2018 awaits shiny job landscape with 200,000 hirings in IT

The year 2017 was a year of disruption for Indian job landscape, but hiring scenario looks glossy in the new year with likely addition of 200,000 jobs in the information technology (IT) industry, said experts.
 
The Indian job market is in a state of flux, because of rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). According to experts, upskilling is the only way employees would be able to survive this transitory phase.
 
While rising adoption of automation technologies would lead to job losses for some segments, sectors such as mobile manufacturing, fintech and start-ups look bullish going ahead.
 
“Improvements