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Updated on: Jan 2024
IT Sector Sees Further 21% Decline In Hiring In India
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IT Sector Sees Further 21% Decline In Hiring In India

According to the Naukri JobSpeak Index Report, There has been a decline of 21 percent during the hiring in the IT sector during December 2023 against the same month last year and a fall of 4 percent compared to the preceding month of November 2023 while hiring in AI jobs is growing. Generative AI has revolutionized industries, […]

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Reflecting on 2023: Key Learnings in the Indian HR Landscape
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Reflecting on 2023: Key Learnings in the Indian HR Landscape

In 2023 the companies have either seen layoffs or hiring slowdown in IT and Tech Industries due to slow global economic growth caused by higher interest rates, and rising inflation. Moreover, Generative AI was a topic of discussion when companies including Google and Microsoft introduced Bard and Chatgpt respectively. Recently, Arjun Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, […]

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

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Cognizant added headcount in Q3 amid dip trends in IT Industry
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Cognizant added headcount in Q3 amid dip trends in IT Industry

Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, announced its Q3FY23 financial results. Cognizant total headcount at the end of the third quarter was 346,600, an increase of 1,000 from Q2 2023. However, it is 2,800 less than from Q3 2022 which was 346,800. The voluntary attrition – Tech Services on a trailing-twelve-month basis, […]

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IT firms saw such a significant Dip in Headcounts in decades
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IT firms saw such a significant Dip in Headcounts in decades

India’s IT industry is facing challenges due to macroeconomic challenges like high inflation, interest rates, and banking crisis in the US and European regions. IT giants in India like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech have reported slow hiring and a dip in headcounts in Q2FY24. India’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) workforce stood at 608,985 in the […]

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TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech headcount crashed by over 20,000
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TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech headcount crashed by over 20,000

The hiring slowdown was always predicted TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech announced their Q2FY24 results showing headcount reduction of 21177. An IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) workforce stood at 608,985 as of September 30, reported a dip of 6333 employees. TCS’s employee base continues to be very diverse, with 35.8% women and 152 nationalities. […]

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New graduates to face difficulties as IT hiring to hit 3-yr low in FY24
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New graduates to face difficulties as IT hiring to hit 3-yr low in FY24

It is expected that there will be trouble for new graduate engineers as IT hiring hits a 3-year low in FY24. According to various media, it is expected that the Indian IT industry will be recruiting 1.55 lakh new graduates this year versus 3 lakhs in a good year. The figures in the reports suggest that:- The […]

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Airtel onboarded over 7000 hires in FY23
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Airtel onboarded over 7000 hires in FY23

India’s leading telecom provider company, Airtel has onboarded 7,248 new employees in FY23. However, the company had onboarded 4,862 new employees inducted in FY22. Additionally, The company has a budget of Rs 101 million for training its employees in the current fiscal year. In FY22 it has spent 95 million. In the fiscal year 2023, […]

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Like Infosys and Wipro, Cognizant headcount also dipped by 5900
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Like Infosys and Wipro, Cognizant headcount also dipped by 5900

Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, announced its June quarter financial results for 2023. Ravi Kumar S, CEO said, “We made continued progress during the quarter amid an uncertain economic backdrop.” “We maintained our commercial momentum, with strong bookings growth of 17% year over year, including roughly a third of in-quarter bookings from large deals,” Ravi Kumar S added. “We also saw […]

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Hiring falls 19% for white collar jobs in India in July 2023
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Hiring falls 19% for white collar jobs in India in July 2023

According to the Naukri JobSpeak Index report released on Tuesday, the hiring for white-collar jobs in India falls by 19% compared to July 2022. Naukri JobSpeak Index also revealed that the job postings for white-collar hiring in July stood at 2,573, down 8 percent compared to the previous month. “Positive hiring trends witnessed across domestic […]

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IT hiring to hit 3-yr low in FY24, new graduates may face difficulties
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IT hiring to hit 3-yr low in FY24, new graduates may face difficulties

There will be trouble for new graduate engineers as IT hiring hit a 3-yr low in FY24. According to the Hindu Business Line, it is expected that the Indian IT industry will be recruiting 1.55 lakh new graduates this year versus 3 lakhs in a good year. The figures in the reports suggest that:- The fear of […]

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