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Ahead of state polls, Goa CM Sawant announces 10,000 job bonanza

With an eye on the 2022 polls, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced a bonanza of 10,000 government jobs within the next six months in his Goa Revolution Day speech on Friday.

Homegrown job platform Apna raises $70 million at $570 mn valuation

Professional networking and jobs platform Apna said it has raised $70 million in Series B round led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global, taking its valuation to $570 million

Apna, jobs app for India's blue-collar workers, raises $70 mn in funding

Apna is sort of a LinkedIn for non-English speaking and non-affluent Indians, says its founder.

60% companies looking to hire talent for new positions this year: Survey

60% companies looking to hire talent for new positions this year: Survey

Hiring outlook expected to be more or less stable in third quarter 2021

1,303 employers across India were surveyed

Employment rate continues to fall

Employment has been falling since January 2021 when it had touched a recent peak of 400.7 million. It has fallen in each of the four months since then

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

No recovery in global jobs market from pandemic until at least 2023: ILO

Global unemployment rate seen at 6.3% this year, 5.7% in 2022; uneven stimulus, vaccine access foster inequalities, says ILO

Prioritising expenditure

Govt must focus on providing relief to the needy at this point

Recovery faces demand constraints

While the supply-side has sprung back at least in the large organised sectors, the demand side continues to remain broken. The demand constraints will pose a challenge to the recovery process

Synechron to hire up to 2,000 professionals to boost India plans

Digital transformation consulting firm Synechron announced plans to hire up to 2,000 professionals to specifically boost its India operations in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai

Job activity declines in most Indian industries in April amid Covid wave

As India battles the lethal second Covid wave, industries like travel and tourism, education and engineering, cement, construction, iron/steel continue to show decline in job postings

Best of BS Opinion: Job losses mount in April, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Job losses mount in April

The employment rate fell from 37.6 per cent in March to 36.8 per cent in April

Pessimism on the rise: Consumer sentiment weakens in April amid Covid surge

Consumer sentiments have been battered particularly badly during the last three weeks

Unemployment is falling in rich countries, but not every job is coming back

The pandemic has pushed out older employees and is deepening inequality as lower income workers feel the brunt of the crisis

A career counsellor to navigate your child through a plethora of choices

The best time to approach a career counsellor is when your child is in class nine--someone who will help him dodge the duds and choose a line based on the child's interests, aptitude and ability

Adrift in April

Low employment rates and low labour participation rates leave enough people free to participate in endless political rallies and mammoth religious congregations

IPO boom prompts ICICI Bank to make hiring push in investment banking

ICICI plans to add five mid-to-senior level hires in each of the two units, which currently have 130 bankers in total.

Blocking and chaining resume fraud

A mini-industry has come up to manage employee background checks. Studies indicate that one in five resumes have information discrepancy that is serious enough to be considered a fraud