Wild West! Indian students wary of smoking guns in US jobsIndian students in the US are now rigorously vetting employers before accepting job offers. This caution stems from heightened scrutiny of ...
31 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Ghost postings haunt job market, rise 25% yearlyGhost job postings—ads for non-existent roles—are rising 25-30% annually, say recruiters. Companies use them to project growth, study marke...
08 Nov, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Vote to end government shutdown fails in Senate as Democrats hold firm on health care demandsA government shutdown commenced after a Senate vote failed, as Democrats insisted on funding expiring ACA health care subsidies. Republican...
01 Oct, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Quick-commerce, e-commerce firms' festive gig hiring spree weak in due diligenceFestive hiring surges in the gig economy, fueled by lower GST slabs, have triggered a rise in hiring lapses, including fudged IDs and incor...
15 Sep, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
₹10,000 is all it takes for a pay hike letter & to cheat a companyEmployee fraud risks rise, impacting industries like BFSI, e-commerce. AI, ML crucial in fraud detection. Companies urged to adapt to evolv...
10 Apr, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
Rs 30,000 crore tax heist? The modus operandi of insurers, agents and banksIt all began when the Goods & Services Tax (GST) authorities informed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) l...
13 Oct, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
Dreams and dhokha: The anatomy of a tech job scamTata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's biggest tech company, yesterday sacked at least four executives for allegedly giving preferential ...
24 Jun, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
More firms do background checks before hiring IT staff as cases of cheating riseFirms wary of cheating during virtual interviews, moonlighting, low productivity and fraudulent experience certificates provided by the app...
05 Dec, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Qatar's migrant workers enjoy World Cup on the cheapSaqafi is one of the 2.5 million foreign workers who have been the foundation of Qatar's economic miracle -- helping pump oil and gas, buil...
27 Nov, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Union ministers, K’taka CM key guests at ETSA event; Zomato nearly halves Q2 net lossThe star-studded event in Bengaluru, which will also play host to a galaxy of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers,...
11 Nov, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Fake CV usage surges amid virtual recruitment, talent shortageThe online recruitment process during the pandemic was accompanied by scams and frauds as the potential candidates used fake resumes and ex...
09 Nov, 2022, 11.36 AM IST
Tech titans curb hiring in a 'challenging macro environment'Internet giants that saw business boom during the pandemic have taken a hit from inflation, war, supply-line trouble, and people returning ...
15 May, 2022, 12.23 PM IST
Double whammy: Hoax job offers going up in hospitality amid Covid-19 induced slumpAccording to hospitality consultancy HVS Anarock, 25-30% of the 350,000-400,000 employees of the organised hospitality sector in India have...
29 Jul, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
Wanted: Demand for security professionals is rising to keep the increasing threats at bayRakesh Kharwal, managing director, India, Cyberbit, refers to data from sources such as Nasscom, LinkedIn 2020 jobs report and staffing fir...
24 May, 2020, 04.17 PM IST
Fraudsters prey on IT job seekers with fake offersThe number of aspirants being duped by racketeers has increased this year as offers for freshers have gone up.
19 Dec, 2019, 10.02 PM IST
US sting operation busts sham varsity racket; Indian, Chinese recruiters, students outedNearly 1000 "students," mainly from India and China, will return home after US authorities announced that they had busted a thriving visa s...
07 Apr, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
- Resume fraud weighs on IT industry, one in five CVs contain fake information
Despite the IT industry's resolve to stamp out the problem of applicants lying about their qualifications and work experience, thousands ma...
08 Aug, 2012, 06.41 AM IST