Employers to retain talent with higher salaries in 2013-14, sa...

The new launches in the affordable category could just be another marketing gimmick to push sales and mop up money A check on greed in the iron age The Lokayukta report in Karnataka exposed illegalities, irregularities and crime by mining mafia in connivance ...

The Apr-Sep, 2013-14 half year records a high level of optimism in terms of the hiring sentiment. There is a healthy growth of 4 percentage points in the Employment Outlook Index. Despite the sluggish economic environment, companies across sectors ...

Ashok Reddy, co-founder and managing director, TeamLease, lists the five issues to keep in mind when dealing with temp employees

The rural job scheme returned the UPA to power in 2009. But seven years on, it's plagued by corruption and ineptitude Email Print Image: Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters Even though the rural job scheme brought in financial inclusion in the first two ...

Most employers agree with Einstein who said, Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Education is what matters in an interview and for the first two years out of school. Most youth think that getting a job ...

Two-and-half years ago, on a dour December morning, Jasbinder Kaur (name changed), a 25-year old MA in Economics, was queuing-up alongside 1, 200 aspirants for the job of a peon in district courts in Punjab. Kaur hung around for a couple of hours, ...

Born and brought up in a small village in Anantnag district in Kashmir, Ishfaq Shah had a childhood affected by the insurgency in the valley. But the odds stacked against him did not stop him from fulfilling his dreams. Shah, 23, completed his MBA ...

Indian IT companies are increasingly resorting to flexible staffing (also flexi-hiring) - hiring on project basis, says sector lobby National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). NASSCOM has estimated that Indian IT and ITeS ...

In the 'Bangalore special' manifesto, released days before the elections, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a special promise for the city's youth: an extended nightlife where curfews on hotels and bars are extended till 1 p.m. This is ...