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Workforce Singapore launches Careers Connect On-the-Go for job seekers

Admin| Jul 16, 2018 - 12:16 PM

To extend availability of career advisory and coaching services further to more job-seeking Singaporeans, Workforce Singapore (WSG) introduced Careers Connect On-the-Go (CCOTG) last Saturday (14 July 2018).

Reaching out into the heartlands to serve local active jobseekers, CCOTG will travel around the city to offer mobile career matching services through personalised career coaching by certified career coaches.

Besides getting one-to-one career coaching, jobseekers will be able......

10 Amazing Companies Hiring Right Now

Admin| May 08, 2017 - 01:25 AM

The Muse launching new, exciting companies (with tons of new job openings) all the time.

And while you can browse amazing companies and search for jobs any time you want. we want to make sure you don’t miss out on a dream job just because something slips under your radar.

So read below to find your match, and check out job openings today!

1. CSC

Offering solutions for every phase of the business lifecycle, CSC is a recognized leader for business, legal, and financial services worl......

One tenth of telecom tower workforce may lose jobs

Admin| Apr 23, 2017 - 11:51 PM

About 10% of the 60,000 -plus people employed in telecom tower companies could lose jobs over the next year as rapid consolidation among telecom service providers hurts tenancies and revenue at the infrastructure firms.

Recruitment heads and industry executives whom ET spoke to said those in sales and marketing and corporate offices are on shaky ground in this part of the telecom industry. The consolidation in fact has forced recruiters to sharply reduce their hiring for the segment by up to 50......

Want to Join the Gig Economy? 15 Companies Hiring Freelancers

Admin| Apr 23, 2017 - 11:41 PM

The way people work has been changing. No longer is it commonplace for a worker to spend their entire career at one company. In some cases, even working a single full time job at all is a thing of the past. Many workers have eschewed the structural limitations of the 9-to-5 and the physical office in favor of becoming independent contractors; freelancers; in short, by becoming entrepreneurs. While the flexibility and autonomy is enticing, being a freelancer means hard work, networking to ......

Planning a job change? Here are the top 5 skills you should have

Admin| Apr 21, 2017 - 10:53 PM

If you're looking to change your job or explore different options, there are a number of additional skills that you need to have or inculcate to improve your chances of getting selected.

There comes a time in almost every individual's life when their career does not offer any scope of growth, either professionally or personally. They may have had a good run initially, but after a while, lack of progress sets in, and the thought of discovering new avenues takes over their mind.

However, in today's......

Wipro sacks 600 people: More job cuts may follow as IT sector steps up automation

Admin| Apr 21, 2017 - 10:51 PM

Is the $150 billion Indian IT sector going through a downturn faced with multiple challenges of a slowing global economy, automation, Artificial intelligence and the H-1B visa issues? In the backdrop of these challenges, major IT firms have been resorting to downsizing of their staffs in large numbers over the past few months. The latest being Wipro which sacked 600 employees after a performance appraisal.

So, is the outlook for the sector looking gloomy? The medium-to-long-term outlook for the......

Looking for a job in France? These are the sectors desperately seeking workers

Admin| Apr 20, 2017 - 10:40 PM

These are the sectors with the most openings in France right now, according to figures released on Thursday.

In the face of depressingly low employment levels in France, don’t lose hope that you can find work here.

France's employment agency Pole Emploi released a list of the top sectors that are seeking workers this year, so here's a good place to start looking.

For a start... have you ever dreamed of picking grapes amid the natural beauty of Alsace or Bordeaux? If so you are in luck. O......

95pc engineers in India unfit for coding jobs: report

Admin| Apr 20, 2017 - 10:34 PM

As per a study by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, 95 percent of engineers in India are unfit for coding jobs. Owing to the shortage of talent in IT and data science, the majority of them are unfit to pursue any software development jobs, according to a report by PTI.

The report further adds that a meagre 4.77 percent of candidates are capable of writing the correct logic for a programme—which happens to be the basic requirement of any programming job. Over 36,000 engineer......

'Not Surprised' On Rising Job Queries By US-Based Indians: Nasscom

Admin| Apr 19, 2017 - 10:45 PM

Amid increasing number of job queries back home by US-based Indians since Donald Trump's election as the new President, Indian IT industry is abuzz with concerns about the latest H-1B policy changes and their impact on Indian professionals abroad. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order for tightening the H-1B visa programme - most sought after by Indian IT professionals. R Chandrashekhar, president of Indian IT Industry body Nasscom, spoke to NDTV Profit addressing some of th......

62 percent Indians more satisfied with work conditions: Survey

Admin| Apr 19, 2017 - 10:42 PM

Employees in India, 62 per cent, are far more satisfied with their work conditions compared to those in Asia Pacific, as per a survey.

The 'Michael Page's 'Job Confidence Index Q1 2017' (January-March period), revealed that 62 per cent Indian employees are 'satisfied or very satisfied' with their working conditions compared to 53 per cent of employees in Asia Pacific.

However, in a city to city comparison in India, a number of major cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, slipped i......

Aon Hewitt ties up with IIMB for CHRO programme

Admin| Apr 18, 2017 - 10:53 PM

Aon Hewitt has partnered with Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore to launch a new programme, Next Generation CHROs, which aims to build a talent pool of leaders who drive business outcomes through human resources.

“Managing change, a survey found, will be the biggest ask of a CEO from a CHRO (chief HR officer). When we asked CHROs on the gaps they felt in their capability when they first took on the position, business knowledge emerged as the top-most focus area. The next-generation......

Google Launches ‘Google Hire’ Job Portal; Will It Spy on Applicant’s Search History?

Admin| Apr 18, 2017 - 10:50 PM

Google is a smart Internet company, and once again, they prove this fact, via Google Hire.

Google’s newest and most talked about the project right now is Google Hire, which has been hailed as the ‘Holy Grail’ of all job portals. And, in a smart move, Google has converted their own internal ‘Applicant Tracking System’ (ATS) into a public platform for all.

LinkedIn’s dominance in the job market, along with other major players such as Seek, Monster and Indeed a......

How You Can Start Boosting Your Career Your First Day on the Job

Admin| Apr 17, 2017 - 10:43 PM

The MPW Insiders Network is an online community where the biggest names in business and beyond answer timely career and leadership questions. Today’s answer for, “Who do you go to when you need career advice?” is written by Tey Scott, senior director of talent acquisition at LinkedIn.

When I graduated college, I immediately set out to build a successful brand. As any CEO will tell you, no brand is built without the help, knowledge, and experience of others. I knew that once I ......

Same title does not mean same job for men and women

Admin| Apr 17, 2017 - 10:40 PM

Women are often paid less than male colleagues, even when they share the same job title, because men take a greater share of high-profile tasks, claims new research that identifies a “Powerpoint premium” in offices.

Men give more presentations, undertake more negotiations and work more with spreadsheets, all of which are seen as highly visible roles, asserts the study by economist Aspasia Bizopoulou at the University of Edinburgh.

It was not clear whether men put themselves forward......

Game Over? Not Quite: Playing Video Games Can Help Your Career

Admin| Apr 16, 2017 - 11:42 PM

The next time you're looking to hire a remote employee, you should consider asking them about their video game habits, new research suggests.

A study by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology found that "World of Warcraft" game players have skills and traits that successfully translate to working on virtual workplace teams.

"World of Warcraft" is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Players create their own avatars for the game and explore an almost limitless virtu......

Jobs scheme for garments off to slow start

Admin| Apr 16, 2017 - 11:32 PM

According to the labour ministry sources, the tepid start is because of the slow implementation of the scheme and not enough publicity for it. (Reuters)

The special package for the garment sector unveiled by the Modi government in June last year doesn’t appear to have made instant appeal to the firms in this labour-intensive industry. Despite a crucial component of the package that the government will bear the entire 12% employer’s contribution to the employees provident fund (EPF) ......

Canara Bank Securities Ltd Recruitment Drive

Admin| Apr 12, 2017 - 11:54 PM

An official notification has been released by the Canara Bank Securities Ltd inviting interested, eligible Sportsperson to apply for the positions of for the post of Depository Participants Relationship Manager and Junior Officer on contract basis.

Vacancy Availability

Number of posts:

16

Name of the posts:

Depository Participants Relationship Manager: 10

Junior Officer (DP Operations): 6

Eligibility

Educational requirement

The candidates interested in applying for this post should have......

Tamil Nadu Post Office Recruitment 2017

Admin| Apr 12, 2017 - 11:22 PM

Job notification has been released for Tamil Nadu post office recruitment for Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) post. A total of 128 vacancies have been announced for recruitment. Candidates interested to apply must do so only after going through the official notification. Job advertisement has been released by the recruiting body at the official website of India Post at indiapost.gov.in. Out of the total number of vacancies, 71 are for the unreserved category, 39 for OBC category and 18 for SC category. O......

Wal-Mart eliminates more corporate jobs

Admin| Apr 11, 2017 - 10:47 PM

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday it is eliminating more U.S. corporate jobs this month, even as it invests in improving its e-commerce operations and in regaining its low-cost pricing advantage in the U.S. retail sector.

Wal-Mart confirmed the latest round of job cuts, which will involve "hundreds" of positions in its international and technology businesses, along with its Sam's Club warehouse chain.

"As we said in January, to fuel our growth and our investments we have to manage our costs and ......

More robots, fewer jobs?

Admin| Apr 11, 2017 - 10:45 PM

Our burgeoning young population is clearly struggling for jobs, despite being in the world’s fastest growing economy. More than 30% of Indians aged 15-29 are neither in employment nor in any training or education, according to a recent survey by the OECD. This added to the gloomy state of employment, for only in March the All India Council for Technical Education had said that more than 60% of the eight lakh engineers graduating from technical institutions across the country every year rem......