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Singaporeans 'generally agreed' with foreigners' importance in country

Singaporeans generally agreed with the importance of the country, dubbed as Asia's financial hub, remaining open to foreigners competing for jobs, according to a latest survey. About 81 per cent of the people agreed that it is good that Singapore is a hub as it provides good job opportunities for Singaporeans, even if some jobs will go to foreigners, Channel News Asia reported, citing the survey of the government's feedback and engagement unit REACH. Majority of the respondents (63 per cent) strongly agreed or agreed that it is important that Singapore remains open to foreigners while 25 per cent were neutral, and only 10 per cent strongly disagreed or disagreed, said REACH which conducted the survey between August 11-21. The sample was weighted to be demographically representative of the national population in terms of gender, age and race. Respondents who were unemployed were more likely to be neutral on the importance of Singapore remaining open to foreigners, it said. The ...

India can become 2nd largest economy, will add 548,000 jobs: Salesforce

Salesforce is estimated to have market capitalisation of around USD 240 billion

India can be AI hub, policy set-up for tech can spur growth: Chandrasekaran

He said if India is able to solve the problems using AI, then the solutions can spread to developing as well as developed nations

Over 93,500 data science jobs vacant till August in India, finds Study

Over 93,500 data science jobs were vacant in India at the end of August 2020, a study conducted by EdTech company Great Learning said. Despite COVID 19, the enthusiasm and optimism around the analytics function continues to remain high with India contributing 9.8 per cent of the total global analytics job openings in August 2020 compared to 7.2 per cent in January this year, it said. While the sector did witness a decrease in vacancies (from 109,000 vacancies in February to 82,500 vacancies in May 2020), the demand has continued to be fairly consistent across key industry sectors. The factors contributing to the increased demand include a year-on-year increase in funding in Indian analytics startups, investment in the development of enhanced analytics capabilities in India, and a greater proportion of jobs outsourced to firms based in India owing to the pandemic, it added. The current demand is dominated by MNC and domestic IT & KPO organisations that are shifting ..

Hyderabad man arrested for duping friends on pretext of jobs in DRDO

Hyderabad police on Monday arrested a 23-year-old man, who allegedly cheated youths on the pretext of offering them jobs in the Defence Research and Development Organisation

Goa govt to lift ban on new jobs from January 2021: CM Pramod Sawant

The Goa government will lift its ban on new recruitments from next January, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday.

Karnataka assures jobs for repatriated Kannadigas from Saudi Arabia

Karnataka government gave its firm assurance to all 32 Kannadigas who are repatriated from Saudi Arabia

Bengal govt's 'Karmo Bhumi' helps 3,000 IT execs get job offers amid Covid

Some 36,964 IT professionals had registered with Karmo Bhumi, of which 27,034 applications had been processed

Employment rate could get worse as govt won't spend, private sector can't

The fall in the unemployment rate seen in recent weeks is meaningless and misleading in the face of a falling labour participation rate and a falling trend in the employment rate

Most aspirational lot in India could be the unhappiest, says survey

Survey shows that the happiness score is the lowest in the age group of 20 to 30, and higher on both ends - below 20 as well as above 30

Automation key biz tool to maximise efficiency in finance functions: Report

The report also explored the correlation between automation and headcount

Engineers, teachers, accountants: Biggest job loss among salaried employees

Employment in the category of white collar professional employees and other employees has been rising steadily since 2016 when the survey began tracking them

Searches for sports jobs grow by 11%, postings dip by 25%: Report

While Maharashtra maintains its spot on the list, New Delhi has overtaken last year's leader Karnataka to take the top spot this year, it observed

More Indians in Singapore returning home due to job losses: Envoy

More and more Indian workers are returning home as Singapore businesses cut down on workforce following the severe impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, an official said

India's hiring outlook bleakest in 15 yrs; only 3% firms planning to hire

India is witnessing the weakest hiring sentiment in 15 years with just 3 per cent companies planning to add staff in the next three months, a survey of over 800 employers said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 impact: 21 mn salaried jobs lost in lockdown-hit slowing economy

The damage is likely to be deeper, among industrial workers and also white-collar workers

Indian Railways to conduct exams from December 15 to fill 140,000 posts

The national transporter received 24.2 million applications for 140,000 vacancies

To soften Covid-19 blow, India plans to extend MGNREGA to the cities

The program, when approved, may be rolled out in smaller cities and initially cost about 350 billion rupees ($4.8 billion), said Sanjay Kumar, a joint secretary

Slow pace of pay growth adds to hurdles in way of India's economic recovery

A survey by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP showed average salaries gained 3.6 per cent in the fiscal year that started in April, down from 8.6 per cent a year ago

Paytm hiring over 1,000 people to support expansion across businesses

Fintech major Paytm on Wednesday said it is in the process of hiring over 1,000 people across various roles over the next few months as it expands its operations