Jobs that will prevent you from getting fired this 2014
Recession and Economic slowdown over the last few years led to a difficult time for job seekers in India. However, with the Finance Minister’s recent statement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, that India is now poised to grow at 5% FY 14 and then 6% FY 15. It will return to 8%+ growth in the following years. With most of the Indian Corporate Leaders voicing optimism, there seems to be a buzz that the Hiring rate is likely to increase in 2014 in various sectors/industries.
Situation in different Industries
2013 witnessed difficulty for job seekers to find appropriate opportunities in Manufacturing industry. This sector is now likely to show a growth in domestic area. There are however mixed reports about the hiring prospect in the Healthcare industry. A fraction of professionals are of the opinion that there is a possibility of hike in the employment rate, while others are anticipating job slash instead. The IT and Engineering industry faces hiring challenges because of scarcity of qualified candidates.
Sectors that continue to make strong online job demand are:
- Health care / Life Science
- Engineering: Mechanical, Industrial and Electrical.
- IT: Computer System Analyst, Software Application and Web Developers.
- Sales: Sales person and Supervisors.
Reports
- Manufacturing industry has placed 27,000 candidates reaching a mark of maximum number of job opportunities provided since March 2012 – according to the employment reports of November 2013.
- Dearth of talent will be possibly seen in the Engineering and IT sectors. It has been predicted that the employers in these industries will face hurdles in recruiting appropriate candidates to meet the opportunity requirement – according to Monster survey data
- A hike of almost 8% in the job demand has been recorded from September to November last year – according to the reports of Wanted Technologies.
As per industry experts, the most favoured sectors would be retail, banking and infrastructure. On an optimistic note, situations may change for the better after the elections May 2014. Employees can also be hopeful of a double digit hike in salary.
