Second half of 2011 to see more jobs: survey

The overall sentiment shows that hiring activity will continue to move at a brisk pace over the next six months,it said.

“Employers began recruiting at a steady pace in the first half of 2011 and confidence levels were high.

The survey findings indicate sustainable new job opportunities in the remainder of the year and job seekers can look forward to a favourable hiring environment,” Info Edge Chief Financial Officer Ambarish Raghuvanshi said.

The survey highlighted that more than 60 per cent recruiters feel that attrition in their organisation is less than 10 per cent. However,almost 20 per cent of them said that attrition levels in their organisation is above 20 per cent.

As per the survey,32 per cent of the recruiters opined that the range of increments was between 10 per cent and 15 per cent.

“Thirty one per cent said that the range was between 15 per cent and 20 per cent and 18 per cent said increments were within the range of 5 per cent and 10 per cent,” the report said.

Among the respondents,60 per cent felt that maximum hiring activities would be seen for employees with four to eight years of experience.

Around 50 per cent said that recruitment levels would be high for those with one to three years experience.

“Twenty two per cent of the recruiters opted for 8-15 years,while 20 per cent said that jobs would be created for freshers,” it said.

On the other hand,as many as 61 per cent of recruiters said that they face a talent crunch during hiring their employees. Among these recruiters,41 per cent said that maximum talent crunch was witnessed in the 4-8years experience level.

The findings are based on a survey of more than 950 recruiters.

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