Since June, at least 25 CHRO appointments have taken place across India Inc. Wipro Enterprises, Mphasis, Dabur, Welspun, Sterlite Power, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, Lenskart, ITC Infotech, Godrej Agrovet, Godfrey Phillips India and InsuranceDekho are among those who ve hired CHROs in the last six months. There is a rush among companies to hire more.
Charge of white-collar brigade may continue in Q4: 10-30% jump in hiring mandates seen in Jan-March
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Information technology (IT), ecommerce, ed-tech, logistics, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) are among the sectors leading on the job-creation front. However, sectors such as banking and financial services, manufacturing, auto and power have also seen a rebound, said hiring firms such as ABC Consultants, Michael Page, Antal, TeamLease Services, Adecco and CIEL.
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Most say they expect job mandates will return to pre-Covid levels by June.
Kolkata: White-collar job creation has been continuing its upward trajectory in the January-March quarter as declining Covid cases, the vaccine rollout and high budget expectations have bolstered India Inc’s confidence. Half-a-dozen leading recruitment firms told ET said they had seen an average 10-30% jump in hiring mandates this quarter from October-December levels.