Hiring jumps in IT, telecom, healthcare in Jan: TimesJobs

Demand for professionals in sectors such as IT, telecom, healthcare and hospitality has gone up in the country, with increased hiring activity in January, says a report.
Among top recruiting industries, healthcare posted a two per cent rise and IT, telecom saw a one per cent rise in talent demand. Hiring in travel and hospitality also grew three per cent, according to the latest TimesJobs RecruiteX data.
"Government's clear focus on driving developmental initiatives such as Digital India, Make In India, enabling Startup India and creating Smart Cities is driving growth across all high-skill sectors in the Indian economy," TimesJobs.Com COO Vivek Madhukar said.

C-level executives and senior professionals with over 20 years of experience reported a substantial 28 per cent jump in demand during January and among top hiring locations, Chennai performed the best.
"Senior-level professionals continue to dominate hiring trends across industries, along with middle-level candidates, as bold new startups run by young and passionate entrepreneurs seek out experienced professionals to guide their ventures," Madhukar added.
The report further noted that recruitment data from the second half of 2015 (July-December) shows that BPO, ITeS and BFSI sectors were the biggest employment generators indicating that the government's job creation initiatives such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Skill India have started showing results.

Among metros, Bengaluru topped the recruitment chart followed by Mumbai and Delhi NCR during July-December 2015. Metros also took the maximum job share and saw increased hiring, especially for middle and senior-level positions.

Doctors, nurses and medical professionals also posted a
significant rise (4%) in demand. Demand was up for hospitality and customer care professionals by 1%, as well during the month reports TimesJobs.
Consumer durables/FMCG top hiring sectors followed by Retail The TimesJobs RecruiteX reports that consumer durables/FMCG industry posted an 8% rise in talent demand in February 2017. The retail sector also saw a 7% rise in talent demand during the month. The construction sector posted a 6% rise in demand while the manufacturing industry reported a 4% rise in talent demand during the month. The BPO/ITeS sector saw stable talent demand, while IT/telecom industries registered a drop of 1% in hiring during February 2017.

Demand up for freshers
As per TimesJobs RecruiteX the demand for professionals with less than 2 years of experience reported a rise of 4% during February 2017. Professionals with 5-10 years of experience witnessed a rise of 1% in demand. Those with 10-20 years of experience also saw a 4% rise in demand, during the month. Senior Professionals with over 20 years of experience saw a 17% drop in demand. This is the first time since November 2016 that demand for senior professionals has declined.
Talent demand rises in small cities Lucknow was the best performing location with an 18% rise in talent demand, followed by Ahmedabad at 13% in February 2017. Among metros, Chennai was the only metro city to report growth (6%) in talent demand. None of the other metros saw significant growth in hiring activity during the month. Among states, Kerala saw a rise of over 30% in talent demand, followed by Tamil Nadu with a 17% rise reports the TimesJobs RecruiteX.

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