<p>Online hiring activity in India improved further in October driven by recruitments in sectors such as engineering, automotive and telecom, according to a survey.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Monster.com's employment index, a monthly gauge of the country's online job demand, rose by 3 points (up 2.27 per cent) to 135 in October from 132 in September.<br /><br />This is the second consecutive month of improvement in online hiring activity as the month of September had witnessed an increase of six points from 126 points in August.<br /><br />On an year-on-year basis, the index level has risen by 13 per cent from 119 points recorded in October 2011, jobs portal Monster.com said.<br /><br />"The double digit gains in the Monster Employment Index reflect the confidence of Indian businesses in the current economy," Monster.com Managing Director (India/Middle-East/ South East Asia) Sanjay Modi said.<br /><br />A sectoral analysis showed that hiring activity witnessed good growth in areas including BPO/ITeS, engineering, automotive, telecom, oil and gas, healthcare, travel, media and real estate.<br /><br />"Major sectors like IT, engineering, automotive, telecom, healthcare, and education have shown positive year on year growth," Modi added.<br /><br />The employment index is an indicator of monthly online demand for jobs. It is based on a real-time review of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of online career outlets, including Monster India.<br /><br />In October, online job availability improved in as much as 24 of the index's 27 industry sectors. It declined in the IT and garments category and remained unchanged in logistics segment.<br /><br />The month saw an increase in demand for technically qualified professionals in customer service, engineering, finance, senior management, marketing and communication, healthcare, logistics, hospitality, legal and arts/creative field.<br /><br />There was, however, a fall in demand of professionals in telecom and sales and business development field.<br /><br />Of the 13 cities under review, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Kochi, Baroda, Coimbatore and Jaipur saw an improvement in online demand for jobs.<br /><br />In Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Chandigarh the demand decreased, while it remained unchanged in the rest.</p>
<p>Online hiring activity in India improved further in October driven by recruitments in sectors such as engineering, automotive and telecom, according to a survey.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Monster.com's employment index, a monthly gauge of the country's online job demand, rose by 3 points (up 2.27 per cent) to 135 in October from 132 in September.<br /><br />This is the second consecutive month of improvement in online hiring activity as the month of September had witnessed an increase of six points from 126 points in August.<br /><br />On an year-on-year basis, the index level has risen by 13 per cent from 119 points recorded in October 2011, jobs portal Monster.com said.<br /><br />"The double digit gains in the Monster Employment Index reflect the confidence of Indian businesses in the current economy," Monster.com Managing Director (India/Middle-East/ South East Asia) Sanjay Modi said.<br /><br />A sectoral analysis showed that hiring activity witnessed good growth in areas including BPO/ITeS, engineering, automotive, telecom, oil and gas, healthcare, travel, media and real estate.<br /><br />"Major sectors like IT, engineering, automotive, telecom, healthcare, and education have shown positive year on year growth," Modi added.<br /><br />The employment index is an indicator of monthly online demand for jobs. It is based on a real-time review of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of online career outlets, including Monster India.<br /><br />In October, online job availability improved in as much as 24 of the index's 27 industry sectors. It declined in the IT and garments category and remained unchanged in logistics segment.<br /><br />The month saw an increase in demand for technically qualified professionals in customer service, engineering, finance, senior management, marketing and communication, healthcare, logistics, hospitality, legal and arts/creative field.<br /><br />There was, however, a fall in demand of professionals in telecom and sales and business development field.<br /><br />Of the 13 cities under review, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Kochi, Baroda, Coimbatore and Jaipur saw an improvement in online demand for jobs.<br /><br />In Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Chandigarh the demand decreased, while it remained unchanged in the rest.</p>