Why businesses must go beyond rainbows in logos for truly diverse workplaces
While there is genuine interest among businesses to be inclusive, they run the risk of reinforcing stereotypes with uninformed and bad strategic decisions. Early in my career, I witnessed a senior leader in the organisation I was working for gift a cookbook and a rose to all the female employees in his team, on womens day. Later, I asked one of my friends what she felt about the gesture that reinforces stereotypes. She shrugged and said, At least they remember.
These are the jobs of tomorrow, says WEF
By Niral Sharma
Growth in clusters and jobs is highest among care roles and smallest among green professions. The highest demand skills required in emerging professional clusters span both technical and cross functional skills.
Techies return home as startup dreams turn sour
By Ayan Pramanik
Skills that were in high demand at tech startups include coding, big data analytics and data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and internet of things. These skills are also in demand at large IT companies, said analysts.
Cyber security professionals in big demand: Over 67,000 job openings, says estimate
By Rica Bhattacharya
The quantum of digital and cyber data assets that the growth in internet penetration throws into the cloud and hardware infrastructure, has led to multiplying of the need for monitoring and securing this data thus leading to the increase in demand for cyber security experts. The thrust to Cyber Security is also due to e-Governance and centralization.
3 ways AI powered hiring can make up for the shortfall in talent
This is the age of automation intelligent systems and machines born out of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. They’re robust, state-of-the-art, and constantly evolving tech made by humans, for the humans.
Indias IT workforce may become obsolete unless govt supports reskilling program: NASSCOM
There has been a spurt in funding in deep tech startups, as investor interest in niche products and platforms has increased significantly. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Machine Learning (ML), and virtual reality (VR) are leading the startup space, according to the IT body, which represents the $180 billion Information Technology Business Process Management industry in India.
Digital tech firms need gig employment rules, incubation support
By R Srinivasan
There is a lot to be done in terms of incubation of startups, deeper government engagement with the startup ecosystem and differentiated services for rural India, among other issues. As the country faces a sharp slowdown, here are my expectations that I hope the government will address:
HR trends that will rule 2020
The use of AI will surely govern the enterprises in 2020. The robotics technology is gradually and expeditiously establishing itself. It is a great help in recruiting procedure. However, robots cannot replace the human tenacity entirely but it is sure to add on to the abilities. Recruiters can be reliant on them.
Enabling business outcomes at the speed of innovation
Rajiv Arora, Regional CIO APAC, Middle East & South Africa and Group Cyber Security Officer (India), Siemens, said, Workforce automation is a challenge faced by firms during digital transformation. In our case, infrastructure was not a challenge; it was the change in employee mindset. People are used to the older ways of thinking and adopting new technologies such as AI or AR/VR is not easy.
AI in 2020: What to expect from data and AI this year and beyond
By Anushree Sharma
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undoubtedly been the technology story of the 2010s, and it doesnt look like the excitement is going to wear off as a new decade dawns.HR technology will continue to be white hot in 2020, as per by a famous HR tech influencer. It is true because companies operating in a talent dominated environment are continuously seeking to invest in tools to help them better recruit, develop and support their workforces.