Tag: Hiring

[24]7.ai ramps up hiring in India amid COVID-19

A customer engagement solutions provider firm, [24]7.ai, has increased hiring amid the Covid-19 healthcare crisis. The firm has added 2,500 employees to its workforce mainly at its Hyderabad and Bengaluru facilities. With this, the total workforce stands at 6,000 in India, according to a company statement. “When the first lockdown was announced to help beat…

Daffodil announces ‘Work from Anywhere’ job opportunities to hire Remote Employees

The software solutions company – Daffodil Software has announced the launch of ‘Work from Anywhere’ job opportunities with plans to recruit remote employees in technical roles. The company plans to run the hiring drive across India boosting its remote work culture. The company states – “Daffodil has realized the sustainability of ‘work from anywhere’ and its importance…

Paytm to hire staff from smaller towns

Paytm is doubling down on efforts to hire from smaller towns said Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm CEO. The fintech firm will also allow these employees to continue working from home instead of moving to other cities where the offices are located, keeping the healthcrisis in mind. He said during ClearTax e-Invoicing Leadership Conclave – “We…

Edtech startup upGrad acquires recruitment firm Rekrut India

Edtech company, upGrad has announced the acquisition of the recruitment and staffing solutions company, Rekrut India, to enhance career outcomes for learners. Pursuant to the acquisition, the hiring company, being a 100% subsidiary of the edtech startup, will function independently. Ajay Shah, Managing Director, Rekrut, said – “Currently in the market we operate in, we…

Micron Tech plans to hire 3,600 more employees

Semiconductor company – Micron Tech is planning to hire, within three years, 3,600 more employees. The fresh hiring will take the total employee strength of the computer memory and computer data storage producer company to 5000. Anand Ramamoorthy, Managing Director, Micron Technology (India), said to BusinessLine – “We have reached 1,400 (employees) in 15 months. We…

Deloitte to expand its workforce in India

Deloitte plans to double its Indian workforce in the next two to three years, said, Punit Renjen, CEO at the 18th edition of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. The provider of industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services aims to tap into the talent pool that India offers. He said, “We have 55,000 individuals who serve…

PhonePe plans to fill 700 vacancies in the next few months

Digital payments platform, PhonePe is looking to fill 700 open job positions in the coming few months, as per reports, owing to the business growth on account of the increased usage of digital payment platform due to the coronavirus pandemic. Manmeet Sandhu, Chief People Officer, PhonePe told to ET – “We have over 700 open positions…

Cashfree to hire 175 people by 2021

Cashfree, a payments and banking technology company, aims to hire over 175 people by December, 2021 owing to the growth it is witnessing. The Bengaluru-based payment gateway startup has hired more than 130 employees this year taking the employee strength of the company to 225. A statement made by the company states – “Cashfree has…

Cognizant to hire 23,000 freshers in 2021

Cognizant, an American IT services company, is aiming to hire 23,000 people from campuses in the year 2021, as according to a statement made by the recently appointed India managing director Rajesh Nambiar. Nambiar, was appointed in October as Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant, India. He reports to Brian Humphries, CEO. His role entails…

Bangalore-based NoBroker to hire 500 new employees

Bangalore-based startup NoBroker is looking to increase its employee headcount to 500 in-order to meet the changing customer needs. The hiring will take place across all levels for the technology and product teams. The online real-estate platform has a total number of 2000 employees currently with a recent hiring of 500 new professionals in marketing,…

Problems freshers face in the corporate world

When we’re in college, we’re living in a delicate bubble surrounded by positivity. When this bubble breaks, we crash head-to-head and see the amount of untraveled paths, potential possibilities and unrealized acts that will shape our lives. Not every fresher has a good experience of transitioning to the new climate. An individual who may be…

Talview rolls out Next Generation Remote Hiring with Interview Intelligence on Microsoft Teams

Talview launches Next Generation remote hiring with interview intelligence on Microsoft Teams. Founded out of the Microsoft for Startups incubator, Talview has had a relationship with Microsoft since its inception in 2017. Since then, Talview has worked to achieve its mission of Instahiring — creating the fastest way to a happy hire. Getting one step…

BankBazaar to hire 500 people by March; announces pay hikes

Fintech Company, BankBazaar has announced hiring of more than 500 people by March of the coming year as it looks for growth in the FY 20-21. Along with hiring plans, the company also seeks to introduce salary hikes for its employees by January. The company stated that majority of the 500 hires would be for…

General Motors adds 3,000 New Tech Jobs

General Motors to hire 3,000 new employees across engineering, design and IT to boost virtual testing and software expertise. According to the press statement, GM will offer more remote opportunities than ever before as development of autonomous and electric vehicles and advanced platforms like the Ultium battery system continue. GM President Mark Reuss, said –…