Non-tech companies acquiring tech startups rather than starting a software division from scratchUS retailer Walmart purchased online store Jet.com for $3 billion, while General Electric's software division bought ServiceMax, a cloud-ba...
Startups won’t be the first choice on campus in 2017In August 2016, the IIT placement committee, for the first time, barred 31 startups — including Grofers, Zomato, Portea Medical and Babajob...
Fresh breath of life: New HR startups trying to change old ways of doing businessHR work was once considered a dusty support function ridden with slow-to-move paperwork and saddled with outdated technology. But now new s...
Aon Hewitt spots talent in CoCubes, acquired for Rs 70-80 croreAon Hewitt, a solution provider in selection and assessment, helps organisations make better hiring decisions and improve performance by pr...
Aon Hewitt acquires India's CoCubesWith this transaction, Aon Hewitt adds two million assessments to its existing global portfolio of 20 million assessments spread across 164...
Brace for more consolidation in online HR space: ExpertsOver the last couple of years, online job portals have lost a significant ground to social media platforms as a talent sourcing channel, ac...
Data analysts earn more than IT engineers, says reportCompared to roles in IT services, companies evaluate candidates for analytical roles through assessments that have higher difficulty and cu...
Electric bike maker Tork Motorcycles raises funds from angel investorsTork was founded by Kapil Shelke, a mechanical engineer with a passion for racing, who built five motorcycle prototypes at Tork Motors befo...
Tork Motorcycles bags funds from Ola founders and other angelsTork was founded by Kapil Shelke, a mechanical engineer with a passion for racing. Shelke has built five motorcycle prototypes at Tork.
Online investment startup Wealthy secures Rs 1.6 crore seed fundingThe startup mainly targets people in the age group of 31 to 34 years and has already registered a footfall of 3,000, with 250 people alread...
Companies relying on pre-assessments to gauge employee worthinessAccording to skills assessment company MeritTrac, the need of the hour is to systematically improve employability of candidates.
Silverpush, Travelkhana & SuVitas bag TiE Delhi-NCR & Lumis Excellence AwardTiE Delhi-NCR & Lumis Partners instituted the Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards in 2008 with the vision to recognize outstanding young comp...
Speed hiring catches fancy of Snapdeal, Ola, others: 12 minutes and hired or fired'Speed hiring' involves candidates being tested for their cognitive abilities in just about 12 minutes and offer letters are given to the s...
Skill India: A catalyst to bridge demand for skilled workforceThe current government's Skill India mission is a catalyst that can give the youth a chance to live with self assurance and dignity.
Jobs for students, assessment for companies: How CoCubes pulls it offFriends for 15 years, the co-founders and roommates at IIT-Mumbai graduated in 2005 and after stints at Microsoft and Inductis, they quit t...
A helping hand to choose the right internshipThe growth of online portals for talent acquisition have increasingly led to the elimination of recruitment consultants.
Why young Aggarwals dominate India's e-commerce start-upsCos run by young Agrawal businessmen, among them Flipkart, Snapdeal, Yebhi, & Myntra, account for majority of sales by e-comm firms.