Recruitment trends improved last month,primarily driven by increased hiring activities in sectors such as oil,gas,petroleum,power and retail,according to job portal Monster.com.
Indicating better hiring trends,the Monster Employment Index — a monthly gauge of online job demand — climbed 12 per cent in May 2011 as compared to the year-ago period.
“The Index continues to record a positive year-over-year trend,with strong pockets of demand for professionals within the IT,oil/gas and automotive sectors,” Monster.com’s Managing Director (India/Middle East/South East Asia) Sanjay Modi said in a statement on Thursday.
Oil,gas,petroleum,power and retail were the sectors that led the annual growth. Overall online job demand in the oil/gas/petroleum and power sectors rose 30 per cent in May.
“Sales and business development occupations recorded notable expansion in online demand,while opportunities in finance and accounts declined,” the statement said.




