Demand for Freshers is Back!

From the present trend in recruiting, it seems that the spell cast by the recession is slowly fading off. Recruitment numbers in most cities in India show an upward trend. This is evident from this month's Naukri.com report. We have the highlights of the report from a fresh candidate's angle here.

Highlights

• Hiring activity for Freshers and Trainees showed an increase of 39 %.
• ITES and BPO industry saw an increase in hiring activity by 18.3%.
• Hiring activity in Real Estate increase by 36.8%
• Recruiting for Retails has increased 12.2%
• Construction & Engineering saw an increase in hiring activity by 6%
• Hiring activity in Insurance and IT Software was up by 4.5% and 2.1%
• Banking & Finance and Oil & Gas saw a dip in hiring activity by 6.5% and 4.6%

You may want to read the full report here [.pdf].
*All data are for the month of Sept 09 and are compared against Aug 09.

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3 A’s of Career Change – 16 things that can make a difference

We have come up with a three page article on career change. This article covers the three A's of Career Change: Analyse, Augment and Ace. At the end of this, you would have a clear, step-by-step procedure to build a career change plan. Go ahead and read them right away!

3 A’s of Career Change I: Analyse
This step teaches you to ask yourself a set of questions to figure out the kind of career change is right for you.

3 A’s of Career Change II: Augment
This part deepens the analysis giving you insights into your future while showing you the courses, companies available for you. This part augments your analysis and will help you take the right decision.

3 A’s of Career Change III: Ace
You are now at the final part of your career change planning. This section will leave you with a plan that would land you in your dream job.

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