Infosys, a provider of next-generation digital and consulting services, is aiming to hire over 25,000 freshers in the ongoing financial year. The company is also planning to give out salary hikes from the month of July. The attrition rate at the end of the March quarter was reported at 15.2 per cent despite a pay…
HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a global technology company, has announced the opening of its Innovation center focused on digital acceleration in Mississauga, Ontario. From this newest Global Delivery center (GDC), HCL will deliver technology solutions to its global client base to help accelerate their digital transformation journeys. HCL will provide next-gen services including digital and…
KFC, a fast food chain based in US, is planning to double women employees count at restaurants to 5,000 in 3-4 years as part of its diversity and inclusion initiatives. The company is also aiming to increase the ratio of women workforce from 30 percent to 40 percent by the year 2024 as part of…
Visionet, a business process management firm, aims 50 per cent year-on-year growth in 2021 and 2022 seeing the rise of digitisation across various sectors such as finance, banking, and insurance segments. The company is also planning to onboard 1,500 people in the current year. Alok Bansal – India managing director and country head, Visionet, informed, “In 2020, we…
Vuram, a Software company, is looking to add 400 people across profiles. The company is aiming to become an organization of 1000-member by the end of the year. As per a statement, “Hiring has started in full swing from entry-level to senior positions in India, the US, and Mexico, at the company which currently comprises more than 600 employees…
Ecom Express, an end-to-end technology enabled logistics solutions provider to the Indian e-commerce industry, has raised $20 million in latest funding round from impact investor CDC Group based in UK. “The group’s latest commitment will support Ecom Express in advancing the company’s sustainable development and impact agenda of enhancing skills and boosting job creation in…
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…
Pendo, a platform that accelerates product adoption, has announced highlights from its fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2021. “Notable milestones include substantial growth in bookings from new and existing customers, the launch of its Pendo Free product, and global expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Demand for Pendo increased as companies plan for long-term remote…
Cognizant, a multinational IT company, plans to hire over 23,000 freshers from campuses in India in 2021, informed Chairman and Managing Director – Rajesh Nambiar. With more than 2,00,000 employees, Cognizant India has on-boarded over 17,000 people via campus placement drives previous year. Rajesh Nambiar, CMD of Cognizant India, said, “These new hirings will complement…
SupplyNote- a food and beverage supply- chain automation platform, has planned to further increase its talent pool by 30%. The announcement also highlights the aggressive expansion plans at the brand amidst a recovering economy. SupplyNote had announced aggressive expansion plans during the last fundraise in October 2020. The new hiring plans come in line with…
In recent hiring, Instamojo has hired 50% new recruits from Tier 2 and 3 cities. The full-stack transactional platform aimed at bringing small business online conducted the hiring across tech, marketing and product teams. Along with this, the company also announced a permanent work from home flexi option, under which the employees can choose to…
UBS has hired Lynn Hunter, a Market Administrative Officer who will lead business administration, financial management, talent development and operations across eight UBS branches in San Diego. Hunter will focus on leading and mentoring operational and administrative teams within the market to deliver a compelling client experience for High Net Worth and Ultra-High Net Worth…
HCL Technologies (HCL) is planning to onboard 20,000 people in the next four to six months in-order to meet the demand. With 1,59,682 employees at the end of December 31, 2020, the IT services major help empower global enterprises with technology for the next decade today. “There was a net hiring of over 6,500 people…
Udemy, a global marketplace for learning and teaching online, has announced that Greg Brown has joined the company as president. Brown brings over 20 years of executive experience leading technology companies. “We are excited to welcome Greg to Udemy during this important growth stage for the company,” said Gregg Coccari, CEO of Udemy. “As our…
Slice, a payments and credit start-up, is planning to hire 300 employees in all teams primarily focusing on product, tech and design. Founded in 2016, slice is building financial products and services to meet the financial needs of gen z and millennials across the country. Rajan Bajaj, founder and CEO, Slice told to ET, “We…