Vaccine rollout, falling Covid cases are adding momentum to white-collar job scene in India
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A decline in Covid cases as well as fatalities and the imminent vaccine roll-out for the masses have proven to be the foremost factors giving an impetus to the battered job market.
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We can safely say that we are at 80-90% of the pre-Covid job market,” says Sandeep Gulati, managing director, ManpowerGroup India. As recently as December, companies hesitated to talk about hiring intent, which is now giving way to cautious yet concrete hiring plans in the coming months. So, what changed?
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Sonal Khetarpal | January 7, 2021 | Updated 20:36 IST
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The New Year brings with it hope and positivity. This is visible in the hiring sentiment too. Last year, certain companies had completely frozen their hiring but that is beginning to change. They are filling in vacant positions and many have increased their hiring specially in digital roles of cyber security, IT, virtual reality and 5G, among others.