Fresh engineering and MBA graduates are increasingly applying for gig jobs, including those of drivers and delivery boys, according to staffing firm TeamLease.
The trend is across institutes and cities, as fresh graduates look at more lucrative salaries and flexible working hours, said Kaushik Banerjee, vice-president and business head for TeamLease and Freshersworld.com.
“Earlier engineering graduates used to get anywhere between Rs 20,000 and Rs 30,000 per month on average. Depending upon the college, it can go up. But this was the average — Rs 2.5-4 lakh. In the last two-three years, the core (tech) jobs have not come down, but the