India Inc is still a quarter away from reaching pre-Covid hiring levels

The run-up to the festival season - especially the next four weeks - holds the key to crossing pre-Covid levels of hiring, say HR experts

India Inc is still about 25 per cent below its pre-Covid levels of hiring, despite aggressive campus recruitment and the fight for technology talent, according to several talent search executives.

After the second Covid-19 wave during April-May 2021, a lot of hiring has been focused on specific skill segments, and has not been very broad based, experts point out. The thrust has been on the entry-level, junior, and mid-career job positions.

However, early trends indicate that within the next four weeks, a host of businesses across sectors are expected to roll out their hiring plans for the festive season, which typically kicks