Tech professionals can look forward to a good hiring season in the next four months as 76 per cent of Indian IT firms are planning to hike intake, especially from the southern parts of the country. According to the Experis IT Employment Outlook Survey released today by Experis IT - ManpowerGroup India, IT hiring intentions will be "optimistic" for the period December 2016 - March 2017. The strongest labour market is expected to be in the Southern region with an employment outlook of 34 per cent, followed by West 20 per cent, North 8 per cent and East 3 per cent, the report said. "The job market continues to sustain the momentum gained in the first half with IT sector leading the pack when it comes to positive hiring outlook in the upcoming 4 months," AG Rao, Group Managing Director, ManpowerGroup India said. For the survey, Experis IT surveyed IT employers across India with the focus on their hiring intentions of employment trends pertaining to the regions, practice areas, skills, experience levels.

Source: dna November 29, 2016 06:42 UTC