• Soumalaya
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• 2009-08-21
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Hiring Activities In India Continue To Rise

The job market seems to be recovering from recession blues as a survey revealed a rise in hiring activities. According to the survey conducted by naukri.com, hiring increased by 1.3% in July compared to what it was in June. The IT and IteS sectors, retail and real estate displayed a spurt and are leading the pack with other industries such as banking, pharma and biotech picking up pace.

The trend shows an increasing demand for experienced professionals as the industry looks to use their expertise and insight to soar again. Professionals with more than 8 years of experience are highly sought after and recruitment of such professionals are showing maximum growth. Among the Indian cities, Hyderabad, Delhi/NCR and Mumbai saw improvement in hiring whereas Chennai, Bangalore and Pune experienced a slight dip.

This report portrays ongoing progress as recruitment activities had increased by 8.1% in June over its preceding month. To read more about the report and for statistics of individual cities, hit this link.

• Soumalaya
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• 2009-07-10
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New Courses on the Block

A lot of criticism has been directed at our education system from various directions including this blog for good reason and now is the time to look at some positives. Gradually several new and job-oriented courses are making their presence felt in colleges and universities and looking at the list, we have to applaud the effort. The system has been slow, thereby depriving a lot of promising students, but we can look forward to the future.

Among the new courses, mention should be made of news reading, public administration, packaging, fire safety, banking and investment management. As the industry diversifies and looks for people with specific skills for specific domains, these courses are looking to cater to the demands.In the upcoming posts i will be exploring these courses in greater detail.