India Inc still guarded on hiring in Jan-March: TeamLease

According to a study done by Teamlease, India Inc is still cautious about hiring in the January – March period regardless of the rising optimism for the future of their businesses. The report noted that there was a decrease in the intention to hire at all managerial levels, while there was an increase in intention to hire in marketing and customer service functions. Although India has been reporting the strongest hiring plans globally since the third quarter of 2008 but still employers are cautious and are placing stronger emphasis on skill-gap and employability. There has been a rise in hiring outlook across most of the sectors, except financial services and pharma.