Tag: Technology
How technology is aiding skill-first hiring
In this age of specialists, the demand for professionals with specific skillsets has grown across companies and sectors. Why is there a need for...
Xceedance to hire 500+ for India team
Xceedance, a US-based global provider of strategic operations support, technology, and data services to insurance organisations, has announced its plans to expand its India...
How Poonawalla Fincorp is adapting to new ways of working
Poonawalla Fincorp, the Pune-based non-banking financial company, which employs more than 5000 people in the country, is going through a major digital and cultural...
How Infosys plans to hire 50,000+ freshers
Infosys — which employs over two lakh people in India— is preparing to hire 55,000 freshers by the end of the financial year 2023....
CACTUS transitions to remote first, accelerates global growth
Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, has become one of the first companies in India to transition to remote first. That...
Is digital transformation less about technology & more about mindset?
It was in 2011 that GE endeavoured to initiate a digital transformation effort. The Company started a new venture called GE Digital, in 2015,...
How personalised learning can transform capability development in 2021
According to the World Economic Forum, there is a fierce urgency for reskilling in the world, as over one billion jobs have been transformed...
3i Infotech to hire 1,000 for India and overseas offices
Here is an opportunity for mobile app developers, team leads, business analysts and other experienced professionals, from 3i Infotech . The Mumbai-based global information...
Honeywell elevates Sumedha Pal Parmar as head-HR
Honeywell, the global technology company, has elevated Sumedha Pal Parmar to the position of country manager-HR for India. Prior to this role, Parmar was...
Deutsche Bank to hire 3,000 in India, Russia, Romania and the...
Deutsche Bank is all set to take on more than 3,000 technology professionals in 2021, to expand its teams at its technology centres in...
Apple’s workforce to work from office thrice a week
In an attempt to get back to the ‘normal’ mode of working, Apple plans to allow its employees to work from office on Mondays,...
QuEST Global to expand Pune team by 2,000 in 3 years
In a bid to transform its Pune unit into a digital hub, QuEST Global plans to expand its present 350-strong workforce by 2,000 in...
Hinduja Global Solutions to expand its customer-service team in Canada
Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) the Bangalore-headquartered global solutions provider, is planning to hire 250 people in Canada. It is looking at expanding its team...
BigBasket, Grofers on hiring spree
Amidst the second wave of the pandemic in India, more people are relying on online purchase of essentials. Quite naturally, logistics firms and online...
Wholesale online marketplace, Jumbotail, to hire 400+
Jumbotail, the wholesale e-commerce and retail platform has announced that it will hire more than 400 employees over the next year in multiple positions,...
Volkswagen to slash about 4,000 jobs, freeze hiring this year
In a bid to cut about 4,000 jobs, Volkswagen is planning to offer early retirement options or partial retirement to its older employees across...
Infosys to hire 300 locals in Pennsylvania
Indian information technology multinational, Infosys, is expanding its Retirement Services Centre of Excellence in Pennsylvania, US. As part of the expansion process, it will...
KITE HRD model worth emulating: NITI Aayog
A report released by the NITI Aayog highlights the key strategies adopted by the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) that makes it...
6 ways tech is turning talent acquisition smart
Among the many new virtual realities forced on organisations this year, one of the most significant has been the shift in the recruitment process....
85 mn jobs will be lost, 97 mn created by 2025
While it is true that the increased use of machines will do away with 85 million jobs in the next five years, it is...
Why CIO & CHRO need to work as a team
The role of the chief information officer (CIO) has undergone change of incremental nature over the past five years, which has only accelerated in...
House of Cheer launches ‘happiness tool’ for employees, corporates
The key to a successful business lies in not only focusing on the customers' needs but also ensuring that the employees are happy and...
Talent500 partners with Coding Ninjas to create employment opportunities in the...
Talent500 by ANSR, the exclusive talent acquisition partner for Fortune 500 companies in India, has announced its partnerships with Coding Ninjas, India’s premier Edu-tech...
Pawan Setty joins Visa as HR-head, APAC
Visa has brought on board Pawan Setty as the head-HR, for APAC, to oversee the technology side of the business. In his previous position,...
Pegasystems launches tracking app to track COVID-19 spread amongst staff
While all businesses are impacted by the spread of COVID-19, companies are adopting ways to ensure the continuity of business and focusing on the...
Four ways to impact behavioural change through learning
Digital learning is the talk of the town. With byte sized and on-the-go learning, people are able to learn almost anything, and that too...
Additional fines for violating worker safety regulations: Amazon
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to three Amazon warehouses for hazardous working conditions leading to serious worker injuries.
Inspectors...
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OLX, Intel, Impossible Foods, and Philips layoff globally
Intel is cutting 340 jobs at its Folsom, California campus, as informed to state and local officials.
The layoff is announced due to a ‘challenging...
Hein Schumacher to take over as CEO, Unilever in July, 2023
Unilever has found its new CEO after a widespread global hunt. Hein Schumacher will be appointed Unilever CEO designate on 1 June 2023 and...
Impact of Budget 2023 on HR
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the budget for 2023, which is the fifth budget of the Modi government's second term. The newly- announced budget...
CFO highest paid CXO amongst BSE 100 companies
The chief technical officer (CTO) is the second highest paid CXO amongst BSE 100 companies. So, who earns more than a CTO? It is...
DIALOGUE
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....
“Being good to everyone is being unjust to performers,” Mathew Job, CEO, Crompton
Q. In today’s times, what’s more challenging for a CEO like you — profit & business growth, talent & people, diversification, compliance or managing...
