BEST TIME TO HIRE FOR INDIA INC

Even as companies worldwide resort to layoffs or freeze hirings as part of cost-saving measures to counter the economic slowdown, Deloitte Consulting believes the current turbulence actually presents India Inc with its best opportunity to enrol good people in their organisations.

The Economic Times

One night @ the Call Centre-in Hinterland

Welcome to the world of rural BPOs—an idea that has potential to dramatically change the way people look at rural and semi-urban workforce. While rural BPOs are changing lives for the village youth, for many companies the trend accompanies a big relief from increasing costs and nagging attrition in their urban units. Little wonder then, rural BPOs are growing at an impressive 60% clip, according to estimates.

The Economic Times
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Retail cos look on the fair side of hiring

Some of the biggest players in the organised retail turf are looking up to the fairer sex, especially when it comes to dealing with killer attrition blues. Reliance Retail, Future Group, Shopper’s Stop and RPG Retail are experimenting with a host of hiring models to improve the ratio of fairer sex in their workforce.

The Economic Times
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Jobs/
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