Global digital marketing and customer service outsourcer SYKES opened its fourth centre in Hyderabad. Located at Laxmi Infobahn (LIB) in the Kokapet area, this huge workspace of close to 44,000 sq. ft. will be their 6th site in the country and the second space they’ve opened since the lockdown began. This expansion adds another 500-…
According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey released by ManpowerGroup India, the survey of 2375 employers across India indicates a rebound in hiring plans for the upcoming three months. The survey highlighted, “sectors which will lead the job market are Public Administration and Education followed by Services sector. The strongest hiring pace is recorded in…
On the occasion of Women’s Day, NTPC Ltd, an integrated power company has announced plans for recruiting only women executives as a special recruitment drive across its areas of operations. This will further strengthen women power in the power generation company. The company said in a statement, “Such recruitment drive will further enhance gender diversity…
De Beers Group has extended its global partnership with UN Women for a further five years. “Joining the newly-formed HeForShe Alliance, De Beers Group commits to increasing the representation of women in technical and leadership roles within its business, as it works towards achieving gender parity across its workforce by 2030 as part of its…
Jio Haptik Technologies Limited, a Conversational AI company and a subsidiary of Reliance Jio Platforms, has announced a strategic collaboration with Zendesk, Inc., to help businesses transform customer experience and combine AI-driven automation with human-powered empathy. “Working with Zendesk, Inc. gives us the opportunity to power thousands of organizations around the world with AI-driven connected…
India ranks third in the world for women working in senior management positions, according to the Women in Business 2021 report by global accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton. The report informed that the percentage of women in senior management for India stood at 39%, as against the global average of 31%, which signals the…
Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, and ThoughtSpot have announced partnership to offer AI (Artificial Intelligence) driven analytics for enterprises globally. The partnership will enable enterprises to analyze data through with the same ease as using a consumer app, unearth meaningful insights, and drive business actions. “As…
Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has expanded its strategic partnership with VodafoneZiggo B.V. Netherlands to help the latter speed up its fixed fiber network roll out using AI. As part of the partnership, TCS will deploy AI and machine learning technology as well as TCS TwinX™, its digital…
Bharti Airtel, India’s premier digital communication solutions provider, said that it has acquired 355.45 MHz spectrum across Sub GHz, mid band and 2300 MHz bands for a total consideration of Rs 18,699 crores in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom, Government of India. This gives Airtel the most formidable spectrum holdings…
Towards International Women’s Day 2021, LinkedIn, a professional network, has launched the Opportunity Index 2021 report, a composite measure that seeks to understand how people perceive opportunities and the barriers that stand in the way of achieving them. This year’s report seeks to understand how women perceive opportunities, and how the gender gap is further…
U GRO Capital, a BSE listed, sector focused small business lending fintech platform has appointed Mr. Amit Gupta as Chief Treasury Officer. In this role, he will build long term partnerships with Public & Private Sector Banks, Capital Market linked borrowings, Development Financial Institutions and Banks for Co – Lending. Prior to joining U GRO…
This International Women’s Day, Capgemini reiterates its commitment towards gender diversity with a focus on its key gender balance initiatives. Capgemini wants to be recognized worldwide as a responsible company using its expertise for positive impact as they are ‘Architects of Positive Futures’. “It shapes how the company works with its customers, partners, suppliers and…
A global provider of consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services, Capgemini is planning to hire 30,000 Indian empoyees in the year 2021. “The hiring reflects our strong revenue growth guidance of 7-9% for 2021. The people will be a 50:50 mix of both freshers and laterals,” Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini in India, informed…
E-commerce giant, Amazon is planning to hire 3,000 freshers from campus in 2021 in India. Swati Rustagi, HR Director at Amazon India Operations, informed LinkedIn in an interview, “Our campus hiring program will continue strongly and we will hire over 3000 individuals from campus this year. In fact, we used the opportunity to experiment with…
Infosys, a global provider of next-generation digital services and consulting, has announced its commitment to add 300 American workers in Pennsylvania in continuation of its overall hiring plan in the U.S. The company will recruit for a range of opportunities across technology and digital services, client administration, and operations as it expands its new Retirement…