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How do we empower the skilled but underprivileged Indian workforce?
About 80% of Indian blue-collar workforce, represented by 700+ million people, do part-time jobs owing to seasonal and contract work. It is critical that they get identified for work-on-demand. Despite the increasing smartphones and internet penetrations, the...
Why Artificial Intelligence can’t solve the hiring challenges?
While AI has many valuable applications, its influence and capabilities in the hiring space is highly exaggerated. Here are the 2 fundamental flaws of AI when it comes to hiring: 1. AI needs millions of data points to extrapolate and justify a strong conclusion. This...
Resume’s REAL definition: Document that’s ruining job placement for the past 539 years
2 major problems with resumes: 1. Candidates mostly exaggerate their capabilities. Moreover, its composed in the same lines of the job description being applied for. 2. Recruiter spend less than 20 seconds reviewing it. Not all candidates are great writers either....
Jobs in India Series #5: Top Subject Expertise & Super Skills in demand for Healthcare Jobs in India
The list of subject expertise and supers skills are based on the number of high frequency searches executed by recruiters. This does not imply that every search executed resulted in job placements. The following data merely serves as an indicator for career trends in specific industry/services
Jobs in India Series #4: Top Subject Expertise & Super Skills in demand for HR Jobs in India
The list of subject expertise and supers skills are based on the number of high frequency searches executed by recruiters. This does not imply that every search executed resulted in job placements. The following data merely serves as an indicator for career trends in specific industry/services
Jobs in India Series #3: Top Subject Expertise & Super Skills in demand for Accounting Jobs in India
It is common for people to assume that jobs in Accounting and Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) sectors have crossovers. The reality is otherwise. The Accounting sector caters to all industries, and in the past couple of decades, it has created enough specialties that is worthy of forming its own industry. For example, the prominent sectors within Accounting i
Career Insights #2: 5 Steps to Impress your Interviewers
Whether someone is an experienced professional or a fresher, the first interview is a combination of stranger-anxiety and pressure to do well. First impressions are the best impressions, and successive rounds of interviews are possible only when the first interviewer is impressed. Here is the golden statement that every job seeker must remember
Jobs in India Series #2: Top 5 Cities for Jobs & Major Industries that Hire in Telangana
Telangana is 8th largest economy in India and as per the state government’s data, its economy is expected to generate 8.4 Lakh Crores (~ $120 Billion) for the year 2018-2019. It is primarily an agricultural state with 5 Agricultural Export Zones and 60+ Special Economic Zones. In terms of professional industries, Telangana is prominent in the areas of:
Career Insights #1: 3 Career Mistakes College Students Make
Ask anyone with more than 10 years of work experience, and most of them will acknowledge their ignorance of “work-in-the-real-world” when they began their career. It is also fact that knowledge acquired in colleges find few applications in career growth
Jobs in India Series #1: Top 5 Cities for Jobs & Major Industries that Hire in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has the second biggest economy in India. As per the state government’s fiscal term policy statement, the economy is expected to be generate in excess of 17.2 Lakh Crores (~ $ 240+ Billion) for year 2019-20. There are numerous domestic and international companies that have established bases in Tamil Nadu across all industries,
Human Resource Insights #3: Star Performers are Nurtured, NOT Acquired
When it comes to high-skilled recruitment, the phrase “War for talent” is an understatement. The demand outweighs supply and recruiters work under tremendous pressure to fill positions. Unfortunately, the time taken to on board a candidate,
Human Resource Insights #2: 4 Signs of Inefficient HR Departments
There are many subcategories within the human resource (HR) department but they can be categorized into 3 focus groups