New Delhi: India continued to be the most
optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three
months, driven by strong job opportunities across all sectors
including finance and realty sectors, global staffing services
firm Manpower said.
According to the quarterly 'Employment Outlook Survey',
India Inc's hiring outlook improved by four percentage points
for the April-June period compared to the previous quarter.
"With Net Employment Outlook of 39 per cent, Indian
employers report the most optimistic forecast among all 36
countries and territories participating in the survey," it
said.
"Employers remain optimistic on account of strong
domestic growth. We are witnessing improved opportunities for
job seekers across all industry sectors with employers
indicating that hiring in India's Services and Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate sectors will accelerate in the months
ahead, " Manpower India Managing Director Sanjay Pandit said.
India has been reporting the strongest hiring plans
globally since the third quarter of 2008.
The survey stated that job seekers in the services
industry sector --finance, insurance, realty, manufacturing
sector and mining & construction, can look forward to the most
favourable hiring environment in the April-June time frame.
Moreover, job prospects in the Asia Pacific region remain
strong, with the exception of Japan, and hiring outlook
continue to improve modestly in most of the American region.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 09, 2010, 14:06