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Cos More Cautious This Time “We are also strengthening the technology and product functions significantly and plan to increase headcount by about 25%,” Hari said. Tech-enabled logistics company Rivigo, which recently  raised $50 million from Warburg Pincus and SAIF Partners , at a post-money valuation estimated at $1 billion, is planning to hire 2,500 people across functions in 2018, which includes 500 engineers and the rest in sales and operations. “One of our biggest focus areas this year will be on building India’s best technology and AI (artificial intelligence) team. We are looking at hiring 500 top engineers from across the world for our technology team this year with a dedicated AI team that will work on futuristic AI applications in logistics,” said Gazal Kalra, co-founder, Rivigo. “Startups are once again in a hiring mode, but this time it is being driven by a clear business case and real business need,” said CK Guruprasad, a consultant at Spencer Stuart. “It is ...

Working with the best social media platform is a dream of many but due to the extreme competition, only a few get the opportunity to become a part of companies like Facebook. Right from an attractive pay package, challenging and creative projects to various fun activities organised by the company, an employee has the perfect professional life. Facebook has a number of current openings and has invited applications from interested candidates to apply for the same. Check the eligibility criteria and other details. The job location is India. Current openings in different cities of India — Director & Head of Partnerships (Gurgaon) — Quality Operations Project Manager (Mumbai/New Delhi/Hyderabad/Gurgaon) — Product Growth Manager (New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad) — Managing Director and Vice President (Gurgaon) — GMS Recruiter (Gurgaon) — Head of Client Solutions (Mumbai, Gurgaon) — Business Marketing Manager (Gurgaon) — Policy Programmes Manager...

r Recently, the thought of the H1B visa is being extremely scrutinized in the public square of the world's most sparkling IT hub. Anti-H1B posters have been put in famous Bay Area Rapid Transport (BART) train stations, which travel through the centre of San Francisco Bay Area. The posters will remain there for no less than an entire month in the midst of the new H1B filing season which opens 2 April through an advertisement campaign worth of $80,000. BART is one of the busiest rapid transport systems in the US with an average of around 425,000 everyday passengers and approximately 124 million yearly passengers in the 2017 financial year. As per Bay Area newspapers, at least three stations — Civic Centre, Oakland's 12th Street and 19th Street are marquee locations. Sponsored by Progressives for Immigration Reform, this anti H1B advertisement campaign is setting off the fumes among the sentiments of anti-immigrants that put Trump into the White House. Twit...

H-1B woes have heavily affected the Indian techies trying to migrate out of the country for work. The IT professionals are increasingly heading to Canada.  The data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that over 4,400 applicants have registered under Global Skill Strategy Program that was launched on June 12 last year. IRCC agency is responsible for issuing work permits to the foreign nationals.  The global skills strategy was launched to make it easier for Canadian businesses to attract the local talent. The initiative was launched last year to boost attract global marketplace. Businesses in Canada want to bring global talent to scale-up and grow. Out of 4,400 applicants that were granted work visa in Canada, 33% are Indians. Lindsay Wemp, the spokesperson of IRCC said, “In the global race to attract the investment of innovative companies, competitors in the European Union, as well as the United States, have considerably larger p...

NEW DELHI: Indian companies are the eighth most optimistic lot globally in terms of  hiring  intentions for April-June with 16 per cent of employers likely to add more staff during the period, while Croatia topped the pack, says a survey. ManpowerGroup  interviewed 58,000 employers in 43 countries and territories and noted that Croatia, where employers were surveyed for the first time, reported healthy hiring intentions based on unadjusted survey data. According to the survey released today by staffing firm ManpowerGroup India, workforce gains were expected across all four regions and seven industry sectors including services, finance, real estate, manufacturing, among others. The survey, conducted among over 4,600 employers across India in various segments of industries, noted that although the hiring pace will slow, few staff reductions are expected. Croatia with a net  employment  outlook of 29 per cent topped the list of being most optimistic i...

Here is good news for Indian IT professionals! Japan is looking to hire 2,00,000 IT professionals from India and will be issuing green cards to settle down in Japan and support the country’s swiftly growing IT infrastructure.   Addressing the India-Japan Business Partnership Seminar on March 8, Shigeki Maeda (Executive Vice President at Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)) said, "Currently there are around 9,20,000 IT professionals in the country and there is an immediate demand for more than 2,00,000 IT professionals from India which is likely to further swell to 8,00,000 professionals by 2030." It's become essential to fill this widening gap and is looking towards India’s assistance in the IT space, with rapidly emerging technological innovations. Numerous Japanese companies feel the constraints to traditional “in-house innovation” and subsequently moving towards “most-advanced IT Technology Capabilities” for which India is the ideal partner to look ou...

There are plenty of concerns about the impact of AI and automation on the IT industry. The Indian companies are worried about losing quality revenue due to emerging automation technologies. Indian IT industry heavily relies on Business Process Management (BPM) services that require low skilled professionals. However changing nature of BPM and IT industry, evolving skill profiles and cyber security have created new opportunities for the IT firms. Keshav Murugesh, CEO of Mumbai-based WNS Group believes that companies need to adopt disruptive delivery models to retain the customers. People think that all traditional IT businesses will fall off the cliff and BPM companies will go down. But by adopting disruptive delivery models, BPM companies can still impress and interest new clients. WNS Group operates from 13 countries and employee 35,000 employees. The company is trying to get clients outsource work that is strategically done. New-age competition According to Muru...

It is no news that IT workers are looking at AI and automation as a big threat. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can solve a number of problems in the country In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio broadcast, he emphasized on how AI can solve a number of issues in the country. He deliberately focused on how ‘Artificial Intelligence’ can help the country in solving problems like differently abled persons, tracking natural disasters, assisting farmers and extending health services. PMO Modi is keen on learning more about the real-world use cases of AI and automation. If artificial intelligence is harnessed and implemented in a right way, it can add a huge benefit to the society. With the large population and digital literacy, India has a great pool of data that we can use for creating highly-advanced AI technologies. He said, “It was interesting to know about the ongoing miraculous accomplishments in the field of science. Artifi...

Staying on top is one of the key factors for business and technological innovation. And with over 600 unique programming languages, deciding on the best programming language for your project may be difficult, and can be the hardest part in the initial development phase. And to help, here’s our list of the top 10 potential programming languages to learn in 2018, to help decide the best programming language to use for your project is to evaluate your project needs. 1. Swift: More popular than Objective-C, this is the language for developing native iOS or Mac OS apps, and is the programming language with the most potential for reshaping the future. Native apps have been found to outperform cross-platform hybrid apps, and SpriteKit makes it even easier to build 2D games. Indeed, it builds itself on the successes of C and Objective-C without the constraints of compatibility. It was heavily influenced by Ruby and Python, and is considered user friendly and fun to use. Opera...