MARCH 2016

n About RecruiteX

n Hiring Trends

n Executive Summary

n Industry-wise Recruitment Trends

n Functional Area-wise Recruitment Trends

n Location-wise Recruitment Trends

n Experience-wise Recruitement Trends

n Contact Us

EXECUTIVE CONTENT

March 2016

ABOUTRecruiteX is the recruitment index for India. It is an analysis identify-ing 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 accord-ing to top industry verticals, func-tional areas and locations.The base value for the index has

been kept at 100 for the month of December 2010. All RecruiteX val-ues for subsequent months repre-sent the trend of RecruiteX viz-a-viz December 2010.RecruiteX, in its most comprehen-sible format, is aimed to provide a detailed insight of the recruitment market in India to employers, re-cruiters and job seekers alike.

ABOUT RECRUITEX

March 2016

Talent demand up by 3% in Automobile sector in March 2016HIRING

TRENDS

March 2016

n EXPERIENCE-WISE BREAK-UP

-1%<2 years

-5%2-5 years

-9%5-10 years

-3%10-20 years

-1%>20 years

n INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE

3%Automobile

-15%Travel &

hospitality

-10%Healthcare

9%Retail

7%BFSI

n PROFILE ANALYSIS

2%Entertainment/

media/journalism

-21%Medical

professionals

-15%Hospitality

-12%Administration

-11%BFSI

n LOCATION-WISE INDICES

8%Vadodara & Kerala

2%Gujarat

-11%Pune

-7%Delhi NCR

-9%Nov 2015

2%Dec 2015

2%Oct 2015

-3%Jan 2016

6%Feb 2016

-5%Mar 2016

TALENT demand dropped by 5 per cent during March 2016, as hiring activity slumped across key

sectors, reveals latest RecruiteX, the recruitment index by TimesJobs.com. Among key sectors, only automobile, accounting, tax and

consulting reported rise in demand during the month. Entertainment/media/journalism professionals posted the highest rise in demand. Legal and law professionals too witnessed rise in demand. Customer service/tele calling profile reported stable demand during March 2016. Among key locations, Vadodara

posted the highest rise in talent demand. None of the metros saw any rise in hiring. Among states, Kerala topped the demand index. Hiring was low across experience categories, with candidates having 5-10 years of experience witnessing the maximum drop in demand in March 2016.

FY 2016-17 begins on a low note with an average drop of 1% but sectors such

as IT/telecom, BFSI and automobile have witnessed positive hiring momentum

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

March 2016

n Among key sectors, automobile industry reported 3 per cent rise in hiring. Accounting/tax/consulting posted 2 per cent rise in talent demand

n Entertainment/media/journalism profile reported 2 per cent rise in demand. Legal/law professionals witnessed 4 per cent rise in talent demand

n Among top ten locations, Vadodara witnessed 8 per cent rise in demand. Among states, Kerala reported 8 per cent rise in demand

n The March 2016 demand index was inactive for candidates across experience categories. Candidates with 5-10 years of experience witnessed maximum (9%) drop in demand

DEMAND

Overall, hiring dropped during March 2016. Key employment sectors and functional areas contributed to the drop in hiring activity

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

100

96

92

88

84

80

97

83

March 2016

Demand for talent

April 2015

March 2016

n Among the top ten sectors, automobile registered the highest (3%) rise in hiring during March 2016

n Accounting/tax/consulting saw 2 per cent rise in hiring. Travel & hospitality posted highest (15%) drop

n IT/telecom and logistics sectors saw 5 per cent drop in demand, followed by manufacturing sector with 4 per cent drop

Demand reported drop across most key industry segments. Automobile and accounting/tax/

consulting were the best-performing sectors during March 2016

RECRUITMENT TREND BY INDUSTRY

Market Average n Feb 2016 n Mar 201688 83

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

10599

75

89

100

93

56

69

87

48

101

72

82

95

87

50

67

90

46

91

March 2016

Feb 2016 Mar 2016Base Year Dec 2010=100

During March 2016, demand fell across key functional areas. Among key profiles,

entertainment/media/journalism and legal/law profiles posted rise in demand during the month

RECRUITMENT TREND BY FUNCTION

n Among key functional areas, entertainment/media/journalism profiles reported 2 per cent rise in demand

n Legal/law professionals witnessed 4 per cent rise in demand; customer service/tele calling reported stable (0%) hiring

n Doctors/medical professionals saw 21 per cent drop while hospitality professionals saw 15 per cent drop

Market Average n Feb 2016 n Mar 201688 83

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

Entertainment/ Media/ Journalism

9491

5654

7167

144136

6457

7266

132132

8079

6362

6566

March 2016

Feb 2016 Mar 2016Base Year Dec 2010=100

n Among top ten locations, Vadodara reported 8 per cent rise in demand during March 2016

n Hyderabad witnessed stable (0%) demand. Among states, Kerala posted 8 per cent rise in demand

n Delhi NCR saw 7 per cent drop in talent demand in March 2016 followed by Chennai with 6 per cent drop

Demand witnessed negative hiring momentum in most major locations during

March 2016. None of the metros posted a rise in demand

RECRUITMENT TREND BY LOCATION

Market Average n Feb 2016 n Mar 201688 83

Delhi NCR

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Chennai

Pune

Hyderabad/ Secunderabad

Ahmedabad

Vadodara

Maharashtra (Except Mumbai and Pune)

Kerala

70

74

96

62

97

90

126

63

120

80

65

70

92

58

87

91

122

69

112

86

March 2016

Feb 2016 Mar 2016Base Year Dec 2010=100

Talent demand was low across experience categories. Middle-level professionals

with 5-10 years of experience witnessed the highest drop in talent demand

RECRUITMENT TREND BY EXPERIENCE

n Candidates with 5-10 years of experience reported the highest (9%) drop in demand during March 2016

n Candidates with 2-5 years of experience reported 5 per cent drop in talent demand during the month

n Demand for professionals with over 20 years of experience and less than 2 years of experience posted 1 per cent drop

Market Average n Feb 2016 n Mar 201688 83

<2yrs

2-5yrs

5-10yrs

10-20yrs

20yrs+

919090

8574

6761

585251

March 2016

Feb 2016 Mar 2016Base Year Dec 2010=100

India’s leading recruitment portal TimesJobs.com brings ‘RecruiteX’ to give you a snapshot of the hiring activity in India with a complete analysis of demand

in relation to major industries, functional areas, locations and experience.

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