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City Watch: Analysing the Industrial Growth in Visakhapatnam

India Employer Forum August 20, 2025

As India’s Industrial growth evolves, tier-2 cities are rapidly emerging as dynamic employment hubs, offering competitive job opportunities once limited to metropolitan regions. This shift marks a significant decentralization of talent and investment, making cities like Visakhapatnam on the East Coast, critical to India’s future economic fabric. This is enabled due to strategic investments in […]

Hiring with Intent: Why Leadership Needs to Own the Talent Agenda?

India Employer Forum August 19, 2025

Hiring with intent is more than filling an empty chair; it’s about deliberately seeking individuals whose values, goals, and motivations align with your organisation’s future. Yet in reality, most leadership teams still wait until a vacancy is already hurting performance before they act. Markets don’t wait. Competitors don’t wait. But hiring is still too often […]

The Fierce Urgency of Now: India’s Growth Strategy for 2047

India Employer Forum August 18, 2025

India has mastered the art of mass democracy. What it hasn’t yet achieved is mass prosperity. As we approach India@100, the window to act is closing. The pathway is clear: deregulate employers, decentralise economic power, and invest heavily in human capital development. Without these three pillars, India risks squandering its demographic dividend. Cut the Chains […]

Animation Careers in India: Trends and Top Job Roles

India Employer Forum August 14, 2025

The careers in the animation industry has witnessed significant growth in India. This surge can be attributed to the rapid expansion of OTT platforms, technological advancements, supportive government initiatives, and India’s emergence as a global hub for animation exports. As a result, the industry has created a wide range of job opportunities—from 2D/3D animators and […]

Future-Ready Skills in India: Are Universities and Professors Keeping Up?

India Employer Forum August 13, 2025

As India sets its sights on becoming a global hub for skilled professionals, an urgent question persists—are our universities preparing students for the realities of the rapidly evolving job market? As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, and climate tech reshape global industries, the capacity of higher education to equip students with relevant, […]

Stackable Credentials and the Modern Vocational Education in India

India Employer Forum August 12, 2025

The vocational education landscape in India is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by the emergence of short-term, credential-based learning pathways that lead to meaningful employment opportunities. The traditional model of vocational education has been restructured in terms of curriculum structure, accessibility, duration, and quality of training, aligning more effectively with the skill requirements of today’s […]

Apprenticeship In India 2025: Latest Trends and Insights

India Employer Forum August 11, 2025

Apprenticeship programs serve as a vital tool, bridging the gap between academics and industry-specific skill requirements. In 2025, India’s apprenticeship landscape is undergoing a major transformation, reshaping how organizations across sectors design and implement these programs. Key drivers of this shift include rising demand for apprentices in sunrise sectors, the emergence of new apprenticeship hubs, […]

Monthly Compliance Roundup July 2025

India Employer Forum August 8, 2025

The regulatory compliance landscape in India is highly dynamic, with an average of ~42 updates per day. In 2024 alone, there were as many as 9,331 updates w.r.t compliance requirements. These regulatory changes are notified on over 2,000 union, state, and local government websites in the form of notifications, directions, circulars, advisories, orders, amendments, and […]

Rethinking Labour Productivity in the Age of Disruption

India Employer Forum August 7, 2025

India’s workforce stands at a pivotal crossroads. While the country continues to harness the potential of its young and growing talent pool, persistent challenges like declining employee engagement, high attrition, and widespread burnout are quietly eroding productivity. These issues go beyond surface-level HR concerns; they point to deeper structural inefficiencies in workplace culture, role design, […]

Festive Season Hiring In India: Trends, Demands and Benefits

India Employer Forum August 6, 2025

The festive seasons in India generate significant employment opportunities across various sectors, offering both short-term and long-term job roles. The growing prevalence of gig work, the adoption of virtual interviews, and the launch of exclusive e-commerce mega sales events have collectively contributed to the surge in festive hiring. A notable increase in demand for diverse […]

India’s New Space Age: Innovation, Industry, and the Next Frontier

India Employer Forum August 5, 2025

India’s space program began in the 1960s with modest sounding rockets launched from Thumba. The successful launch of Aryabhata in 1975 was a foundational moment, soon followed by SLV-3, INSAT, and IRS satellite systems. In 2008, India launched Chandrayaan-1, marking its first mission to the Moon, and in 2013, it became the first Asian nation […]

Beyond Compliance: Why Third-Party Inspection and Certification Are Critical for India’s Regulatory Future

India Employer Forum August 4, 2025

Third-party inspection and certification services hold significant importance in maintaining quality, safety, and adherence to regulatory norms across various sectors in India. Whether in manufacturing, infrastructure, food, pharmaceuticals, or renewable energy, these independent services help avoid conflicts of interest and strengthen credibility in compliance activities. In industries involving public safety and complex regulations, third-party certification […]

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