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– India’s largest coding competition for women – TechGig Geek Goddess – opened for code submissions recently – TechGig Geek Goddess 2020 will have 3 screening rounds and will conclude with a virtual grand finale – Last year’s edition saw participation from 73,388 women technologists New Delhi, October 1, 2020: One year ago, Hyderabad-based engineer Tanneeru Leela was best known for her quiet demeanour. Now, she is known as the mighty coder who defeated 73,388 women technologists at India’s biggest women-only code competition – TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 edition! From a quiet, work focussed technologist, to a leading #WomanInTechnology – this persona change happened for her overnight when the world saw her coding prowess at the Geek Goddess code competition....

· A new TimesJobs survey of 1,385 HR managers found that 73% Indian firms had introduced salary cuts to keep their organisations afloat during the COVID-19 times · Maximum pay cuts happened at the middle management level, as stated by 40% of survey respondents · About 60% organisations are in favour of revoking the salary cuts at an appropriate time · In the wake of Unlock 4.0, 61% of companies are considering reopening their offices in the coming months, most want to call about 40% staff only New Delhi, September 29, 2020: About 73% of Indian firms resorted to salary cuts to keep their business going amid the tough COVID-19 situation, found a recent survey conducted by TimesJobs. About 1,385...

Google Cloud and TechGig’s program to upskill technologists on cloud skills has been extended till the end of this year New Delhi, September 24, 2020: About 90% of the Indian technologists believe that certifications in cloud computing will improve their career prospects, as per a survey conducted by TechGig, India’s biggest developer community. Further, 28% of the respondents said that they were already upskilling on cloud computing (through various mediums) to ensure career progression. The rising demand for cloud technologies prompted TechGig and Google Cloud to extend their cloud learning program – Cloud DevJam – till the end of 2020. Cloud DevJam, a free-to-register upskilling program was launched in May 2020 to help IT professionals learn cloud computing, and has...

– This is season 3 of the popular CSR campaign where TimesJobs and Mirchi jointly help professionals find appropriate jobs quickly – TimesJobs has roped in 202 recruiters to help job seekers get hired in a span of 3 weeks – More than 4,475 jobs are available from all domains, including IT, Banking, Marketing and Retail – Mirchi RJs from Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru are anchoring this campaign on radio New Delhi, September 16, 2020: The season 3 of TimesJobs and Mirchi’s hiring focussed CSR campaign ‘Baat Baat Pe Jobs’ has been extended to the national level with a focus on key cities – Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. ‘Baat Baat Pe Jobs’ has been curated to help professionals whose...

Industry-wise: BFSI posted maximum talent demand in Aug 2020, demand continues to grow in Healthcare for the third month in a row Location-wise: Chennai recorded the highest growth in M-o-M talent demand Functional area-wise: Banks/Insurance/Financial Services noted maximum growth Work experience-wise: Professionals with 10-20 years of work experience recorded maximum talent demand in Aug 2020 New Delhi, September 11, 2020: With ‘Unlock 4.0’ in progress, India Inc. noted growth in talent demand in Aug 2020, led by high volume sectors such as BFSI and IT/Telecom. Continuing their growth trend since July’20, both these sectors recorded 8% M-o-M growth (for each) in Aug 2020.  The Hospitality sector – which has been allowed to resume operations from Aug 2020 – noted 7%...

– ‘Mirchi Par Baat Baat Pe Jobs with TimesJobs’ campaign uplifted the careers of more than 3,069 job seekers whose job search was hit due to COVID-19 – 670 professionals found a suitable job in 21 companies through this campaign in 27 days straight – 2,399 candidates were shortlisted at various companies and were on the anvil of being hired – TimesJobs had roped in 164+ companies and recruiting partners to help job seekers get hired quickly New Delhi, September 1, 2020: IT professional Anurag Jana’s dream tech career crashed when his company let him go a few weeks ago. Like most other employees, he was working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the company lost its business and...

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) pass out is global coding champion now Lucknow-boy Himanshu Singh beats 2.52lakh+ coders worldwide to become Code Gladiators 2020 champion Himanshu Singh is an Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi graduate, he passed out college just one month ago and is working with an IT firm in Bengaluru Of the total 2.52lakh+ participants, only 38% were students and rest 62% were professionals Developers from Italy, US, Singapore, Ireland, Germany, Norway and Bangladesh also participated TechGig Code Gladiators 2020 edition ran for 165 days and concluded with a mega virtual finale event – a first such conclusion for this Guinness World record holder event More than 29 winners were felicitated in a grand virtual finale ceremony...

New Delhi, August 12, 2020: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has recently collaborated with TechGig Assess Online – a cutting edge assessment platform – to facilitate its academic assessments. TechGig is India’s one of the largest technology community and is a part of India’s leading digital media conglomerate – the Times Internet Ltd. Both JNU and TechGig have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to corroborate this alliance. JNU hosted a workshop on 10th August, 2020 for its faculty members to announce this partnership followed by a hands-on demonstration of the platform by the TechGig’s team. Online is becoming the preferred medium to ensure learning and education continuity amid the COVID-19 situation. In such a scenario, this new-age talent assessment...

– BPO (15%), IT (10%) and BFSI (7%) emerged as the top three sectors with maximum M-o-M growth in talent demand in July 2020 – BFSI – had shed most talent demand in June 2020 – picked up the pace and gained 7% growth in talent demand in July 2020 M-o-M study – Customer Services/Tele Calling, Front Office/Administration and IT/Telecom were the most sought after job profiles in July 2020 – Vadodara (over 30% growth) and Hyderabad/Secunderabad (16%) were the top gainers for talent demand in July 2020 study – Professionals with 5-10 years of experience were most in-demand in the review month New Delhi, August 10, 2020: With ‘recovery’ as the key focus in ‘Unlock3’, talent demand is already...

– ‘Mirchi Par Baat Baat Pe Jobs with TimesJobs’ will help professionals whose job search has been affected owing to COVID-19 – by connecting them with recruiters who are hiring during these times – TimesJobs has roped in more than 112 companies and recruiting agencies including well-known brands such as Capgemini, Mastercard, LTI, Salesforce, Société Générale, Icertis, VOIS, UiPath, HPE, DBS Bank among others – Mirchi’s popular RJs – Naved, Sayema, Rochie, Vidit & Leen – will lend their powerful voice and their social media presence to this task over the next few weeks (Caption text: Radio Mirchi Delhi’s RJ Sayema, RJ Naved, RJ Vidit and Sanjay Goyal, Business Head, TimesJobs and TechGig at the launch of ‘Mirchi Par Baat...

– Retail, BFSI shed most talent demand in June 2020 M-o-M study – Talent demand picked up in BPO, Health & Automobiles in June 2020 – In Y-o-Y analysis, the demand for talent remained same in June’20 and June’19 New Delhi, July 14, 2020: The TimesJobs RecruiteX, monthly talent demand index, marks a 4% growth in talent demand in June’20 (89) over May’20 (85). However, the demand in high-volume sectors including IT, BFSI and Retail records a steep fall. The Y-o-Y analysis showed that the talent demand index for June’19 (89) and June’20 (89) was the same. M-o-M talent demand trends: The growth in demand index is contributed by Automobiles (17%), Healthcare (16%) and BPO (14%) sectors who are re-hauling...

● COVID-19 lockdown has catalysed the willingness of techies to getting certified, finds TechGig survey ● Deep understanding of a new-age technology emerged the biggest reason for techies to take a certification ● Freshers and new joiners are more interested in getting certifications than working professionals ● Around 35% of respondents admit that the prices of certification courses are out of their budget New Delhi, June 29, 2020: Cloud technology – which is facilitating communication and remote working amid the present COVID-19 lockdown – is also the preferred choice for upskilling for the Indian developers, reveals a survey conducted by TechGig. The preference for Cloud overshadowed other new-age technologies as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The jobs of the future...

In the TimesJobs survey, 16% of respondents said that their top leaders are seeking ways to collaborate with competitors to ensure business growth A majority (42%) of HR managers stated that they are using talent assessment platforms to evaluate candidates Around 21% of HR managers claimed that they conducted hiring audits to ensure they were recruiting a diverse set of talent New Delhi, June 24, 2020: With 63% HR managers at India Inc. buoyed about hiring amid the COVID-19 lockdown, this quarantine period may not be as gloomy as it seems. In a recent TimesJobs survey, a majority (63%) of HR managers said that their company had been hiring amid the COVID-19 crisis time. Out of these, nearly 65% of...

TechGig Code Gladiators has 15,617+ registrations at two hackathons focussed on limiting COVID-19 pandemic impact Guinness book record holder event, Code Gladiators is hosting its seventh edition this year with more than 2lakh+ registrations  Code Gladiators 2020 is hosting five hackathons in total, all focussed on new-age technologies like Machine Learning, RPA, Cloud New Delhi, June 19, 2020: Will a computer programme ease the COVID-19 crisis? Going by the heaps of ideas suggested at TechGig Code Gladiators 2020, the answer could very well be – a ‘yes’. With the world gripped in the COVID-19 crisis for more than 100 days now, it’s the right time for the coders to join hands with the frontline health staff and pharma researchers to...

Most high volume sectors noted a dip in talent demand in April 2020 v/s May 2020 comparison   Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals, BPO and BFSI registered the sharpest fall in M-o-M talent demand Among cities, Bengaluru saw the steepest dip in talent demand  Marketing & Advertising, Front Office/Administration, Quality/Process Control job profiles registered the biggest setback in talent demand in May 2020  New Delhi, June 10, 2020: As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, talent demand at Indian Inc. dropped even in the essential services sectors as Healthcare and BFSI. India Inc. registered 8% drop in talent demand in May 2020 M-o-M analysis, triggered predominately by the extension of the nationwide lockdown from May 17 till May 31, 2020. Most high volume sectors noted a dip...