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Hiring Trends

for 2015

18th January 2015Sunday


Companies hiring Gen Z for internships

More Millennials are taking leadership roles

Honesty becomes a revered leadership trait

(Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/10/29/the-top-10-workplace-trends-for-2015/3/)


The skills gap continues to widen

Internal referrals & Social media to play a critical role

Succession planning becomes a top priority

(Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/10/29/the-top-10-workplace-trends-for-2015/3/)


More people stepping out of traditional career paths

Under 30 candidates are most preferred

Domain expertise will be a key differentiator(Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/10/29/the-top-10-workplace-trends-for-2015/3/)


• 100 new smart cities lined up for construction

• USD 1 trillion investment projected by 2017

• 10% of India’s GDP is based on construction activity

(Source: Make in India)


• India will be world’s 4th largest automotive market by 2015

• 2.15 mn vehicles produced in 2013-14

• 4 large auto manufacturing hubs across the country

• 7% of the country’s GDP by volume

• 6 mn+ vehicles to be sold annually by 2020



• Close proximity to key automotive markets – ASEAN, Japan, Korea, Europe

• Replacement market share to grow on account growing traffic density



• 5th largest power generation portfolio

• 5th largest wind energy producer

• 1,500 MW annual PV(photo volatics) capacity by the end of 2014

• 243 GW of installed capacity as of March 2014

• 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022



• USD 3.81 bn in 2013 revenues in the Biotech sector

• 3rd biggest biotech industry in the APAC region

• 2nd highest number of USFDA – approved plants

• Projected to become USD 100 bn industry by 2025



• New banking licenses have been issued

• Introduction of niche banks

• Rural banking• 2 mn jobs to be created

in a decade• 5th largest banking sector

in the world by 2020

(source: http://www.ibef.org/industry/banking-india.aspx)

Banking & Financial Services


• 96 Trillion Cubic Feet of estimated shale gas reserves

• 47 Trillion Cubic Feet of proven natural gas reserves

• 800 MMT of proven oil reserves

• 4th largest consumer of crude oil and petroleum products in the world

• 2nd largest refiner in Asia

Oil & Gas



Information Technology

(Source: NASSCOM)


E-Commerce in India$3.6b Foreign investment in Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Amazon India since July(Source: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-11/logistics-

hold-indias-e-commerce-companies-back)

Img source: http://forbesindia.com/article/boardroom/ecommerce-in-india-the-second-coming/27042/1


LogisticsMore than 100,000 ZIP codes in India

Rs. In Trillion

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2 4.1

Planning Commission Budgeting for Logistics

2007-12 2012-17


Start-ups: New breed of

firms creating new

markets

(Source: NASSCOM)


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