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A degree without skills won’t cut it: Indian employers now judge freshers on skills, experience and day-one readiness

India’s hiring shift: Experience matters; degrees alone won’t secure jobs For years, graduating college felt like stepping straight into a career. But India’s job market has changed gears, and the shift is too big to ignore. Recruiters scanning résumés are no longer asking where you studied — they are asking what you can do on…

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H-1B visa LCA submissions: FLAG system back online; employers can resume foreign hiring applications

Employers in the United States can once again submit applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and PERM visa programs to hire foreign workers after the Department of Labor restored processing through its Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) confirmed that the platform is active and operational, enabling employers to…

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Missed the EPF return deadline? EPFO gives one-week extension; here’s what employers should know

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday extended the deadline for filing EPF returns, or Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR), for the wage month of September 2025 by one week to October 22, PTI reported.Employers are normally required to file the ECR by the 15th of every month. The extension comes in view of requests from…

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