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From volume to value: Hiring outlook for IT Services in 2026
After nearly two years of cautious hiring, the IT services sector is entering 2026 with a recalibrated talent strategy. The

After nearly two years of cautious hiring, the IT services sector is entering 2026 with a recalibrated talent strategy. The

By 2026, India’s job market will hit a very different equilibrium. AI fluency will no longer be a premium skill, but

Last week in this column, I wrote about The Great Realignment — the slow but inevitable reshaping of India’s job market from

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it plans to hire 42,000 freshers in fiscal year 2025–26, maintaining a

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the termination of IT services contracts, totally valued at $5.1 billion, with companies