Leaders are the backbone of any successful business. They have a number of talents that range from influencing to managing people, and they know how best to motivate workers while maintaining the morale of everyone involved in the organization’s success. Soft skills versus hard skills Most job descriptions require a combination of hard and soft…

After several rounds of interviews and assessments, the perfect candidate has accepted your job offer for a hard-to-fill position and handed in his resignation at his current employer. A week later the candidate calls back stating that his current employer has made a counteroffer —or worse yet —the candidate just disappears completely and stops returning…

As COVID-19 restrictions ease and vaccination rates rise, employees are asking when and how they will return to the office. As organizations explore the shift away from a fully remote work environment, they need to recognize that the pandemic had a permanent effect on how their employees want to work. Before 2020, remote work was…

As an integral part of every business, HR professionals need to be kept in the know about emerging trends and evolving topics. Due to advancements in technology and continuous changes in policies and legislation, HR experts in India must stay attuned to this dynamic environment. Why Partner with a Staffing and Recruiting Firm? Want to…

With festival season right around the corner, Indian businesses are preparing for a large increase in consumer demand. Estimates from Forrester show that e-commerce sales are expected to increase by 42 percent compared to 2020 numbers. To support this significant business growth, research conducted by The Hindu Business Line has shown that e-commerce hiring has…

As companies throughout India are being hindered by talent acquisition and hiring challenges, there’s never been a better time to partner with a staffing and recruiting firm. It should come as no surprise that the staffing industry ended the 2021 fiscal year with a nearly four percent increase in growth compared to the previous year….

The volatility of India’s labor market remained high for yet another month. According to information from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), more than 1.5 million people lost their jobs in August. This brought the national unemployment rate up to 8.32 percent—erasing signs of positive job growth from July. It’s no secret that the…

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work opportunities took off in India—and they haven’t slowed down since. According to a recent LinkedIn study, the percentage of paid job postings on LinkedIn that offered remote work in 2020 had grown 35 times compared to the beginning of the year. As of May 2021, the…

Job opportunities for women in the Indian workforce have been hard to come by in recent years. According to data from World Bank, women comprised only 20.3% of India’s labor force in 2020 compared to a global average of 38.9%—a startling statistic that highlights the shrinking size of the Indian female workforce. Further accentuating this…

Looking for expert support throughout your recruitment and hiring process? Look no further than recruitment process outsourcing. By transferring some—or all—recruitment initiatives to a third-party provider through an RPO solution, businesses can outsource their burdensome tasks and responsibilities. Here are 15 facts you need to know about recruitment process outsourcing: RPO can alleviate the burdens…