8216;Hiring activities improve in May8217;

8220;The Index continues to record a positive year-over-year trend,with strong pockets of demand for professionals within the IT,oil/gas and automotive sectors,8221; Monster.com8217;s Managing Director India/Middle East/South East Asia Sanjay Modi said in a statement on Thursday.

Oil,gas,petroleum,power and retail were the sectors that led the annual growth. Overall online job demand in the oil/gas/petroleum and power sectors rose 30 per cent in May.

8220;Sales and business development occupations recorded notable expansion in online demand,while opportunities in finance and accounts declined,8221; the statement said.