Hiring

The survey, conducted between April and September 2025, reveals that two in three job seekers are actively pursuing full-time roles.

The Great Indian hiring rush: Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra to add 3.8 lakh festive jobs

Flipkart is leading the drive with more than 2.2 lakh seasonal roles and the launch of 650 delivery hubs dedicated to festive operations in tier-2 and tier-3 cities

Novo Nordisk’s new CEO starts hiring freeze in cost-cutting push

The hiring freeze will apply across all markets and departments, with the exception of business-critical roles, a spokeswoman said.

Delivery deficit: Quick commerce firms face worker crunch ahead of festival season rush

Average per-order payouts in quick commerce have dropped by as much as 40 percent over the last year, falling from Rs 34–Rs 42 in 2024 to Rs 22–Rs 30 in 2025, according to recruitment platforms, with some even earning as low as Rs 15-Rs 25 per order.

Gig hiring to rise 15–20% with over 2.16 lakh new roles as firms kick off festival season push early

Retailers, e-commerce firms and logistics players have begun festive hiring weeks in advance, eyeing deeper reach and faster fulfilment across smaller cities

Geopolitical tensions shake Indian workplaces; 63 pc firms freeze hiring: Report

The report is based on an online survey among 2,006 employees from across sectors in the country during May 12 to June 6.

Corporate India's hiring outlook steady for Jul-Sep quarter: Report

The NEO is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers who anticipate reductions in staffing levels from those who plan to hire.

Gurgaon recruiter rejects techie who earns Rs 8 LPA, wanted Rs 19 LPA: 'Dreaming big is okay but...'

He also cited a second example in which a candidate asked for a 100 percent hike so that she could send her child to an international school whose fee was 'very high'.

Indian VC firms back in hiring mode as deal activity rebounds

With AI roles in high demand and junior to mid-level hiring on the rise, VC firms are building leaner, smarter teams to support a wave of fresh deal activity.

Cognizant to hire 20,000 freshers in 2025, to shape pyramid for AI-led delivery

The fresher recruitment announcement comes at a time when Cognizant’s Indian peers have stopped short of sharing the exact hiring targets for FY26, citing uncertainty in demand environment.

SaaS startups raise AI budgets, go slow on hiring amid technology shift

From lean teams to smarter tools — AI is reshaping how SaaS startups scale, spend, and staff.

Mid-level hiring outpaces fresher intake in IT, GCCs as firms seek experienced hands

This assumes significance at a time when fresher hiring is still not out of the woods, and attrition is on the rise for all major IT companies.

Davos 2025: Siemens finds 'incredible, young and eager to learn' workforce in India, says managing board member Peter Koerte

On a broader level, Koerte said “AI and hope” are the two words that will shape discussions on a global level

Automotive software platform Tekion opens new office in Bengaluru; to increase headcount by over 300

The cloud-native platform serving the automotive retail ecosystem will hire professionals in product, design, and engineering roles

Recruiter's advice to professionals who've been job searching for a while: 'Be really, really open to...'

The recruiter also recommends amping up your resume to highlight that you are available to take up freelance or contractual roles.

FMCG companies double down on ‘super workers’ in rural markets

Modern demand prediction models are bringing production and distribution closer to real-time. This paradigm shift is bringing a new set of challenges and opportunities for FMCG companies, data shows.

Zomato’s Blinkit picks former Flipkart executive Vipin Kapooria as its CFO

Kapooria is also Blinkit's first full-time designated CFO in around two years. The move to have a full-time CFO comes just a few months after Zomato said Blinkit is the company’s most important business division and that the vertical will be even bigger than its core food delivery business

Indian startups set to ramp up hiring in 2025 amid drop in layoffs and improved funding

After more than a year of layoffs, Indian startups are expected to ramp up hiring by 20-30 percent in 2025 amid a recovering funding landscape.

India’s IT flexi staffing industry to grow by 7% through 2026, says study

GCCs have an 8.2% penetration rate in the flexi staffing sector, largely due to the rapid growth of new centres in India

Blinkit junks 'zero notice period' policy as talent hunt simmers in quick commerce

Since the policy's introduction in July, Blinkit's rival Zepto has raised $340 million, Flipkart Minutes has scaled beyond Bengaluru to other parts of India and Swiggy has received approval for its IPO.

Infosys issues offer letters to over 1,000 freshers of 2022 batch, says employee union

The said roles are for System Engineers with the date of joining being October 7, 2024.

Exclusive: Former AWS country head Vaishali Kasture joins Microsoft, to lead SMC business in India and Asia

Vaishali Kasture will be the second top executive to depart from AWS to Microsoft in the last year, as the companies compete to get a larger share of the cloud business in India.

Allcargo Gati boosts ecommerce delivery for festive season, plans to hire over 3,000 people across operations

The company has also beefed up its last-mile delivery operations to boost its order processing and delivery efficiency to cater to the volume-driven time-sensitive demand, it said.

GCCs pay 12-20% higher salaries for tech roles as compared IT companies: Teamlease report

There are another 800 new GCCs set to come up in the next five-six years increasing India’s prominence as the global tech hub. Many of these GCCs will be in tier-II cities like Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Vadodara, driving geographical diversification and employment in these locations.

After CEOs, it’s time for CFO changes at top IT firms

According to industry experts, while some companies saw a seasonal transition of CFOs due to retirement, for many others, the appointments highlighted the changing nature of the CFO role.