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29Jun By AdityaNo Comments

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Americans Constitute Now 50 Percent of the Wipro Workforce in US

Americans now constitute 50 per cent of the Wipro workforce in the US, making it the first major Indian IT company to cross the benchmark that could help it get rid of some of the punitive provisions of Congressional legislations with regard to hiring foreign workers on H-1B visas. Over the past six months, Wipro hired over 1,600 employees by attracting and nurturing local talent to drive innovation and help transform clients businesses into digital enterprises, Wipro said in a statement. "Wipro has a steadfast commitment towards local communities where we are present. We will continue to build a strong local talent pool with diverse skill sets and make strategic investments in close proximity to our clients to serve them better," said Abidali Z Neemuchwala, Wipros chief executive Of...

Uber Will Hire Indian Techies For Its Engineering Center

31May By PriyankaNo Comments

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Uber Will Hire Indian Techies For Its Engineering Center

US-based cab aggregator Uber is hiring more techies for its engineering centres in the country as it looks to roll out more innovations from India in areas like payments, bookings and rider and driver experience. The company is also in discussion with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to enable customers pay for rides using UPI. "We are hiring rapidly. We are looking for product managers, data scientists, designers etc," Uber India Head of Engineering Apurva Dalal told reporters here. Uber has two engineering centres in India in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The teams work on areas like safety, payments, driver growth, maps, vehicle telematics and rider experience, among others. It currently has about 100 people in these two centres. Dalal, however, did not comment on ho...

Amazon to Add 7 New Warehouses in India, Hire 4,000 people

3May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Amazon to Add 7 New Warehouses in India, Hire 4,000 people

E-commerce giant Amazon continues to aggressively expand its operations in the country with the addition of seven new warehouses, a move that will provide employment to about 4,000 people. The US-based company, which has committed an investment of USD 5 billion in the Indian market, will have 41 warehouses or Fulfilment Centres (FCs) by the end of June this year. Amazon, which is locked in an intense battle with local rival, Flipkart, has been pumping in funds to expand infrastructure and technology platform in the country. "This (new FCs) will double our storage capacity this year as compared to last year. We continue to invest in strengthening our infrastructure to match our pace of business expansion in India," Amazon India Customer Fulfilment Vice President Akhil Saxena told P...

TCS Hired 11,500 People in Offshore Markets in FY17

23Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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TCS Hired 11,500 People in Offshore Markets in FY17

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) recruited over 11,500 people outside India during 2016-17, including graduates from engineering and B-schools in the US, as it ramps up local hiring in offshore markets to tackle visa-related challenges. The country's largest software services firm added 79,000 employees (gross) and 33,380 employees (net), taking its employee base to 3.87 lakh at the end of March. Hiring locals in overseas markets often pushes up operational costs for IT outsourcing companies. However, with the governments in markets like the US, Australia and New Zealand tightening their work visa norms, Indian IT companies are hiring more local talents in offshore markets to ensure compliance with rules. "Our local hiring programmes in various geographies are progressing well. ...

Key LinkedIn Exec Eduardo Vivas to Quit Later This Year

14Mar By AdityaNo Comments

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Key LinkedIn Exec Eduardo Vivas to Quit Later This Year

Eduardo Vivas, an executive in charge of shaping one of LinkedIn's biggest revenue generators, plans to leave, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Friday. Vivas is the head of product for Mountain View, California-based LinkedIn's Talent Solutions business, which includes paid tools for corporate recruiters to find candidates on the work-focused social network. It accounted for $1.8 billion of $3 billion in total revenue in 2015, the last full year of financial results before Microsoft Corp acquired the company last year for $26.2 billion. Vivas plans to leave later this year, the spokeswoman said. His departure comes amid a broader change in how the company handles product responsibilities in its upper ranks after its sale to Microsoft. Until January, LinkedIn was somewhat unus...

DBS Launches Hack2Hire to Recruit 100 Techies for Hyderabad Hub

22Feb By AdityaNo Comments

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DBS Launches Hack2Hire to Recruit 100 Techies for Hyderabad Hub

Singapore's largest bank DBS said it is planning to hire 100 skilled professionals, in emerging and disruptive technologies across cloud, machine learning and Big Data, for its Hyderabad hub. DBS has launched the recruitment drive 'DBS Hack2Hire' and collaborated with leading technology providers such as Amazon Web Services, Cloudera and Pivotal for conducting the hackathon. In a statement, DBS said that taking this new approach to recruitment, it will break banking industry norms by recruiting successful candidates through a hackathon. "The 100 new selects will join DBS Asia Hub 2 in Hyderabad, India. This coding challenge, which has already received more than 3,000 applications, is open to both fresh graduates and experienced professionals who can apply up to March 12, 2017," it...

Paytm Hire 10,000 Paytm Agents to Expand Offline Payments Network

11Nov By NitishNo Comments

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Paytm Hire 10,000 Paytm Agents to Expand Offline Payments Network

Largest mobile payments and commerce platform Paytm is looking to hire over 10,000 Paytm agents as it seeks to aggressively expand its offline merchant network to over 20 lakh touch-points by the end of the current fiscal year. Paytm's cashless payments are widely accepted across India owing to the ease, convenience and safety they offer. Thanks to the country's overwhelming response to Paytm, it is setting bolder targets to acquire more offline merchants in the coming months. "As millions of consumers across India have taken to using their Paytm Wallets to transact offline, our biggest opportunity is to be available in every town and city in the country. We want to reach there faster, are looking to further strengthen our on-boarding teams as we continue to build India's biggest...

SHEROES Acquires Counseling and Support Platform LoveDoctor.in

16Sep By NitishNo Comments

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SHEROES Acquires Counseling and Support Platform LoveDoctor.in

SHEROES.in, the career platform for women, has acquired love, relationship, and sexual health counseling platform LoveDoctor.in in an aim to broaden the type of support and community offered to over 800,000 platform members. LoveDoctor.in, a counseling service that has been operating for over 2 years via web-based chat, SMS, and WhatsApp has answered over 50,000 questions from young people aged 16-25 across the world, but with a focus on India, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. LoveDoctor.in founder and CEO Avani Parekh joins SHEROES as Director of Community and Empathy with a goal of making SHEROES a one stop shop for women around the world to build their careers, find supportive community, level up their skill sets, and explore new possibilities for their lives beyond the workday. Av...

Flipkart & Snapdeal Will Hire 20000 Staff Ahead of Festive Season

11Sep By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Flipkart & Snapdeal Will Hire 20000 Staff Ahead of Festive Season

E-commerce major Flipkart expects to hire over 10,000 temporary staff to ramp up its delivery and logistics service to meet the festive demand. The move comes as part of the preparations being made by e-commerce companies as they launch offers to boost sales during the upcoming festive period. "With the festive season coming in, we are confident that Big Billion Days (sale) will be bigger and better than before this year. "In addition to having the new capability of alternate delivery model, we are looking at hiring more than 10,000 temporary staff in logistics and last mile across the country," Flipkart Chief Administrative Officer Nitin Seth said. This will be done to meet the massive demand that Flipkart expects during the festive season, he added. Flipkarts rival Snapdeal al...

Just Jobs Launches a Unique Job Portal Designed for Blue Collar Sector

8Sep By AnkitaNo Comments

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Just Jobs Launches a Unique Job Portal Designed for Blue Collar Sector

Just Jobs is on a mission to empower the unserved informal sector of India by connecting skill with opportunity. Just Jobs is excited to announce the launch of its one-of-a-kind, fully-featured job portal, Just.Jobs, exclusively designed for entry-level jobs sector. Just Jobs is an innovative staffing startup that connects blue collar job seekers with employers from both households and small-to-medium sized businesses offering job opportunities. Just Jobs, India's most economical, reliable and completely ad-free online job board for blue collar jobs, is in line with the Indian Government's vision of 'Digital India', 'Skill India' and 'Make in India' ventures. It is committed to serve as a neutral facilitator to empower employers and the job seekers connect easily to meet their respective...

After IIT Bombay Ban, Job Seekers Turn Cautious Against Startups Offers

4Sep By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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After IIT Bombay Ban, Job Seekers Turn Cautious Against Startups Offers

Job seekers have become more cautious while considering offers from startups as it presents substantial risk to their long-term goals, according to experts. "With the premier tech school IIT Bombay blacklisting nine startups, job seekers have become more cautious before accepting offers from them. "There could be more job seekers declining offers from these companies as they will weigh the substantial risk they need to take while making such career moves as they consider their long-term professional goals," hiring consultancy Michael Pages Director Ankit Agarwala said. Recently, IIT Bombay had blacklisted nine startups for one year as a penalty for various violations, including revoking offers to some graduates. Startups are generally hiring cautiously and focusing main...