Job postings witness around 10 per cent rise in the months of July and August soon after the close of the annual appraisal season, according to a data by Indeed, a job site.

“Performance appraisals allow employees to reflect on their current career progression, which is often a trigger for them to decide to change jobs in search of better growth prospects,” said Sashi Kumar, Managing Director, Indeed India.

“Searching for new opportunities immediately after appraisals might not yield very fruitful results for job seekers, as recruiters usually wait for a couple of months before putting out available openings,” he added.

Data which was collected from January 2016-January 2018, also mentioned that February and October see the least activity in terms of job searches. It could be because of the fact that job seekers would not like to take any financial risks just before paying their taxes and during the festival season that entails a lot of expenditure.

Interestingly, the best day of the week to apply for a new job is Thursday, as Wednesday sees the most number of job postings.

Another finding of the report also mentions that the best time of the day to look for new work opportunities is between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm, as the most number of job postings appear during this period

“This is also a particularly effective time slot in which to apply for a job as it is within the working hours of most organisations, and an application sent during this time slot is most likely to be seen by a recruiter the first thing after the initial morning rush”, added Kumar.

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