Hiring

Bank of Maharashtra union flags staff shortages, calls for hiring drive

The employees' federation has urged the bank's management to recruit across cadres, citing rising workloads, staff shortages and reliance on outsourced personnel

Soft skills make a comeback among employers as AI makes lookalike resumes

The surge in AI-written resumes is making it harder for employers to shortlist candidates based on CVs alone, prompting greater focus on behaviour, values and communication skills

India emerges as global skills hub amid worldwide talent shifts: Deel

Global demand for Indian professionals is surging, with Australia, the UK, the US and the UAE ramping up hiring as competition for skilled talent intensifies

Pollution, traffic, floods make hiring harder for India Inc: Adecco survey

Air pollution, traffic congestion, flooding and public health events are increasingly affecting hiring, workforce resilience and business operations across sectors

Paytm planning to hire 4,000 employees in AI pivot with some roles cut

Paytm to continue hiring through March 2027, expanding teams across product, technology and AI, with recruitment also planned for senior leadership roles

India Inc builds creator workforce as influencer marketing matures

Companies in India are increasingly hiring creators, video producers, and content strategists in-house as creator-led marketing becomes a core business function

Demand for forward deployed engineers surges as companies adopt AI

Demand for forward deployed engineers is soaring as enterprises and AI firms seek specialists who can bridge business needs and accelerate AI adoption

Hiring speed is compromising background verification processes: Report

More than half of employers believe companies are compromising on background verification to speed up hiring, highlighting a growing gap between rapid onboarding and due diligence, according to a report. About 57 per cent of respondents believe organisations are frequently compromising background verification standards in favour of faster hiring timelines, the report by workforce staffing and HR solutions provider Genius HRTech revealed. The report, Hiring Blind - Are Organisations Ignoring Background Verification Risks? is based on inputs from 1,647 HR professionals and business leaders across industries during April 1-30. As competitive pressures intensify across sectors, the data points to a widening gap between onboarding speed and due diligence, with direct implications for workforce credibility and long-term organisational risk, added the report. 'Credential fraud' has emerged as a persistent and growing challenge, with 33 per cent of respondents reporting encountering fake o

GCCs trump IT services sector in net hiring for third consecutive year

India's global capability centres added nearly 200,000 employees in FY26, outpacing the IT services sector as firms accelerated in-house technology operations and AI-led transformation

Why foreign universities in India could trigger a faculty hiring surge External Inbox

Foreign universities are entering India, but could this worsen the country’s professor shortage? From UGC regulations and faculty vacancies to rising salaries and global hiring competition,

Top 5 IT companies' net hiring down for FY26; Meta, Microsoft also plan job cuts video

The top five Indian IT services companies saw their total headcount drop by 6,981 in the last financial year, as AI-led shifts, weak demand, and global uncertainties slowed recruitment.

Hiring activity up 6% in April, insurance sector provides top boost: Report

India's white-collar hiring grew by 6 per cent year-on-year in April this fiscal, mainly driven by insurance, BPO/ITeS, and real estate sectors, according to a report released on Friday. Insurance led the sectoral hiring by registering 21 per cent year-on-year growth, followed by BPO/ITES (15 per cent), real estate (12 per cent), healthcare (11 per cent), and education (9 per cent), according to the Naukri JobSpeak Index report. However, telecom and banking sectors continued their four-month decline, falling to 11 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, in April, while IT, pharma and auto remained largely flat, the report said. Even hiring in the Global Capability Centre (GCC) witnessed a 4 per cent dip in April, it added. The Naukri JobSpeak Index report is a monthly index that tracks trends in India's job market and hiring activities. When it came to geographies, among the top metros, southern cities dominated the trajectory, with Hyderabad recording 12 per cent growth, followed

Hiring sentiment improves in H1FY27 but growth remains selective: TeamLease

TeamLease report sees modest rise in hiring outlook for April-September FY27, with firms focusing on productivity-led roles amid rising cost pressures and selective expansion

AI push deepens layoffs as Big Tech cuts workforce, trims hiring globally

Big Tech layoffs intensify as companies ramp up AI investments, cutting over 92,000 jobs in 2026 while hiring sentiment weakens amid ongoing workforce rationalisation

AI talent hiring jumps 59.5% in India amid rising adoption across sectors

AI hiring in India rose 59.5% year-on-year, driven by rapid adoption across sectors, with demand expanding beyond metros to Tier-II and Tier-III cities

Women underrepresented in India's deeptech sector, says Indeed report

Women remain underrepresented in India's deeptech sector, with limited entry-level hiring and slower career progression despite steady job-seeking activity, an Indeed report shows

TCS' FY27 starts with 25,000 fresher offers, the lowest since FY20

TCS rolls out 25,000 fresher offers for FY27, its slowest start in years, as AI-led skill gaps and cautious hiring reshape campus recruitment trends

Begin work on improving credit score a year before applying for BFSI job

Employers are using credit history to assess candidates for roles involving clients' money, credit decisions, and sensitive financial data

Global Hiring Freeze! Why Unilever has paused hiring globally | West Asia war | Jobs

Unilever has imposed a global hiring freeze across all levels for at least three months, citing mounting business challenges from the escalating conflict in West Asia.

Hiring to rise 4.7% in H1FY27, led by ecommerce, tech startups: Report

India's workforce is projected to expand 4.7 per cent in the first half of FY27, driven largely by growth in e-commerce, tech startups, healthcare, pharma and manufacturing, a report said Wednesday. This improving sentiment is most visible among large enterprises, where 74 per cent indicate expansion, compared to 57 per cent of mid-sized firms and 38 per cent of small businesses, pointing to a scale-driven recovery in employment growth, TeamLease Services projects in its Employment Outlook Report (EOR) for April-September FY27 noted that the momentum carries across sectors, with both digital and core economy industries contributing to the demand. E-commerce and tech startups led with a net employment change (NEC) of 8.9 per cent, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals at 7 per cent, followed by manufacturing, engineering and infrastructure at 6.6 per cent, said the report. It projected an NEC of 4.7 per cent during the period. The report is based on insights from 1,268 employers across 2