Staffing solutions provider TeamLease Services Pvt Ltd today said sectors such as IT, ITeS and telecommunications, which have lifted hiring and business sentiments, are likely to hire more hands, even as retail, FMCG and infrastructure, which witnessed consistent growth over the last four quarters, may continue hiring.

Small businesses, with up to 500 employees in size are the prime movers fuelling the hiring intent, 36 per cent of them in junior profiles. The hiring intent growth is, however, the sharpest at 47 per cent for senior level profiles, with businesses employing between 500 and 999 people, TeamLease said.

Releasing the Employment Outlook Report for the April-June 2011 quarter here, Ms Sangeeta Lala, Vice-President, said the report is based on 640 company-respondents across eight sectors. While cities such as Chennai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad were exuberant about hiring, Mumbai and Delhi appeared cautious, but they are expected to pick up hiring in the next quarter.

Major cities have displayed a subdued response to both business and hiring sentiments than sectors. However, incremental the growth in indices is, positive business sentiments in Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad has, by now, inched up to 90 per cent. “Mumbai and Delhi put brakes on this effervescent business sentiment with about 25 per cent respondents sticking to status quo and not intending to hire.”

FMCG and retail sectors have looked up mainly in tier-II and III cities where their expansion has necessitated hiring. In Ahmedabad, the employment outlook has declined by three points. However, the Gujarat pharmaceutical sector is expected to hire more in the third quarter when some units start functioning and expansion of others takes place.

Across India, hiring may go up by 15-20 per cent and about 80,000 jobs may be created in the eight sectors.

The report said the net employment outlook index has increased by five points with conservatism giving way to cheer. The net business outlook index has picked up across entry, middle and senior levels. Businesses are gradually loosening the leash on hiring, which still lags business sentiment, but inches closer to it this quarter.

“Large businesses, especially in the technology/communications industries are all geared to hire across multiple cities. Small businesses smartly cherry pick junior profiles for sales and blue collar functions. Administrative and back-office profiles do not find much favour this quarter,” the report added.

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