Weekly Recruitment Briefing: India’s IT & Manufacturing Markets
The Indian tech recruitment scene is off to a sluggish start in FY2027. According to an April report from Xpheno, active tech job postings fell 8% month-over-month to 110,000, driven by a mix of AI replacing headcount and hiring pressures for entry-level roles. [Source: https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/tech-hiring-in-india-falls-8-in-april-as-ai-replaces-headcount/articleshow/130066549.cms] Meanwhile, campus hiring at IT firms has been weak for years, and competition for mid-to-senior level developer roles has doubled following recent waves of layoffs. [Source: https://thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/indias-talent-glut-deepens-applications-per-tech-role-jump-up-to-2x-post-layoffs/article70847159.ece]
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