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"I don't hire Indians": Indian-origin restaurant owner in Texas says her 7 Monk’s Cafe has "almost no Indian staff", internet calls it 'casual racism'A Texas restaurant owner has gone viral for her unique hiring approach. 7 Monk's Cafe Texas, serving Indian and Mediterranean food, intenti...
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...
Why enterprises are turning to hackathons and open innovation ecosystems for the next big breakthroughAs AI adoption accelerates, organisations are increasingly turning to builders, developers, and innovation communities for breakthrough ide...
Employee's toxic boss threatened to blacklist him — here's the smart way he outsmarted him completelyFake reference job strategy is rising fast in modern hiring trends. Nearly 70% employers still rely on reference checks. That single call c...
‘Overqualified’ candidate surprises HR with simple request- a 9-5 job and no overtime. Here's what happened nextA career coach shared a story of an overqualified candidate seeking a role with a stable schedule. The candidate preferred work-life balanc...
Forget recruitment agencies. One CEO's genius move led to 20 hires in just 7 daysFacing a critical shortage of 15-20 skilled technicians for his new factory, Ahmedabad CEO Abhilash bypassed traditional hiring. He leverag...
IT firms pivot from mass fresher hires to specialised talent signupsTech firms are rethinking how they hire freshers. The era of mass intake is fading as companies chase niche talent with specialised skills,...
4 smart ways to get a job before even vacancy gets listed, according to a Reddit userA Reddit user shared four practical strategies that helped them land job interviews even before positions were officially posted. These inc...
‘Makes me want to pull my hair out’: This $12 billion company boss says he’s frustrated with Gen Z employees-but…Matt Huang, co-founder of the $12 billion crypto firm Paradigm, says Gen Z employees often drive him to the brink — but their unmatched bri...
Want Rs 40 lakh per annum job? This Bengaluru techie is offering job to anyone who applies with a 100-word introductionA Bengaluru-based AI startup, Smallest AI, is challenging traditional hiring practices by eliminating resumes and degrees from its selectio...
Rs 40 lakh salary, no resume: Bengaluru startup's job offer goes viral. Check detailsA Bengaluru-based AI startup, Smallest AI, has gone viral for its unconventional hiring approach. Founder Sudarshan Kamath announced a job ...
DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng hires humanities graduates, says he believes in creativityLiang Wenfeng, the CEO of DeepSeek, adopts an unconventional approach by prioritizing creativity and fresh perspectives over technical expe...
Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal is hiring for a new role—Applicants must prove they ‘have a second brain’Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal is once again looking for business and product leaders, this time with expertise in AI. He posted a job listing ...
What if other companies follow Zomato? Deepinder Goyal grilled after his 'pay Rs 20 lakh to work' job postingZomato CEO Deepinder Goyal faced backlash for a job posting requiring candidates to pay Rs 20 lakh as a donation to Feeding India for the f...
Look Beyond Shiny Resumes: This CEO has an important message for HR professionalsTasleem Ahmed, a ghostwriting agency founder, hired Laiba Fateh, a candidate with no experience and no resume. Impressed by her video appli...
Want to retain ‘world-class talent’? Don’t negotiate salary, suggests Bengaluru CEOIn a recent LinkedIn post, the co-founder and CEO of Zoko, a Bengaluru-based company, shared his unique strategy for salary negotiations du...
Young graduates showing interest in acquiring stock market trading, investment skills: InternshalaAccording to the report, 60% of the enrollments were made by learners to hone new-age trading skills practically, which indicates a growing...
Can success stories charted by non-Indian CEOs prompt India Inc to hire more of them?IT company Wipro appointed Thierry Delaporte in July last year and restructured operations and resources. Drug maker DRL had appointed Erez...
Here is how the startups find and hire the right talentPassion ahead of precision, rigour ahead of redundancy, creativity, commitment, accountability and an entrepreneurial spirit are some of th...
Not able to hire the best? Try unconventional routesThe hiring process in most companies boils down to three steps at the most: initial screening (phone), in-person interview and reference ch...