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Global slowdown, India boom: Consulting firms ramp up hiring at top B-schools as demand for management talent rises

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Consulting firms are queuing up at top-tier business schools with surprising hiring numbers, especially after artificial intelligence impacted employee figures in some of these ve... Read More


Mint Explainer | India Inc is willing to pay to retain top talent. But at what cost?

MUMBAI, Jan. 2 -- India Inc is willing to pay to retain its best talent-but the terms are changing. As companies head into an appraisal cycle expected to deliver average salary hikes of 8.5-9.5%, emp... Read More


Winter for C-suite hiring as psychometric trials and AI tests become the new norm

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The era of rapid-fire executive poaching is cooling, as corporate India enters a period of deep caution. For senior and middle management, the path to a new corner office in 2026... Read More


India Inc 2026: Hinterland hiring, gig growth and AI disruption

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More


Why your next appraisal won't be better than the previous one

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- India Inc. is expected to roll out an average increment of 8.5-9.5% in the upcoming appraisal cycle, as companies calculate the impact of the new labour code and almost-stagnant ... Read More


Quess Corp elevates Lohit Bhatia as CEO from January 2026

MUMBAI, Dec. 5 -- Quess Corp, India's largest staffing firm, has appointed Lohit Bhatia as chief executive officer, succeeding executive director and CEO Guruprasad Srinivasan. "The Board of Quess Co... Read More


Mint Explainer | IIT job offers get creative, but can bonuses and clawbacks hold talent?

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Deferred bonuses, joining incentives, and clawbacks are now embedded in the high compensation offered at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), reflecting a fiercely competit... Read More


Mint Explainer | Job offers at IITs are getting creative, but can bonuses and clawbacks help firms retain talent?

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Deferred bonuses, joining incentives, and clawbacks are now embedded in the high compensation offered at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), reflecting a fiercely competit... Read More


Job interviews by AI are a reality-could they turn into a preference for job seekers too?

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- I don't think I want to be interviewed by a human again," said a 58-year-old chartered accountant who recently had an interview with a multinational company. I wasn't sure if I h... Read More


India Inc chalks out impact of lower take home post Labour Code

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Companies are scrambling to assess the impact of India's biggest labour reform on costs and salary structures with their compensation, finance and human resources teams. The Cen... Read More