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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

You’re hired! Swiggy adds Flipkart, Amazon executives to cart amid e-commerce push

At least a dozen senior executives from these platforms have joined Swiggy in the last year, as the IPO-bound firm looks to expand beyond food and grocery delivery.

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.

These Countries Are the Best at Attracting World’s Top Talent

Singapore and the US rounded out the top three slots in the list dominated by European nations — seven out of the top 10, according to the 2023 Global Talent Competitiveness Index published by business school Insead.

Unavailability of deep tech talent may affect growth of Indian B2B SaaS firms: Report

Despite the challenges, the report also said that the deep tech- focused B2B SaaS firms can potentially unlock sustained Annual Recurring Revenue CAGR of 30-50 percent

Bullish on India | Why India will be the AI talent hub of the world

According to Nasscom’s State of Data Science and AI Skills report, India has16 percent of the world’s AI talent pool and one of the largest annual STEM supply lines, with 2.25 million graduates.

Air India's pilots say airline should focus on welfare of employees rather than just hike salaries

Rosters are being ignored and pilots are being harassed by management at Air India at the moment.

What do entry level pilots earn in India?

Moneycontrol spoke to 11 junior pilots, some working and others undergoing training with different airlines, to find out their average salary structure. Though a career as a pilot offers a wide variety of perks, apart from an attractive salary, it comes with its own challenges.

Airlines are expanding but where are the pilots?

A combination of poor training infrastructure leading to talent shortage, stringent certification norms, and less-than-ideal working conditions is creating an air pocket in the industry

CSK sets up subsidiary to nurture talent, get into other sports

CSK’s management is keen to see that the company gains critical mass by diversifying into an array of sports-related activities that would fetch a “steady stream of consistent income.”

The US and UK should be welcoming talent, not driving it away

Yet both countries are also threatening their long-term prospects with foolish policy. Specifically, their inability to enact sensible immigration reforms means that the sectors they rely on to power their growth -- from tech to higher education -- may well run short of resources.

Talent supply chain SaaS firm Prismforce raises $14 million led by Sequoia Capital

Prismforce will be utilising the funds to enhance its product suite, strengthen go-to-market capabilities and grow its talent base

Nursing shortage sparks bidding war as countries vie for talent

Now with pandemic-related travel restrictions easing, countries from Germany to the United Arab Emirates and Singapore are stepping up efforts to lure foreign nurses and other medical professionals with promises of expedited visas and better pay.

Why workplaces need experience capital

Workplaces are missing out on a vast amount of competence and thought innovation by not hiring talent aged 45 and above. These seasoned professionals have firefighting skills as well as connections.

SpiceJet's pilots say they are 'caught between a rock and a hard place'

SpiceJet is facing a slew of issues that has seen its operations, pilots and crew members come under pressure. The end to the turbulence in the low-cost airline is nowhere in sight.

Indian pilots and cabin crew still struggle to negotiate salaries despite better airline operations

Unexpected events like the COVID-19 pandemic, and the collapse of Kingfisher and Jet Airways, have seen aviation personnel in India unwilling to fight for raises and lesser work.

MC Exclusive | A new SaaS war: Accel-backed BrowserStack Vs Sequoia-backed LambdaTest face off

In the heat and dust of competition, LambdaTest faces charges of trying to gain unethical access to BrowserStack’s IPR and sensitive client data

Kula raises $12 million in seed funding led by Sequoia, Square Peg

The firm plans to utilise the funds towards expansion of Reasearch and Developement, product and go-to market teams across the three offices in US, Singapore, and India.

MC Interview: Our goal is not just to attract talent but to also retain it; work-life balance a key component of our EVP: Priya Cherian, PayU's chief people officer

Start-up layoffs have offered employers a wider pool of talent to choose from. Hiring costs will stay elevated for maybe six months, after which they will correct, says Cherian of PayU.

Indian aviation faces tussle for talent as market recovers from pandemic

The aviation sector already faced a shortage of pilots and cabin crew before the pandemic struck. By not restoring salaries to pre-Covid levels airlines have only spurred the poaching of staff.

From IT to retail, the top five sectors where hiring continues to be strong

This assertion from staffing firms and job aggregators also syncs with broader government figures related to merchandise export, GST collections and payroll numbers.

As the world of work changes, role of HR is shifting from recruiter to relationship manager

With the evolution of workspace dynamics, hybrid work becoming a new normal, and employee retention assuming greater meaning, HR leaders are reinventing themselves.

As DCB Bank charts growth path, HR head lists 6 hiring traits he looks for

Candidates must have a positive attitude, curiosity, and ability to deliver, Venkattesh R, head of HR tells Moneycontrol

Explained | UK's new visa rule for brain gain: Is it worth all the noise?

While the UK argues that new visa scheme will attract top talents to aid its economic growth and innovations further, the scheme is facing criticism of being elitist and exclusionary not just for regions like India and South Asia, Latin America and Africa, but even for parts of Europe

Six HR trends catch up in 2022 as workplace dynamics change

This is going to be a year in which HR managers will be expected to push the boundaries to attract and retain talent, and, increasingly, add value to business growth