Page 5 - Jobs In India

An incomplete and exhausted recovery

In August 2021, seventeen months after that draconian lockdown of April 2020, employment continues to remain lower than it was in 2019-20

India Inc is still a quarter away from reaching pre-Covid hiring levels

The run-up to the festival season - especially the next four weeks - holds the key to crossing pre-Covid levels of hiring, say HR experts

Covid impact: More women have exited formal employment in India than men

Of the more than half a million women who exited the formal workforce and did not join back, two-thirds were under 35 years of age. By comparison, only a third of men under 35 exited formal employment

Employment recovery expected in July

But, the recovery was incomplete because the employment rate, which is the working age population that is employed, never repaired with its pre-Covid levels

Hope floats on rural recovery

The recent improvement in consumer sentiment is almost entirely a rural India story

Subdued sentiments threaten recovery

The index of consumer sentiments fell by 1.5 per cent in June 2021 after having fallen by 10.8 per cent in May and 3.8 per cent in April 2021

Can the rich help?

The recovery cannot be investments-led because most enterprises are nursing excess capacities

The great divide

After the epidemic, we will again cater to the interests of the privileged class and keep the underprivileged quiet with handouts

Double-digit unemployment rate makes a return

The unemployment rate touched 14.5 per cent in the week ended May 16, 2021

Hiring activities rise marginally in March, says Naukri JobSpeak Index

Hiring activities rose marginally with job listings rising to 2,436 in March compared to February this year, according to a report.

Surge in opportunities for tech jobs pre and post-pandemic: Report

As India completed an year of Covid-induced curbs, a report revealed there has been a recovery in the hiring activity towards the end of March 2021 even as there were high opportunities for tech jobs

Consumer durables companies' price gamble

The festive season is over and demand for most consumer durables has weakened. Companies are therefore testing a difficult market as they seek to protect their margins

Four of top 5 US banks hire 25% of MBA students from IFMR business school

Despite the pandemic, average salaries are up by about 10 per cent in hiring by finance, consulting and technology giants

How will we give jobs? PM Modi's strong pitch for privatisation

J&K Skill Development Dept organises job fair for trained unemployed youth

The Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Department on Tuesday organised a first-of-its-kind job fair in Kathua for ITI (Industrial Training Institute)-trained unemployed youth from far-flung areas

Recovery on thin ice as India finds itself in a crater on employment front

Economic recovery either stopped in the third quarter or it stopped showing up in recovery in employment

Services sector loses steam, December PMI falls to 52.3 from 53.7 in Nov

Growth in India's dominant services industry continued to lose momentum in December as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment

Lucknow Univ launches Karmayogi Scheme to offer part-time jobs to students

Lucknow University has launched the 'Karmayogi Scheme' which offers students part-time jobs while continuing their studies on the campus

Not just international, IITs see rise in domestic pay packages too

Roorkee has so far topped the charts in this area with a 33.3% rise to Rs 80 lakh, from Rs 60 lakh last year

Employment, income in India during and after lockdown: A V-shape recovery?

After skyrocketing to nearly 25 per cent in April and May, the unemployment rate returned by July to its February level of around 7 per cent where it has remained since