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ReadySteadyJobs focussed on quick closing of the available job vacancies 8,839+ jobs were posted on the website for more than 8 domains 97+ premier employers and recruiters participated 82,686 applications received 3,892+ candidates shortlisted 1,065+ people hired, more recruitments on the anvil Delhi, December 24, 2019: Leading e-recruitment portal TimesJobs and Radio Mirchi’s maiden partnership campaign – Radio Mirchi PAR Ready Steady Jobs with TimesJobs’, aimed to get people hired quickly – concluded with the immediate hiring of 1,065+ professionals and shortlisting of 3,892+ job applicants. The campaign went live on November 25, 2019. During its three-week tenure, it connected 97+ recruiters and hiring partners with 82,686 job applicants, thereby creating a stir in the employment scenario. Sharing finer details...

In a survey conducted by TimesJobs, 41% employees said that the Year 2020 will be positive on the hiring front; 52% said that recruiters will prefer experienced professionals over the millennials 93% of employees said they are considering upskilling to stay relevant in an unstable employment scenario  51% are considering learning new things apart from their present domain skills & 31% are taking specialised training in their domain  Healthcare, BFSI and BPO sectors to witness the most stable employment scenario with least layoffs  New Delhi, December 19, 2019: The Indian job market is all set to welcome the New Year with a silver lining. About 41% of respondents said the job market will be positive in the Year 2020 in a...

Consumer Durables/FMCG, Healthcare/Biotechnology and Retail sectors posted more than 30% Y-o-Y growth in talent demand in Nov 2019      The review month posted the highest M-o-M growth (12%) for talent demand in the entire 2019  Healthcare/Biotechnology noted 23% uptick in M-o-M comparison of talent demand, followed by BFSI with 17% growth Automobiles, too, noted 7% hike in talent demand of Oct 2019 v/s Nov 2019 comparison New Delhi, December 9, 2019: The Year 2019 is wrapping up with a big bang with the hiring indices noting a U-turn and recording 21% Y-o-Y growth in talent demand in November 2019. The M-o-M growth in talent demand stood at 12%, which is the highest overall growth in talent demand this year, stated...

  In their maiden collaboration, both brands aim to boost employment scenario Radio Mirchi’s popular Radio Jockey Naved will lead the campaign Aptly named – ‘Radio Mirchi Par Ready Steady Jobs with TimesJobs’ – this is a three-week-long campaign with a focus on getting job seekers hired quickly ‘Ready Steady Jobs’ hosts more than 7,080+ jobs available readily Candidates can apply for these jobs on the campaign website https://www.timesjobs.com/mirchi New Delhi, November 26, 2019: Leading e-recruitment portal TimesJobs and Radio Mirchi, have come together for a maiden partnership campaign to get people hired quickly. The campaign named- ‘Radio Mirchi PAR Ready Steady Jobs with TimesJobs’ –will connect job seekers with recruiters directly and help close available job positions instantly. The...

Tanneeru Leela beat 73,388 women technologists to take home the title crown  All the 73,300 + code submissions underwent strict scrutiny and only 375 women technologists were invited for the finale hackathon Niche technologies as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Cloud were the core theme of hackathons  Winners took home prizes worth Rs 7,50,000 collectively  Finale day celebrations concluded with a job fair for IT professionals where half a dozen companies hired women technologists for their firms   Bengaluru, November 9, 2019: It was a ‘David versus Goliath’ scenario at TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 finale when Tanneeru Leela took on more than 73,387 women technologists to win this year’s title crown. She braved 375 women technologists at the four-hour-long, offline...

TechGig is organising a career fair for women technologists on November 9 in Bengaluru, one day after the finale ceremony of its marquee event – TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 About half a dozen companies will participate in the career fair to hire the brightest women engineers for their firms Companies will be hiring for new-age skills as Data Engineering, Big Data, Hadoop, EST, JSON, AWS production, Docker among others  Job positions are available for experienced women engineers  New Delhi, November 5, 2019: India’s biggest IT learning community – TechGig – will host an exclusive career fair for women engineers in Bengaluru on November 9, 2019, to mark the closing of its spotlight diversity event titled, TechGig Geek Goddess 2019.   ...

TechGig Geek Goddess allows women coders to code on new-age technologies as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Machine Learning (ML), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) using development platforms as Automation Anywhere, JetBrains Geek Goddess hackathon hosts themes like Cloudily Everything to build AI/ ML solutions on Cloud-based tools Boosts innovation as contestants work on business challenges of IT companies   Gives them an unparalleled opportunity to showcase skills to the best technology companies   New Delhi, October 24, 2019: With the new-age skills like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) gaining use for development at technology firms, TechGig Geek Goddess 2019 is encouraging participants to build IT solutions using these new-age solutions on popular platforms as Automation Anywhere, JetBrains, that...

A majority (53%) of respondents say talent assessment tools are used to hire mid-level professionals Around 24% of professionals think employee engagement policies will play a vital role in acquiring skilled talent As per 41% of individuals’ talent assessment tools are profoundly used to access candidates in the software development domain  New Delhi, September 23, 2019: Despite the growing influence of modern tools for talent assessment, a majority (72%) of HR professionals prefer assessing candidates on their acquired knowledge, skills and experience. This was revealed in a TimesJobs survey titled ‘Changing practices in talent assessment’, conducted recently to understand the preferences of managers.  Around (41%) of HR professionals also revealed that talent assessment tools are profoundly used to hire candidates...

New Delhi, October 4, 2019: With the beginning of the festive season, consumer-driven sectors such as consumer durables/FMCG (5%) and retail (12%) reported growth in talent demand in September 2019, says TimesJobs RecruiteX. Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals industry recorded the highest growth in talent demand (21%) in September. TimesJobs RecruiteX is a monthly recruitment index that records the demand and supply of talent at India Inc. In Y-o-Y analysis, both the industries posted double-digit growth in talent demand. In Sep’18 Vs Sep’19 comparison, consumer durables/FMCG and retail posted 28% and 29% growth, respectively. The report revealed that tier-II cities such as Lucknow and Chandigarh recorded the highest growth in talent demand in September 2019 edition. A similar trend was observed on September 2018....

CIOs play a vital role in employee training and upskilling, said 36% IT managers surveyed by TimesJobs The survey was conducted to understand the changes in the CIO role at workplace, around 46% respondents said that the core role of new-age CIOs is to align technology with business goals 44% survey takers said that leadership and management skills are a vital requirement for future CIOs New Delhi, October 4, 2019: A majority (88%) of Indian IT managers say that the new-age CIOs will be the cultural leaders in the digital age. With rapid digitalisation and transformations taking place, there is an unprecedented collaboration between technology and businesses, thereby changing the role and responsibilities of the modern-day CIOs. These revelations were...

Most entry-level employees start looking for other job opportunities within the first year of working, revealed a survey by PocketJobs. Salary, promotion and role change were cited as the top reasons for seeking new job opportunities elsewhere Most (44%) survey takers said that they got their first job through an internet search New Delhi, September 27, 2019: Managing entry-level candidates’ job search experience is the trickiest for hiring managers. To understand what factors, influence an entry-level candidate’s job search experience, especially their first job experience, PocketJobs – an exclusive platform by TimesJobs for entry-level hiring surveyed 1,138 respondents. Nearly 63% of respondents claimed that job portals such as TimesJobs/PocketJobs are the most effective medium to get hired at the entry-level....

September 26, 2019, New Delhi – She came. She coded. She conquered. Hailing from a remote village in Bihar, the story of Snehlata Mishra from being an unspotted talent in the world of technology to conquering a 95-day long coding battle and becoming the Champion of TechGig Geek Goddess 2018, is nothing short of inspirational. Giving wings to the dreams of many such talented women technologists, India’s biggest online technology community, TechGig recently announced the new edition of the popular coding contest, Geek Goddess 2019. This women-only coding competition was declared open for registrations on August 19 and will be accepting code submissions till October 14, 2019. So far, the edition has garnered 37,705 registrations. For decades, there has been...

The day long conclave discussed how technology is transforming the talent needs at workplaces The event hosted 70+ Indian CXOs for a series of discussions on the evolving talent needs at their workplaces   The event saw participation from 300+ companies and 728 delegates  The day concluded with the felicitation of new-age workplace awards ceremony  A performance by the ‘Dance Out Of Poverty’ group moved the audience with their energetic performance and their inspiring stories; the group members belong to the underprivileged strata of the society and won accolades for their talent   New Delhi, September 1, 2019: With technology becoming central to all functions and processes and most organisations, the skills needed to accomplish the tasks and the corresponding job requirements...

– Consumer Durables/FMCG topped the tally of sectors posting impressive Y-o-Y growth with over 30% increase in talent demand – Retail and BFSI posted 26% and 22% increase in talent demand in Y-o-Y analysis New Delhi, August 7, 2019: July 2019 posted the highest talent demand in all of 2019, noting 9% M-o-M and 15% Y-o-Y uptick at the TimesJobs RecruiteX. The trend comes as the silver lining at the time when high-volume industries are reeling under slowdown. TimesJobs RecruiteX is a monthly recruitment index that records the demand and supply of talent.  July 2019 noted a double-digit growth in the Y-o-Y comparison of all the top 10 industrial sectors. This trend is like July 2018 trend which had also...