India Inc appears to have come out of the closet. On February 22, New Delhi hosted a job fair meant exclusively for members of the LGBTQI community. Called RISE, short for Reimagining Inclusion for Social Equity, it was a day filled with panel discussions about diversity and inclusion, masterclasses, movie screenings, and jobs. Over 1,000 applicants attended the fair that ... Read More »
You have 15 or fewer years until retirement, you have a sound retirement financial plan that is adequately funded, and you’re counting down the years. And then, out of the blue, you’re let go. Your retirement financial plan becomes suddenly irrelevant, since it had assumed several more years of peak earnings, along with commensurately larger contributions to your 401(k). Your ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Infrastructure development through pubic-private partnership spurs economic growth besides crating jobs and a related committee has approved projects worth Rs 27,514 crore this fiscal till date, a budget document said. It also said that government’s push towards infrastructure projects is expected to boost capital expenditure by 1.9 per cent of GDP by 2022-23. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had tabled the Union Budget ... Read More »
Are you looking for a job? Log in to these 4 HR tech platforms providing niche jobs in India With a number of career options/companies available, the job search is the most daunting task now a day. Looking for a job change is really challenging as it requires a lot of research & time investment. Thanks to the explosion in ... Read More »
MUMBAI: Cyber security professionals are among the most sought-after talent this year as companies across sectors seek to strengthen their data security. There are currently over 67,000 job openings in cyber security in the country, according to an estimate by specialist staffing firm Xpheno that was shared exclusively with ET. These include application security, threat management, cloud security, information security, network security, and ... Read More »
There are no official demographics for the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) population in India, but government data from 2012 suggests that around 2.5 million people in India are homosexual. These figures are only based on individuals who have spoken up about belonging to the community to the Ministry of Health. Ankita Mehra Despite the 2018 landmark judgement of the ... Read More »
Few things in life will test your patience more than a job search. As the weeks and months pass by, you may grow fatigued by what can feel like endless waiting for the right opportunity. Unfortunately, many people are shaken by disappointments and quit their job search too early, resigning themselves to staying in a bad work situation or accepting ... Read More »
BENGALURU : A few years ago, Akanshi Srivastava was the only woman in a Google Developers Group. Recently, she participated in a hackathon in Bengaluru organized by Skillenza for Indonesian on-demand services company Gojek. SheHack, as it was called, had only women. It felt good to be surrounded by women hackers, she says, because breaking stereotypes is what her generation loves ... Read More »
In 2002, Anupam Sengupta formed a band called The Karmic Circle The present economic slowdown, in tandem with job crisis, has fired concepts like side hustle and gig economy with a feisty enthusiasm, receiving overwhelming recognition and acceptance all over the world. Closer home, Indians are chasing portfolio careers like never before under pressing circumstances like student debt, stagnant income, lack ... Read More »
The number of working teenagers has almost halved in the last 20 years, a study suggests, sparking fears of the “death of the Saturday job”. A Resolution Foundation report suggests a quarter of 16 and 17-year-olds were in work between 2017 and 2019 – falling from 48% in 1997-99. Young people were instead prioritising studies over part-time work, it added. The ... Read More »
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