Having been under pressure in the past few months, India Inc's hiring plans saw marginal increase in January with improved situation in IT, BPO and telecom sectors, says a report.
According to a survey by job portal Naukri.com, the overall job index (JobSpeak) climbed up to 738 in January 2009, up five per cent up from 697 in December last year, reflecting a marginally improving hiring scenario in the first month of the year.
"The downtrend in jobs was arrested to an extent in January. However it may be a while before we see a recovery," Info Edge (India) COO and Director Hitesh Oberoi said.
Meanwhile, the index for January implied 26.2 per cent decline in new jobs since July 2008.
Further, a location-wise analysis reveals an improved situation in IT cities like Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune.
The industry analysis reveals a positive scenario in IT, BPO, Telecom, Banking and Hospitality, the Naukri survey suggested.
Most of the industries saw a positive hiring scenario in January 2009 as compared to December. Niche industries including legal, government and defence continued to see an increase in jobs, with the index above July 2008 levels. The survey also suggested that new jobs increased by 18 per cent in IT-enabled services in January this year.
The index, JobSpeak, said that functional areas including teaching and hospitality inched up above the July 2008 levels, thus indicating a robust job scenario in these sectors.
On city-wise analysis, Bengaluru witnessed an increase of 18 per cent in new jobs in January this year compared with December 2008.
While Kolkata, which slipped to a low of 586 in December 2008, gained 23 per cent in January 2009, Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune registered a marginal increase in jobs in this period.
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