Hiring activity up 7.5% in Kolkata

Hiring activity for Kolkata increased by 7.05 per cent in November compared to October 2009, said a report from JobSpeak, the monthly job index released by Naukri.com.

The index moved from 711 in October to 761 in November 2009. Prominent industries in Kolkata include information technology (IT), ITeS, construction and engineering.

IT industry saw an increase in hiring activity in November 2009 by 5.35 per cent. Hiring for IT professionals is back in action after the dip in October 2009 with an increase of 7.8 per cent and 21.8 per cent in the index of IT-software and IT-hardware professionals in November 2009 over October 2009.

Construction and engineering saw an increase in hiring activity, the index increasing by a margin of 1.5 per cent.

“As this year heads towards an optimistic finish, new horizons seem to ensure a promising year ahead. These are reflected in an improved and encouraging business sentiment thus clearly indicating there has been a steady revival at the job scenario. The next step is to look for a contained momentum towards recovery,” said Sumeet Singh, national head – marketing and communications, Info Edge.

Hiring activity saw a significant push across all sectors with auto, insurance and telecom sectors seeing a double-digit percentage growth. All the metros have seen a surge in the hiring and Pune has finally picked up on hiring activity after four successive months of decline in the job index.