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As the race for AI domination intensifies, Apple looks for talent

Apple has posted around a dozen openings on its career page inviting applications from professionals in generative AI

AI, AI Express hired more than 3,900 people this year: Campbell Wilson

Air India, under the stewardship of Tata Group, is revamping the airline group and hiring more people as it expands the fleet as well as operations

Coursera expands online learning, certificates, GenAI, hiring solutions

Edtech platform Coursera on Thursday said it is expanding online learning in the country with several new partnerships, degrees and certificates, GenAI features and hiring solutions. "We're excited to see our continued momentum in India, driven by the efforts of institutions and the government to equip individuals with skills for a digital future," Coursera Chief Operating Officer Shravan Goli said in a statement. India is one of the fastest-growing markets of the company and is critical to its global strategy, he said. "We're proud to support and empower learners with several new content and platform innovations to accelerate the next phase of their education and career," he added. Coursera has formed 4 new partnerships, introduced a career-focussed degree programme and two university certificates, the statement stated. The online platform has introduced ChatGPT-powered tools and VR features to make learning and teaching more interactive, effective and personalised. Also, the co

Experion to invest Rs 50 cr in global expansion, hire 1,500 IT employees

IT company Experion Technologies on Tuesday said it plans to invest Rs 50 crore in the next 12 months to expand its international operations and build capacity in Japan, the Nordic region as well as in existing markets including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Europe. Part of the expansion plan includes an increase in onsite hiring. "The company has allocated Rs 50 crore towards global expansion for the next 12 months. It looks to strengthen its local presence by onboarding technical and senior sales and domain practice leaders in those markets," the company said in a statement. Experion plans to start operations in Japan from June. The company plans to bring advanced tech capabilities, product engineering process competence, and learnings gained from other markets, such as the US, UK, and Australia, to the Asian nation. Additionally, the company will invest in capacity building for engineering verticals comprising automotive and embedded systems, the statement ..

77% firms predict to have both replacements, new position hirings: Report

Around 77 per cent of Indian companies interviewed expect hiring to include both replacements as well as new positions in 2023-24, a report said on Monday. According to a report by Kolkata-headquartered HR solutions provider Genius Consultants, southern and western regions will predictively have maximum hiring ratios in this financial year, as specified by 33.30 per cent of participants, said the report. The prime focus for experience levels during hiring is agreed by 36.06 per cent to be four to seven years on average, it said. Merely 9 per cent of individuals deem that employees with 13 years and above experience are top candidates while hiring, it added. The report is based on an online survey of 2,100 company executives and HR professionals from March 12 till April 15, across sectors including banking and finance, construction and engineering, education/teaching/training, FMCG, hospitality, HR solutions, IT, ITES and BPO, logistics, manufacturing, media, oil and gas, pharma and

Hiring in startups up in April, despite 6% annual drop in e-recruitment

The overall hiring demand among startups has noted a strong 19 per cent (year-on-year) growth this April 2023 compared to the previous year

Here's how AI is once again putting tech companies in the hiring mood

After a year of layoffs, the past month has given us evidence that tech employment is stabilizing, even perhaps turning up a bit

Cloud, Big Data, and AI sectors continue hiring trend in Q1 2023: Report

Amid a continuous decline in job postings, hiring trends remain upbeat in the sectors related to Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Big Data, according to a report on Friday

Real Estate, BFSI hiring in India continued to grow in April: Report

Among the large metros, Kolkata, Pune, and Hyderabad exhibited recruitment surges of 28 per cent, 22 per cent, and 19 per cent, respectively, in hiring for the real estate sector

Non-Tech industries to hire over 1 mn tech talent by FY28: TeamLease report

The company has launched its report 'Digital People Supply Chain Report - Tech in Non-Tech' for H1-2024

IT campus hires may be at 70% of pre-Covid levels, say analysts

Weighed down by uncertain macros, tech firms may give campus placements a wide berth: Analysts

Attrition in IT firms to go back to pre-pandemic levels by October: Experts

In their Q4 results, two of the three IT majors in India, TCS, and Infosys, showed that high attrition was still a problem

These are the non-IT sectors most eager to hire tech talent in India

As non-tech industries adopt more technology, their intent to hire tech talent has increased. Here are the details

Nearly half of Indian workers don't plan to hop jobs as hiring slows

The findings showed that working from office emerged as the favoured work mode for current jobseekers, with 57 per cent preferring to work from office

Transition to vulnerable employment subsides in recent years: Report

Fewer distress-induced job transitions occurred in Q2CY2021, and only around 20 per cent of salaried and self-employed workers transitioned either into casual-wage work or exited the labour force

Four in every five early-stage start-ups in India want to hire more in 2023

15.79 per cent of these start-ups want to keep their headcount unchanged: FICCI - Randstad Start-up Hiring Trends Survey

Hiring of talents on rise in engineering, procurement, construction: Report

There is a steady increase in the hiring of tech talents in the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) sector amid constant technology upgradation by firms and the government's focus on accelerating infrastructure development, according to a report. Following positive sentiments around the 2023 Budget, the EPC sector is witnessing a rise in hiring of tech talents, both top-level management and freshers, according to CIEL HR Services report 'Employment Trends Today in EPC Sector in India - February 2023'. The report revealed that among the non-tech sectors, the EPC takes the lead (11 per cent) with regard to the most sought-after role of software development (2,367 jobs) compared to FMCG (3 per cent), Pharma (2 per cent) and Banking (10 per cent). The report is based on a survey of leading 52 EPC companies employing over 80,000 employees. The analysis included 21,865 jobs posted on job portals in January 2023. The report further revealed that with constant technology ...

HR tech start-up InCruiter partners with Taggd to speed up hiring

Company's product helps in conducting interviews and selecting talent for IT and non-IT roles

Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024: CEO Vinay Dube

Akasa Air plans to hire nearly 1,000 people and take the total staff strength to more than 3,000 by the end of March 2024 as the airline continues to expand its fleet as well as routes, according to its chief Vinay Dube. The airline, which took to the skies a little over seven months ago, also plans to start international operations by the end of this year, and the possible overseas destinations are still in the process of being finalised. In an interview with PTI, Dube, the founder and CEO of Akasa Air, said the airline will place a "three-digit aircraft order" by the end of this year. It has placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and 19 of them are already in its fleet. The 20th aircraft will be inducted in April, following which it will also be eligible to fly overseas. In the next financial year, the carrier aims to add another 9 planes to its fleet, taking the total size to 28. Currently, it operates 110 flights every day. "We have more than 2,000 employees today, an

Three in every five companies in India want to hire STEM-qualified women

The rise in demand for STEM-qualified women is expected to rise the highest in the retail and e-commerce industry