Hiring may improve in next 3 months: Survey

NEW DELHI: Hiring may pick up in next three months as companies, especially in IT and FMCG, seem to be bullish on business prospects, says a survey.

According to the survey by recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com, the country's net employment outlook, an indicator of recruitment intentions, rose by two percentage points to 40 per cent in January-March quarter reflecting a positive environment for job seekers.

"Employers seem to have positive attitude toward hiring new employees for the next three months. Despite several economical and political issues, recruitment outlook for coming quarter is expected to be healthy compare to the last quarter," MyHiringClub.com CEO Rajesh Kumar said. "It would not be strong employment, but we will get some good months where jobs will surprise on the upside," he added.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the outlook has improved by three percentage points and on a year-on-year basis, it has seen an improvement by two percentage points, the survey said.