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Updated on: Nov 2021

Appointments

CARS appoints Infosys veteran Jayesh as Independent Member

Nov 17, 2021

How Wipro is dealing with Attrition challenges

Rising attrition in IT Industry is the biggest challenge that has come out due to exploding demand f...

Industry

Nov 17, 2021

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Hirect appoints Ramani Ganesh as Head- Human Resources

Hirect, a chat-based direct hiring app designed specifically for high-growth startups, has announced...

Appointments

Nov 17, 2021

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Alstom inaugurates new facility in Coimbatore, will create , Jobs

Alstom, a French multinational has inaugurated its new components manufacturing facility in Coimbato...

Industry

Nov 16, 2021

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C-Suite Move

Cognizant ropes in IBM veteran as new MD for Switzerland business

Cognizant has announced the appointment of Thomas Gassenbauer as Managing Director for Switzerland, effective November 1, 2021. As a member of Cognizant’s DACH leadership team, Thomas Gassenbauer will be based in Zürich and lead all aspects of Cognizant’s operations in Switzerland, including strategic planning, commercial development, and client delivery. Thomas Gassenbauer will also be part […]

Nov 16, 2021

C-Suite Move

Nutanix appointed Faiz Shakir as Managing Director, India

Nutanix has announced the appointment of Faiz Shakir as Managing Director for its India business effective Monday, 15th November. Shakir joined the company in February 2016 as sales director responsible for Southern India and Sri Lanka and worked most recently as the Enterprise & Commercial Sales director covering the whole of India. Before joining Nutanix, […]

Nov 16, 2021

Industry

TCS is offering free online courses to improve employability skills

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help the job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge […]

Nov 16, 2021

Industry

IBM expands presence in Telangana, hiring local talents

IBM has announced that it has set up a new facility offering clients Business Process Operations consulting from IBM Consulting in Hyderabad, Telangana in India. And the company is hiring local talents. The new facility will be focused on Business Process Operations across several domains such as finance & accounts, procurement & supply chain, human […]

Nov 16, 2021

Industry

RBI unions threaten to go on mass casual leave on November 30, 2021

The United Forum of Reserve Bank (RBI) Officers and Employees has threatened to go on mass casual leave on November 30, to protest against the delay in wage revision. The forum has also written a letter to Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das requesting his intervention in the matter. “We have no alternative but […]

Nov 16, 2021

C-Suite Move

HUL appoints Ashu Suyash as an Independent Director on its Board

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the appointment of Ashu Suyash (54), as an Independent Director on its Board, effective November 12, 2021. Ms Suyash comes with over 33 years of experience in the financial services and global information services sector. She was, until recently, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at CRISIL (Credit […]

Nov 15, 2021

Hiring

EdTech start-up Skill-Lync set to hire 3000 employees in three months

EdTech start-up, Skill-Lync announces a massive hiring spree of over 3,000 employees by February 2022 to fuel and support its next phase of growth. The development will work towards strengthening its workforce across its markets in India and abroad, keeping in mind the high demand for Indian engineers. Intending to drive its goals, the hiring […]

Nov 15, 2021

Industry

HCL brings 500 new jobs to the Northeast with Hartford Center Opening

HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, is bringing technology, digital innovation, and new jobs to the Northeast with the opening of its Global Delivery Center in Hartford. The new center serves its flagship client — Stanley Black & Decker — and will expand to support clients across industries including manufacturing, aerospace and defense, insurance, […]

Nov 15, 2021

Jobs

Man arrested for stealing Rs 15 Lakh from employer

A 46-year-old man was arrested from Yamunanagar in Haryana for allegedly stealing Rs 15 lakh from his employer in north Delhi’s Civil Lines area, police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Vijay Kumar Mahto, a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, they said. On Monday, the victim, Kushagra Aggrawal, a resident of Civil […]

Nov 15, 2021

Industry

Like GE, Toshiba and J&J plan to spin off business units

Recently, U.S. industrial giant General Electric (GE) has announced its plan to spin off its business and form three industry-leading, global public companies focused on the growth sectors of aviation, healthcare, and energy. Like GE, now J&J to spin-off consumer products and focus on pharmaceuticals. According to Reuters’ report, Johnson & Johnson plans to spin off its […]

Nov 15, 2021

Partnership

Kyndryl and Microsoft establish a landmark global strategic partnership

Kyndryl and Microsoft Corp. have announced a landmark global strategic partnership that will combine their market-leading capabilities in the service of enterprise customers. The deal with Microsoft is Kyndryl’s first since recently becoming an independent public company and provides incremental multi-billion dollar revenue opportunities for the two companies. Together the companies will bring to market state-of-the-art solutions built on the […]

Nov 15, 2021

Hiring

EY hires professionals, students & entry-level for various roles in India

EY, the leading global professional services organization has announced that it would be inducting Experienced Professionals, Students & Entry-Level jobs for various roles in India. In Dec last year, the company had confirmed to hire about 9000 professionals in India in the calendar year 2021 for various technology roles across all member firms including the […]

Nov 14, 2021