India to see robust hiring in next three months: Study

Job seekers can expect the maximum opportunities in the services sector

Indian companies are lining up robust hiring plans for the next quarter,beginning April 1,making India the most optimistic country in terms of job creation.

A dynamic pace of hiring is expected across all the regions in the country during April-June period of 2012,while services and financial sectors could see the maximum job creation activities,HR consultancy major Manpower said in its quarterly Employment Outlook Survey. As per the survey,which covered 4,992 employers across India,the countrys net employment outlook an indicator of recruitment intentions rose to 44 per cent for the second quarter of 2012,up from 41 per cent in the first quarter.

India has been the most optimistic nation worldwide in terms of hiring intentions and creating jobs for the last five years,except for the fourth quarter of 2011 when it had slipped to second position below Taiwan. In terms of strongest hiring expectations of employers,India is followed by Brazil,Taiwan,Peru and Turkey.

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The hiring plans have been found to be weakest in Greece,Spain and Czech Republic and a greater percentage of employers are planning to trim payrolls,than hire staff in these places.

Job seekers can expect the maximum opportunities in the services sector (59 per cent),followed by finance,insurance and real estate sectors. The weakest job outlook has been reported by the employers in the public administration and education space (38 per cent). The outlook in the services sector is being fueled by IT industrys highly optimistic hiring plans. Similarly,PSU banks are also expected to hire thousands to support expansion plans further boosting the sectors outlook, Manpower India MD Sanjay Pandit said.

Employers in all four regions of the country anticipate a dynamic hiring pace in the next three months and the the outlook for all of them has improved since the last quarter.

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