AUGUST 2016

n About RecruiteX

n Hiring Trends

n Executive Summary

n Recruitment Trends by Industry

n Recruitment Trends by Functional Area

n Recruitment Trends by Location

n Recruitment Trends by Experience

n Contact Us

CONTENTS

August 2016

ABOUTRecruiteX is the recruitment index for India. It is an analysis identifying the hiring activity and trends in India Inc. Based on tactful extraction and examination of jobs posted and applied for in a month, it details ‘recruitment’ as a process backed by hiring sentiments of a recruiter and aspirations of a job seeker.

METHODOLOGYRecruiteX represents the demand aspects of recruitment. Demand for talent is computed by factoring activities of recruiters on TimesJobs.com. This demand is integrated with numbers collected by our offline team and then segregated according to top industry verticals, functional areas and locations. The base value for the index has been kept

at 100 for the month of December 2010. All RecruiteX values for subsequent months represent the trend of RecruiteX viz-a-viz December 2010.RecruiteX, in its most comprehensible format, is aimed to provide a detailed insight of the recruitment market in India to employers, recruiters and job seekers alike.

ABOUT RECRUITEX

August 2016

Talent demand up by 8% in August 2016; healthcare top

hiring sector.AUGUST HIRING TRENDS

n EXPERIENCE-WISE BREAK-UP

7%2-5 years

11%5-10 years21%

10-20 years

19%>20 years

9%<2 years

n TOP HIRING SECTORS

30%Healthcare

13%BPO/ITeS

12%Manufacturing

9%BFSI

8%IT/Telecom

n IN-DEMAND PROFILES

30%Doctors/medical

professionals

27%Entertainment/

media

22%Business

management/ Consultants

19%Hospitality

11%Engineering

n TOP HIRING LOCATIONS

22%Lucknow

15%Hyderabad

18%Bengaluru

14%Ahmendabad

13%Chennai

0%Jun 2016

8%Aug 2016

-7%Jul 2016

2%May 2016

-5%Mar 2016

August 2016

-7%Apr 2016

TALENT demand grew by 8 per cent during August 2016, as hiring activity revived across key sectors,

reveals latest RecruiteX, the recruitment index by TimesJobs.com. Healthcare, construction, BPO/ITeS, BFSI and manufacturing were the top hiring sectors during

August 2016. Doctors, nurses, medical professionals, business management, consultants, freelancers, HR professionals and engineers reported significant rise in demand. Entertainment, media, journalism profiles also witnessed increased demand. Among metros, Bengaluru posted rise in demand. Lucknow was the best performing

non metro. Among states, Gujarat (except Ahmedabad and Vadodara) posted highest rise in talent demand. Hiring gained momentum for professionals across experience categories. Experienced categiries continued to be in demand. Candidates having 10-20 years of experience posted highest rise in talent demand in August 2016.

Doctors, medical professionals grew in demand as Healthcare

surfaces as the top hiring sector.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

August 2016

n Healthcare posted over 30 per cent rise in talent demand. BPO/ITeS saw 13 per cent rise in demand.

n Doctors/nurses/medical professionals reported nearly 30 per cent rise in talent demand.

n Among top ten locations, Lucknow witnessed 22 per cent rise. Among metros, Bengaluru reported 18 per cent rise.

n Candidates across experience categories saw rise. Candidates with 10-20 years of experience posted 21 per cent rise in demand.

DEMAND

Hiring reported rise during August 2016. Key employment sectors and functional areas contributed to the

rise in hiring activity.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Aug 2016

Demand for talent

Aug 2015

August 2016

79

87

95.00

88.75

82.50

76.25

70.00

n Healthcare registered highest (over 30%) rise in hiring during August 2016.

n BPO/ITeS sector posted 13 per cent rise and Manufacturing saw 12 per cent rise.

n BFSI, retail and petrochemical sector saw 9 per cent rise in demand.

Demand reported rise across most key industry segments. Healthcare and BPO/ITeS were the best performing

sectors during August 2016.

RECRUITMENT TREND BY INDUSTRY

Market Average n Jul 2016 n Aug 201673 79

IT/Telecom

Manufacturing & Engineering

BFSI

CRM/CallCentres/BPO/ITES /Med.Trans

Consumer Durables/FMCG

Retailing

Petrochemicals/ Oil and Gas/ Power

Automobiles/Auto Component/ Auto Ancillary

Projects/Infrastructure/ Power/Energy

Healthcare/ Biotechnology/ Pharmaceutical

8794

67

80

84

80

49

64

57

44

79

74

87

95

86

54

70

64

49

109

Jul 2016 Aug 2016

August 2016

During August 2016, demand grew across key functional areas. HR and doctors,

nurses, medical professionals were the most in-demand profiles during the month.

RECRUITMENT TREND BY FUNCTION

n Doctors/nurses/medical professionals reported 30 per cent rise in demand.

n Hospitality professionals witnessed 19 per cent rise in demand.

n Engineers and HR profile saw 11 per cent rise. Logistics profile saw 10 per cent rise.

Market Average n Jul 2016 n Aug 201673 79

IT/Telecom

Engineering

Accounting & Finance

Sales/Business Development

Banks/Insurance/ Financial Services

Marketing & Advertising

Customer Service/ Tele Calling

HR/PM/IR/Training/ T&D

Logistics/ Supply Chain Management/ Procurement

Quality Process/Control

7578

4752

5861

124130

5356

6060

97103

6168

5358

5252

Jul 2016 Aug 2016

August 2016

n Among top ten locations, Lucknow reported 22 per cent rise in demand.

n Bengaluru witnessed highest rise (18%) in demand, among metros.

n Hyderabad posted 15 per cent rise. Delhi-NCR saw 12 per cent rise in demand.

Demand witnessed positive hiring momentum in most major locations during the month of August 2016. Bengaluru was

the best performing metro, during the

RECRUITMENT TREND BY LOCATION

Market Average n Jul 2016 n Aug 201673 79

Delhi NCR

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Chennai

Pune

Hyderabad/ Secunderabad

Ahmedabad

Vadodara

Jaipur

Gujarat (Except Ahmedabad and Vadodara)

63

64

85

55

82

78

123

66

84

78

70

66

101

62

86

89

140

72

89

83

Jul 2016 Aug

August 2016

Talent demand was high across experience categories. Candidates with 10-20 years of experience saw highest

rise in demand in August 2016.

RECRUITMENT TREND BY EXPERIENCE

n Candidates with 10-20 years of experience reported highest rise (21%) in talent demand.

n Candidates with 5-10 years of experience witnessed 11 per cent rise in demand.

n Candidates with less than 2 years of experience reported 9 per cent rise in demand.

Market Average n Jul 2016 n Aug 201673 79

<2yrs

2-5yrs

5-10yrs

10-20yrs

20yrs+

8593

7985

6369

5466

5465

Jul 2016 Aug 2016

August 2016

India’s leading recruitment portal TimesJobs.com brings ‘RecruiteX’ to give you a snapshot of hiring activity in India with complete analysis of demand in relation to major industries, functional areas, locations and experience.

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