There has been a positive sentiment in hiring at the
middle-level in several sectors in India. Middle manager posts have seen a jump
in demand by 10 per cent between Feb 2014 and Feb 2015, shows TimesJobs.com
data.
“With a positive Indian economic outlook, there is great
anticipation of rapid growth across industries. This is leading companies to
realise their need for middle management experience and skills to scale up and
take advantage of this growth. In addition, with the massive expansion plans of
well-funded start-ups especially in the e-commerce and IT sectors – there
is also significant demand for mid-level managers and project-team leaders with
experience. Companies are in execution mode now and demand is up for
managerial roles growing at over 10 percent over last year. ” explains Vivek
Madhukar, COO, TimesJobs.com
The biggies are hiring
According to the TimesJobs report, the big employers of
IT, telecom, e-commerce and financial services are among the top
sectors witnessing this upward trend in hiring middle managers.
In the IT segment, 5 percent of all hiring was at
mid-management. Rectuitments were aimed at acquiring people for specialised and
niche roles in areas such as digital channels, business intelligence and risk
and control functions.
With telecom, retail and e-commerce companies expanding into new
markets, new verticals and new product segments - executives in these companies
reported that 10 percent of their total hires during Jan-Feb 2015 were for
middle level.
Industry experts told TimesJobs.com that the number of middle
managers was strongly linked to how the economy is faring. They were seen as
expensive and dispensable during the slowdown. So, most of them stayed in their
jobs. With the economy set to grow and an overall positive sentiment, companies
now want the expertise of these experienced personnel to move to the next level
of delivery. With this demand for mid-level professionals, the salary
hikes being offered by companies have also been impressive.
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