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Hiring sprees, layoffs, pay packages, and how AI is reshaping all three — the move worth knowing about this week.
India’s Online Recruitment Activity Slips 10% Year-on-Year but Shows Sequential Gain
FIT shows 5% MoM rebound; mid-career, AI & healthcare roles lead as travel, real estate gain.
ETHR Conclave: The future of HR isn’t just about adopting AI tools-Harsh Trehan
CHROs urge measuring AI by business impact, workforce outcomes and human–machine decision quality, not pilots.
Nearly 70% of India's GCCs stuck at AI pilot stage: Dell-Zinnov report
Report cites fragmented data, legacy systems, weak governance; urges architecture-first approach to production.
Boomerang Hiring: Amazon Courts Ex-Employees
After 30,000+ cuts, recruiters target ex-employees for AI, ML, cloud roles via “Boomerang Reengagement Initiative.”
IT Services Hiring Reaches an 18-Month High in India
Xpheno: 57,000 roles in Sept’26; total tech demand 117,000 as AI, cloud skills drive selective hiring surge.
AI Reshapes SaaS Jobs as Hiring Cools, while Demand for AI and Data Talent Is Rises
Hiring at attrition-linked backfills; AI, GenAI, LLM, MLOps roles in focus as productivity gains offset team expansion.
JobSpeak Index reached 3,028 compared to 2,664 in August last year.
White-collar hiring +14% YoY; broad-based gains across IT, BFSI, auto, healthcare; fresher roles rebound.
India Tops Global Hiring Optimism in Q4’26
65% of employers plan to hire; NEO at 54%, 25 pts above global average—ManpowerGroup survey
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