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Walmart CodeHers, a hiring challenge for women coders, is back in association with Unstop
Mumbai: Unstop, the community engagement and hiring platform for students and graduates, is back with the third edition of the Walmart CodeHers hiring challenge. Set to be bigger and better than the last two editions, CodeHers 2024 will be India’s biggest hiring challenge conducted exclusively for women, providing them a golden opportunity to land their dream job. In the past two editions, Walmart CodeHers has provided female coders a chance to showcase their skills and make their way into a Fortune #1 Company.
Open to all female undergraduate and postgraduate students across India’s engineering colleges, CodeHers 2024 has 3 levels that participants must succeed in to become the ultimate winners. Level 1 will comprise an MCQ challenge while Level 2 will be a Coding challenge where shortlisted participants will present logical coding solutions to two problem statements. Participants who clear both Levels 1 and 2 will then be shortlisted for the final level, which will involve a profile verification and an interview process.
The top 15 students from each graduating batch (2024 and 2025) will receive a cash prize of INR 30,000. But that’s not all. The top coders from the 2025 graduating batch will be offered direct summer internship opportunities at Walmart Global Tech India in Chennai or Bangalore with a monthly stipend of Rs 1,00,000-1,10,000 lakh.
The top coders from the 2024 graduating batch will also be contacted for Pre Placement Interviews against relevant opportunities for Software roles at Walmart Global Tech India. For software engineers, the salary package ranges from Rs 18-21 lakhs with an Rs 2-3.5 lakh joining bonus and stock grants of up to Rs 2.5 lakhs.
Unstop founder and CEO Ankit Aggarwal, shared his thoughts. “10 lakh+ females are enrolled in Engineering & Tech courses in India as per the AISHE report. Walmart CodeHers gives this talented cohort a great opportunity to showcase their skills. Building on the success of the last two editions, India’s premier hiring challenge for females, CodeHers 2024 aims to be bigger and better. Together with Walmart, we are committed to fostering diversity and empowering female talent in the tech industry.”
The deadline for registrations for the contest is 18th February 2024. For more details, you can visit Unstop’s official website
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Roshni Shewakramani joins P&G as regional sales head
Veteran sales leader takes charge of trade, shopper marketing and regional growth.
MUMBAI: Roshni Shewakramani just walked into P&G’s sales room and the shelves started paying attention because when a channel strategist this sharp takes the helm, even the toothpaste tubes stand straighter. Roshni Shewakramani has been appointed director of sales (regional sales head) at Procter & Gamble, a role that brings together her deep expertise in trade and shopper marketing, strategy execution, and high-performance team leadership. She shared the news on a professional platform, noting that she is eager to drive growth and reinforce P&G’s footprint across key regions in India.
Shewakramani brings extensive experience spanning general trade, modern trade, e-commerce and category development. She joins from her previous position as director of national trade & shopper marketing at P&G, where she oversaw strategy and revenue growth for multiple brands. Earlier roles at P&G and Nivea include senior manager for sales (E-commerce and modern trade GTM operations) and area sales manager, during which she managed category expansion, budget planning, new product launches and cross-functional operations.
The appointment reflects P&G’s focus on strengthening regional execution and shopper-centric growth at a time when trade dynamics and consumer behaviour continue to evolve rapidly across urban and emerging markets.
In a company where every shelf tells a story, Shewakramani isn’t just leading sales, she’s scripting the next chapter of how P&G wins the daily battle for space, share and loyalty, one region at a time.
