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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1 week ago |
timesascent.com | Sreeradha D Basu
Senior-level hiring is picking up across Startup Inc after a lull, led by companies including early-stage startups that have raised funding in the last few months. Snabbit, Battery Smart, Nawgati, Better Nutrition, Snitch, Univest, Ekincare, Fleetx and Vetic are among those hiring for leadership positions, said founders and executive search firms.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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