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Nearly 88% employees working with Indian organizations say that if offered a choice, they would like to switch to multinational companies January 19, 2016: It is time for Indian companies to do some effective employer branding as talent in the country continues to crave for jobs in multinational companies (MNCs). This also makes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make In India’ push seem like a challenging dream. In a recent JobBuzz study, nearly two thirds of India Inc. employees say they would prefer to work with international companies as opposed to working in an Indian company. “While the cultural differences between MNCs and Indian corporations are shrinking, there still exist good and bad perceptions on both fronts, MNCs are lauded for...

Organizations will see the maximum demand for middle-level professionals, sales and marketing are to be the most sought-after profiles in 2016 December 28, 2015: The year 2016 brings good news for job seekers, with hiring activity expected to increase by a considerable 7% across sectors. The latest TimesJobs.com Job Outlook 2016 survey of over 1,614 employers across India reports positive hiring plans by nearly 60% of the surveyed organizations. IT, telecom and manufacturing to lead hiring According to The TimesJobs Job Outlook Survey 2016, IT, telecom and manufacturing sectors are going to be the biggest employment generators in 2016. Nearly 25% organizations surveyed predict IT and telecom will hire the maximum number of people while 20% forecast manufacturing will be...

Employers say 57% job seekers put false or incorrect information in resumes, mid-level professionals tend to fudge the most December 22, 2015: "Fudging" or falsifying information, either by oversight or deliberately, is one of the most widespread mistakes that job seekers make in their resumes, reveals a JobBuzz.in survey of 97 employers spanning all major sectors across India. The ‘JobBuzz Biggest Resume Mistakes Survey’ reveals that recruiters and hiring managers, on an average, spend less than 5 minutes on reviewing a resume. By this standard, an applicant has very little time to impress a recruiter. So the last thing one would want to do is to make an unnecessary mistake or falsify information. Yet, out of all the applications organizations receive...

The IT & Telecom sectors posted an increase of 17% in hiring activity, while the BFSI sector posted a 9% rise in talent demand year-on-year (y-o-y) Dec 15, 2015: Buoyed by the wave of development created by the Government’s initiatives like Digital India and Smart Cities – The demand for skilled professionals in the banking, financial services, insurance, IT & telecom sectors have all seen a consistent upward trends, even as the overall RecruiteX demand index dropped by 8% y-o-y. The IT & Telecom sectors clocked a whopping 17% rise in demand between November 2014 and 2015 and were the top employment generators even at the start of 2015 with nearly 20% rise in demand in January. Between January and...

Over 70% private sector employees regret working in the private sector after central employees bag 23.55% salary hike, shows a TimesJobs.com survey December 7, 2015: Professionals working in the private sector appear to be highly disappointed at their employers’ apathy after the 7th Pay Commission recommended a massive 23.55% hike in the salaries of government staffers. The frustration levels are so high that over 70% respondents categorically stated that they wanted to opt out of their corporate jobs. "This considerable hike is going to put a lot more discretionary income in the hands of central government employees and will definitely lead to increased spending. But the discontent caused in the private sector by this performance-indiscriminate hike to central government employees...

TechGig’s latest talent engagement video shows how top tech talent and the best companies find their perfect match. December 01, 2015: Top performers & companies both want to grow. The challenge, especially in knowledge-based service industries like IT – is finding the right fit. This is only possible if both the employer and employee share a synergy of purpose – Interest and Aptitude. The employee should be interested in working for the company and his aptitude should match the employer’s requirement. Using the example of Samir, a tech professional with excellent coding skills and Riya, an HR Manager at an IT firm – the TechGig for Talent Engagement Video shows the problems they have in reaching their professional objectives, and...

They had the best of the best to choose from and once eagerly joined startups. But after a year or so, a majority of professionals seem desperate to leave for more established players. November 24, 2015: According to the findings of a JobBuzz survey of professionals working in different startups, a whopping 88% said they were ready to leave their current jobs in these new ventures if offered jobs in larger and more established companies. Only 12% respondents felt content in their current startup work profiles. The survey findings seem to point towards an impending attrition problem that startups could face in the near future as they seek to scale. “Today’s talent is no longer lured by just fat paychecks....

IT, telecom, ITeS and consulting services sectors are the top employment generators in October 2015 November 17, 2015: India’s job market ushered in this year’s Diwali with a jump in talent demand. Hiring activity across sectors in India grew by 2% in October 2015, according to RecruiteX – TimesJobs’ recruitment index. This is in sharp contrast to October 2014 when there was a double-digit drop in talent demand. In fact, between August and October 2015, talent demand has reported a steady rise of 2% on average while it had posted a 2% drop during the same three months last year. Key highlights IT, telecom sectors report a 4% jump in hiring Demand for Engineers post a 9% rise (very significant...

The world has changed! New Age consumers explore a wide variety of information and insights to make intelligent choices. This is true for their career planning as well. The TimesJobs for Talent video explains how. 27 October 2015: Whether its planning a vacation by reading reviews and comparing prices or looking for a good eating joint in a new city. New Age consumers are switched on and connected with tools that allow them to quickly find reliable crowd-sourced information and insights. Guess what! Competent professionals do similar research when planning their next move and advancing their careers. They remain on top of their professions by researching the best employers in their domain, reading up on their company reviews, going through...

Maurya, who developed Google’s new search ranking algorithm, search engine infrastructure and rewrote the monetization code for Google Apps, will lead the Technology initiatives at India’s leading job portal    October 19, 2015: Times Business Solutions today announced that Pankaj Maurya, whose spent over 8 years at Google and the last couple of years at the Google HQ at Mountain View, USA, will join TimesJobs.com, India’s leading career and recruitment portal, as Head of Technology. Pankaj will be responsible for maintaining and growing the edge that TimesJobs.com technology currently enjoys over competition as well as create greater value for both candidates and employers. Pankaj will focus on building a scalable, modular and mobile first technology organization. Nilanjan Roy, Head of ...

Hiring activity grew by 4% in September 2015, with infrastructure and IT/telecom sectors leading demand – reports the latest RecruiteX – TimesJobs.com’s recruitment index. 06 October 2015: The latest recruitment index report by leading national job portal, TimesJobs.com reveals that infrastructure leads the way by reporting a solid 10% rise in talent demanded. In terms of locations, it is the Tier-II cities that lead talent demand, with the commercial capital of MP, Indore posting a whopping 19% rise in hiring activity. In addition, the demand for HR professionals has risen by a massive 13% in month-on-month demand. While one of the most challenging levels to fill, middle management demand has also seen an 8% increase reports RecruiteX. "The government’s push...

Middle managers are the toughest hires for Indian Companies: TimesJobs.com study For close to 80% organizations, hiring middle managers is the most challenging task, shows a latest study by TimesJobs.com September 29, 2015: Amid studies indicating that middle manager positions could be heading for extinction in the organizational structure, The latest TJinsite study from TimesJobs.com shows that this perception is misplaced, at least in India Inc. Nearly 80% of the 600 employers surveyed by TimesJobs.com pan-India for this study state middle managers continue to be critical drivers of their business growth. They add that this criticality makes filling positions in this cadre the most challenging in the organization. Further, internal skill gaps compel 64% of employers to look for external...

65% of India Inc. employees feel they will choose a company that actively promotes its work culture as compared to ones that do not. September 22, 2015: Not long ago, job aspirants eager to earn a little extra and work in their preferred companies would readily accept stressful work cultures, cranky bosses and rigid HR policies. But today, candidates have a host of company reviews, ratings, salary comparison and networking tools to know all about the job and the company they are receiving job offers from. "Today’s high performance candidates even have two or more offers in hand and will only accept an employment offer if the company’s work culture and its HR practices are appealing enough to their sensibilities."...

Employees believe their companies pay external hires and favorites more – 90% feel there is no pay parity in their organizations for the same role and level. September 7, 2015: Despite its pay-for-performance motto, India Inc. is being blamed for playing favorites when it comes to pay parity at the same level, employees said in a survey by JobBuzz.in, the employer rating platform from TimesJobs.com. The pan-India JobBuzz.in survey received 975 valid responses from working professionals across experience levels. When asked if employees working at the same level in their own company had different pay packages, 90% said yes. Nearly 40% of the professionals feel this salary disparity is due to external hires being paid more while 35% say it...