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Updated on: Jul 2021

Jobs

LT Infotech to hire , freshers this year

Jul 18, 2021

MyGlamm appoints Kartik Rao as Chief People Officer

MyGlamm, beauty products amp cosmetic makeup items company appoints Kartik Rao as Chief People Off...

Appointments

Jul 18, 2021

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TCS, Infosys, Wipro to hire more than , freshers in FY

As second wave of COVID- subsides and vaccination has picked up the pace, hiring activities of Ind...

Jobs

Jul 17, 2021

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Coca-Cola appoints Ruchira as Director- Marketing, Emerging Categories

Ruchira Bhattacharya has joined The Coca-Cola Company as Director- Marketing, Emerging Categories. P...

Appointments

Jul 17, 2021

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Demise

Former XLRI Director Fr E Abraham passes away

Former Director of XLRI (Xavier School of Management), Jamshedpur Fr. E. Abraham S.J. passed away on Wednesday morning due to a cardiac arrest at age of 70 years. He was the longest-serving Director of XLRI. His total tenure as Director spanned over 16 years across two terms, from 1989 to 1994 and from 2008 to […]

Jul 17, 2021

Industry

L&T Infotech attrition rate increased to 15.2% in Q1 of the FY22

IT services company, L&T Infotech (LTI), part of Larsen & Toubro Group has announced its net profit of Rs 496.8 crore for the quarter ended June 30, up 19.3% on-year. Revenue for the three-month period increased 17.4% to Rs 3,462.5 crore. In the first quarter of financial year 2022, the company has added 2,300 employees […]

Jul 16, 2021

C-Suite Move

Mahesh Babu resigns, Suman Mishra joins Mahindra Electric as CEO

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEML) part of the Mahindra Group has announced the exit of its MD & CEO Mahesh Babu and the appointment of Suman Mishra as the new Chief Executive of the company. Suman has been appointed as a whole-time director with effect from August 14, 2021. She will also be the Chief […]

Jul 16, 2021

Industry

Infosys to hire 35,000 freshers in FY22, Return to office in next 6 months

India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys plans to hire 35,000 college graduates for the financial year 2021-2022. Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao said, “Demand for digital talent explodes, and the company plans to meet this demand by expanding our hiring program of college graduates for FY22 to 35,000 globally,” The company’s attrition rate increased to 13.9% than the […]

Jul 16, 2021

Industry

Wipro to get employees back to office by Sept, to hire 30K freshers in FY22

Yesterday, Bangaluru based IT major Wipro has announced results for the First Quarter ended June 30, 2021. Highlights of the Results Gross Revenue was ₹182.5 billion ($2.5 billion1), an increase of 12.4% QoQ and 22.4% YoY IT Services Segment Revenue was at $2,414.5 million, an increase of 12.2% QoQ and 25.7% YoY Net Income for the quarter […]

Jul 16, 2021

Jobs

TCS to expand operations in Arizona, will hire more than 220 employees

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday announced plans to expand its operations in Arizona in the US and invest more than USD 300 million (about Rs 2,236 crore) by 2026. The Mumbai-based company will also hire more than 220 employees by 2023, it said in a regulatory filing. “TCS will also continue to expand the […]

Jul 15, 2021

Appointments

mPokket appoints Lenskart’s Sukhpreet Singh as Head- HR

mPokket, an Instant Loan App providing loans to college students and young working professionals has announced the appointment of Sukhpreet Singh as Head of Human Resources. Before joining mPokket, Sukhpreet was associated with Lenskart as Head of HR. He has rich experience working with leading organizations such as Concentrix, Aon Hewitt, and VitalSmarts India. In […]

Jul 15, 2021

Survey & Report

DHL Study: Asian youth are growing anxious about finding employment

DHL study reveals that Asian youth are growing anxious about finding employment- 88% of youth surveyed believed that they have the requisite skills needed to enter the working world but more than 90% of them are “anxious” about their ability to secure a job upon completing their education Most felt that Covid-19 is affecting the […]

Jul 15, 2021

Appointments

Reliance Jio elevates Harjeet Khanduja as Senior Vice President- HR

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, doing business as Jio has elevated Harjeet Khanduja as Senior Vice President- HR. Earlier he was working as Vice President- Human Resources for over 8 years. Prior to joining Reliance Jio, Harjeet has been associated with Atos as Chief Human Resources Officer, wherein he was responsible to manage the entire gamut […]

Jul 15, 2021

Industry

Infosys attrition increased to 13.9% in Q1 of the FY 2021-22

India’s second-largest IT company Infosys has announced its first-quarter Q1 results for the financial year 2021-22. The company has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,195 crore for the quarter ended June 30, thereby growing 2.3 percent sequentially. The company’s Q1 consolidated revenue came in at Rs 27,896 crore, up 17.87 percent YoY, as against Rs […]

Jul 14, 2021

Appointments

Uber ropes in Accenture’s Divya Garg as Head- HR, India and South Asia

Uber appoints Divya Garg as Head- HR for India and South Asia region. In her new role, She will work closely with India, South Asia leadership team to consolidate Uber’s growing presence in these strategic markets and build a diverse and inclusive work culture. Most recently, Divya was working with Accenture, where she consulted in […]

Jul 14, 2021

Appointments

Citi India’s VP- HR Heena Naithani joins Airtel Business as Head- HR

Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications company, appoints Heena Naithani as Head of HR – Airtel Business. Most recently she was working with Citi India (Citibank India) as Vice President- Human Resources. “Today, more than ever before, HR plays a crucial role in enabling change for organisations to thrive and navigate disruptions. In the new normal, […]

Jul 14, 2021