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…

Executive recruiters are skilled specialists who identify and place the best-fit candidates for your management team. While an executive search can be undertaken internally or by an HR department, the best executive search firms are ultimately more efficient and effective than either of these two means. With their extensive network of professional contacts, best-in-class recruitment…

With our Employer of Record—otherwise known as payrolling—services, Acara acts as a contract worker’s official employer while that worker performs services for you. As the payroller for your contract hires, we assume all employee classification responsibilities, absorb all relationship management and clerical duties, and protect you from sensitive co-employment risks. In addition to alleviating administrative…

Companies are looking for leaders at all levels: enhance your leadership skills! Leadership skills can play a large role in an individual’s professional development at every level. While technical abilities and a college degree can help you at the beginning, the acceleration of your career trajectory ultimately requires soft and critical thinking skills, strong communication, an open…

Techniques to Promote Employee Retention Within any business, employee retention is pivotal to overall success. Not only is it important to recruit the most qualified candidates available on the market, but it is even more critical to retain these resources for the long haul. After all, studies show that the average cost to replace a…