The Naukri JobSpeak Index serves as a barometer for white-collar hiring in the country, which stood at 2666 in August, reflecting optimism in the employment landscape. However, despite this recent uptick, the index remained 6 per cent lower than August last year.
The e-commerce major noted that these jobs would be across its supply chain, including fulfilment centres, sortation centres, and delivery hubs
Upskilling across industries has been a strategy adopted by companies over the last year to bridge the emerging skill gap in India.
As per the report, 32,000 jobs were posted in this period as BFSI, M&I, Retail, and Telecom sectors fast-paced their hiring efforts to keep up with the demand surge for the festive season in India.
The report states nearly 47 per cent of the recruiters predicted new and replacement hiring, 26 per cent expected only new job creation, and 20 per cent said they would maintain their headcount in the coming six months.
Indeed reported a massive 117 per cent increase in job postings and a 75.30 per cent increase in clicks (job seeker interest), underscoring the enormous growth in India's internet consumption.
TeamLease Services report states that the 15 per cent increase in job opportunities over the previous year reflects the BFSI sector's upbeat outlook and proactive approach to meet consumers' growing demands.
According to a LocalCircles survey, while 77 per cent of the respondents are confident that India's clout in the world will continue to grow by the time it marks its 80th anniversary, 14 per cent felt it will remain the 'same as what it is currently'.
Additionally, the overall hiring intent for all categories of job seekers increases to 73 per cent from 68 per cent over the same duration. This sustained growth shows an optimistic job market in the coming months, especially for freshers
Temporary hiring numbers are seen to be better this festive season between August and December than the last
Under Chief Minister Youth Internship Programme, the Government appoints 15 interns (Mukhyamantri Janseva Mitra) in each block of the 52 districts across the state to support the Government in last-mile delivery and ensure saturation of schemes. Each intern will get a stipend of Rs 8000 per month
Festive season sale: The e-commerce sector currently has around 2,00,000 open positions for temporary workers. These jobs are primarily available in last mile delivery space and warehouse operations.
Candidates who want to apply for the CRP Clerks XIII can do it through the official site of IBPS at ibps.in.
Around 71 per cent of Indian jobseekers consider work flexibility as the topmost priority during their job search.
Now companies are embracing flexibility like never before, with solely on-site roles declining by 10 per cent and hybrid positions surging by 60 per cent for entry-level roles compared to 2022
Several other Reddit users also started sharing similar instances from their experiences with college placement cells.
While addressing the gathering, the PM said that the National Rozgar Mela has become the new identity of the present government as recruitment letters are handed out to more than 70,000 individuals today.
These recruitments are taking place across Central Government Departments, and State Governments/UTs are supporting this initiative
JioMart layoffs: JioMart also plans to lay off more with hundreds of employees already put on performance improvement plan (PIP).
A whopping 75% of surveyed employees in India are active job-seekers, meaning they are looking right now or plan to find a new job within the next 6 months, as per the Michael Page Talent Trends 2023 India study.
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said that 99 per cent of the companies go out of business because they run out of money, and only 1 per cent do so because they didn’t hire enough.
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