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India – TCS Indore campus – To create 10,000 jobs
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it will set up an integrated campus in Indore for IT and BPO with an initial investment of Rs 550 crore in the first phase. An agreement to this effect was signed by TCS and officials of the state government in Indore at a function presided over by … Continue reading
UK – Jobs in energy sector continue to grow
Engineering graduates will be pleased to learn that jobs and investment in the UK power and gas sector experienced strong growth between 2007 and 2011, with results for 2012 expected to be similarly positive. That’s according to the recently released 2012 Powering the UK report, compiled by Ernst & Young on behalf of Energy UK. … Continue reading
India – Hiring stronger than elsewhere according to LinkedIn
Hiring trends in India is relatively strong than other markets around the world as nearly half of employers believe the recruitment volume this year is up from 2011, a survey says. According to the LinkedIn Recruiting Trends survey with over 3,000 professionals/recruiters from the HR/Talent Acquisition department, of which 255 were from India, hiring in … Continue reading
UK – Royal Mail’s investment – 1,000 jobs
ROYAL Mail has announced a £75million investment programme for its UK express parcels business, creating 1,000 jobs. The expansion is part of its strategy to grow in the UK and overseas. In the last reported financial year, its parcels businesses accounted for almost half of the group’s revenues, excluding the Post Office, and online retailing … Continue reading
Louisiana – Benteler Steel Tube – 1,000 construction jobs and 675 full time jobs
Benteler Steel/Tube announced it will build a new hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, Louisiana, strengthening the company’s position in the North American oil country tubular goods (OCTG) market. The facility – a total investment of nearly $900 million – will be Benteler Steel/Tube’s first U.S. production facility and will create more than 1,000 construction … Continue reading
Canada – Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Recruiters in China are charging $12,500
News that a company backed by Chinese state-owned steelmakers plans to bring more than 200 Chinese miners to work temporarily in its coal mines in northern B.C. has put a much-needed spotlight on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, as has news that recruiters in China are charging $12,500 a head for access to these mining … Continue reading
India – Reliance Life Insurance Company – To hire 1,000
Leading private sector insurer Reliance Life Insurance Company (RLIC) plans to hire about 1,000 employees for its new distribution channel Life Plaza by March, 2013. RLIC, part of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group’s financial services arm Reliance Capital, is also setting up close to 200 branches across the country under the newly-launched distribution model, Life Plaza, … Continue reading
China – Graduates eye government jobs
Cao Bin’s dream job in China’s officialdom befits anything but the popular image of a tea-drinking bureaucrat reading newspapers in an air-conditioned office, or dozing off at long meetings. Instead, the postgraduate at China Foreign Affairs University has applied for a position with the China Earthquake Administration. If successful, the job will catapult him into … Continue reading
UK – Civil service employment down 30,000
The Office for National Statistics said civil service employment has fallen by 34,621 to reach 463,812 in the year to March 31. Over the past two years, more than 60,000 jobs have been cut, the figures show. The number of full-time civil servants fell by just over 34,000 to 354,250 over the period, with the … Continue reading
Big Data To Create 4.4 Million Jobs Says Gartner Research
Big data is going to have a big impact on IT spending globally as the Gartner research firm forecasts that it is going to create a demand for 4.4 million big data-related jobs globally. Gartner forecasts total IT spending to rise by 3.8 percent in 2013 to $3.7 trillion (£2.3tn) globally, up from the $3.6 … Continue reading
Netflix Posting in New Markets including Asia
Netflix has given the clearest indicator that it is set to massively increase its international reach after the company posted a job listing seeking “experienced linguists” to help localize the movie streaming service into seven new languages: Turkish, Dutch, Hindi, German, Italian, Korean and Japanese. The US-based company, which last week launched in Sweden, Denmark, Norway … Continue reading
FedEx – Hiring 20,000 seasonal workers
FedEx Corp said on Monday it plans to hire 20,000 seasonal workers, the same as last year, to handle holiday shipping volume that it expects will be up more than 13 percent. An ongoing increase in e-commerce and last-minute orders amid a slow-growing economy will mean more deliveries for companies like FedEx that can handle … Continue reading
US – The number of workers age 55 and up grew by 3.5 million from September 2009 to September 2012
The number of workers age 55 and up grew by 3.5 million from September 2009 to September 2012. That represents the lion’s share of the gain of 4.2 million for all workers 16 and older, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Two factors help explain the trend. First: demographics. In the three years ended … Continue reading
Australia – India: SkillsDMC to train 500 million people for NSDC
Australia’s industry skills council SkillsDMC has signed an agreement with India’s NSDC to impart training to 500 million people in key industry areas by 2022. SkillsDMC has signed an MoU with Indian counterpart National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) to support the establishment of the Indian Sector Skills Council for mining. It will also provide for … Continue reading
IT jobs – Location matters
Investing in an IT career is like investing in real estate: In both cases location matters. While it’s not all about location, location, location, compensation for the same IT job can vary widely — sometimes by $50,000 or more — depending on where you decide to work. But the best paying job may not be … Continue reading
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