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Updated on: Dec 2023

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HCLTech expands its footprint with the new global delivery center

Dec 9, 2023

Work-life balance is no longer a top priority for job aspirants in

Job aspirants from to sought employers who valued and prioritized work-life balance. The C...

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Dec 8, 2023

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FedEx invests USD million in Hyderabad inaugurated first ACC

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and one of the worlds largest express transportation com...

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Dec 7, 2023

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Explore a full library of online courses tools to grow your career

Joining online courses and utilizing tools is essential for advancing your career. Online courses of...

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Dec 7, 2023

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KPMG in India is hiring for various roles; Hybrid, WFO jobs; Apply

One of the leading providers of risk, financial, and business advisory, tax and regulatory services, internal audit, and corporate company, KPMG in India hiring for various roles including Human Resources and hybrid/WFO jobs. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “At KPMG in India, we strive to understand more about you through an elaborate, […]

Dec 6, 2023

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Hiring Trends in the IT Industry for 2024, Experts’ Opinion

According to recent Q2FY24 results announced by India’s top IT Giants like TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), Infosys, HCLTech, and Wipro all the companies have reported slow hiring trends and a dip in headcounts. India’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) workforce stood at 608,985 in the quarter ending on September 30, reporting a dip of 6,333 employees compared to 6,15,318 […]

Dec 5, 2023

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Union labour ministry issued show cause notice to Air India Express

The Union Labour Ministry has issued a show cause notice to Tata Group-owned Air India Express for alleged violation of regulations with respect to certain disputes with the airline’s management and cabin crew members, according to sources. Many cabin crew members have raised concerns, including about room sharing during layovers. In this regard, a complaint […]

Dec 5, 2023

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Amazon AFE program to empower Advanced Coding & AI Skills

An American multinational technology company, Amazon.in has the expansion of its Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) program to introduce advanced coding and artificial intelligence (AI) modules in 100 Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS) Schools. The company will also provide digital infrastructure enhancements for 30 KREIS Schools. This expansion will impact over 13,000 students in grades […]

Dec 4, 2023

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Thales expands in India; plans to double engineering staff by 2027

Thales, a global leader in Defence, Aerospace, and Digital Identity and security, has launched its new office in Bengaluru. The new building will serve as an extension of Thales’ Engineering Competence Centre (ECC) in Bengaluru, inaugurated in 2019. The extension will support new growth and contribute to the Group’s plans to double engineering staff in […]

Dec 2, 2023

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IT hiring to remain impacted few quarters only, V-shaped recovery soon

It is expected that the IT hiring slowdown is likely to continue for 2-3 quarters. Companies including Wipro, TCS, Infosys, and many more may remain impacted due to the macro environment. The recent technological advances have also led to a slowdown in demand for certain jobs. There are certain roles that IT companies now don’t […]

Dec 2, 2023

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HUL has announced scholarship for women in STEM

A British-owned Indian consumer goods company, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced scholarship for women in STEM. According to the Department of Science & Technology, from 2019-2020, women accounted for only 16.6% of those directly engaged in R&D activities in India. The STEM Fellowship for Women has been set up to support women scientists from […]

Dec 1, 2023

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Capgemini’s 10th employee shareholding plan subscribed by over 50,000 employees

A French multinational information technology services and consulting company, Capgemini’s tenth employee shareholding plan was subscribed to by more than 50,000 employees in the 32 participating countries. Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group: “As a strategic business and technology partner of large companies and organizations, the Group fully answers market demand for value generating solutions.” “With […]

Dec 1, 2023

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Amazon announces chatbot for workplaces with ‘Amazon Q’

AWS has announced Amazon Q, a new type of generative artificial intelligence-(AI) powered assistant that is specifically for work and can be tailored to a customer’s business. The new type of generative AI-powered assistant, built with security and privacy in mind, empowers employees to get answers to questions, solve problems, generate content, and take action […]

Nov 30, 2023

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Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk are against work-life balance, Why?

However, there have been various statements from the top executives of the companies regarding the work-life balance. In 2018, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was against the concept of work-life balance.’ “The reality is, if I am happy at home, I come into the office with tremendous energy. And if I am happy at work, I come home […]

Nov 30, 2023

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Mr. Murthy: Work three shifts a day, start English medium schools

One of the seven co-founders of Infosys, Narayana Murthy was in conversation with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath at the Bengaluru Tech Summit. During this conversation, Narayana Murthy said, “The maximum percentage of local people that you can employ in an industry like software services is about 60%.” “So, it means that the rest of the […]

Nov 30, 2023

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Is this for publicity; as Zomato offered 1.6 cr salary, got the hype, and left?

The online food delivery platform, Zomato offered 1.6 crore salary package to IIT Delhi student and then withdrew it. Hrithik Talwar shared a post on social media platform X (formally Twitter). He has shared a screenshot of the withdrawal letter in his post. The post has gone Viral. The post read, “Zomato came to the […]

Nov 29, 2023