India Inc plants more money in farm sector

Monday 23 October '06

The big opportunity in the farm sector is beckoning corporates as never before. With agriculture still accounting for nearly one-fourth of the economy

India Inc sees higher attrition in Asia

Thursday 12 October '06

Indian companies are battling higher attrition rates than their Asian counterparts. India Inc faced a 20 per cent attrition rate in 2005, against 14.5 per cent in 2004, while companies in Asia saw 16 per cent attrition in 2005

BPO workers’ registry getting slow response

Wednesday 4 October '06

Nine months after its launch and several BPO frauds, National Skills Registry, a voluntary national database of IT/ITES employees...

Tech VC funds queue up to put money in India

Tuesday 26 September '06

Venture capital funds are lining up to invest money in Indian technology sector as never before.

With an eye on petro dollars, a pitch for Islamic banking

Saturday 16 September '06

Seminar highlights on how India can benefit from a re-direction in the flow of petro dollars from West Asia

Job market to remain buoyant, says Manpower Survey

Wednesday 13 September '06

Employers in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors are most optimistic about hiring next quarter

War for talent hots up in the booming agri and food retailing sector

Saturday 29 July '06

The aggressive entry of India Inc into the farm retailing sector has triggered off another churn in the booming retail hiring front.

BPO employees begin saving for that rainy day

Friday 30 June '06

Young BPO employees are waking up to the need of personal finance options in markets, MFs and insurance products

Now, India Inc targets the North-East to fuel hiring boom

Wednesday 14 June '06

As Corporate India continues its frenetic search for people to fuel a booming economy, North East India is no longer isolated from the mainland, at least in terms of employment generation.

Wanted: More chartered accountants

Monday 29 May '06

It’s gold-rush for chartered accountants in India now. The acute shortage of CAs in India are making corporates, accounting firms and the financial services sector scramble after them with higher salaries.

Retail’s search for talent zeroes in on FMCG firms

Monday 17 April '06

After telecom, IT, insurance and banking sectors, now it’s the turn of fast-expanding retail firms to poach the best talent from the FMCG space. Firms feeling the heat include Britannia, McDonald’s, Pepsi, ITC Foods, Cargill, Nestle and Godrej Agrovet.

FM radio firms tune into hiring boom

Monday 3 April '06

Employment With over 300 channels to go on air soon, radio is emerging as the hottest job space after retail

Cos yet to pass Budget benefits on instant food

Wednesday 22 March '06

Have the sops announced by the finance minister in the Union Budget really trickled down to consumers?