Job Market post-COVID era

06 Oct

Job Scenario During Coronavirus Pandemic and Its Implications on Businesses

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The Indian Job market has been facing a big decline following the Coronavirus outbreak. This has caused an unpredictable market crisis that any of the sectors has ever witnessed. On one hand, there have been job losses while on the other, new jobs have seen declined interest in hiring. According to a recent report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), as many as 21 million salaried jobs have been lost during the lockdown period in India,. Besides lay-offs across sectors, workforce headcounts have also gone low. As the slowdown has hit companies across sectors, hiring experts say that…

24 Sep

Infrastructure Sector – One of the Biggest Job Market in Post-COVID era

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Author: Suneel Wasan, Executive Director – HR, Egis India As the world scouts for a new manufacturing destination, after China started losing its popularity during the COVID era as the manufacturing hub of the world, India presents itself as an alternate destination to fill the global manufacturing gap. This situation augurs well with the decision of the Government of India to make India self-reliant with the Make in India Initiative adding further need in the creation of good infrastructure in all sectors – roads, aviation, power, water, port, urban infrastructure, etc. As per IBEF (1), the manufacturing sector in India…