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POV: Is the MBA still relevant, or has on-the-job experience become the better credential?

Point Of View May 4, 2026

There was a time when an MBA felt like a golden ticket. Crack a competitive exam, enter a top campus and step into a well-defined career path. For many middle-class families, it was more than a degree. It represented security,…

TOP HEADLINES

NEC India appoints Tan Jonathan as head-HR

Movement May 4, 2026

SIS plans massive hiring push, eyes 5 lakh workforce by 2030

News May 4, 2026

Berkshire shareholders reject workforce oversight proposal, back leadership and pay plans

News May 4, 2026

Ciklum India has appointed Snigdha Joglekar as head of HR

Movement May 4, 2026

Editorial

The problem isn’t HR. It’s how managers are measured

The image circulated widely: a professional working from a parked car, laptop balanced precariously, joining…

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

POV: Is the MBA still relevant, or has on-the-job experience become the better credential?

Point Of View May 4, 2026

HRForecast 2026: Sustainable performance will become the competitive differentiator – Somraj Roy, CHRO, KEC International

HR Forecast 2026 May 4, 2026

The problem isn’t HR. It’s how managers are measured

Editorial May 3, 2026

What you didn’t learn at work, but matters most

Friday Features May 1, 2026

Most people can trace at least one work habit back to something…

Case-in-Point: Career break vs current readiness

Case-In-Point April 30, 2026

Company: Spectrum Marketing Solutions (fictitious), a digital marketing agency with 600 employees…

herSTORY: Geetha Thiagarajan, country head, people & culture, Curriculum Associates, India

herSTORY April 30, 2026

That one bold and clear decision Geetha Thiagarajan grew up in a…

The quiet revolution in India’s white-collar jobs

Research April 29, 2026

The numbers tell a story that India’s HR community has been slow…

MOVEMENT

NEC India appoints Tan Jonathan as head-HR

Movement May 4, 2026

Ciklum India has appointed Snigdha Joglekar as head of HR

Movement May 4, 2026

After over six successful years with EXL, Snigdha Joglekar has joined Ciklum…

Sony Pictures Networks India elevates Tavishi Budhiraja to VP-HRBP, revenue functions & DEI

Movement May 4, 2026

STL appoints Anshu Mordia as CHRO

Movement May 1, 2026

FACE Prep promotes Arumugam Vadivelu to VP-TA

Movement May 1, 2026

Prakriti Singh promoted to director-HR, Bernstein

Movement May 1, 2026

HR CONNECT

AI and job loss: Why HR leaders must prepare for a smaller workforce

By Invitation February 26, 2026

For many months we have been hearing one reassuring line: AI will…

As AI transforms work, happiness quietly becomes a business metric

HR Connect February 6, 2026

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how work gets done, a quieter but…

From referrals to reinvention: Lessons from 13 years of hiring

HR Connect November 21, 2025

Thirteen years in, one lesson will continue to hold in 2026: outcomes…

Beyond the bonus: Why financial literacy matters more than pay rises

Employee Financial Wellness Hub October 24, 2025

A Rs 10,000 disappears with alarming speed in urban India: transport, meals,…

GLOBAL HR NEWS

Malaysia to boost jobs and worker protection with PACE

Global HR News May 1, 2026

Malaysia has launched a major workforce-focused economic package aimed at strengthening employment stability and future skills. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the Progressive Acceleration…

Abu Dhabi introduces 15-category leave framework for government employees

April 29, 2026

Microsoft offers voluntary exit

April 24, 2026

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW

SIS plans massive hiring push, eyes 5 lakh workforce by 2030

News May 4, 2026

SIS, a private security firm, is sharpening its people strategy as it targets rapid expansion, with plans to grow its workforce from 3.46 lakh…

Berkshire shareholders reject workforce oversight proposal, back leadership and pay plans

May 4, 2026

PwC cuts coverage for weight-loss drugs; cites rising costs

May 1, 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

TripGain certified as one of India’s Happiest Places to Work®

April 30, 2026

IDA Ireland expands India engagement; appoints Kanishk Kumar as country director

April 17, 2026

Aditya Birla Capital’s ‘LeadHerShip’ nurtures women entrepreneurs

April 17, 2026

Khaitan & Co. promotes 49 lawyers to leadership

April 3, 2026

Falcon Marine Exports elevates Priyanka Mohanty to joint MD

April 1, 2026

Intellias bags ‘Happiest Places to Work in India’ certification

March 30, 2026

COVER STORY

“The agility of a startup with the legacy of a giant: Haleon’s formula for success,” Priyank Parakh, Director-HR, Haleon

Cover Story June 27, 2025

A seasoned HR leader with extensive experience across MNCs and Indian conglomerates, Priyank Parakh brings a wealth of expertise in consumer goods, durables, and healthcare. As Director-HR at Haleon, he’s passionate about creating workplaces where people…

The Great Displacement: How automation is reshaping India’s workforce

June 20, 2025

“We’re a sustainability organisation—we’ve been green since when green was just a colour in the crayon box,” Sanjeeb Lahiri, CHRO, GRP

June 12, 2025

“Managers of the future will need to be ‘super managers’—experts in both technology and people,” Richard Lobo, CPO, Tech Mahindra

May 23, 2025

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