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Leader’s Talk: Ranjan Sarkar, President-HR, Exide Industries
W hen everyone is speaking about the evolution of workplaces in the wake of digital inte rvention, its remarkable how the conventional sectors that are quietly – and quickly – adopting the new work regimes and fitting in the new work order. We spoke to Ranjan Sarkar, President-HR, Exide Industries on various aspects related to...
Here’s how HR leaders should use digital tools for workplace success
By Rikhil Shah Changing times have led to evolving methods of human resource (HR) management and communication. With the increased adoption of newer technologies, changing business requirements and employee expectations, HR function is taking distinctive measures for a contemporary work environment, upgraded platforms, processes and recognition programmes. This enables organisational growth, stability, and future readiness....
Take risks and scale business, a veteran’s advice for women entrepreneurs to nurture their startups
India is now home to 105 unicorns and about 5,000+ registered startups. However, here too, men dominate the entrepreneurship scene more than women. We spoke to Julia Karst, Head of Project Her&Now about how the state of affairs at startups and how women entrepreneurs were faring as compared to men, and specifics about work challenges....
Noise moves to a new workspace in Gurugram
Consumer tech brand Noise opened its new office in Gurugram recently. The new office space is spread over 20,000 sq ft and houses 200+ employees. In the last two quarters, the company has seen significant growth in its employee strength and is expecting it to further increase by 80% by the end of 2022. The...
British Telecom to add 2,800 roles to digital workforce
British Telecom’s (BT) digital arm plans to hire about 2,800 professionals in the UK and India, taking its internal colleague base up to 6,300 people by 2024. This is part of the plan to greatly accelerate the digital transformation in BT with the goal of bringing more core digital expertise in-house. About 1,000 new UK-based...
Tier II cities pip metros to become top job hubs in Jun’22: TimesJobs RecruiteX
The rise of Tier II cities in Jun’22, metro cities reported dwindling talent demand With Work From Office (WFO) becoming a mandate at most workplaces, Tier II cities that are aflush with office space supply are the new hubs for talent acquisition. Jaipur, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad claimed the maximum talent demand in Jun’22 v/s May’22...
IT hiring picks pace, recorded 30% M-o-M and Y-o-Y growth in May’22, Pune top job hub
IT/Telecom sector is back at bulk hiring, noting more than 30% growth in M-o-M and Y-o-Y study of talent demand in May’22, reported hiring index RecruiteX. The overall talent demand index moved by 42 basis points, corresponding to over 30% M-o-M growth in May’22, as per RecruiteX. RecruiteX is a monthly recruitment index by e-recruitment...
Capgemini India names Aarti Srivastava its chief human resources officer
Capgemini appointed Aarti Srivastava as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the India operations, effective June 1, 2022. A seasoned people leader with over two decades of expertise in multiple dimensions of human resources, Aarti was previously CHRO for the business services global business line at Capgemini. She takes over from Pallavi Tyagi who...
55% India Inc. companies struggle to find skilled LGBTQ+ developers
About 55% India Inc. recruiters struggle to find skilled developers from the LGBTQ+ work group and the attrition rate among this group is higher when compared to their male and female counterparts. Both these statistics indicate that the basic indices have moved when it comes to the career progression of queer developers at Indian tech...