Tag: employability
BetterPlace & UP government to upskill 1 lakh frontline workers
By 2025, BetterPlace, the SaaS and horizontal platform for frontline workforce management will upskill about one lakh frontline workers, of which 25 per cent...
Microsoft, TNS India launch green skilling programme for youth employability
Microsoft and TNS India Foundation have partnered to launch Microsoft Learning Labs, equipping youth with essential green skills for employability in the sustainable sector....
Delhi govt to empower workforce; train construction workers
The Government of Delhi is all set to launch a skills-training initiative for construction workers.
The programme aims to empower workers so that they are...
MBA degree holders top the list of highly-employable resources: Survey
If you are wondering why every second youngster and even working professional is pursuing an MBA degree, here is your answer. Those who hold...
57% of learners in tier-3 colleges are employable in non-technical roles
‘You’ve passed out from a tier-3 college? You will have to settle for the lesser-paying jobs”. This is what students from tier-3 colleges are...
Employment basis false info can be terminated: SC
Employees who produce false information regarding their suitability for a job or get appointed basis their suppression of their past records or history, such...
Class 12 students study from IIT- Madras without JEE score
Now, IIT-level education is accessible to learners across India, even if they haven’t attempted the extremely competitive and tough Joint Entrance Exam (JEE). A...
IIFL Foundation partners with Indian Army & REACHA to skill youth...
IIFL Foundation has launched a retail skill-development programme in collaboration with the Indian Army and REACHA, a non-government organisation, to train 180 youngsters and...
Microsoft’s APAC Enabler Mentorship Programme reaches 9 countries
Microsoft’s special mentoring scheme — the APAC Enabler Mentorship Programme — which focusses on making people with disabilities (PwDs) in the Asia Pacific (APAC)...
Flipkart commits to train PWDs, increase their employability
To create a structured skill-development programme and enabling mechanism for bringing Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) into the mainstream economy, Flipkart, the e-commerce marketplace, has...
YES Foundation, FUEL collaborate to skill disadvantaged youth
YES Foundation and Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) have come together to launch a future skills training programme for disadvantaged youth and make...
Tata Coffee’s ‘Work from Heart’
Tata Coffee has given a new explication to the acronym WFH – Work from Heart. It is a programme for Tata Coffee employees to...
Budget 2021: What HR wants
A new year is here and along with it comes the season of the Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget...
Flipkart launches centre of excellence, to skill unemployed for logistics sector
Flipkart has launched a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in collaboration with the Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and...
Microsoft and SBI collaborate to make the differently-abled employable
Microsoft has entered into a partnership with the State Bank of India (SBI) Foundation to train more than 500 differently-abled people and help them...
Only 46 per cent employable talent for 2020: Survey
Despite the bleak headline, the overall trend is not that bad, according to a six-year survey. This year, the percentage of students ready to...
India’s 3E challenge – Education, Employment, Employability – An apprenticeship looking...
A recent survey revealed close to 76% of Indians view dearth of employment avenues as a ‘very big problem’. And a controversial leaked NSSO report...
How Muthoot Fincorp aims to make 10,000 people employable in three...
The purpose is to create a win-win situation for communities in which they operate and also address the problem of attrition in the business.
Employability of MBAs declining: Study
The overall employability of fresh talent, across professional courses, has increased significantly from 33 per cent in 2014 to 45.6 per cent in 2018.
eClerx partners with NASSCOM for employability enhancement programme
The programme aims to provide specific job-related skills training in analytics and customer relationship management to 350 underserved youths and women.
Study finds that most millennial interns are asked to do menial...
Internship should provide interns the experience required to boost their employability.
How the war for talent has moved to non-technical jobs?
Abhijit Bhaduri, chief learning officer, Wipro, in a conversation with George Anders, popular American business journalist and author of four books, on why a qualification in liberal arts is gaining importance in the corporate world, especially in IT companies.
Indian teachers rate majority of Indian students as inept for employment
While teachers from higher education institutes opined that 64 per cent of their students were incompetent for employment , school teachers felt only 48 per cent were unemployable.
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
Tata Steel: Journey through excellence in talent acquisition
Tata Steel, part of the Tata Group, is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the world's leading steel...
Toshiba to let go 5000 in Japan
Toshiba is contemplating a significant downsizing of its workforce in Japan, eyeing a reduction of about 5,000 positions. The move is said to affect...
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Kerala IT firms opt for long tests over traditional hiring methods
Discarding conventional hiring methods, information technology (IT) firms in Kerala are going for tests suited to the modern digital era, to gauge the suitability...
Marvel to cut roles across departments
Marvel, the Hollywood entertainment chain, has initiated a workforce reduction, letting go of employees across various departments. This strategic move aligns with Bob Iger,...
AuthBridge gets Payal Aggarwal as VP-HR
AuthBridge Research Services has appointed Payal Aggarwal as its new vice president-human resources. In her new capacity, Aggarwal will play a pivotal role in...
Take-Two to let go 5% of workforce
Take-Two Interactive Software, the video-gaming company that publishes the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ franchise, has trimmed its workforce by five per cent. That means, about...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
