‘Hiring intent for Q2 rises; healthcare, IT expected to lead’

Healthcare and pharma, information technology, and education services are among the top sectors with high intent to hire during the July-September quarter, Teamlease said in its Employment Outlook Report. The intent to hire in Q2 is higher by 4 percentage points at 38 per cent, as against 34 per cent in the previous quarter, the report said.

“The devastation that April and May saw, due to the second wave, ebbed in June and many states saw their economies rise back up at the end of the first quarter. Tier-1 and tier-2 cities led this bounce-back. Employers report migrants as well as white collar labour returning to tier-1 and tier-2 cities after the second wave was seen receding and hence plan to hire in these geographies,” it said.