<p>In what seems to be a glimmer of hope for freshers, more than 15% of employers in India are keen on hiring young talent.</p>.<p>According to a report titled ‘<span class="italic">Career Outlook Report Feb-April 21</span>’ by TeamLease Services, although there are fewer jobs than earlier, on the whole, freshers have been less disadvantaged compared to candidates with years of experience.</p>.<p>“The hiring intent for freshers is recovering smartly and quickly since the days of the lockdown. The hiring intent for February-April, 2021 has improved almost 2.5 times since its nadir during the lockdown,” says the report.</p>.<p>Though all the sectors are keen on hiring freshers at varying numbers, informational technology, telecommunications, ecommerce and startups seem to be the leaders. </p>.<p>The report also mentions that sectors such as Travel & Hospitality are still impacted by the pandemic and therefore might have only minimal job opportunities for freshers at present.</p>.<p>According to the report, top job roles freshers can expect to be employed in are business development – sales professionals, graphic designers, digital marketing associates, content writers & web developers.</p>.<p>Top domain skills employers expect freshers to possess include spreadsheet skills, product/ service marketing, data analytics, web development and mobile app development.</p>.<p>Various courses in automation, software development, graphics design are the most popular courses freshers can undertake to improve their employability, says the report.</p>.<p>Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi are the top three cities in the country that intend to hire freshers during February-April 2021.</p>
<p>In what seems to be a glimmer of hope for freshers, more than 15% of employers in India are keen on hiring young talent.</p>.<p>According to a report titled ‘<span class="italic">Career Outlook Report Feb-April 21</span>’ by TeamLease Services, although there are fewer jobs than earlier, on the whole, freshers have been less disadvantaged compared to candidates with years of experience.</p>.<p>“The hiring intent for freshers is recovering smartly and quickly since the days of the lockdown. The hiring intent for February-April, 2021 has improved almost 2.5 times since its nadir during the lockdown,” says the report.</p>.<p>Though all the sectors are keen on hiring freshers at varying numbers, informational technology, telecommunications, ecommerce and startups seem to be the leaders. </p>.<p>The report also mentions that sectors such as Travel & Hospitality are still impacted by the pandemic and therefore might have only minimal job opportunities for freshers at present.</p>.<p>According to the report, top job roles freshers can expect to be employed in are business development – sales professionals, graphic designers, digital marketing associates, content writers & web developers.</p>.<p>Top domain skills employers expect freshers to possess include spreadsheet skills, product/ service marketing, data analytics, web development and mobile app development.</p>.<p>Various courses in automation, software development, graphics design are the most popular courses freshers can undertake to improve their employability, says the report.</p>.<p>Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi are the top three cities in the country that intend to hire freshers during February-April 2021.</p>