Sreeradha D Basu
Senior Assistant Editor at The Economic Times
Journalist @EconomicTimes. Writes on HR, job market, workplaces, campuses, diversity, startups. Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
timesascent.com | Brinda Sarkar |Prachi Verma |Sreeradha D Basu
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" Once a common interview question, it is, increasingly, a meaningless one — such is the speed of technological change. Most staffing specialists and headhunters say it’s almost impossible to predict what the job market would look like in five years. TOI spoke to experts across sectors to get a fix on what this churn might throw up, in terms of the most valuable entry-level white-collar skillsets in the near future. All answers were deeply caveated.
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3 weeks ago |
timesascent.com | Sreeradha D Basu
India’s blue-collar sector is facing a talent and skills shortage, with attrition levels of 5-7%, workbench levels of 3% and frequent absenteeism, according to Deloitte’s Blue Collar Workforce Trends 2025 report. Attrition levels have nearly doubled from around 2-3% about three-four years ago, on the back of increased industrial activity, setting up of new plants, etc., which has spurred a demand for ready talent.
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3 weeks ago |
hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Brinda Sarkar |Sreeradha D Basu
Trends 3 min read Firms like Lupin, Biocon Biologics, CitiusTech, Cipla, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Sanofi, and Novartis are scaling up R&D teams, said industry officials and recruitment firms. These companies are focusing among other things, on research in cancer and targeted therapies, neurology, and rare and metabolic diseases.
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1 month ago |
timesascent.com | Sreeradha D Basu
India Inc saw a 9.5% year-on-year growth in top leadership hiring in FY25—compared to an 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between FY21 and FY25—as companies sought out chief executives (CEOs), chief operating officers (COOs) and business heads to steer the ship.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Brinda Sarkar |Sreeradha D Basu
Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump says he doubts Putin's desire for peaceKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least four people, officials said, after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war. Three people died and four were …
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