180,000 Techies Expected to Join Indian IT Industry in 2014-15

Those of you thinking of pursuing courses related to the field of Information Technology (IT) are in for some good news.

According to the latest information, IT companies are expected to hire around 170,000 to 180,000 new people during 2014-15. What’s more, majority of these would be fresh professionals, not mid-level lateral recruits.

The budding recovery signs in the US and Europe, a stable rupee and expanding budgets of clients have put India’s software services sector back in the job market.

Techies with expertise in social, mobility, analytics and cloud computing are among those most in demand.

It seems the emergence of new frontiers in the IT industry, for which experts are in short supply as of now, are opening up new possibilities for candidates pursuing this stream.

TCS has plans to hire 55,000 more during 2014-15; new Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has hinted the company is open to rehiring ex-employees; Cognizant has been increasing its hiring over the last few quarters.

HCL Tech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra have also announced that they would be expanding their workforce pool.

Currently, around 3.1 million people are employed in the Indian IT industry.

The hiring may be higher than last year, yet it remains conservative. So, those with the desired profile and relevant skill sets are able to crack the IT majors who are now expecting much more from their workforce.

Source: hindustantimes.com