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Wipro to hire up to 400 people in Arkansas, invest $3mn in new centre

IT firm Wipro on Tuesday said it will open a new delivery centre in Sherwood, Arkansas, and expects to hire up to 400 people in the next two years in the US state.

Unicommerce to increase workforce by 60%, hire over 150 people in FY22

Unicommerce, an e-commerce focused SaaS (software as a service) platform, on Monday said it plans to increase its workforce by 60 per cent, onboarding over 150 people during the current fiscal year

Oyo to hire 300 tech employees over six months for multiple roles

Profiles include software development, engineering and product managers, designers, data scientists across entry-level to senior leadership roles

Our hiring strategy is focused on spotting curious minds: LTI chief

In a Q&A, Sanjay Jalona, CEO and MD, LTI (earlier L&T Infotech), talks about the growth momentum, the Shoshin approach to hiring and talent development and acquisitions

Eyewear brand Lenskart to hire over 2,000 employees by 2022

Lenskart will also expand its international teams in Singapore, West Asia, and the US by adding 300 more employees

Software firm Happiest Minds to hire 300 techies in each of next three qtrs

Bengaluru-based software firm Happiest Minds Technologies, which has been facing rising attrition levels, is planning to hire 300 techies in each of next three quarters, its top management has said

UST to hire 10,000 people globally in 2021 to meet digital skills demand

California-based company has more than 26,000 employees and 35 offices in 25 countries.

UST plans to hire over 10,000 people globally in 2021, including in India

Digital transformation solutions company UST on Tuesday said its plans to hire over 10,000 new employees globally this year, including in India

Hiring up 11% sequentially in June quarter, IT tops with 61% growth: report

Other sectors that showed standout growth include financial services (48%), and BPO/ITeS (47%)

Half of planned 100k lateral hiring has been done: Cognizant India chief

In a Q&A, Rajesh Nambiar dwells on the reasons for an attrition rate as high as 31% and why he thinks the company will deliver growth in the coming quarters

Demand for freshers to go up 7% points in current quarter: Teamlease

Euphoria is not just limiteded to entry-level talent. Intent to hire at junior levels is also on a positive trajectory, indicating Q2 to be dominated by volume hiring

Huge scarcity of talent globally, says HCL Technologies' Apparao

HCL Technologies plans to hire 20,000-22,000 people from campuses for FY22

BharatPe offering BMW bikes, iPads and Dubai trips to attract tech talent

The fintech firm aims to triple the strength of its technology team and is hiring 100 candidates

Hiring activity witnesses uptick in June for most sectors, says report

Although, hiring in the telecom sector has declined by 8 per cent in June compared to May this year

Facebook records 38.2% increase in people of colour as leaders in last year

Facebook said that it has achieved a 38.2 per cent increase in Black leaders due to strong recruiting and increased focus on retaining top talent across the company in the last one year

Overall job postings improve sequentially by 4% in June: Report

Even though the second wave of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns affected the economic growth, the overall job postings have improved sequentially

Twitter says compliance report by July 11, key staff appointment in 8 weeks

The microblogging platform said it has appointed interim chief compliance officer with effect from July 6

CET for govt jobs will be conducted from early 2022: Jitendra Singh

The minister further informed that the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the CET has been constituted with the approval of the Union Cabinet.

Bike taxi startup Rapido plans to ramp up hiring of women captains

India's largest bike taxi platform has also filed for the bike taxi service application with the State Transport Authority in Karnataka

Google says it made significant gains in hiring employees of colour

Google has made significant gains in hiring employees of colour, saying that it is excited to build on the goals such as increasing representation of underrepresented groups by 30 per cent by 2025