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Finding a well-paying job in India’s IT sector has become increasingly difficult, especially amid widespread layoffs in recent times. Companies are also becoming more selective, often prioritising candidates with specialised skills or extensive experience.
A viral video has sparked discussions on social media, showing a massive queue of over 3,000 engineers outside an IT company in Pune, Maharashtra. Shared by the X handle Pune Pulse, the footage captures job seekers—men and women—lined up outside UPS, Magarpatta, hoping for an opportunity. “Pune: Viral Video Shows Over 3,000 Engineers Queuing for Walk-In Interview, Highlighting Fierce IT Job Market Competition,” the caption read.
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indianexpress.com couldn’t independently verify the job profile the professionals were lined up for.
The video quickly stirred up attention, prompting social media users to react to it. “This is pure harassment. For the consulting it work we do, we don’t need this much hype. Just hire a person with good resume and fire him if he is not working fine,” a user wrote. “Same situation was with CTS when i went to pune for an interview in year 2015,” a user said.
“Rising level of unemployed amongst educated youth. No future for them. Parents are unnessarily spending money on their education,” another user commented.
In October, a video of thousands of Indians lined up for waiter and service staff jobs in Canada raised concerns on social media. The video was shot outside Tandoori Flame restaurant, where several students waited for hours to sit for the interview.
