Despite the third phase of the lockdown, there has been a 30 per cent jump in fresher hiring intentions in the first half of 2022 compared to the previous half, a survey by TeamLease EdTech showed. The report also said that over 47 per cent companies have expressed their intention to hire freshers in the current half year (January-June 2022). While only 17 per cent companies were willing to increase their fresher pool in the second half of 2021,
Key findings of the report, released for the period January to June 2022, claimed that recruitment intent across all categories of job seekers in India – fresh or experienced – increased from 31 per cent to 50 per cent in the same period . “This is a promising improvement and means there has been a significant recovery in economic activity since the pandemic period,” the report said.
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It said that information and technology is leading as the top sector, with 57 percent of employers willing to hire. Apart from IT, another sector that has seen a spurt in the hiring sentiment is hospitality and travel at 2 per cent.
From the cities point of view, Bengaluru has emerged as the most favorable city for freshers, with 59 per cent companies willing to increase their hiring. Additionally, Mumbai (43 per cent) and Delhi (39 per cent) are also top cities for freshers. Whereas, the cities that saw a decline in the intention to hire newcomers during this period were Pune, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Indore and Coimbatore.
While the top domains for hiring have been data analytics, investment banking, cyber security, AR/VR and content writing jobs, the top job roles for freshers were in digital marketing executive, artificial intelligence engineer, technical writer, full-stack developer. , and supply chain analyst. Additionally, the report claimed that the sectors that saw a decline in rental intent were construction and real estate, agriculture and agrochemicals, retail (non-essential), FMCG, marketing and advertising, media and entertainment. .
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“As our report indicates, technical skills are what companies are looking for. However, we have seen an interesting change in the past few years. Today, soft skills are getting as much attention. In fact, organization soft skills Equally or more, they focus on hard skills while hiring employees. When it comes to freshers, companies are looking for candidates who have analytical thinking and innovation, Be equipped with skills like stress management, communication skills, emotional intelligence and positive attitude,” said Neeti Sharma, Co-Founder and President of TeamLease EdTech.
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