Indian employers have a bullish recruitment outlook for the coming months as they plan to hire more workers and increase salary levels, a survey says.
According to CareerBuilder India’s Midyear Job Forecast Study, 73 per cent of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent staff over coming months while 60 per cent plan to hire temporary or contract workers.
Regarding salaries, the report said that 86 per cent of employers plan to increase salary levels for current employees in the second half of the year.
Moreover, 68 per cent would increase salary levels by five per cent or more, while, 79 per cent plan to increase starting salaries on job offers over the next six months.
The top functional areas where employers will increase hiring in the second half of 2015 include — customer service, sales, marketing, information technology, production, accounting/finance and human resources.
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