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Updated on: May 2022

Compensation & Benefits

ELV Group gifts home to employees for completing a decade with the firm

May 29, 2022

Infosys plans to offer bumper salary hikes, promotions, and bonuses

Indias second-largest IT services provider, Infosys announces bumper salary hikes, promotions...

Compensation & Benefits

May 19, 2022

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Microsoft to double the budget for its employee salaries to retain them

Software giant, Microsoft Corporation CEO Satya Nadella said in a memo to staffers that the company ...

Compensation & Benefits

May 17, 2022

Latest news: Microsoft to double the budget for its employee salaries to retain them - SightsIn Plus

How Talent Sustainability helps in the Tech Talent Shortage

In todays world, a conducive work environment is the foundation of every organization that fu...

Talent Management

May 3, 2022

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Human Resources

Amit Sharma, Head-HR, Volvo Group India on Managing Talent Challenges

In Conversation with Amit Sharma, Vice President, Head of People & Culture, Volvo Group in India on Managing Talent Challenges in Current Times In a career spanning over two decades, Amit has earlier worked across various HR roles of which past more than a decade has been in Leadership positions with top-of-the-line organizations, in a […]

May 2, 2022

Talent Management

How to Win the War for Talent in 2022

The year 2022 is said to be the Year of Resignations‘ first time in the history of our country. A reputed market survey agency has projected an unbelievable finding of 80 percent of employees contemplating job change during this year in India. This means 4 out of every 5 employees are looking for a job […]

Apr 28, 2022

Talent Acquisition

Are New Technologies Vital in Winning the War for Talent?

As we emerge from the effect of the pandemic, the future of work has undergone a transformation driven by a hiring boom or what we call the ‘war for talent.’ We saw early signs of organizations finding it difficult to source the right talent. As they scale, the equilibrium that existed earlier has skewed significantly […]

Apr 27, 2022

Talent Acquisition

How to Overcome Hiring Challenges in IT Industry?

Hiring is tough! We all know that. But hiring people in the IT industry is way tougher than hiring in any other field. According to a survey conducted by KPMG, around 65% of technology leaders said that hiring challenges are hurting the industry. Tech talent shortage, pandemic-induced digital disruption, limited pool of skilled talent, and […]

Apr 26, 2022

Talent Acquisition

Top 6 creative hiring strategies to win the war for talent this year

According to a recent report, more than 54% of India Inc is keen on hiring this quarter. Hiring returns to pre-Covid levels across sectors say another report from a leading daily. An executive from a leading Executive recruiter mentioned it’s unlike anything I have seen in the last 20 years. This is indeed an extremely […]

Apr 23, 2022

Learning & Development

L&D Strategies to Win the War for Talent in 2022 at Reliance

As our life and work contexts are fast evolving, hybrid working, hyper-connectivity, deep digital penetration, focus on holistic well-being, and fast-changing skills, are becoming mainstream. In this context, a renewed and robust approach to talent identification and attraction, developing, growing, and retaining them, are key blocks to ensure that we stay successful in the War […]

Apr 20, 2022

Talent Acquisition

5 Key Factors Causing War for Talent in India

The term “war for talent” comes from the title of the book written by Mckinsey’s Steven Hankin in 2001. With various turns in the economy, one has seen cyclic phases of war for talent and war for jobs However, this time around the entire cycle got shrunk. Covid 19 crisis and subsequent lockdown in March […]

Apr 15, 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

COVID-19 Impact on Diversity & Inclusion Policies at AkzoNobel India

Diversity & Inclusion Policies at AkzoNobel India In the post-pandemic era, one of the major considerations is hybrid work and how to best implement it. But driving the considerations behind the scenes are factors like maintaining a shared corporate culture of innovation and inclusiveness. This is crucial especially if companies want to adapt and thrive […]

Apr 9, 2022

Compensation & Benefits

Gender Wage Gap in India and Factors Affecting

For a long, employers have pondered over the importance of gender diversity and the extent to which organizations should strive to achieve the same. Employees are expecting more from their employers. Over the last several years, we have seen a dramatic shift in the public consciousness towards social justice, transparency, and intolerance of inequity. The […]

Mar 28, 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Recruitment Policy

Companies are bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in every aspect of business and employee lifecycle. It has become essential for overall success of an organization as such initiatives touch upon every dimension of work and drive innovation, enhance productivity, lead to higher employee engagement, and foster a culture that understands and respects differences. Companies […]

Mar 25, 2022

Leadership

Challenges for Women Leaders at Work in 2022

A few weeks ago, I was leafing through a myriad of TEDx Talks on YouTube when I chanced upon a very compelling oration on a March 2018 article, “Picture a Leader. Is She a Woman?” entitled in New York Times. This left me reflecting – aren’t leadership and success, gender agnostic? Because, personally, I have […]

Mar 21, 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

How Technology Can Help Reduce Gender Bias at Workplace

According to Linkedin Opportunity Index 2021, as many as 85 percent of women missed out on a raise, promotion, or work offer because of their gender in India. This is quite a large number and establishes evidence to the fact that gender bias is still prevalent in modern workplaces. But is it fair to deprive […]

Mar 16, 2022