Millennials aged between 20-29 are the most exposed to job scams, around 56% of job seekers reported scams during their job hunt
India, 1 st August 2022: Hirect, the leading chat-based direct hiring platform recently rolled out the monthly job index report featuring trends and insights across various industries and cities on the hiring industry.
Notable Hiring trends:
The survey conducted by Hirect suggests that 43.5% of the survey respondents have claimed it takes around 1 week to hire from receipt of an application to an offer letter. 37.4% of companies reported that it takes them around 2 weeks (8 to 15 days) to make a new hire; whereas 10.7% of the companies are capable of filling a vacant role within 4 weeks (16-30 days), while 8.4% of the companies takes somewhere between 30-60 days to fill a position.
Other notable findings include that 56% of the people reported scams during their job hunt process. While HR industry is the most vulnerable industry, most job seekers face scams and fraudulent job offers. Millennials aged between 20-29 are the most exposed to job scams as revealed by the survey.
Furthermore, the survey includes the following points;
- Tier 1 cities are predominantly hiring for both technical and non-technical positions. Specifically, the non-technical positions that are in demand in Mumbai include Sales & BD, Marketing, Operations, and Finance.
- Based on our internal findings, the most in-demand tech positions in Mumbai and Bangalore are Full Stack Engineer, Java Engineer, IT Technical Support, NET Developer, and PHP Developer.
- In addition, the most in-demand positions in Gurugram are full stack engineer, PHP developer, Java engineer, IT Technical Support, Web Front End Engineer, etc.
Talking about the report, Mr. Raj Das, Global Co-Founder and CEO of Hirect India said, “Our aim behind sharing insights from the hiring industry is to help recruiters and job seekers be well versed with the latest trends and help in making an informed decision. A prevalent problem in the hiring industry is the prevalence of recruitment scams. Keeping the issue in mind, Hirect is ensuring the safety and security of the users by eliminating the consultants in between.”
Further, Raj said, “As we continue to plan and strengthen our data privacy on the platform, our vision is to enable our customers to hire smarter and onboard faster with our advanced solutions and technology roadmaps.”
