After losing talent to startups that had offered fat pay cheques to employees of IT service providers such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro and HCL, now the trend has been reversed as the startup world is rocked by mass layoffs and a funding winter. The startup world’s loss is IT’s gain. People are…
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India’s IT Talent Shortage Is Creating A Cost Crunch
As more enterprises, in India and abroad, recognize the need for IT modernization, demand for skilled workers is pushing up pay and prompting Indian IT services firms to increase the cost of digital projects for their clients. India’s top IT firms are increasing digital project prices to cover the cost of hiring skilled IT workers…
How Popular Are Remote Jobs?
How popular are remote jobs among professionals of different age groups? Check out the post below to see what the data finds. Younger professionals are more keen on remote working compared to their senior peers, according to LinkedIn Economic Graph data. Sample this: Out of all applications submitted by 20-24 year olds in India, 21%…
The Talent Gap In IT Sector
Matching India’s massive talent base effectively to support the current demand environment for the $220 billion Indian IT industry over the next decade will be key to this goal, Ramanujam told in an interview. The IT industry’s top priority is to make India the digital hub of the world, said Krishnan Ramanujam, the newly appointed chairman…
Job Profiles That Are ‘Hot’ Today
On the salary front, top paymasters for 2022 include ecommerce and tech startups, healthcare and allied industries, IT and knowledge services, which saw increments of more than 10%. A majority of jobs are now Covid-proof—no longer vulnerable to exigent circumstances—and most sectors have reached or are on their way to pre-Covid normalcy in terms of salaries, the TeamLease…
Want A Raise? Now Is The Perfect Time To Ask For It
Rising inflation has combined with labour shortages to give workers an edge in negotiating. Leland Harper waited for the right moment to ask for a raise, a bold move considering that the small Michigan university where he works had frozen salaries before the pandemic. But when Harper asked for a 10 per cent salary hike in…