Cutting back on hiring entry- and junior-level staff, Indian companies are increasingly looking to hire experienced professionals who would hit the ground running from day one. Gujarat and Karnataka will see employment and business sentiment move up. The coming six months will witness a 4% increase in middle-level hiring, a trend that continues from the previous half of the fiscal.

Engineering remains the most sought-after function in terms of hiring intent as expressed by employers. Read the Economic Times article here.