58% of employers now demand immediate joiners: Here’s how your notice period can trap you – The Times of India

a professional checks their phone anxiously as job notifications flash immediate joiner required symbolising how long notice periods can stall career moves in a fast paced hiring market

The image shows a corporate employee standing between two contrasting scenes—on one side, recruiters racing against deadlines with “urgent hiring” signs, and on the other, a ticking clock representing a lengthy notice period—capturing the tension between opportunity and delay. “What is your notice period?” is the question that often makes most of us fumble. Your …

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America’s frozen job market: Why workers are clinging to their jobs, and what it means for the unemployed – The Times of India

american workers increasingly hold on to existing jobs as hiring slows and competition for new roles intensifies across the labour market

A visual representation of a subdued US labour market, showing office workers at desks while job seekers queue or browse job listings, symbolising the growing caution among employees and rising competition for limited job openings as hiring slows across industries. The American labour market, once fuelled by bold career moves and aggressive hiring, is beginning …

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