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Amazon Starts Firing Employees In India; Loses $30 Billion Over President Trump’s Remark!
Amazon is fining employees in India and has asked 60 employees from their recruitment department to put in their papers and resign. These 60 employees were based mainly in Bengaluru. In the December quarter, Amazon placed 25% more employees…
Indian Employees Prefer Flipkart Over Amazon; Paytm More Desirable Than Google!
Instead of Google, world’s largest Internet company, Indian employees prefer Paytm for seeking employment. If we talk about e-commerce, then it seems that Flipkart is able to attract better talent, compared to Amazon
Indian Employees Are Most Literate In Entire Asia Pacific; 72% Are Empowered With Data!
A recent survey has found out that Indian employees have the highest data literacy, compared to all other countries of the region. As per Qlik, 45% of Indian employees are empowered with data, and are comfortable to use it for improving…
Indian Students Refuse The Lure of US Education; Admissions Drop by 28%!
It seems that the great American Dream is crumbling, and the US no longer is the #1 destination for young students, seeking quality education. As per latest data revealed, it has been found that the demand for US education by Indians has…
Hot Trends In Education Sector Since The Rollout Of The Budget 2018!
During the announcement of the Union Budget for 2018-2019, Finance Minister announced a slew of measures to be undertaken in the education sector, which saw a 4% rise in budget allocation as compared to the previous year. It is worth taking…
Cognizant Moves 8000 Jobs Out Of India; Increases Headcount In US!
As per data shared by Cognizant, it has been found that while jobs are being moved out of India, their positions in the US has been increased. It is still not clear as to how many out of 8000 jobs which moved out of India were relocated to…
Facebook Jobs Is Now Available in India – Get Job Listings & Job Alerts!
Job seekers can now use Facebook to search and apply for openings and vacancies at local businesses. The social media giant announced today that its Facebook jobs application feature will now be available in more than 40 countries including…
World’s Highest Paid Expats Are Living In This Indian City!
As per HSBC Bank International Ltd’s survey of expats salary all over the globe, Mumbai has achieved #1 rank. This means, that on an average, expats in Mumbai are the world's highest paid expats as compared to any other country,
LinkedIn Scheduler Launched; Scheduling Interviews Made Easy!
The Microsoft-owned business and employment-oriented social networking platform LinkedIn has launched an all-new tool, called LinkedIn Scheduler. The new feature will automate initial interview scheduling by syncing the calendars of parties…
Automation Will Create 30 Cr New Jobs; Women Will Lose More Jobs Than Men!
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has presented some interesting insights into the future of the workforce, and the dangers of employment in contemporary times. As per a recent Accenture report, more than 30 crore or 300 million…
TCS, Infosys Join Global IT Firms For ReSkilling 1 Mn Workers!
Some of the largest and biggest IT firms have joined forces to reskill 1 million workers, all over the world, and update them with latest IT skills in order to bridge the gap between jobs and available skill sets. Meanwhile, Reliance…
Training Vs Education: What Holds The Key To Employment In India?
One major issue which has been plaguing India for the longest time is the problem of Unemployment. It is quite perplexing to see the consistent rise in the rate of unemployment in a country which is among the fastest growing economies in…
Attrition Rate Drastically Falls In The Big IT Firms; TCS Hiring Drops By 85%!
While attrition rate across two of the biggest IT companies in India has reduced, recruitment drive in TCS, India’s 2nd largest IT company, has shrunk by a massive 85%. IT firms are saying that the reason behind this drop in attrition rate…
Shame! Verizon Used Bouncers To Evict Terminated Employee!
When bouncers are used for manhandling terminated employees from an IT company, then it becomes a shame. Something similar happened in Hyderabad, where Verizon used bouncers to forcefully evict a terminated employee.
T V Mohandas Pai Claims IT Firms Deliberately Paying Less To Freshers!
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…
80% MBA Freshers Won’t Get A Job; Assocham Blames Demonetization!
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.
Symbiosis Drops ‘University’ Tag After UGC Order; 300 Engineering Colleges May Be Shut Down!
In a major twist of events, two of India's largest & prominent educational institutes have decided to drop ‘University’ tag from their names after UGC order
IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Bangalore Among Top 50 Global MBA Institutes!
The 3 Indian institutes which have featured in the top 50 global MBA institutes are all premier institutes, which have been considered the best.
UGC Prohibits Deemed Varsities From Calling Themselves A ‘University’!
After Supreme Court's recent ruling, UGC has sent notice to 123 Deemed Varsities, prohibiting them from using the word 'University' in their names.
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