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AI may gobble up 90% of jobs, warns CRED founder & CEO Kunal Shah

"I think we should stop worshipping unicorns. We have to worship people who have large profit pools…" KUNAL SHAH, Founder & CEO, CRED

Flipkart to generate over 1,00,000 jobs ahead of the festive season

The e-commerce firm is planning to deliver more than 40% of shipments during the festive event through our Kirana delivery programme

8% of GCCs expect their workforce to double within 2023: NLB Services

Despite the headwinds, GCCs will continue to leverage India's vast pool of skilled professionals to bolster their workforce and fuel their growth trajectory

Oil & Gas, real estate, AI, Hospitality, auto see hiring spree in July

India's IT sector saw the biggest drop in new jobs with a 46 per cent decline in July compared to the year-ago period, according to a report.

Demand for IT gig workers grew 157% in H12023, says job firm Awign

Aim is to prune fixed costs, lean more on variables; demand is mostly for highly-skilled tech professionals at mid-level and senior positions, with 2-7 years' experience

ESIC adds 2.02 million new employees for the month of May: Payroll data

The Ministry of Labor and Employment said in a release that around 24,886 new establishments have been registered under the ESIC for the month of May

5% rise in non-tech white-collar jobs in June, no respite for IT sector

While the core sector showed a positive sentiment, hiring in the country's IT services sector fell to its lowest level since December 2020

Own ChatGPT skills? Companies may pay up to Rs 1.5 crore to hire you

A survey by ResumeBuilder stated that 91% of companies with job openings are looking for candidates who are skilled in ChatGPT

Do not see any threat to jobs from current form of AI: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Centre will regulate AI technology to ensure that it does not harm digital citizens

68% freelancers in India depend on social media to find work: Report

Finding new work was the most difficult challenge for survey respondents in India and around the world, followed by managing their time and negotiating their fees

Bengal govt to make 125,000 fresh appointments over next few months: Mamata

With panchayat elections due shortly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her administration will make 1.25 lakh fresh appointments across various departments over the next few months. Making the announcement at state secretariat Nabanna, she said that 11,000 primary teachers, 14,500 secondary school teachers, 20,000 policemen, 12,000 Group D staffers, and 3,000 Group C staffers will be recruited. Also, 2,000 professors and doctors each, 7,000 nurses and ASHA workers each, 9,493 Anganwadi workers and 13,926 Anganwadi helpers will be appointed. She urged opposition parties not to "indulge in politics" when it comes to recruitment drives. "The least they can do is not create hurdles in their appointment," she added.

India's urban unemployment rate falls to 6.8% in Q4, shows govt data

The jobless rate in urban areas had been on a continuous decline since the peak of 20.8% in the April-June quarter of FY21

PM Narendra Modi distributes 71,000 job letters before 9th anniversary

At the event, the PM spoke about his government's initiatives towards employment generation

Centre to hire retirees in health, education sectors amid rising talent gap

The Centre could devise measures that encourage businesses to employ retirees through part-time work arrangements, an official said

Growth in working-age population calls for more jobs: RBI Deputy Guv Patra

The RBI deputy governor said the potential for boosting savings and investments considerably enhances India's emergence as a future economic powerhouse in the world

Fierce war to bag AI talent shifts to India with salaries being doubled

An AI hiring frenzy is ricocheting around the world, from Silicon Valley to Europe, Asia and beyond

85% Indians aim to upskill in 2023 versus 76% global counterparts: Report

More Indians consider upskilling key to future-proofing careers as compared to their global counterparts, said a report by edtech platform Great Learning, which also found 71 per cent Indian professionals surveyed confident of retaining their jobs versus 59 per cent, globally. The report throws light on the latest trends around the intent to upskill, motivation factors driving people to upskill, hurdles preventing others from upskilling, impact of offices opening up on upskilling, according to a release. The trends are derived from a combination of Great Learning's own learner behaviour as well as a dipstick among a sample of 3,000 working professionals across the globe. The report found that more professionals polled in India considered upskilling important to future-proof careers than their global counterparts. In India, 85 per cent professionals consider upskilling important to future-proof their careers, whereas the globally average is pegged at only 76 per cent. Nearly 84 per

Indians more intent on upskilling in 2023 than global peers, shows data

The report says 84 per cent Southeast Asian professionals and 76 per cent professionals from Latin America give importance to upskilling

Demand for white-collar gig roles rises 11% YoY in March 2023: Foundit.in

This comes amid muted hiring across industries due to global headwinds and job cuts, says study

Modi govt to set up 7 mega textile parks, generate over 2 mn jobs

The scheme was announced in October 2021, and the parks will be set up by 2026-27. The total outlay for the project is Rs 4,445 crore