MUMBAI: Led by a spurt in hiring by internet startups which have posted a 25 per cent rise in jobs in just a month, RecruiteX, the TimesJobs.com's Jobs Index has reported an overall increase of 15 per cent in the demand for talent over June 2014.
According to the report, e-commerce majors such asSnapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon have stepped up hiring in the last one month. Engineers, quality and process specialists too reported over 50 per cent growth in demand in this period. Even senior levels in startups saw a 100 per cent rise in jobs.
IT software and internet/online start-ups are doing the maximum hiring. Tech, product and media/content roles are hot in the start-up space
Traditional jobs too, held their own. The top hiring industries in India by volume, outside of the IT sector, included healthcare, petrochemicals/oil and gas, consumer durables/FMCG and automobiles/auto ancillaries.
The report also says that retail services and hospitality professionals reported the highest demand with an increase of 30 per cent in month-over-month analysis. Content editors/journalists and entertainment/media/journalism professionals were also in demand.
Bangalore came out ahead as the top hiring location for startups and emerging businesses with over 30 per cent increase in demand followed by Delhi NCR with 22 per cent.
Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR and Pune emerged as top hiring locations for traditional industries in July 2014. Mid-level professionals with 5-20 years experience led the hiring trend during this period.
Industrywise, healthcare/pharmaceutical (24 per cent) and petrochemicals/oil and gas (21 per cent) reported maximum growth. Automobile/auto ancillaries and consumer durables/FMCG (19 per cent) bagged the third position in the top ten list. Projects/infrastructure reported an 18 per cent increase in hiring.
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