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Updated on: Jan 2026

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Hitachi India to Add , Jobs to Fuel Global Social Innovation

Jan 24, 2026

Blue Dart Bolsters Workforce with Inclusive New Hires

Blue Dart Express Ltd., South Asias premier express air and integrated transportation provider, has...

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Jan 22, 2026

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PwC invites Applications for Internship Positions in India

PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC India has opened applications for five internship roles, showing its fo...

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Jan 22, 2026

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IT Union Slams Wipro Due to Delay in Onboarding Freshers

Indian IT major Wipro is facing renewed scrutiny as reports emerge that the company has delayed the ...

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Jan 20, 2026

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Wipro Trims FY26 Graduate Intake by 30% Following Low Q3

IT major Wipro has significantly scaled back its fresher recruitment plans for the current fiscal year. Following its third-quarter earnings announcement on January 16, 2026, the company revised its graduate hiring target to 7,500–8,000, a sharp decrease from the initial guidance of 10,000–12,000. The Q3 Impact and Muted Intake The revision comes on the heels of […]

Jan 19, 2026

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TCS Headcount Contraction Drags Indian IT Net Hiring

India’s top-tier IT sector has hit a historic low in workforce expansion, as the combined net hiring for the “Big 5” firms—TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, and Tech Mahindra—stagnated at a staggering 17 employees for the first nine months of the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This near-zero growth marks a dramatic shift from the hyper-hiring era and reflects a […]

Jan 17, 2026

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Microsoft and Google are Poaching Big Oil’s Top Talent

As the artificial intelligence boom matures in 2026, a new frontline has emerged in the competition between tech titans: the “energy talent war.” Reports from early January 2026 indicate that Microsoft and Google are aggressively poaching energy market veterans and nuclear engineers to solve the industry’s most pressing bottleneck—electricity. The 34% Surge in Energy Hiring […]

Jan 16, 2026

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How to Scale Blind Hiring for High-Volume Frontline Roles Without Delays

Your diversity initiative looks impressive on paper. Blind hiring pilots showed promising results—more diverse candidate slates, better quality hires, and reduced bias. Then you tried scaling it across 200 nursing assistant positions, 150 retail associates, and 300 warehouse workers. The process collapsed within weeks. Recruiters spent hours manually redacting resumes. Hiring managers complained about delays. […]

Jan 16, 2026

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India Emerges as the Primary Hiring Hub for Big Tech in 2026

A major structural shift in the global technology workforce is underway as Big Tech firms accelerate hiring in India amidst ongoing mass layoffs in the United States. According to a comprehensive survey released on January 14, 2026, by Blind, an anonymous community for verified professionals, over half of the industry’s workforce expects a surge in Indian hiring […]

Jan 15, 2026

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Kisna Diamond to Hire 1,200 Professionals in FY26

Kisna Diamond and Gold Jewellery, the flagship retail brand of the Hari Krishna Group, has announced a massive recruitment drive to add 1,200 employees during the 2025-26 fiscal year (FY26). This expansion follows a strong growth period in FY25, where the company successfully onboarded 1,000 professionals, signaling its commitment to becoming a dominant force in […]

Jan 15, 2026

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Anarock Diversifies into Project Management; Hires 550 Experts

Anarock Group, a leading independent real estate services firm, officially announced its entry into the Project Management and Engineering Services (PMES) sector on January 12, 2026. Anarock designed this strategic expansion to transform the company into a comprehensive, one-stop solution provider that moves beyond brokerage and consultancy to manage the entire project lifecycle from concept […]

Jan 13, 2026

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Space Tech Firms Ramp Up Hiring for 2026 Missions

The global space tech economy has reached a critical inflection point in early 2026, transitioning from government-led exploration to a high-velocity commercial industry. Driven by a “triple threat” of market forces—a boom in Satellite Communications (Satcom), plummeting launch costs, and the maturation of reusable rocket technology—space tech firms are aggressively expanding their workforces to meet […]

Jan 12, 2026

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Morgan Stanley Expands MD Tier to Capture 2026 M&A Surge

Morgan Stanley has officially unveiled its 2026 Managing Director (MD) promotion class, signaling a decisive shift in the bank’s long-term growth strategy. In a year defined by a resurgence in global deal-making and a fierce battle for wealth management dominance, the firm has significantly expanded its senior ranks with a surgical focus on “revenue-producing” roles. […]

Jan 8, 2026

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AI Agents Drive 14% Surge in SaaS Recruitment for 2026

As the global technology sector navigates a massive pivot toward automation, a distinct “hiring spree” has emerged within the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry. While legacy tech giants have spent the start of 2026 streamlining their workforces, cloud-native and AI-first SaaS firms are aggressively expanding. According to recent data from the jobs platform foundit, SaaS hiring rose by 14% […]

Jan 8, 2026

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AMD Sets “AI Comfort” as New Baseline for Hiring in 2026

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has officially pivoted its recruitment strategy to prioritize “AI-native” talent. During a recent industry summit, CEO Dr. Lisa Su emphasized that the company is now specifically seeking candidates who are not just familiar with Artificial Intelligence but are “comfortable and fluent” in integrating AI across every facet of the business—from silicon design to software […]

Jan 8, 2026

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How India’s Labour Codes are Lowering Hiring Barriers

India’s labour landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades following the official implementation of four consolidated Labour Codes on November 21, 2025. Industry experts suggest that these reforms—the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code—will act as a major catalyst […]

Jan 3, 2026