Hiring Up 12 Per Cent In February; Demand Highest In IT/Telecom: Report

NEW DELHI: Online hiring registered an increase of 12 per cent on higher demand for professionals during February over the year ago period, says a report.
According to the job portal TimesJobs.com's job index RecruiteX, the demand for professionals in the IT/telecom sector was the largest which clocked a 22 per cent increase in talent.
The IT/telecom sector was the top employment generator in January 2015 as well. Between Jan-Feb 2015, hiring in the sector registered an average increase of 7 per cent in demand.
Sector-wise, consulting services and automobile sectors saw 19 and 18 per cent growth in demand in February 2015, while the construction sector posted a 16 per cent rise in demand.
Demand in entertainment/media and projects/infrastructure sectors grew by 11 per cent, whereas petrochemical and manufacturing sectors posted 8 per cent increase.
Among the metros, Delhi-NCR and Chennai saw 19 per cent rise in demand year-on-year, according to the report.
Hyderabad posted the highest uptake in demand at 36 per cent y-o-y.
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Source: PTI