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India Inc wholeheartedly reinvented itself during the COVID times and rapidly realigned its operations and processes to come out of the lull posed by the first lockdown.
With that phase far away in the rear-view mirror, the consensus among all industry participants is that they are adequately equipped to face similar challenges in the future without significant disruptions and that the focus should now only be on growth - Rapid growth. To meet that goal, the industry is vigorously emphasizing hiring candidates who are skilled and flexible-minded.
The 2020 hiring freeze was a black swan event, and once businesses came out of the initial shock of the first-of-its-kind lockdown, hiring and recruitment saw an immediate uptick. In FY 21-22, the effect of a low base year and pent-up demand saw hiring increase by 34% to reach stable levels.
In FY 22-23, we estimate a 31% YoY hiring growth rate across key sectors, which signals that the economy is marching on the right track and is set for a bright future in the coming years.
In our Decoding Jobs Industry Sectoral Report for 2022 prepared in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Sunstone Eduversity, we have analyzed the hiring activities in all key sectors and presented their hiring outlook based on multiple parameters.
Based on the findings of the report, the top five sectors expected to see the maximum hiring uptick in 2022 are:
There have been some positive trends that hint at organizations looking to strengthen themselves by building a dynamic workforce selected from a wide talent pool. Below are some insights:
Q1 saw companies going all out to hire talent in bulk. Like the first quarter this year, the year-on-year growth will be visible across most of the key sectors in Q2 as well.
With a significant portion of annual hiring capacity already achieved in the first quarter, we expect to see an overall 20-25% hiring dip in Q2 vis-a-vis Q1.
However, some sectors might prove to be outliers as they are experiencing a renewed surge in demand, such as automotive and ancillary services, cybersecurity, hospitality, education, and real estate.
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