A new report highlights Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, and Hyderabad as the top five Indian cities showing strong hiring intent in the FMCG sector. It notes increased hiring in sales, marketing, IT, office services, HR, and blue-collar roles. The report by TeamLease Services also points out a significant gender gap in the FMCG workforce, with over 90% male associates.
Skill Development Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil on Wednesday said 9651 of 44,527 candidates who enrolled for the fair were handed offer letters by 598 companies that participated in the mela. Some participants got offers from three companies and were given the option to choose one.
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Web development, digital marketing, and advanced Excel are the most sought-after courses in the past year, constituting 14%, 11%, and 7% of enrolments, respectively. There has also been significant interest in courses such as programming with Python, general aptitude, financial modelling and valuation, data science, human resource management, machine learning and UI/UX design, showcasing a diversification of skill sets among female learners.
IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS are vital for engineering colleges as they tend to make large hirings, ranging from a few hundreds to thousands, usually in September.