Freshers’ hiring picks up steam; experts say momentum likely to continue

The hiring sentiment for freshers and entry-level professionals has improved in the last three months as compared to the initial months of Covid-19 and experts suggest the positive momentum is likely to continue.

Some of the sectors that are driving the demand for freshers are IT, ecommerce, fintech, edutech, auto, and EV segment in Auto. BPO, physical retail roles – front office/receptionist, retail Store managers/executives, field sales and accountants are other areas which have seen a spike in freshers’ hiring.

Freshers hiring activity is up by 300% in comparison to what it was three months ago, according to Kaushik Banerjee, Vice President and Business Head, freshersworld.com.

There has been a 433% jump in job postings on the platform since April. During April there were 9,000 job postings on the platform; currently there are close to 39,000 job postings.