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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

Women in informal economy have greater career aspiration than men: Study

They wanted health benefits and formal job agreement over money in their jobs

McDonald's north and east to partner NGOs for hiring 1,500 people by 2025

In its endeavour of driving change and making a positive impact in the local communities, McDonald's India - North and East is planning to hire 50 per cent of its workforce by 2025 through NGO

Unemployment rate dips to 7.2% in October-December 2022: Govt survey

Joblessness was high in October-December 2021 mainly due to the staggering impact of Covid-related restrictions in the country

62% of firms in India want to hire freshers in the first half of 2023

This is nearly 4.5 times higher than the global average of 14 per cent

Four out of five Indian professionals looking for new job in 2023: Research

The report has come at a time when the global macroeconomic environment appears uncertain and several companies move towards slowing down the hiring activity

Hiring activity in white collar professional segment rise by 4% in Dec

The hiring activity in the white collar professional segment showed an increase of 4 per cent in December 2022, compared to the same month in the previous year, according to a report

5G rollout to drive telecom hiring in 2023: Staffing company NLB Services

The 5G rollout is expected to drive hiring in the telecom sector in 2023, as the expansion of the high-speed service unleashes a "compounding impact" on recruitment for both non-niche skills and technical skills, according to NLB Services. As compared to 2021, demand for specialised telecom technology talent grew by almost 20 per cent in 2022, the international staffing and recruiting company said in a statement. Going forward, the hiring demand is not going to be restricted to the telecom sector alone, it estimated. NLB Services predicted that sectors such as healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and automotive are also expected to recruit tech talent to scale up their service capabilities around 5G. Data scientists, and cybersecurity professionals are some of the key profiles in non-telecom sectors. "In the last year, there has been a 15-20 per cent rise in demand for technology talent in the telecom and allied sectors, and the trend is expected to create a new record 25-30 per cen

Blue-collar industry sees sharp rise in job opportunities: Report

The blue-collar industry has witnessed a sharp rise in job opportunities in the country and tier 2 cities have become the epicenters for such opportunities, said a report. According to professional networking and jobs platform apna.co, blue-collared job opportunities more than doubled in India in 2022 and growth was also visible in all top metropolitan cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi. "The emergence of tier-II cities becoming epicenters for opportunities has also been phenomenal. We believe that the evolving ecosystem of the rising workforce led by SMBs and MSMEs will become an integral contributor to the growth of the Indian economy," Manas Singh, Chief Business Officer of apna.co, said. The apna jobs platform recorded a 25 per cent increase in its employer base, which was majorly led by Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs), and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in 2022. Jobs posted by SMBs clocked a 60 per cent surge year-on-year. These emerging small busine

SSB enrollment in J&K back on track amid new measures for fair selection

Hit by scandals in the recent past, the recruitment process in Jammu and Kashmir is back on track with the Services Selection Board introducing new measures, including third-party audits and low-frequency jammers to ensure transparency and fairness. In July, the Jammu and Kashmir administration headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha cancelled the exams conducted for the posts of police sub-inspectors, junior engineers and finance account assistants (FAA), following allegations of paper leak and other malpractices. The CBI, which is investigating the sub-inspector recruitment scam after registering a case on August 3 on a reference from the J&K administration, has already filed a charge sheet on November 12 against 24 people, including a BSF commandant, arrested for alleged involvement in the scam. "After a hiatus of several months, we started conducting the written examination after putting in place several new measures to strengthen transparency and accountability for fair ...