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Facebook records 38.2% increase in people of colour as leaders in last year

Facebook said that it has achieved a 38.2 per cent increase in Black leaders due to strong recruiting and increased focus on retaining top talent across the company in the last one year

Overall job postings improve sequentially by 4% in June: Report

Even though the second wave of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns affected the economic growth, the overall job postings have improved sequentially

Twitter says compliance report by July 11, key staff appointment in 8 weeks

The microblogging platform said it has appointed interim chief compliance officer with effect from July 6

CET for govt jobs will be conducted from early 2022: Jitendra Singh

The minister further informed that the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the CET has been constituted with the approval of the Union Cabinet.

Bike taxi startup Rapido plans to ramp up hiring of women captains

India's largest bike taxi platform has also filed for the bike taxi service application with the State Transport Authority in Karnataka

Google says it made significant gains in hiring employees of colour

Google has made significant gains in hiring employees of colour, saying that it is excited to build on the goals such as increasing representation of underrepresented groups by 30 per cent by 2025

Data analytics firm Ugam to hire over 1,300 professionals this year

In 2019, Ugam, which helps enterprises make superior decisions and serving both business-to-business and business-to-consumer enterprises, was taken over by US-based Merkle

FedEx shares fall more than 4% as labor woes weigh on 2022 outlook

Shares in US delivery firm FedEx Corp shed more than 4% after hiring difficulties tempered its 2022 earnings forecast

Hiring trends see green shoots in May despite second wave: Monster Index

45% of industries indicated positive MoM growth in job postings, with retail, home appliances, and telecom industries showing the highest growth

Uber to hire about 250 engineers in India to expand tech, product teams

Uber's expansion plans are in line with its vision to make mobility and delivery more accessible

Urban Company hires new leaders, to on-board over 100 engineers in FY22

The firm also announced the appointment of Amit Das as Vice President, Design and Research

Hiring outlook expected to be more or less stable in third quarter 2021

1,303 employers across India were surveyed

Flipkart hires 23,000 employees to bolster its supply chain amid pandemic

Flipkart has hired 23,000 people across its supply chain, including delivery executives, in the last three months as the e-commerce marketplace strengthens the supply chain to fast deliver products

Panacea Infosec announces 30-40% salary hike, to raise headcount by 35%

Cybersecurity firm Panacea Infosec has given 30-40 per cent hike in salaries for all employees with effect from April, the company said on Thursday. Currently, the company has around 230 employees and plans to increase headcount in the range of 25-35 per cent during the ongoing financial year, it said in a statement. "With this hike, Panacea Infosec will get an average increment of 30-40 percent in the financial year 2021-22. "Panacea Infosec is one of the fastest growing cybersecurity audit firms in India with an average growth rate of 245 per cent in the past three years," the statement said. Founded in 2012, the Delhi-based company claims to have over 400 clients spread across 45 countries. Panacea said businesses are still coping up with the COVID-19 crisis, and dependency on information technology and other digital services has increased which, in turn, increased the demand for cybersecurity and privacy services. In the new business environment cybersecurity and audit servic

Synechron to hire up to 2,000 professionals to boost India plans

Digital transformation consulting firm Synechron announced plans to hire up to 2,000 professionals to specifically boost its India operations in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai

Job activity declines in most Indian industries in April amid Covid wave

As India battles the lethal second Covid wave, industries like travel and tourism, education and engineering, cement, construction, iron/steel continue to show decline in job postings

Blocking and chaining resume fraud

A mini-industry has come up to manage employee background checks. Studies indicate that one in five resumes have information discrepancy that is serious enough to be considered a fraud

IDBI warns against fake job offers, says no agency hired for recruitment

IDBI Bank on Friday cautioned the public against fake job offers in its name and said it has not hired any agency for recruitment or collecting money. It has come to notice that some unscrupulous persons/recruitment agencies have been making job offers in the name of IDBI Bank by issuing fake offer letters, using the bank's name, logo and address in fake stationery, the lender said in a tweet. The LIC-controlled bank said it has not hired the services of any agency or individual to recruit personnel on its behalf or collect any money/commission/charges for training etc. General public is hereby advised to exercise caution while dealing with such unscrupulous persons/agencies, IDBI Bank said. Further, the bank said its recruitment notifications are always displayed on its website www.idbibank.in.

WoodenStreet to invest $5 mn on warehouse expansion; hire 300 people

Online furniture retailer WoodenStreet on Monday said it will invest around $5 million (over Rs 36 crore) and hire about 300 people as it looks to strengthen its supply chain and warehousing capacity

Amazon sued for alleged race and gender bias in corporate hires

E-commerce firm said to hire people of colour at 'lower levels'