Freshers get a reason to cheer as hiring picks up

In what seems to be a glimmer of hope for freshers, more than 15% of employers in India are keen on hiring young talent.

According to a report titled ‘Career Outlook Report Feb-April 21’ by TeamLease Services, although there are fewer jobs than earlier, on the whole, freshers have been less disadvantaged compared to candidates with years of experience.

“The hiring intent for freshers is recovering smartly and quickly since the days of the lockdown. The hiring intent for February-April, 2021 has improved almost 2.5 times since its nadir during the lockdown,” says the report.

Though all the sectors are keen on hiring freshers at varying numbers, informational technology, telecommunications, ecommerce and startups seem to be the leaders.

The report also mentions that sectors such as Travel & Hospitality are still impacted by the pandemic and therefore might have only minimal job opportunities for freshers at present.

According to the report, top job roles freshers can expect to be employed in are business development – sales professionals, graphic designers, digital marketing associates, content writers & web developers.

Top domain skills employers expect freshers to possess include spreadsheet skills, product/ service marketing, data analytics, web development and mobile app development.

Various courses in automation, software development, graphics design are the most popular courses freshers can undertake to improve their employability, says the report.

Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi are the top three cities in the country that intend to hire freshers during February-April 2021.