsey report warns that unless IT professionals re-train themselves, they could become irrelevant.
There is a lot of police action on the ground and even inter-state movement has been stopped, because of which deliveries of essential items via platforms, such as Flipkart, Amazon, Grofers, and Milkbasket, aren't happening. Food-delivery firms -- Swiggy and Zomato -- are facing similar challenges, according to the sources.
Employers in India are planning to hire at a robust pace in the next three months and public administration, education and services sectors are expected to see strong recruitment trends, says a survey.
While the biggest conventional recruitment agency is not more than Rs 30 crore in size, the biggest e-recruiter, Naukri.com, which is much younger, is Rs 100 crore.
India continued to be the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three months, driven by strong job opportunities across all sectors including finance and realty sectors, global staffing services firm Manpower said.
There is no denying the fact that thanks to its treasure-trove of skilled manpower and high growth of software export, India has gradually developed to be an IT powerhouse.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday also said that hiring activities are picking up in some sectors on the hopes of 'business sentiment turning positive in anticipation of a stable government coming to the helm'.
Be it security, manpower management, construction and other logistical support, these agencies have a variety of equipment and technology for the Games, claim owners. Representatives of these companies, mainly from Israel, UK and the US are offering bullet proof jackets, security and surveillance gadgets, locking system and intelligence software.
Opportunities for job seekers are expected to grow even better in 2015 with employers in India being most optimistic on hiring, says a report.
Riding over lower manufacturing cost coupled with availability of quality manpower with technical capabilities, the Indian pharmaceutical outsourcing industry is expected to reach $2.3 billion by the end of 2010, according to a report.
Amazon India is waiting for clarifications from the government on several aspects of the latest FDI guidelines to be able to carry on with business in the country. Sources said, no new investment is likely till at least the second half of 2019.
Aping the success of business process outsourcing industry, companies are keen on transferring all or part of their recruitment activities to external service providers, cutting down their human resource expenses significantly, say experts.
Employers in South India are the most bullish on hiring plans with over 40 per cent of them having 'good intent' of recruiting people in the next three months.
According to the latest survey by global staffing services firm Manpower, India has an overall net employment outlook -- a measure of hiring plans by employers -- of 19 per cent for the July-September period, the most among the 34 countries surveyed. The Manpower Employment Outlook showed that only 11 of the 34 countries have positive hiring plans, indicating the general gloom in the global job market in the wake of the tough economic scenario.
The lockdown that crippled the entire logistics, delivery and supply chain network to near zero, was enough to deal a body blow to India's fastest growing unicorn whose very business model saw a severe disruption, like several other firms and sectors.
Maharashtra govt, California-based Zipline to launch the automated delivery service funded by Serum Institute.
India has again emerged as the most bullish country in terms of hiring plans, with 25 per cent of the employers intending to recruit people in the next three months.
Analysts are of the opinion that 55 may emerge as the new age to retire for techies in India
If you're looking for work in any of these fields, you're in luck.
India Inc may have been spiralling salaries in the recent years, but not anymore as double-digit pay hikes can well be a 'thing of the past', thanks to the financial crunch forcing corporates to embark on cost-cutting spree.
Three experts on cyber security, digital forensics, networks and hardware were roped in by the Supreme Court on Wednesday to "enquire, investigate and determine" whether Pegasus spyware was used for snooping on citizens and their probe would be monitored by former apex court judge R V Raveendran.
The $140-billion Indian IT market is facing challenges on multiple fronts including stricter visa regime in key markets and shortage of skilled manpower for new technology areas like data science.
The reforms will help FPOs procure directly from farmers, something that they have been pressing for long.
The agency's poor track record in convictions is the only light at the end of a rather long tunnel for the couple, observes Shyamal Majumdar.
The GoM was apprised that as of now, the death rate is around 3.1 per cent while the recovery rate is more than 20 per cent, which is comparatively better than most of the countries and may be taken as a positive effect of the lockdown in the country, along with the cluster management and containment strategy.
International delegates will have to shell out $150 as registration fee which includes all lodging and boarding expenses at the Institute.
Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space.
According to a survey despite the intensity and magnitude of attacks, Indian businesses are still not prepared to defend themselves against determined attackers
Other players who have declared no production days in the recent past, and during this month, include Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Bosch, Jamna Auto, Wabco and Sundaram-Clayton.
'Facilitating conversion of well-run NBFCs into banks is urgently needed.'
It seems partying is not the only thing on youngsters' minds during the festive season -- many of them opt for part-time jobs, making a neat packet around the New Year.
College students made full use of the week-long break between Christmas and the New Year, each earning Rs 1,500-7,000 during the period by working in retail stores across the country.
The Buxar jail, the only prison in the state having the required knowhow, received an instruction to the effect last week
. The three-month temporary permit or 'mission visa' will cost Dh500 (approx $136). For a three-month extension of the permit, companies would have to pay Dh500 ($136) along with a Dh3,000 ($817) bank guarantee.
The South India Chamber of Commerce and Industry has emphasised the need for a dialogue between the US and India for drafting a free trade agreement to further boost trade between the two countries.
Given that people have been reluctant to order cooked food - which worsened due to a couple of cases of delivery personnel testing positive for COVID-19 - food delivery platforms have included grocery delivery as part of their services.
It may have got off to a slow start, but if all goes according to plan, Bhubaneswar will soon share a successful realty growth story with its residents.
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