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In a recent interview, IT veteran and entrepreneur T V Mohandas Pai has claimed that some of the largest IT companies in India have formed a cartel, which ensures that they are able to hire freshers for dirt cheap salary, but at the same…

Assocham have released a statement, in which they've said that placements have gone down from 30% last year to 20% this year, with heavy cuts in packages.

LinkedIn's new Mentoring service is sure to catch on and benefit thousands of aspirants struggling to find proper career guidance.

French IT conglomerate Capgemini, which has around 1,00,000 employees in India and approximately 2,00,000 globally, is actually seeing a silver lining amidst the ongoing ‘Automation Apocalypse’ being witnessed everywhere. In a…

The US-based mobile security solutions company Location Labs boasts of 95% retention rate. It shows that it is doing an amazing job of hiring the right employees. Location Labs is, of course, an exceptional case. Hiring disasters are…

A startup is only as good as its team, as all the dreams, visions and missions can be realised only through their skills, sweat and commitment. So, it is imperative for a startup to be able to recruit the right people, as there is very…

As the first quarter of 2017 is about to end, the industry is once again facing the sting of pink slips and mass-firings, all around. And not surprisingly, automation, technology and robots are being attributed as the source now,…

Mohandas Pai, former HR head and ex-Chief Financial Officer of IT major Infosys has stirred a hornet’s nest when he declared that only MTech degree holders will be able to get a job in the IT industry now. IT Unions across India have…

The concept of a Universal Minimum Wage called described as basic income guarantee, Citizen's Income, unconditional basic income in some countries, will be very soon implemented in India as well; albeit only for workers across all…

LinkedIn comes out with a list of companies that are most sought after across the globe. From Alphabet to Adobe and Ola to OYO Rooms, this year's LinkedIn Top Companies span 10 industries. The Top Companies list is based on the…

  Since last few weeks, there has been intense negativity regarding Indian IT Industry. Media bombarded us with reports related to mass layoffs, terminations and pink slips, and there was a sense of depression all around. But it seems…

New reports have emerged, which is pegging an even more depressed state for IT professionals. Earlier, it was believed that around 56000 IT professionals will be asked to leave their jobs this year, but it seems it was just a fraction…

In March this year, we reported a seemingly normal news: $14 billion worth Cognizant was about to terminate 6000 to 10,000 employees in India, which is around 3.3% to 5.5% of their total workforce in India. We had asked the question:…

“Complete the report by end of the day, or else, you are out of the job” I am sure employees must have heard this term a billion times, spoken by their immediate supervisor or manager. And when that employee becomes himself a…

Infosys is suddenly finding itself in lots of controversies. And it seems, the trend will continue for a while. After a huge debate erupted over the variable pay of Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, which ended only after his pay was reduced…

LinkedIn, World’s biggest professional social network has made a daring claim, something which can force the traditional recruitment consultants to wait and watch. As per LinkedIn’s internal surveys and data, it has been found that…

$14 billion worth Cognizant, which was hailed as India’s 3rd largest employer of IT professionals, the company which overtook the mighty TCS to become 2nd largest Indian IT company in 2012, has activated the layoff mode, rather sharply…

It is 2017, and India is challenging the global superpowers for business and social dominance. But still, women are paid 25% less compared to men, and the figures of discrimination in salaries given out to men and women are alarming.…

If you a fresher, and seeking a job in IT industry, then take this information with a pinch of salt: There is very high chance that you will get a salary which won’t satisfy you, and the reason behind this is a deep-rooted conspiracy by…

Information Technology is undergoing a massive transformation right now as automation, AI, immigration issues etc has seeped into the very core of this business model. The arrival of the change and the subsequent aftershocks can be…