Demand for CXOs and senior professionals surges in March 2017
New Delhi: Demand for senior professionals grew by over 30%, even as overall hiring posted a stable 1% rise in March 2017. The recruitment index has been steadily growing since February 2017. Healthcare sector reports an 8% rise in talent demand while demand grew by 17% for doctors, nurses and medical professionals. The demand for […]
Read More →Find the list of hot jobs of 2017, are you dreaming to get these!
Mumbai: Skills are changing with the transformation of job markets. Which are the best jobs and which sectors are outperforming in providing employment opportunities. Randstad Salary Trends Study 2017 has demystified these questions. The study lists down Hot Jobs for 2017- roles that are experiencing strong demand right now in the job market, across industries […]
Read More →Bangalore is highest paying city for talent while FMCG as highest paying industry
Mumbai: Good times for employees from the FMCG industry as they receive the highest pay in India. FMCG employees earn an average annual CTC for talent across all levels and functions at Rs 11.3 lakhs, according to the 2017 Salary Trends Study findings released by Randstad, one of the country’s leading HR service providers. Bangalore, […]
Read More →Analytics Professionals rule the roost with 22% rise in salary in 2017: Analytics India Magazine and AnalytixLabs
Bangalore: Analytics is buzz word of the job market in the current environment. In a comprehensive research carried out by Analytics India Magazine and AnalytixLabs, a key finding denotes that there has been a 22% increase in the average salaries of analytics professionals in India since the last year. The Analytics India Salary Study 2017, […]
Read More →TechGig Code Gladiators 2017, India’s biggest coding contest, announces bounty of over Rs 5 million
Mumbai: TechGig Code Gladiators has become the undisputed leader in Coding Contests having won the Limca Book National Record for being India’s Largest Coding Contest in 2015 and 2016. With a grand bounty of over Rs 50 lakhs to be won by the best coders, this year’s event promises to scale unprecedented heights. Speaking at […]
Read More →AasaanJobs announces the launch of its latest Microsite feature for recruiters
New Delhi: AasaanJobs, (www.aasaanjobs.com), is one of India’s leading online recruitment marketplace that connects entry-level job seekers with employers, launches its latest Microsite feature for recruiters exclusively on its platform. The feature allows recruiters/companies to have their own microsite within the AasaanJobs platform to represent their companies and attract job aspirants. The microsite feature is […]
Read More →After modification of EPF scheme by Govt, EPF members will be now able to withdraw up to 90% fund for purchase of house
New Delhi: In a major decision that could impact the purchasing power of the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) members for buying home, the Government has taken a decision to modify the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 that will enable EPF members to withdraw upto 90 per cent from the Fund for purchase of dwelling […]
Read More →Mid-level male employees most dissatisfied in the workplace: TimesJobs Study
New Delhi: Job dissatisfaction is not new and all professionals go through such phase many times in their career span. Nearly 60% of the 700 working professionals surveyed by TimesJobs, state they hate their jobs. The experience level-wise analysis showed more job dissatisfaction at the middle level compared to other levels. Nearly 70% mid-level professionals […]
Read More →Hiring activities in small cities beat metro cities in Feb 2017: RecruiteX
Mumbai: Recruitment had been sluggish for the past three months, but February brought some relief to the jobs market with Sales professionals, FMCG and Consumer durables witnessing an 8% rise in demand reveals the latest RecruiteX, the recruitment index by TimesJobs. Lucknow was the best performing location with an 18% rise in talent demand, followed […]
Read More →Hiree goes freemium, which aims at disrupting online hiring practices
Bangalore: Hiree, an online hiring platform focused on helping job seekers find better jobs faster, today announced a new freemium model in order to further accelerate its growth. Acquired by QuikrJobs in July 2016 to strengthen its offerings in the white-collar job market, Hiree continues to disrupt online hiring with an alternative to the age-old […]
Read More →Gandhian model is the right solution for jobless industrial growth: President
New Delhi: The President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee presented the 9th National Biennial Awards for Grassroots Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday (04 March 2017) on the opening day of the week long ‘Festival of Innovations’. Speaking on the occasion the President said the global economy continues to remain weak. The […]
Read More →Job creation a missed opportunity while focus on Skill India a striking point: Union Budget
Mumbai: On 01 February 2017, the Government of India presented a balanced, inclusive Union Budget for 2017-18. TimesJobs undertook a TJinsite survey to ascertain the views of working professionals on the Budget’s impact. Though the Budget tried to address the challenge of jobs, many working people think that it could have done more, considering that […]
Read More →Jobs On Sight an app known for providing GPS-based hiring and job search services
Ahmedabad: Jobs On Sight is an application available on iOS and Android, designed to provide location-based jobs and services. Jobs On Sight is an innovative GPS-based hiring application for all jobs and services. The newest tech-backed platform on the block has already created a lasting imprint in the human resource market, generating excitement. It utilizes […]
Read More →Food processing sector to create nine million jobs by 2024: ASSOCHAM Study
New Delhi: Indian food processing sector has potential to attract US$ 33 billion of investment and generate employment of 9 million persons days by FY 2024, said an ASSOCHAM-Grant Thorton Research paper. The food processing is a key contributor to employment generation in India. The policymakers have identified food processing as a key sector in […]
Read More →Process for recruitment of nearly six thousand teachers for Kendriya Vidyalayas will start soon: HRD Minister
New Delhi: Admission process in Kendriya Vidyalayas has gone online form this session. Union Human Resource Development Minister Mr Prakash Javadekar said for providing better admission opportunity the form filling process has been made online from this session so that people do not have to run from pillar to post to get their wards admitted […]
Read More →PR & Communication professionals in India earn the least in Asia Pacific region
Hong Kong: Communications practitioners (professionals in the communication and corporate affairs industry) in India are drawing the lowest salary among Asia Pacific countries. According to the 2017 State of the Industry report launched today by Prospect (@PRProspect) and PublicAffairsAsia (@PAAGoldStandard), communications practitioners in Australia continue to draw the highest average salary (at US$199,000) compared to […]
Read More →EPFO launches Employees Enrolment Campaign 2017, companies can enroll employees under this EPF amnesty scheme
New Delhi: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched Employees Enrolment Campaign 2017 offering opportunity to the employers to voluntarily declare details of all employees hitherto deprived of social security benefits under EPFO. The declaration scheme is operational between January 1st 2017 to March 31st 2017. Under the Scheme, the employees’ share of contributions if declared […]
Read More →Demand for senior professionals surges in the first month of 2017: TimesJobs RecruiteX
Mumbai: Demand for senior professionals bucks the overall hiring trend in January 2017. Senior professionals saw increased demand in January 2017, even as the overall hiring momentum slowed down by 4% in January 2017. Professionals with over 20 years of experience have been seeing remarkable growth of about 10% since November 2016 reports the latest […]
Read More →There are 978 employment exchanges operating in the country
New Delhi: At present there are 978 employment exchanges are functioning in the country. The government is upgrading these exchanges. The National Career Service (NCS) project has a component of interlinking of employment exchanges and provides part funding of upto Rs 8 lakhs per exchange to States for their upgradation. Mr Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of […]
Read More →Annual average labour migration is nearly nine million between states during 2011-16: Economic Survey 2017
New Delhi: In India on an average, nearly nine million people migrated between the states every year during 2011-16 for work or education as per the Economic Survey 2016-17 presented by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Parliament yesterday (31 Jan 2017). This estimate is significantly greater than the annual average flow of […]
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