Hiring saw 15 per cent increase over last one year (from January 2013 to January 2014), according to Naukri Job Speak Index.
Among the top metros, hiring momentum was most marked in Kolkata and Hyderabad with the index moving up by 29 per cent and 20 per cent month-on-month, respectively, the release said.
Ambarish Raghuvanshi, Group President-Finance and CFO, Info Edge (India) Ltd, said: “We anticipate that post general elections companies will probably start their expansion process which will generate demand for talent. The hiring scenario in India in 2014 is likely to be better than it’s been in the last two years.”
Industry-wise hiring sentiment was positive with sectors such as insurance showing an increase of 26 per cent m-o-m.
IT software and BPO continue to witness growth with the index moving up by 18 per cent and 13 per cent m-o-m, respectively. Oil & gas, pharma and banking & financial sector have also seen growth with the index moving up by 1 per cent m-o-m.
Telecom, on the other hand, witnessed a dip with the index moving down sharply by 23 per cent and auto sector saw a marginal decline of 3 per cent m-o-m, the release added.
Kolkata and Hyderabad witnessed the maximum improvement in hiring trends among all metros. Chennai and Pune also saw growth with the Naukri Job Speak Index moving up by 18 per cent and 15 per cent in January 2014 over December 2013, respectively.
The index for Mumbai and Bangalore moved up by 14 per cent and 11 per cent m-o-m, respectively, it added.
Delhi-NCR saw lower growth with the index moving up by 7 per cent in January 2014 compared to December 2013.