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Traditional employment hubs might go in for a shift. Pune and Kolkata have seen the highest growth in hiring, which grew at 9% last month, according to a report by Naukri.com.
Metros and larger cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai saw hiring activity grow within the range of 3-6% in February as compared to January. Hyderabad's hiring levels remained stable.
Highest demand is seen for human resource professionals where Naukri job speak index moved up by 9%. The index also moved up by eight per cent for software professionals and seven per cent for accountants.
Overall, hiring across the country grew by 4%. “There are some signs of hiring picking up but it is too early to call it a turnaround. Hopefully, the worst is now behind us and things will start improving from here on.” said Hitesh Oberoi, managing director and CEO of Info Edge India which owns Naukri.com and Jeevansathi.com.
Sectors like banking continue to suffer, whose hiring levels dipped by 13%. Oil & Gas and insurance sectors saw a nine per cent dip. Hiring in troubled sectors like auto remained stable, while capital goods, software services and pharma sector saw single digit growth.
