Simran Thakur Leading Public Relations at InterviewBit & Scaler. Communications professional with over 9 years of experience across start-ups and large corporations. Bangalore 26 posts
Press Announcements KPMG-Scaler Commissioned Report Highlights the Impact Of Upskilling On The Indian IT Ecosystem Professionals after upskilling have witnessed on average 126% increase in their salaries.Scaler learners received a mean salary of 21.6 LPA, a median salary of 17.5 LPA and Simran Thakur 13 Apr 2022 • 4 min read
Press Announcements Academic Qualifications Take a Backseat as Relevant Skills Drive Tech Hiring, Reveals Scaler Hiring Survey 2022 67% of managers prefer skills and relevant experience over academic degrees80% of companies have in-house upskilling programs for employeesMore than 50% of managers prefer a non-Computer Science candidate with Computer Simran Thakur 1 Apr 2022 • 2 min read
Press Announcements Rapid Digital Adoption and Increased Capital Flow leads to Tech Talent Crunch in India Reveals Scaler Hiring Survey 2022 86% of hiring managers are finding it challenging to hire and retain talent56% of recruiters believe that there is a shortage of skilled and experienced candidates Scaler, a leading Bengaluru-based Simran Thakur 31 Mar 2022 • 2 min read
Press Announcements Scaler strengthens its Leadership Team to accelerate business growth Appoints Akshay Raje as Head of People & Culture and Kashif Kudalkar, Head of Data & Analytics Scaler, a leading Bengaluru-based edtech start-up for upskilling students and working professionals, today Simran Thakur 16 Mar 2022 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler acquires online learning platform AppliedRoots (L to R) Top Row: Naveen Bade, Bramha Reddy, Satish Atcha & Murali Krishna, Abhimanyu Saxena & Saurabh Saxena. Bottom Row: Srinivas Reddy Singam, Anshuman Singh, Mudit Goel & Srikanth Simran Thakur 3 Mar 2022 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler kicks off new brand campaign championing 'impact-driven' tech talent The campaign kicks off with the release of pop-culture inspired brand film, conceptualised by Scaler's Marketing and Creative teamThe digital campaign aims to break through the noise in the edtech Simran Thakur 10 Feb 2022 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler welcomes Lightrock India as a new strategic partner through a $55 million fresh funding deal Existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Tiger Global also participated in the Series B funding;Fresh funds to help international expansion plans, the launch of new products/services and strategic Simran Thakur 1 Feb 2022 • 4 min read
Press Announcements Scaler announces 12 days of Period Leave for all employees who menstruate, reinforcing the importance of a healthy work-life balance Scaler (by InterviewBit), one of the fastest-growing tech up-skilling startups, has announced 12 days of Period Leave for all employees who menstruate, in addition to the regularly allotted annual leaves. Simran Thakur 13 Jan 2022 • 2 min read
Press Announcements Scaler predicts dominant tech hiring trends of 2022 Coders are bound to claim more CXO level jobs in the tech industry.Campus hirings are soon to be replaced by nationwide qualifier tests.Representation of talents from non-metropolitan cities Simran Thakur 21 Dec 2021 • 4 min read
Press Announcements Scaler announces organisation-wide paid time off from 25th December to 2nd January towards promoting healthy work-life balance in their workforce Scaler (by InterviewBit), one of the fastest-growing tech upskilling startups, has announced paid time off for all its employees from 25th December to 2nd January, in line with the festivities Simran Thakur 17 Nov 2021 • 2 min read
Press Announcements Scaler Academy acquires Coding Minutes to strengthen its offering for beginner level coders Scaler (by InterviewBit), one of the fastest-growing tech upskilling startups, has announced the acquisition of the online learning platform Coding Minutes for USD 1 million in an all-cash deal. This Simran Thakur 21 Oct 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler earmarks 100 CR marketing spend for 2022; bets To partner with original content curators and creative agencies to further the brand's value proposition to its niche audiences Scaler, the leading online tech varsity for upskilling, announced its plan Simran Thakur 13 Oct 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler Academy launches "Forever" - a lifelong career accelerator program One of its kind subscription-based program that aims to make lifelong learning a reality Bengaluru, 7th Sept 2021: Scaler, a leading professional upskilling platform, has today announced the launch of Simran Thakur 7 Sep 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler Academy acquires Coding Elements to strengthen its upskilling offerings | Earmarks 50 crores for Mergers & Acquisitions to support business growth Scaler, a leading and fastest-growing upskilling startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global, has announced the acquisition of Delhi-based online learning platform Coding Elements in an all-cash deal. This Simran Thakur 30 Aug 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler Academy introduces an outcome-focused Data Science & Machine Learning program The immersive course has been structured based on research conducted with over 100+ data scientists working in top 50 tech companies globally Scaler Academy, a leading ed-tech start-up for up-skilling Simran Thakur 12 Aug 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler gears up to accelerate business growth with key leadership appointments Scaler, a leading ed-tech start-up for upskilling students and working professionals, today announced five key leadership appointments towards further strengthening its Strategic, Marketing and Creative business units to accelerate business Simran Thakur 3 Jun 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler sets records in tech education to professionals, sees the highest package of INR 1.5 CR Parent company InterviewBit features among the Top 100 on the Financial Times' annual ranking of 500 Asia Pacific High Growth Companies of 2021 Scaler completes two years of operations this Simran Thakur 19 Apr 2021 • 3 min read
Press Announcements Scaler acquires FAANGShaadi.com to incorporate matrimonial services into their education offering Over the last two years, it has been a privilege for us to help transform the lives of thousands of software developers. With the right kind of learning, guidance and Simran Thakur 1 Apr 2021 • 1 min read