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Over 1,600 tech employees being fired a day on average in January

The mass tech layoffs of 2022 are continuing into the new year, and Indian companies and startups are among the leaders in firing staff

Indian tech industry hired nearly 380,000 freshers in FY22: Nasscom report

Indian tech industry hired around 380,000 freshers in FY22 and over 70 per cent of Gen Z students are keen to take up tech jobs in the near future, a Nasscom report said on Friday

Job switches to fetch smaller salary hikes to tech talent, says report

The average salary hike on new jobs has fallen from 54 per cent in July and August to 45 per cent in September and 37 per cent in October

In layoff season, Google may fire 10,000 'low performing' employees

The news on layoff at Google has come within days of a letter that hedge fund TCI, an investor in the company, wrote to Alphabet. TCI has shares worth $6 billion in Alphabet

'What if I'm next?' Fear grips Amazon India employees amid global layoffs

Those in the know say the full force of the impact of global layoffs in India will be felt in the retail division

Facebook parent Meta slashes workforce by 11,000, Zuckerberg takes blame

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says post-Covid scenario didn't meet expectations

Over 22,000 techies lose jobs in US, more than 12,000 in Indian startups

Startups now say it is much more difficult to raise new funding in this gloomy environment

Reliance-backed Fynd plans to hire additional 2,000 engineers in FY23

The company opened a new office in Bengaluru, where the new hires will mainly be located and will be part of Fynd's core technology team

PM Modi says self-reliance in technology will create jobs in country

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a strong pitch for self-reliance in technology-related sectors, which play a key role in last-mile delivery of services and have immense potential for job creation.

Covid-19 pandemic fuels a global crisis in employment, shows data

Microsoft estimates that global unemployment may have exceeded a quarter of a billion people by the end of 2020

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

E-commerce start-up DealShare to hire over 5,000 people by the end of 2020

DealShare has tied up with about 400 manufacturers, of which around 300 are local producers

42% companies struggle to find quality tech talent globally: Report

With digital transformations across domains, there is a surge in the demand for quality technology professionals, however, 42 per cent companies surveyed said it was the biggest challenge for them while sourcing top tech candidates. For the majority (42 per cent) of the companies surveyed, the first step of the hiring process, that is the sourcing of top tech candidates comprised the biggest challenge they faced while carrying out recruitment, according to 'Tech Hiring & Technology Adoption Trends 2019' report by Mercer|Mettl. "Rapid digital transformation across domains has resulted in a steep rise in the demand for quality technology professionals the world over. However, as everybody is onboarding the automation bandwagon, companies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain quality tech talent. This is mostly on account of inadequate knowledge regarding tech-driven best practices and widening demand- supply gap," Mercer|Mettl CEO Siddhartha ...

How to impress the tech recruiter and land the job

From coding talent to soft skills, these are the things recruiters look for, reports Tech in Asia

Tech jobs up for grabs in next four months, says report

The strongest labour market is expected to be in the Southern region with an employment outlook of 34 per cent