Employment News
Cricket to AI: Campus recruiters riddle IIT candidates on off-syllabus topics to pick the perfect employees
Recruiters, including startups and large corporations, are looking beyond engineering degrees and basic qualifications and questioning students about general aptitude and behavioural traits during campus placements.
5 min read3 Dec 2024To generate jobs, India should consider a jobs-linked incentive scheme
While the employment scheme announced by the government in this year’s budget does encourage companies to expand payrolls, what may work better is a programme that mirrors the PLI scheme in making direct payments for meeting specific targets.
4 min read28 Nov 2024Finfluencer Sharan Hegde promises no more layoffs after 1% Club sacks 15% of staff in first major cost-cutting push
Hegde added that the financial literacy startup isn’t looking for additional funding at the moment.
3 min read7 Nov 2024India’s Rural Ministry clarifies allegations of fall in employment generation under MGNREGS
Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) clarified that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) program is well-funded to meet the fluctuating demand of rural labour in response to allegations of a fall in employment generation.
2 min read27 Oct 2024Indian apparel firm Raymond Lifestyle to hire 9,000 workers for hundreds of new stores
Indian apparel firm Raymond Lifestyle to hire 9,000 workers for hundreds of new stores
1 min read22 Oct 2024Over 155,000 candidates register for PM’s internship scheme in first phase; 80,000-plus positions on offer
Over five years, the scheme promises 10 million youth 12-month internship opportunities in the top 500 companies in the country.
2 min read14 Oct 2024They’re desperate for work—and being brutally open about it
Job seekers are putting pink banners and the word #Desperate on their LinkedIn profiles.
4 min read11 Oct 2024MGNREGS unlikely to see higher allocations in FY25 with improvement in rural economy
The Centre has allocated ₹86,000 crore towards MGNREGS for FY25.
3 min read23 Sep 2024Expertrons, Shine.com launch weekly podcast for job seekers
The episodes will be hosted by Jatin Solanki, co-founder of Expertrons, and feature industry veterans sharing practical strategies, inspiring success stories, and actionable advice.
1 min read20 Sep 2024Will AI leave us humans jobless? Here’s why it’s very unlikely
AI can make production increasingly sophisticated but consumption will need people with incomes. Fears of en masse labour displacement by new technologies like AI beyond a point are unfounded.
4 min read15 Sep 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared