Tech Talent

Singapore official says country's talent strategies must remain flexible

Singapore's talent strategies must remain flexible amid heightened disruption brought about by AI and other technologies and shifting workforce demands, a senior government official said on Friday. To keep our competitive edge as a global business node, we must continue to strengthen our position as a global hub for talent, by attracting talent from around the world, while also investing in our local talent pipeline, a Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower Shawn Huang said. At the same time, we must not overlook soft skills that are AI resilient, such as creativity, critical thinking, emotional intelligence and leadership, which will become more valuable as AI increasingly handles routine tasks," the Channel News Asia quoted Huang as saying when asked about the island state's latest ranking on attracting global talent. Singapore was ranked the world's most attractive place to develop, attract and retain talent, topping the Global Talent Competitiveness Index for the first ...

Race for talent slipping away as H-1B visa fee hikes hit India's prospects

Following the H-1B visa fee hike, India needs to announce concrete measures to attract Indian and global tech talent, as Europe and several Asian and Nordic countries have already done

UK plans visa fee waiver to attract global science and tech talent: Report

The UK government is looking at bolstering a drive to attract global talent with a possible visa fee waiver to support the world's top science and tech talent relocation to the country, a media report said on Monday. The Global Talent Taskforce, backed up by a 54-million-pound Global Talent Fund launched earlier this year, is revving up further to lure international experts, including Indians, even as the US announced a clampdown on its H-1B visas used by global techies, according to a Financial Times' report. The taskforce, which reports directly to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, works across 10 Downing Street and the UK Treasury to explore ways to boost the UK's economic growth. "We're kicking around the idea of cutting (visa) costs to zero, the newspaper quoted a government official as saying. "We're talking about the sort of people who have attended the world's top five universities or have won prestigious prizes, the official said. It comes as Presi

India's digital growth at risk amid skill gap in AI, cloud & cybersecurity

A report by TeamLease warns of a 25-60% talent deficit in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity, with GenAI roles worst hit, risking India's $1.2 trillion digital economy ambitions

OpenAI offers millions in bonuses to 1,000 staff amid AI talent race

OpenAI offers massive retention bonuses as GPT-5 Launches and AI talent war escalates

Six Indian cities rank among Asia-Pacific's top 10 tech talent hubs

Bengaluru hosts the world's largest concentration of data scientists, Hyderabad leads in under-25 tech professionals, and Indian cities now account for 69 per cent of Asia-Pacific's total tech talent

Can China compete against US in AI talent war with homegrown minds?

China looks at international experience less as a brain drain and more as a way for researchers to acquire knowledge before returning home, a Stanford paper said

Is China using 'silent sanction' on talent to target India's mfg sector?

Over 300 Chinese technicians exit Apple supply chain; experts believe that the move may slow down skilling and affect efficiency but not production quality in Indian manufacturing sites

Meta AI talent raid: OpenAI promises to reward employees after 8 poached

'It feels like someone's broken into our home', OpenAI mentions after Meta intensifying effort to recruit AI talent poaching from it

Meta offering $100 million bonuses to poach OpenAI talent, says Sam Altman

Sam Altman said he respects Meta but does not see it as strong on innovation, adding that innovation, not just pay, is what retains talent at OpenAI

India's AI talent pool over 400,000 strong, but gaps exists

Between March 2024 and March 2025, three categories of roles have become prominent in the AI landscape

Japan, Germany, Mauritius seek more Indian talent: EAM S Jaishankar

Government reviewing the Emigration Act, 1983 to expand legal mobility for Indian workers as demand surges across Japan, Germany, Mauritius and other nations

Cut-throat competition forces Blinkit to revise 'zero notice' policy

Facing pressure from rivals such as Zepto, Flipkart, and Swiggy, which are aggressively competing to attract and retain top talent, Blinkit has extended its notice period policy from zero to 2 months

Demand for Indian AI talent to double by 2027 but quality a hurdle: Report

It proposes industry-academia-government collaboration to improve skilling around AI

From back offices to strategic hubs, GCCs in India shaping MNC operations

Gradually, leaders at India-based GCCs are gaining greater autonomy, influencing enterprise architecture and participating in budgeting, staffing, and other operational decisions

Tech competition: China wants AI academies to keep tech talent supply going

With the Ministry of Education spearheading this endeavour, plans are underway to expand these AI academies across various Chinese provinces

India among top 5 countries with fastest-growing AI talent: LinkedIn report

More than 40% of workforce in the country has witnessed technology's use increasing in their organisations

GCC employee base to go up to 4.5 mn by 2030: BCG India's Snehil Gambhir

'Firms have always been trying to balance between what they outsource to third-party and what they keep in-house,' says Snehil Gambhir, partner & director, BCG India

5G adoption to unlock wealth of opportunities for India's tech talent pool

A significant percentage of companies in India believe the advent of 5G will herald a transformative era in the world of work, unlocking a wealth of opportunities for India's tech talent pool, says a report. According to the report by staffing company TeamLease Services, over 80 per cent of respondents believe that IT and banking and Financial Services will benefit from the 5G technology in terms of job creation and upskilling. The report titled "India's 5G rollout: Revolutionising the People Supply Chain is based on responses of over 247 companies on the impact of 5G on the ecosystem and employment generation. "With substantial investments, such as the PLI scheme allocating Rs 12,000 crore to the telecom sector, with approximately 25 per cent dedicated to creating new jobs, we are poised for a positive outlook on job creation and upskilling," TeamLease Services CEO - Staffing, Kartik Narayan said. This will boost confidence to harness the potential of 5G, creating unprecedented jo

80% firms worldwide face shortage of workforce with apt tech skills: Study

India in good position to tackle shortage, has 16% of technology talent market