September 22 2014
- Telecom sector sees maximum growth in August'14 over August'13
The Naukri Job Speak Index for the month of August 2014 was at 1478
indicating an 18% growth in hiring when compared to August 2013. Industry wise
hiring sentiment was exuberant with sectors like Telecom and BPO sector has seen
an increase of 36% and 26% respectively in August'14 as compared to August'13.
Among the top metros Delhi-NCR region has seen the maximum growth with the index
moving up by 24% in the same period.
Sumeet Singh, Sr VP Marketing Corporate communications and Strategic
Alliances Info Edge (India) Ltd said “Hiring activity has seen a growth in the
past six months with the Naukri Job Speak Index showing consistent levels of
growth especially in sectors like IT and BPO. We expect hiring activity to
sustain its momentum in the coming months”.
Industry Sector Analysis
An in depth analysis reveals that apart from the Telecom and BPO sector, IT and
Banking sector have seen growth with the index moving up by 24% and 26% in
August’14 over August’13. Auto and Pharma sector have also experienced growth
with the index going up by 13% each in the same period.
Other sectors like Insurance and Construction have seen a single digit growth
with the index moving down by 8% and 4% respectively in August'14 over
August'13.
Functional Area Analysis
The demand for professionals working in BPO saw the maximum growth with the
index moving up by 29% in August’14 over August'13. Professionals employed in IT
and HR sector also saw a spike with the Naukri Job Speak Index moving up by 24%
and 27% respectively in August'14 over August’13. Other areas like Supply Chain
and Engineering design have seen an increase of 22% and 20% each in this time
period.
Professionals employed in Banking & Insurance and Production maintenance have
seen an increase of 19% and 13% respectively in August'14 over August'13.
City Wise Analysis
Amongst metros, Delhi-NCR region saw the maximum growth in hiring in August’14
over August'13. It was followed by Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata which have
seen an increase of 22% respectively in the same time period. Cities like Pune
and Hyderabad have also seen a growth of 20% and 17% in August'14 over
August'13.
Mumbai has seen the least increase in hiring in the previous month with the
index moving up by 11% in August'14 over August'13.
About Naukri.com
Naukri.com, India's No. 1 job site and the flagship brand of Info Edge
introduced the concept of e-recruitment in India. Since its inception in 1997,
Naukri.com has seen continuous growth while outperforming its competitors in
every sphere. Info Edge was the first internet Company to be listed in India.
The site enjoys a traffic share of 69% as per Comscore. Naukri.com is a
recruitment platform that provides hiring-related services to corporates/
recruiters, placement agencies and to job seekers in India and overseas. It
offers multiple products like Resume Database Access, listings and Response
Management Tools. With more than 1,25,000 jobs live at any point and over 38
million CV's, Naukri.com serviced over 48000 corporate clients in 2013-2014. The
company employs over 3100 people operating through 56 offices in 42 cities in
India and overseas offices in Dubai, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
For more details please contact
Geetu Batra
09873458682
Geetu.Batra@naukri.com
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