In 2025, the hiring challenges in India are reaching new heights, with a growing talent gap. 80% of employers across India are struggling to find skilled professionals, a challenge common across business hubs like Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, and Delhi NCR. Organisations in sectors ranging from IT to shared services are facing severe role-to-talent...
Your next lateral hire could make or break a quarter. Reliable hiring is a concern for most mid-sized and enterprise companies in India today. As teams scale, delivery timelines become tighter, and new markets emerge, the pressure to find role-ready talent remains relentless. However, lateral hiring helps you onboard someone who can hit the ground...
In India’s dynamic business environment, companies are increasingly adopting flexible staffing models to address evolving talent needs. One approach gaining prominence is the contract-to-hire model. Between March 2023 and March 2024, contractual hiring across sectors grew by 22% reflecting a notable shift in hiring strategies. The contract-to-hire model offers organisations the ability to assess candidates...
The Indian business landscape is undergoing rapid transformation, with increasing talent mobility across key hubs such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. As competition for skilled professionals intensifies, retention in HRM has become a top priority for organisations aiming to build stable and high-performing teams. Employee retention refers to an organisation’s ability to sustain its workforce...
“Do you really need a full-time hire for that role?” It’s a question more Indian businesses are asking, and for good reason. With market demands shifting faster than ever, teams are under pressure to stay lean yet productive. Whether you’re scaling a tech product, setting up a shared service centre, or closing urgent delivery gaps,...
In 2025, recruitment is changing fast due to new technology, different worker expectations, and the need to be quick and flexible when hiring. As businesses across India and the globe adapt to a post-pandemic world marked by digital acceleration and hybrid work models, talent acquisition has evolved from a transactional process into a strategic function....
As businesses race to build a future-ready workforce in a digital-first world, recruitment in 2025 is becoming smarter, faster, and more candidate-centric. Shaped by emerging technologies, shifting employee expectations, and evolving business models, the hiring function is undergoing a strategic overhaul. Modern recruitment techniques are replacing outdated methods, enabling organisations to meet rising talent demands...
Reliable hiring depends on your approach, not luck. From tech startups scaling overnight to Global Capability Centres (GCCs) launching new verticals, every hiring leader faces the same question: Who can we trust to get us the right talent fast and at scale? If you’ve ever found yourself Googling “recruiting agencies near me” between back-to-back interviews...
External hiring has become a strategic necessity for many organisations navigating shifting workforce dynamics. The widespread disruption caused by the pandemic, coupled with ongoing attrition trends like rising employee turnover and persistent skill gaps, has prompted employers to reassess their approach to talent acquisition. In many cases, internal resources alone are no longer sufficient to...
As organisations scale or diversify, their ability to attract and retain the right talent becomes a strategic priority. End-to-end recruitment encompasses the complete hiring journey from the initial identification of a vacancy to onboarding and integration into the business. Lengthy or fragmented recruitment processes often lead to talent drop-offs. A survey by Robert Half found...
