New Year may bring in up to 10 lakh jobs, 10-15% pay hikes

As per the estimates of human resource consultants, hiring will definitely see an uptrend in 2013, as compared to 2012, as most economies are coming out of slowdown and the demand from domestic as well as international markets would create many job opportunities.

According to industry estimates, India saw nearly 7 lakh jobs being created in 2012, despite economic uncertainties, and the projections for the New Year vary between a minimum of 5-6 lank to more than 10 lakh.

"The New Year would be good for job seekers with expected 1 million plus jobs in the country. 2012 was not good either for job seekers or for employers due to several issues, including economic conditions," MyHiringClub.Com CEO Rajesh Kumar said.

After remaining mostly stagnant in 2012 due to global economic slowdown, Indian job market is expected to grow only at a modest pace next year, although still better than other countries.

"It is expected that more than 5-6 lakh new job creation will happen across the industry verticals including retail, infrastructure, healthcare, power and energy, banking, logistics will be the major contributors," executive search company GlobalHunt India Managing Director Sunil Goel said.

With regards to salary, the average hike for most of the sectors is expected in single digits as part of cost-saving efforts, even though companies would be doling out 10-15 per cent pay increments to good performers. MORE