SEPTEMBER 2015

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SEPTEMBER 2015

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. It is the only report which decodes the hiring trends in the country after evaluating the demand and supply of talent across industries.

METHODOLOGYRecruiteX represents the demand and supply aspects of recruitment. Demand for talent is computed by factoring activities of recruiters on TimesJobs.com.

The supply of talent is representative of activities conducted by job-seekers on TimesJobs.com. This demand and supply data 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. The supply data has been recalibrated in the month of August 2015 to incorporate market reality.

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.

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HIRING UP by 4% in September 2015, key sectors contribute

HIRING

TRENDS AUGUST 2015

Indore

19%

17% Ahmedabad

14%

8%

7% Pune

Delhi NCR

Hyderabad

13% Human resource

12% Business manage-ment/consultants

10% Customer service/

tele calling

10%

Projects/ infrastructure

Petrochemicals/ oil & gas

IT/telecom Travel & hospitality

BFSI

9% 6% 5%

SOUGHT-AFTER PROFILES

BEST PERFORMING SECTORS

TOP HIRING LOCATIONS

11% Jan 2015 8%

Jul 2015

-1% Feb 2015

-4% Mar 2015

0% Apr 2015

-12% May 2015

-4% Aug 2015

-2% Jun 2015

4% Sept 2015

4%

6% IT/telecom

5% Hospitality

EXPERIENCE-WISE DEMAND

<2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

>20 years

4% 4%

8%

4%

-9%

Talent demand rose by 4 per cent during September 2015 as hiring activity picked up pace across key sectors, reveals the latest RecruiteX, the recruitment index by TimesJobs.com. Overall hiring activity witnessed a 3 per cent rise since July 2015.

Among key sectors, projects/infrastructure/ power/energy reported the highest rise in demand, followed by petrochemical and IT/telecom sectors. HR professionals registered the maximum rise in demand. Business management/consultants/freelancers too posted significant rise in demand during September 2015.

Among locations, tier II cities saw buoyant talent demand, with Indore witnessing the highest

rise. Hiring activity was active across experience categories barring over the 20-year experience bracket, which reported nearly 9 per cent drop in demand during the month. Candidates with over 5-10 years of experience witnessed the maximum rise in demand.

The category posted a rise of 8 per cent in month-over-month analysis. The supply index witnessed a double-digit drop during the month.

Consumer durables/FMCG and automobile sectors reported the maximum drop in supply of talent. These sectors witnessed an average drop of over 30 per cent in job-seeking activity in the month of September 2015, according to RecruiteX.

EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2015

December 2014 September 2015

110

100

90

80

9092

Demand for talent

DEMANDn Among the key sectors, projects/infrastructure/power/energy industry reported 10 per cent rise in hiring

n HR professionals reported 13 per cent rise in demand. Business management/consultants/freelancers profile witnessed 12 per cent rise in demand

n Among top locations, Indore witnessed 19 per cent rise in talent demand. Among metros, Delhi NCR reported 8 per cent rise in demand

n The September 2015 demand index was buoyant for candidates across experience categories. Candidates with 5-10 years experience observed the highest (8%) rise in demand

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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

Overall, hiring reported rise during September 2015. Key employment sectors, support functions and tier II job hubs contributed to the rise in hiring activity.

December 2014 August 2015

120

100

80

60

78

Supply of talent

65

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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

SUPPLYn Consumer durables/FMCG and automobile sectors witnessed over 30 per cent drop in supply of talent in September 2015

n Entertainment/ media/ journalism professionals reported the maximum (over 30%) drop in job-seeking activity. Engineers reported 24 per cent drop in supply during September 2015

n Among top locations, Chennai witnessed the maximum (28%) drop in job-seeking activity. Hyderabad witnessed 26 per cent drop in supply of talent

n Supply of talent was low across most experience categories. Candidates with less than 2 years of experience reported 20 per cent drop

The supply index registered 16 per cent drop in month-over-month analysis. Consumer durables/FMCG and automobile sectors were the significant contributors to this drop in supply of talent.

Recruitment trend by

INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER 2015

SUPPLYn Among top ten industries, the retail industry reported maximum (over 30%) drop in supply of talent followed by logistics & warehousing sector (26%) in September 2015

n Overall, the consumer durables/FMCG and automobile sectors posted over 30 per cent drop in supply during the month

n The projects/infrastructure sector reported 18 per cent rise in supply of talent during September 2015. Supply was up by 1 per cent in the healthcare sector

DEMANDn Among the top ten sectors, projects/infrastructure registered maximum (10%) rise in hiring activity during September 2015. Petrochemicals/oil and gas sector reported 9 per cent rise in demand

n The IT/telecom sector saw 6 per cent rise in hiring during the month. The travel & hospitality sector reported 5 per cent rise in demand

n Logistics & warehousing and healthcare sectors saw stable (0%) hiring during September 2015

Demand reported rise across most key industry segments. Projects/infrastructure and petrochemicals/oil and gas sectors reported significant rise in demand. Supply was low across most major sectors.

Demand SupplyINDUSTRY Aug’15 Sep’15 Aug’15 Sep’15

IT/Telecom p 102 p109 p 104 q92

Manufacturing & Engineering p 76 p78 q72 q 64

BFSI p 88 p 92 q 57 q 48

CRM/CallCentres/BPO/ITES/Med.Trans p 94 p 102 q 36 p 36

Consumer Durables/FMCG p 93 p 95 p 311 q 149

Retailing p56 p58 p 110 q 71

Petrochemicals/ Oil and gas q71 p77 q 38 q 34

Construction/Cement/Metal /Steel/Iron q 65 q 64 q 54 q 49

Projects/Infrastructure/Power/Energy q49 p 54 p 36 p 43

Healthcare/ Biotechnology/ Pharma p95 q94 q 59 p 59

Market Average q87 p90 q78 q 65Base Year Dec 2010=100

Recruitment trend by

FUNCTION SEPTEMBER 2015

SUPPLYn Entertainment/ media/ journalism professionals saw highest (over 30%) drop in job-seeking activity. Engineers posted 24 per cent drop in supply

n Business management/consultants/freelancers profiles posted 10 per cent drop in supply. IT/telecom profiles saw 9 per cent drop in supply

n Hospitality professionals posted 2 per cent rise in job-seeking activity during the month. Marketing & advertising saw stable (0%) talent supply

DEMANDn Among key functional areas, HR professionals reported 13 per cent rise in demand. This profile has witnessed an average 1 per cent rise in demand in the last six months

n Business management/consultants/freelancers witnessed 12 per cent rise in demand. Customer service/ tele calling professionals saw 10 per cent rise

n IT/telecom professionals reported 6 per cent rise while accounting & finance and engineering profiles saw a 1 per cent drop

During September 2015, demand was buoyant across key functional areas. Support functions posted significant rise in demand during the month. Supply was low for most key profiles.

Demand SupplyFUNCTION Aug’15 Sep’15 Aug’15 Sep’15IT/Telecom p97 p102 p104 q94Customer Service/ Tele Calling p124 p137 q55 q51Hospitality q50 p52 q66 p67Business Mgmt./ Consultants/Freelancers q85 p95 q 55 q49Sales/Business Development p139 p145 q37 q36Accounting & Finance p74 p74 q65 q59Entertainment/ Media q68 q67 p195 q125Engineering q56 p56 p144 q110Front Office/ Administration q81 p85 q93 q85Logistics/ Supply Chain Management q66 p67 q74 q66Market Average q87 p90 q 78 q65Base Year Dec 2010=100

Recruitment trend by

LOCATION SEPTEMBER 2015

SUPPLYn Among top ten, Chennai registered the highest (28%) drop in job-seeking activity during September 2015

n Delhi NCR saw 4 per cent drop in supply during the month. Between Jul-Sep 2015, the region posted an average 26 per cent drop in supply

n Hyderabad reported 26 per cent drop in supply while job-seeking activity in Bengaluru was down by 23 per cent during September 2015

DEMANDn Among top ten locations, Indore reported the maximum (19%) rise in demand during September 2015

n Among metros, Delhi NCR posted highest rise (8%) in talent demand during the month. Lucknow was the only city in top ten to report drop (6%) in demand during September 2015

n Among other key locations Bengaluru saw 5 per cent rise in demand. Pune reported 14 per cent rise in demand

Talent demand witnessed positive hiring momentum in most major locations during September 2015. Tier II locations were the best-performing job hubs. Supply index was down across key geographies.

Demand SupplyLOCATION Aug’15 Sep’15 Aug’15 Sep’15Delhi NCR q66 p72 q90 q86Mumbai q69 p71 q109 q84Bengaluru p97 p102 q151 q116Chennai q61 p61 q180 q129Pune q96 p110 q106 q88Hyderabad p82 p88 q194 q143Ahmedabad q107 p126 q126 q106West Bengal q150 q140 q105 p151Maharashtra (except Mumbai and Pune) p126 p133 p244 q145Gujarat (except Ahmedabad and Vadodara) q72 p79 q187 q75Market Average q87 p90 q78 q65Base Year Dec 2010=100

Recruitment trend by

EXPERIENCE SEPTEMBER 2015

SUPPLYn Candidates with less than 2 years experience reported maximum (20%) drop in job-seeking activity followed by candidates with 5-10 years experience (10%)

n Candidates with 2-5 years and over 20 years of experience were the only categories to report rise (2%) in job-seeking activity during September 2015

n Candidates with 10-20 years of experience registered 1 per cent drop in supply during September 2015

DEMANDn Unlike previous month, demand was up across experience categories, with candidates with 5-10 years of experience reporting maximum rise (8%) in demand during September 2015

n Candidates with over 20 years experience was the only category to witness drop (9%) in demand during the month

n Candidates with 2-5 years, 10-20 years and less than 2 years of experience reported 4 per cent drop in demand

Demand for talent grew across experience categories. However, senior-level candidates reported drop in demand during the month. Supply was sluggish across most experience categories.

Demand SupplyEXPERIENCE Aug’15 Sep’15 Aug’15 Sep’15

<2 years q95 p99 q137 q110

2-5 years p87 p90 q44 p45

5-10 years q65 p70 q35 q32

10-20 years q56 p58 p34 q33

Over 20 years q57 q51 p61 p61

Market Average q87 p90 q78 q65Base Year Dec 2010=100

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