Companies bullish on hiring, face talent crunch, says survey
Majority of companies in the country plans to hire more people this year even though finding the right talent is becoming difficult, according to a survey.
About 68 per cent of employers surveyed by leading job portal Naukri.com are planning to recruit new people, with companies from IT and banking sectors emerging as the most optimistic lot.
According to the portal, 68 per cent of recruiters said that new jobs would be created this year as compared to just 62 per cent respondents expressing similar sentiment in July last year. The same stood at 72 per cent in January 2012.
"While banking and IT sector recruiters have stated a positive hiring outlook for 2013, pharma and auto sectors have revealed low sentiments with only 59 per cent and 52 per cent opting for new jobs to be created," Naukri.com said in a
statement.
The findings are based on a survey of more than 1,200 employers across diverse sectors. The survey is twice in a year.
Meanwhile, 69 per cent of recruiters said that talent crunch has intensified over the last few months.
"The concern was highest among Auto and Pharma sectors where 78 per cent and 73 per cent recruiters said that the talent crunch scenario has worsened over the years. 42 per cent of respondents said that the maximum talent crunch was witnessed in the 4-8 years experience bracket," it said.
When it comes to pay increases, around 40 per cent of the respondents said that hikes would be in the range of 10-15 per cent. About
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