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• Accenture India has 20,000 genAI proficient staffers: HR head

  “Our talent strategy is powered by our own digital core,” Accenture’s chief leadership & human resources officer Ellyn Shook told TOI on a visit to Bengaluru. “We want to double the number of people with data and AI skills from 40,000 to 80,000 in the next three years. And to do that, we've defined 12 roles that didn't exist before. We already have 30,000 people mapped to those new roles. And each one of those roles has learning pathways so that our people can pursue those paths,” she said.

  

• Zomato CEO’s recruitment strategy: Should companies avoid candidates who are actively looking for jobs?

  A balanced blend is the ideal strategy. Companies can build a strong employer brand and invest in employee development to attract and retain top talent. Individuals should stay proactive, but also utilise online platforms and leverage their networks to build a visible presence. The future of talent acquisition lies in recognizing the strengths of both approaches and finding the perfect match for both individuals and companies.

  

• Susan Joy joins Muon India as Head - HR

  Prior to joining Muon India, Joy was associated with Navneet FutureTech as Group Head - Human Resources.

  

• Meet an HR Head who started as a product sales professional

  “The sales career taught me valuable lessons in exercising tenacity, accountability and result orientation in any role that I perform. This stood me in good stead even later in my career when I shifted to HR, a function where accountability is more nuanced than in sales or operations,” says Bensely.

  

• Defence veterans turned HR leaders: Insights & experiences

  ETHRWorld spoke to defence veterans turned HR leaders to understand and elucidate how their experiences and learnings from their career in the defence forces help them in their present roles and responsibilities in human resources and people management at large.

  

• How this company supports female employees during menopause and fosters data literacy for its workforce

  In an exclusive interaction with ETHRWorld, Upasna Nischal, Head - HR, India, Fidelity International, talked about the organisation’s take on DEI and various initiatives for women, some of its out-of-the-box initiatives like the Menopause Cafe, supporting women in different life stages, and an L&D programme, called Citizen Data Scientist, to foster data skills and literacy for its employees.

  

• Meet a Magician/Mentalist who carved his path in HR!

  Choosing his passion over his work was the hardest decision Satish had to make. “Even though my job as a technical trainer paid well, I never felt motivated by providing technology services for corporate. I believed that I ought to pursue my most profound passion, which is magic. As a result, I left my corporate job and began practising magic full-time," he claims.

  

• Ipshita Kajla joins upGrad Abroad as Head - HR

  Prior to joining upGrad Abroad, Kajla was associated with Yatra Online as Head - Human Resources.

  

• Sanjeev Jha joins Research & Ranking as HR Head

  In his new role, Jha will lead strategic and people-centric initiatives. He will spearhead the development and implementation of HR strategies in alignment with the company’s ambition to drive high growth.

  

• Exclusive interview with an HR Head who also manages business excellence at this FMCG conglomerate

  DS Group, which has a presence in Mouth Freshener, Food and Beverage, Confectionery, Hospitality, Agri and Luxury Retail businesses, is currently evaluating a new HRMS (Human Resources Management System). “We have an HRMS, which is home-grown. It is an online thing, but it's not the latest. So, we now need a data-backed, technology-led, AI-enabled HRMS, and we are evaluating that," says Simin Askari, Senior VP - Corporate HR & Business Excellence.

  

• Salary hikes at Infosys: This is what HR head said at the company's town hall

  More recently, during a companywide town hall, the IT giant's HR head Shaji Mathew said that tenured employees and high performers would be the focus of the upcoming compensation review cycle at Infosys. This means that along with high performers, the company will also be rewarding employees for their loyalty to the company this year. Tenured employees are those who have spent a certain number of years with the company.