Candidate gets rejected for eating snacks offered in job interview. HR says he should have chosen water instead. ‘I am actually relieved.’A job applicant faced rejection after choosing snacks over water during an interview. The company cited this as an informal behavioural ass...
30 May, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Meet Sanjay Mehrotra, who went from visa rejections to become CEO of trillion-dollar tech giant MicronSanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology, has led the chipmaker to a market valuation exceeding $1 trillion, joining fellow Indian-born te...
28 May, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Boss's tactic to ruin ex-worker’s reference check in next company backfires. What the employee did next led to apologyA Reddit user described how their job search repeatedly failed at the final stage despite strong interviews, with rejections consistently c...
27 May, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
US journalist accused of secretly working with China-linked contacts, allegedly prepared political reports intended for Xi JinpingA US journalist, Thomas Pauken II, faces charges for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent for China. Federal authorities claim he prep...
26 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Funds are won or lost on operational rigour, not just deal-making: Artha Group COOAs venture capital matures beyond the era of easy money and momentum investing, operational discipline is becoming as important as deal-mak...
25 May, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Top-level rejig hits mid-cap ITs; Fintechs wary of RBI wallet rulesHappy Thursday! Mid-sized IT firms are realigning leadership teams as AI-driven changes force a rethink. This and more in today's ETtech Mo...
21 May, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Meet Andrej Karpathy, OpenAI founding researcher hired by rival Anthropic; His education, Tesla role and othersAndrej Karpathy joins Anthropic: Andrej Karpathy — one of the most recognised names in artificial intelligence and a founding member of Ope...
20 May, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
We are building India-specific models for early-growth and scaling companies: FulcrumQ’s Shefali SalwanIndia is one of the most consequential markets for us, says Shefali Salwan, Founder of FulcrumQ, a global strategy and human capital adviso...
20 May, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Gen-Z did not invent entrepreneurship but it might be the first generation that thinks it does not require permissionIndian campuses are witnessing a surge in student entrepreneurship, with Gen-Z founders prototyping and building ventures before graduation...
19 May, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
“Excited for the job, fired in 5 days” — Viral Reddit post exposes the frightening reality of modern corporate training trapsAfter spending nearly six months searching for stable employment, a Reddit user says a corporate training test ended his new job in only fi...
18 May, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Is your company's 'flexibility' just a cover for instability?In the corporate world, the term 'flexibility' is often a euphemism for indecisiveness regarding hiring practices, budget allocations, and ...
16 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Warren Buffett's framework for finding businesses to invest : The ‘Shiftless Nephew test’Warren Buffett once revealed a brutally simple test for separating great businesses from merely good ones: Could you put a lazy, not-too-sm...
15 May, 2026, 06.56 AM IST
How do behavioural and aptitude tests aid in talent assessment?In today's competitive job market, traditional resume reviews are insufficient for effective talent acquisition. Hiring managers are increa...
08 May, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
The candidate lied. The interview was great. Now what? HR's messiest dilemma has no easy answerA workplace hiring dilemma discussed. In the case titled “Candidate lied about the dates of a job,” an applicant omitted a short-term role ...
08 May, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
Why AI hackathons are becoming the new talent discovery platformsAs artificial intelligence reshapes how companies discover talent and innovation, AI hackathons are evolving beyond coding competitions int...
07 May, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
Why Gen Z is getting fired so fast in the AI job market, says reportA new report says many Gen Z workers are facing job struggles as companies change hiring rules in the AI era. Experts say the issue is link...
06 May, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
Forget revenue and burn rate. Early-stage founders should track these critical signalsThe hardest part of building a startup is getting to Series A. In the run-up to the One Of A Kind Startup Awards, we look at the barometers...
04 May, 2026, 05.22 PM IST