Randstad acquires online recruitment giant Monster in an all cash deal
Amsterdam/Mumbai: In a major development in human resources and recruitment services industry, Randstad Holding, a leading human resources services provider, will acquire Monster Worldwide, a global leader in connecting jobs and people. Both the company have today (09 August 2016) announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Randstad will acquire Monster. As per […]
Read More →Five common job seeker mistakes that may derail any career search: CareerBuilder
Mumbai/Chicago: Job prospects are improving and job seekers are on upbeat mood considering India’s growing economy. However, a simple mistake in the application process may damage your career prospects and take away your new opportunity. The most common job seeker mistakes during the hiring process are as followed: not customizing resume for each employer; don’t […]
Read More →PeopleStrong expands its board as China Gorman and Dennis Shuler join the board
Gorgaon: PeopleStrong, a leading HR Solutions and HR Technology company from India, announced on 3 August 2016 that China Gorman, a renowned global business executive and former CEO of Great Place to Work Institute, and Dennis Shuler, President and Founder, Core Strengths Management Consulting and Executive Chairman and investor, Kinetic Consulting, North America, have joined […]
Read More →The world’s fastest growing economy India is failing 42% of its talent
Mumbai: India is the fastest growing economy among G20 nations, but has failed to optimize its talent potential through education, skills development and deployment during people’s lifetimes, finds The Human Capital Report 2016 prepared by the World Economic Forum. The Human Capital Report 2016 found that India is placed at 105th position among 130 countries […]
Read More →Cognitive computing will make work environment more flexible and productive
London/Mumbai: The world is at the inflection point where the progress of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to take centre stage. AI will become a critical part of the economy as breakthroughs in deep learning have dramatically improved computer vision, natural language processing (NLP) and robotic motion systems. Frost & Sullivan’s flagship Growth, Innovation and […]
Read More →CSIR leads the country at the top in the academic and research performance: Scimago Institutions Rankings
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), the premier R&D knowledgebase in diverse science & technology areas, has been ranked 12th in the world among the government institutions in the academic and research related impact and innovation, as per the prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings. The CSIR has improved its positions from at […]
Read More →Well being at Work: India has the happiest employees
Mumbai: Globally there is a trend that employees have a habit to complain about work. On the ground, a significant number of employees are happy with their works. Globally, on an average 7 in 10 employees are satisfied with their well- being at work, as per Edenred-Ipsos Barometer research report on employee well being. Nearly […]
Read More →IIT Admission Exam in nine foreign countries from next Academic Year
New Delhi: Now, JEE (Advanced) exam will be conducted in nine foreign countries and eligible foreign students would be given opportunity to take the exam for admission into Indian Institute of Technology (IITs). It is expected that the new initiative, IIT Admission Exam in foreign countries, will become operational from academic year 2017-18. To improve the […]
Read More →NASSCOM HR Summit starts tomorrow in Chennai, nearly 50 sessions taken up by 60 speakers
Chennai: The NASSCOM HR Summit will kick start tomorrow (21 July 2016) and end on 22 July 2016 (Friday) in Chennai. The theme of this year HR Summit is “Navigating Uncertain Waters: Industry is in flux. HR can deliver a success story”. The HR Summit is the flagship event of NASSCOM for Human Resource professionals, […]
Read More →QS’s latest BRICS ranking shows a mixed bag for Indian universities
London/Mumbai: QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts and compilers of the QS World University Rankings, released today (20 July 2016) the ranking of the best universities in the BRICS nations, especially known as emerging markets – Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa. In 2016, 44 Indian higher education institutions are in the BRICS […]
Read More →Why study abroad? For Indian students improved teaching quality is a key driver, also running own business in mind
London/Mumbai: The desire to access a higher quality of education drives Indian students to purse higher education in international universities. Students from Latin America, South East Asia, China and Russia expressed the same factor that determines their study destination while many prospective students had invested significant time in researching the work and profiles of faculty […]
Read More →Transport and Shipping Minister woos Indian origin Silicon Valley professionals via India’s Start-up package
San Francisco/New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mr Nitin Gadkari has played the reverse brain drain card to woo Silicon Valley professionals of Indian origin by inviting them to participate in the Start-ups India movement. The minister said that Silicon Valley professionals of Indian origin should take advantage of India’s current […]
Read More →QS University Rankings 2016 for BRICS will be released on 20 July 2016
Mumbai: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), global higher education analysts, will release the BRICS University Rankings, a dedicated ranking of the top universities in the five BRICS countries, on 20 July 2016 (Wednesday). The QS has announced that this year the ranking table will feature extended 250 leading institutions across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
Read More →Global developer population to touch 25 million by 2021, India and China will drive APAC region
Santa Cruz, CA/ Mumbai: The worldwide developer population will reach 25 million by 2021, according to Evans Data’s recently released Global Developer Population and Demographics Report. Developer population in APAC (Asia Pacific) is growing at a faster pace than other regions led by India and China. The research report also mentioned that growth in India […]
Read More →The world including India celebrates UN World Youth Skills Day
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: July 15 is World Youth Skills Day, and a host of programmes and events have been lined up. First, the United Nations is observing the day with a special event on the theme of “Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment.” The event will be facilitated by the UN Envoy on […]
Read More →UNESCO – UNEVOC will celebrate UN World Youth Skills Day on 15 July 2016 in a big way
Mumbai: To raise awareness about the importance of youth skills development, UNESCO – UNEVOC will celebrate the United Nations World Youth Skills Day on 15 July 2016 (Friday) and has lined up a host of programmes this day. On World Youth Skills Day 2016, UNESCO will launch a new mission Strategy TVET 2016-2021 (TVET stands […]
Read More →India sees dramatic changes in contingent workforce engagement, jumps to 5th from 24th places globally
Milwaukee/Mumbai: India has emerged as the top fifth position in contingent workforce engagement, reflecting an optimal environment for use of contingent labor, as per ManpowerGroup Solutions’ Contingent Workforce Index (CWI). India has made significant improvements in Contingent Workforce Index rising through the ranks from 24 in 2015 to 5 in 2016 globally. In its fourth […]
Read More →Rural women solar engineers (Solar Mamas) present a skill demonstration to PM in Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)
Tanzania/New Delhi: A group of about 30 “solar mamas” from Tanzania and a few other African countries demonstrated their skills in fabrication, repair and maintenance of solar lanterns and household lighting systems to the Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, yesterday. They also presented their honey-extraction and stitching practices and sung a song “we […]
Read More →Indian tanker captain Radhika Menon, the first female in the world, to receive IMO Award for exceptional bravery at sea
London/Mumbai: History is created by Captain Radhika Menon, the first woman captain of Indian merchant navy. Captain Menon, master of the oil products tanker Sampurna Swarajya, is to receive the 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her role in the dramatic rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in tumultuous […]
Read More →India sets up an apparel training centre in Nigeria for promoting skill development in apparel manufacturing
New Delhi: The government of India set up an Apparel Training Centre in Kaduna, Nigeria under the Cotton Technical Assistance Programme (Cotton TAP) for Africa which is being implemented by Department of Commerce, Government of India under 2nd India Africa Forum Summit. This is a first of its kind centre in Nigeria set up in […]
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