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The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) announced that Lohit Bhatia, President Workforce, Quess Corp Limited, has been re-elected as President of the Executive Board 2024-26 for his third consecutive term.
Expleo s Business Transformation Index 2023 said 76% of the companies are falling short of achieving at least one target in their business transformation initiatives. The areas of concern are project discipline, which ensures delivering transformation on time and on a budget, and reliability.
As the festive season approaches, there is a surge in hiring across various industries in India. Sectors such as retail, logistics, e-commerce, travel & hospitality, and BFSI are experiencing a significant increase in hiring, with a focus on roles like sales representatives, customer service representatives, technical operators, recruiters, pickers, and packers.
COVID wave freezes hiring, but jobs boom seen ahead
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After a brief spurt a few months after the pandemic in September-October 2020, the second COVID wave has led to a temporary freeze on hiring. According to Naukri.com, Covid 2.0 has led to a 15 percent sequential decline in April 2021, but the current impact on the job market is less severe than in April 2020 where the Naukri JobSpeak index declined by 51 percent month-on-month, said Pawan Goyal, Chief Business Officer.
A year-ago when the pandemic struck, hiring was the last priority as Corporate India was trying to get familiar with the new reality. Yet, there were some sectors that did well during the pandemic like agriculture, retail and logistics. E-commerce was in demand pan-India due to the lockdown and travel restrictions. And these sectors continue to do well.