APRIL 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

April 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

April 2016

Demand rises for senior-level professionals amid a stagnant job market

APRIL HIRING TRENDS

April 2016

n EXPERIENCE-WISE BREAK-UP

-6%<2 years

-3%2-5 years

-6%5-10 years

-8%10-20 years

2%>20 years

n INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE

18%Accounting-tax/

Counsulting

2%Recruitment/placement

-12%Automobiles

-11%Consumer durables/

FMCG

-9%Petrochem / Oil & Gas

n PROFILE ANALYSIS

2%Architects/

interior design

-21%Customer

service/ tele

-15%Logistics/

supply chain management

-12%Entertainment/

media/ journalism

-11%Sales/

business development

n LOCATION-WISE INDICES

14%Indore

11%Lucknow

3%Delhi NCR

-17%Chandigarh

-9%Nov 2015

2%Dec 2015

-7%Apr 2016

-3%Jan 2016

6%Feb 2016

-5%Mar 2016

TALENT demand dropped by 7 per cent during April 2016, reveals the latest RecruiteX, the

recruitment index by TimesJobs.com. None of the top sectors witnessed any rise in talent demand during April 2016. Accounting-

tax/consulting and recruitment/placement agencies were the only sectors to report a rise in talent demand during the month. Architecture/interior designing were the only profiles to report a rise in demand while accounting & finance profiles witnessed stable demand. Delhi NCR was the only metro to

report a rise in demand. Indore posted the highest rise in talent demand followed by Lucknow. Among states, Karnataka (except Bengaluru) topped the demand index. Hiring dropped across experience categories, barring candidates with over 20 years of experience.

Amid a 7% slump in talent demand, accounting, tax and consulting sector

reported rise during April 2016. Delhi NCR was the most active hiring location

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

April 2016

n Accounting/tax/consulting posted 18 per cent rise in hiring activity. Talent demand also rose (2%) in recruitment/placement agencies.

n Architects/interior designing profile reported 3 per cent rise in demand. Accounting & finance professionals witnessed stable demand.

n Among top ten locations, Delhi NCR witnessed a 3 per cent rise in talent demand. Among states, Karnataka reported a 20 per cent rise in demand.

n The April 2016 demand index was inactive for candidates across experience categories except candidates with over 20 years of experience. This was the only category to witness a rise (2%) in demand.

DEMAND

Overall, hiring reported a drop during April 2016. Key employment sectors and functional areas contributed to the drop in talent demand

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

97

78

April 2016

Demand for talent

April 2015

April 2016

100

96

92

88

84

80

76

n Accounting/tax/consulting registered the highest (18%) rise in hiring. Since January 2016, it has posted an average 3 per cent rise.

n Automobile sector posted a 12 per cent drop in demand. Petrochemicals/oil & gas saw a 9 per cent drop in hiring activity.

n IT/telecom, retail and manufacturing sector saw a 7 per cent drop in demand while BFSI sector posted a 5 per cent drop.

Demand reported a drop across most of the key industry segments. Accounting/tax/consulting and recruitment/placement agencies were the best performing industries during April 2016

RECRUITMENT TREND BY INDUSTRY

Market Average n Mar 2016 n Apr 201683 78

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

9992

72

82

95

87

50

67

90

46

91

67

78

80

77

47

61

56

43

88

April 2016

Mar 2016 Apr 2016

During April 2016, demand fell across key functional areas. Architects/interior

designers were the only profile to post a rise in demand during the month

RECRUITMENT TREND BY FUNCTION

n Architects/interior designers reported a 3 per cent rise in demand. Accounting & finance professionals saw stable demand.

n Customer service professionals witnessed 21 per cent drop in demand while logistics/supply chain mgt reported 11 per cent drop.

n Entertainment/media/journalism professionals saw 10 per cent drop in demand while hospitality posted 7 per cent drop.

Market Average n Mar 2016 n Apr 201683 78

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

9186

5451

6767

136125

5754

6662

132105

7974

6255

6660

April 2016

Mar 2016 Apr 2016

n Among top ten locations, Indore reported 14 per cent rise in talent demand. Lucknow posted 11 per cent rise in demand.

n Delhi NCR was the only metro to witness a rise (3%) in talent demand in April 2016. Bengaluru posted the highest drop (8%).

n Chandigarh saw 17 per cent drop in talent demand followed by Pune with 16 per cent drop. Hyderabad posted 12 per cent drop.

Demand witnessed negative hiring momentum in most major locations during

April 2016. Delhi NCR was the only metro to post a rise in demand

RECRUITMENT TREND BY LOCATION

Market Average n Mar 2016 n Apr 201683 78

Delhi NCR

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Chennai

Pune

Hyderabad/ Secunderabad

Ahmedabad

Vadodara

Maharashtra (Except Mumbai and Pune)

Kerala

65

70

92

58

87

91

122

69

112

86

67

65

85

57

73

80

114

58

117

88

April 2016

Mar 2016 Apr 2016

Talent demand was low across experience categories. Senior-level professionals with over

20 years of experience were the only category to witness a rise in talent demand

RECRUITMENT TREND BY EXPERIENCE

n Candidates with over 20 years of experience was the only category to report rise (2%) in demand during April 2016.

n Candidates with 10-20 years of experience reported the highest drop (8%) in talent demand during the month.

n Candidates with 5-10 years and less than 2 years of experience posted 6 per cent drop in demand.

Market Average n Mar 2016 n Apr 201683 78

<2yrs

2-5yrs

5-10yrs

10-20yrs

20yrs+

908585

8367

6358

545152

April 2016

Mar 2016 Apr 2016

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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