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Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft has just sent a memo to all employees, announcing that 18,000 positions inside the company would be terminated. This is the largest layoff announced by Microsoft ever; previous highest being 5800, during…

For most middle class Indians, there has been one perpetual dilemma - whether to go for a private sector job or the government sector job. In last couple of decades private sector jobs came in vogue, before which Government job was the…

TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) is already the 3rd largest employer in the technology sector, in the world, but that isn't where the Indian-origin company is going to stop at. With 3 lakh employees and with plans to hire even more in…

Indian engineering talent has finally been recognized globally, as India gets entry into the exclusive Washington Accord, which will help Indian engineers to get lucrative jobs in developed countries. India has been trying to get entry into…

In the latest Monster India’s employment index, it has been revealed that Indian recruiters are right now on a hiring spree as May witnessed 19% more hiring activity compared to last year. In fact, such is the buoyant mood of the market…

An American Software company conducts survey exclusively for IT Administrators. While conducting their latest survey for 2014, a shocking truth has been revealed: 79% of IT Admins want to quit their jobs owning to work related pressure!…

Stephen Hawking, the name evokes the image of a scientist in a wheelchair – specially-abled but extraordinarily brilliant. Back home, do you remember seeing some specially-abled people around you and wondering how they survive? And if they…

Surveys throw up interesting results. Sometimes, so amazing, that you might actually doubt the authenticity of the one who has undertaken it. But when one of the world’s largest research company GfK joins hands with Monster Worldwide, Inc.,…

The definition of job has changed over the years. Way before, when there used to be Industrial Economy, an employee was as good as a machine part: easily replaceable and obedient. Employees used to do what they were told to, with zero…

EPFO or the Employee Provident Fund Organization is bringing sweeping changes in the way they handle provident fund accounts of over 5 crores employees across India. Couple of months back they enabled online transfer of provident funds when…