Hiring Activity up by 3 Pct: Here's a Great Opportunity for Indian Job Seekers

New Delhi: Reversing the regular trend of year-end holiday season hiring dip, the Naukri Job Speak index for December-12 grew by 3 pct when compared to November-12 and 7 pct over the same time a year ago. Traditionally, December has always been a month where recruitment slows down across sectors, however this year barring minor dips in IT, ITES and Oil & Gas sector hiring activity has picked up across all the other major sectors.
Hitesh Oberoi, CEO and MD, Info Edge India said “It is definitely a positive sign that hiring activity perked up in the final month of 2012. Job creation in this quarter will take place in the new emerging growth sectors rather than the traditional ones.”
1. Industry Sector Analysis:
Auto and Banking sectors were upbeat  with their hiring plans in December-12, Telecom, Pharma, Construction and Insurance sectors also saw positive movement in their hiring activity with the Naukri job speak index moving up 11 pct, 8 pct, 7 pct and 6 pct respectively in December-12 over November-12.  Both IT and ITES sector witnessed marginal 2 pct and 1 pct dips in their hiring levels in Dec-12. This is primarily because these sectors are impacted by the holiday season in the western countries, their main markets.  On a month on month comparison, hiring activity for the Oil and Gas sector also dipped by 3 pct in December-12 over November-12.