Over 30% YOY Growth Seen In Hiring Activities in Oct. 2015: wisdomjobs.com
A recent report issued by wisdomjobs.com has brought good news for job seekers, as phenomenal year on year growth (YOY) of over 30% is seen in hiring activities.Among various industries, IT-Software and ITES lead the charge with 34 and 36 percent YOY rise respectively.
- (1888PressRelease) December 11, 2015 - A recent report issued by wisdomjobs.com has brought good news for job seekers, as phenomenal year on year growth (YOY) of over 30% is seen in hiring activities. Among various industries, IT-Software and ITES lead the charge with 34 and 36 percent YOY rise respectively. Following it closely are FMCG (33%), BFSI (30%), Healthcare (27%), and Pharma/Biotech (22%) industries. However, a decline of 21% in hiring activity across oil and gas industry is the only disappointment in the otherwise bright spot for job seekers.
Additionally, tremendous YOY growth of 50% is seen in hiring activity for Marketing and Advertising Professionals. Also, promising growth was seen in Real Estate (16%) and Telecom (15%) sectors.
"These stats indicate that hiring activities are picking up across all sectors, which spells well for the growth of the nation. The rise comes as a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship program Make in India and his promise to generate jobs for the young population of the country. With a YOY growth of over 30% in October, it seems we are on the right track," one of the board members of wisdomjobs.com said in the statement.
Regarding location, among the principal cities, the highest hiring activity was recorded in Delhi-NCR region (34%). Indicating Delhi is easily one of the most preferred locations among job seekers. The financial capital of the country Mumbai comes second with 29 percent rise while emerging IT hub Pune pips Bangalore and Hyderabad to take the third spot with 25% increase in hiring activity. Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai registered a rise of 23%, 19%, and 17% respectively; while Kolkata registered the least growth of 12% in hiring activities on YOY basis in October.
When it comes to functional areas, IT-Software topped with 30% growth in hiring activity for, while Sales registered 24% growth, and Pharma & Marketing and Advertising registered 22 percent. Top management professionals are in high demand highly demanded; thus have recorded an increase of 19%.
This increase in hiring activity indicates that organizations want to expand and hire a more competent workforce, which spells good times for job seekers have begun, as they will have more opportunities to grab in their area of interest.
Wisdomjobs.com is a unique 4th generation job portal helping job seekers with quicker and efficient job search, and is owned by Wisdom IT Services.
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