2017 February

The Imperial Roman army, was almost 1.25 lakh strong. Recruiting 1.25 lakh employees even today is colossal, so one can only imagine the strategies Romans would have used to achieve this feat. It is said that Julius Caesar offered 300 sestertius to any soldier who would recruit another.

For an economy slated to grow at 7%, there is bound to be more job creation.

The prolonged funding winter bearing down on Indian startups could leave several companies with bare branches.

Hiring at startups this year has dropped by 10-50%, according to recruitment companies that hire for startups.

Recruitment companies Kelly Services India and PeopleStrong peg the drop in startup hiring in the past few months at a less severe 10%.

Campus hirings have cooled at India’s top business and engineering schools and some are yet to conclude the final placements which were to be completed by mid-January, officials at several placement cells said.

Demonetization that sapped demand and hit consumer-facing companies, and rising protectionism in the US and UK which threaten India’s technology companies are likely reasons for the development, these officials said.

On an average, employees spend 45 hours at work in a five-day working week. Or do they really? The CEO or COO would have really wished this to be true. Quite contrary to their expectations, however, employees end up spending a significantly lesser time at work and achieving their key role areas (KRAs).