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Credit Suisse bankers seek new jobs, flood headhunters with calls

"If they aren't going to CSFB they will have to be emigrated into UBS fixed-income, which is a much smaller business than Credit Suisse," a headhunter said in an interview

Employment in agriculture soars in Maharashtra

The largest provider of employment in Maharashtra is the agricultural sector

Integrated textile park to bring over 300,000 jobs in Telangana: Reddy

The Union Minister said the Central government is investing around Rs 4,400 crore in the textile parks. The Telangana textile park will get more than Rs 10,000 crore of investments

Packaging industry growing at 17%, can bring district level jobs: Experts

The packaging industry is growing at 15-17 per cent and the sector has the potential to create employment opportunities in the country, industry experts said. The experts also called for the promotion of domestic players and setting up the packaging industry in every district on the lines of the one district one product' initiative to create jobs at the local level. "Presently, the demand for packaging of all things has increased a lot and there is a lot of scope for employment in this sector," Prof Tanveer Alam, Director of the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) Delhi, said at the Asian Packaging Congress here on Saturday. The event was organised by the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, a release said. The packaging business in the world is worth USD 79 billion and has a growth rate of 15-17 per cent, Alam said. Industry experts opined that to boost the industry, packaging units should be set up in every ..

'2 million new jobs to be created under PM MITRA', says Piyush Goyal

Of the 13 states that competed, seven - Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra - were selected

Marginal increase in e-recruitment in white-collar space in Feb: Report

A marginal increase of 1 per cent in e-recruitment in the white-collar space was seen in February this year despite growing macroeconomic challenges, according to a report. foundit Insights Tracker (fit) on Thursday released its report that provides comprehensive monthly analysis of job posting activity online across recruitment platforms. It noted that the rise in e-recruitment was driven by entry-level positions. "Despite rising concerns at a macroeconomic level, there is a rise in hiring freshers as well as enabling a diverse and inclusive workplace. In February, there was a marginal growth of 1 per cent in e-recruitment space compared to same month last year. The tech industry, despite a few setbacks, remains the single largest employer of fresh talent and women," foundit, a Quess company, CEO Sekhar Garisa said. foundit was previously known as Monster APAC and ME. The tech industry has been instrumental in leading India's post-pandemic recovery and will continue to drive the

Only 22% of candidates trained under PMKVY found a job, shows data

The government has allocated Rs 11,880.5 crore under PMKVY since 2015

Start-up Y Combinator estimates 100,000 jobs at risk due to SVB collapse

Around 10,000 small businesses that had deposits in Silicon Valley Bank will fail to make payroll in the next 30 days and around 1 lakh jobs are expected to be impacted due to the collapse, Y Combinator said in a petition to the US government on Sunday. In the petition to US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, FDIC chairman Martin J Gruenberg and other senior government authorities, Y Combinator (YC) said that one-third of startups within its community used Silicon Valley Bank as their sole account and will fail to have the cash to run payroll in the next 30 days. "By that measure, we can estimate that payroll-related furlough or shutdown will impact more than 10,000 small businesses and startups. If the average small business or startup employs 10 workers, this will have an immediate effect of furlough, layoff, or shutdown, affecting over 100,000 jobs in the most vibrant sector of innovation in our economy," the petition said. The petition has been signed by more than 3,500 ...

Moderna to hire around 2,000 employees amid mRNA development push

The firm had about 3,900 full-time employees as of Dec. 31, according to a regulatory filing

As jobs elude ITI graduates, industry calls for a course correction

Large recruiters relying more on private institutes for vocational talent, which they is is quicker in catching up to their job requirements

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

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

Dollar subdued as traders eye Powell's testimony, February jobs report

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six major peers, was down 0.057% at 104.560, but not far off a seven-week high of 105.36 it touched last week

Salaries in India to rise 10% in 2023, highest in Asia-Pacific: WTW report

China is projected to see a salary hike of 6%, Vietnam at 8%, Indonesia at 7%, Hong Kong at 4% and Singapore at 4% in 2023

$50-bn market opportunity for RE-powered livelihood appliances: Report

A USD 50-billion market opportunity exists for clean energypowered livelihood appliances to boost India's rural economy, especially among women, according to a report. In India, more than 75 per cent of all female workers are employed in agriculture and agri-allied industries such as food processing and livestock. With the help of decentralised renewable energy (DRE) technologies which are capable of mitigating intermittent electricity problems and introducing mechanisation, the rural women will be able to improve their productivity, according to the 'Unlocking Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities for Rural Women' report conducted by the Powering Livelihoods -- a CEEW and Villgro initiative. The report showcases several models to mainstream women in tech-enabled livelihood opportunities using distributed renewable energy-powered technologies as a case study. "Powering Livelihoods has helped more than 13,000 end-users using programme-supported DRE livelihood technologies, out of whi

Fraudsters hit LinkedIn with recruitment scam wave amid layoffs: Report

The platform has sought to block tens of millions of fake accounts in recent months, as regulators warn of a spike in job-related frauds

Job aspirants protest in Srinagar, demand inquiry report to be made public

Job aspirants, who had applied for various posts in the Fire and Emergency Services, on Wednesday held a demonstration here demanding that the Jammu and Kashmir administration make public the report of the inquiry committee formed to probe alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. The protestors assembled at Press Colony on Residency Road here holding banners and placards, which read we want justice. I am a victim of injustice by the Fire and Emergency Services Department. We applied for the posts in 2012 but it was found that there was a 'scam'. Then we applied again in 2018 and again a 'scam' was found. Last year again another 'scam' was found, Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, one of the protesters, told PTI. Sheikh said the administration had formed a three-member panel headed by Additional Chief Secretary Home R K Goyal to probe the alleged irregularities in December last year. The committee was given one month to submit the report but now we are into the third month and the report

Salaried employment rises in Gujarat

This upward trend in salaried employment is certainly a cheery outcome for Gujarat as it suggests an improvement in the quality of jobs in the state

Fresh formal job creation below 1 million for third month: EPFO data

Surprisingly, the number of new male subscribers fell more (14.9 per cent) than female (12.9 per cent) in December

92% recruiters optimistic about hiring in H1CY23: Naukri.com report

Recruiters foresee maximum layoffs for senior professionals, with 20% of recruiters predicting the same. Freshers are expected to be least impacted by hiring corrections

Pay, benefits no longer critical factors in deciding where to work: Survey

The Net Positive Barometer, a survey of 2,000 British employees, said 41 per cent are concerned about paying their bills, while 69 per cent are anxious about the future of the planet and society