Be ready with your updated CVs! It'll be raining jobs beginning September

If you are looking for a job in sector such as wholesale, retail (including e-Commerce), utilities -mainly logistics - and transportation, there is a good news for you. These sectors are likely to hire aggressively in the fourth quarter, ending December 2015.

Globally, Indian employers are the most upbeat on hiring plans in the Q4, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

The survey also said that more than 41% of employers in India would be looking at increasing hiring numbers for the fourth quarter as compared to the quarter ending September.

The survey covered around 5,000 employers in India and found that about 45% and 44% of employers in the wholesale & retail sector (including e-Commerce) and the transportation & utilities sector, respectively, are looking at increased hiring in the next quarter compared to the previous one.

From a regional perspective, around 42% employers in the eastern region anticipate the most opportunities for job seekers in the months ahead.

Moreover, e-Commerce sector will provide more job opportunities. “With the onset of the festival season, there is a renewed focus on employing additional staff to boost businesses and greater hiring is expected across all domains," said AG Rao, group managing director at ManpowerGroup India.

In view of the positive outlook for the economy, e-Commerce firms are ramping up their workforce across functions, particularly engineers and other specialists with an intention to be technology, product and engineering-driven companies, added Rao.

Shopclues.com, for instance, is planning to add 1,200 employees to its team of 800, while Snapdeal is looking at doubling its headcount of 5,000 by FY16.

"We have robust hiring plans in place for the coming months. Most e-Commerce companies at this stage are busy ramping up their teams," said ShopClues co-founder, Sanjay Sethi.

At the same time some industry sectors reported weaker hiring plans when compared with the fourth quarter of 2014.

Mining & construction sector employers report the most notable decline of nine percentage points while outlooks are seven and four percentage points weaker in the finance, insurance and real estate sector and the services sector, respectively.

However, while comparing Q4 outlook with the Q3 2015, hiring intentions remain relatively stable in the finance, insurance & real estate sector and the mining & construction sector.

French multinational, Saint Gobain, is also looking at adding more to its manufacturing and marketing teams. "India is a very important market for Saint Gobain and in the coming months, we hire for new positions in manufacturing and marketing," said P Padmakumar, team leader & head -human resources, flat glass business.

Globally, ManpowerGroup interviewed nearly 59,000 employers across 42 countries and territories to forecast fourth quarter labour market activity .

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