Hiring picks up in IT sector

The year end saw hiring figures go up marginally as January is traditionally the time for job change. According the Naukri JobSpeak Index for December 2018 there was an 8 per cent increase in hiring as compared to that in December 2017. The hiring sentiment across metropolitan cities was positive with Bangalore and Delhi recording a rise of 13 and 10 per cent, respectively.  In December 2018, the recruitment activity in IT-Software witnessed a growth of 14 per cent as compared to December 2017. The auto/ancillary industry recorded a notable rise of 24 per cent and the HR domain grew by 17 per cent in December 2018. 

The hiring sentiment across metropolitan cities was positive with Bangalore and Delhi recording a rise of 13 and 10 per cent, respectively.  

Commenting on the report, Sumeet Singh, CMO, InfoEdge India Ltd. said, “The year 2018 has ended with a growth in hiring across most major cities and top industries. For the past few months IT and auto/auto ancillary have been leading the growth. It has been a good year for BPO, and FMCG and we hope to see the trend in hiring to continue.”  — TNS