Since the end of 2014, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Ola hired 20 high-profile executives at the senior vice-president level. Bengaluru: Indian unicorns have an image problem: after the funding slowdown and exodus of high-profile executives over the past year, many are increasingly being seen as career graveyards by potential hires, say headhunters. Now, several executives who moved to e-commerce from companies in other businesses are unhappy too (and many have moved on). Additionally, the revolving door of senior executives has sent out serious negative signals. “These companies need to get better at two things: forecasting demand and employee engagement,” he said.

Source: Mint March 02, 2017 23:26 UTC