India Inc is still a quarter away from reaching pre-Covid hiring levels

The run-up to the festival season - especially the next four weeks - holds the key to crossing pre-Covid levels of hiring, say HR experts

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India Inc | Jobs in IT sector | Jobs in India

Sudipto Dey  |  Delhi 

Amid aggressive campus hiring, and the fight for tech talent, India Inc is still at least a quarter away from reaching pre-Covid levels of hiring, feel most talent search executives. Post the devastating effect of the second Covid wave (April-May 2021), a lot of hiring till now has been focused on specific skill segments, and has not been very broad based, experts point out.

The thrust has been on entry-level, junior, and mid-career job positions. However, early trends indicate that within the next four weeks a host of businesses across sectors are expected to roll out their hiring ...

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First Published: Tue, August 24 2021. 12:45 IST
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