Thursday, 9 July 2020

Hiring activities up 33% in June: Report

The report said hiring in the hospitality, retail and auto sectors has been the most impacted due to the COVID-19 lockdown


Mumbai: Hiring activities in June remained muted on a year-on-year basis, but registered an increase over the previous month amid nation-wide relaxations of coronavirus-induced lockdown norms, a report said on Wednesday.

According to  Naukri JobSpeak Index for the month of June stood at 1,208, registering an improvement of 33 percent compared to May when it was at 910. However, on year-on-year basis, the hiring activity was still down by 44 percent.

The Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly Index that calculates and records hiring activities based on the job listings on Naukri.com.

The report further said hiring in hospitality, retail and auto sectors have been the most impacted due to the COVID-19 lockdown and functional roles in education/teaching with 49 percent growth, pharmaceuticals/biotech (36 percent) and sales/business development (33 percent) saw an uptick in month-on-month hiring.

Hiring across experience levels also grew by an average of 28 percent in June compared to May led by the entry-level executives' band (0-3 years experience).

AN Bureau

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