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Hiring up from 33% to 45% in five years: Report

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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The percentage of employable population in India has achieved a 5.6 per cent increase from 33 per cent in 2014 to 45.60 per cent this year, the fifth edition of the India Skills Report 2018 has revealed.

Hiring amongst the fresh talent has increased significantly in the past five years specifically from domains such as engineering, Bachelors in Pharma, Masters in Computer Application and other focussed professional courses.

“We are delighted to present the fifth edition of India Skills Report. It is great to see that while the employability in the supply side is improving, organisations too are gearing up for creating more jobs after a subdued job-market activity in 2017,” Pankaj Bansal, co-founder and CEO of PeopleStrong, said on Friday.

“We as a country are undergoing a phase of upward transition as we embrace the impact of digitisation and automation in our lives. A lot of effort is needed both at the talent supply side and the demand side to ensure we complete this phase with flying colours,” Bansal added.

However, there has been a significant drop in hiring amongst students from MBA courses.

This may be attributed to the exponential rise in the number of MBA colleges the quality of talent is dropping which needs attention, the report said.

On the other hand, companies have also shown a revival in their hiring intent.

As per the India Hiring Intent survey — conducted by PeopleStrong, a leading HR solutions firm — organisations across sectors expect 10-15 per cent of increase in hiring intent from 2017 to 2018.

The survey reported that sectors like retail, banking, financial services, insurance as well as ITES, Software, Hardware and IT are expecting increase their pace of hiring.

Domains such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, data analytics has emerged as new opportunities, the report said.

India Skills Report 2018 is a joint initiative by PeopleStrong and Wheebox in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The report captures insights and trends from the largest employability test taken by more than five lakh students across 29 states and seven Union Territories.

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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