City-wise data showed that there has been improvement in online recruitment activity. Kolkata (up 51 per cent) recorded the most notable annual growth rate among all monitored cities, followed by Baroda (up 46 per cent).
The Monster Employment Index for the month of August stood at 153, registering a 25 per cent jump over the same period a year ago, when the index level was at 122.
There is clamour for talent among companies, due to increasing gap between demand and supply.
The banking, financial services and insurance was the highest paid sector
The latest Monster Employment Index, that offers a snapshot of online job demand in India, showed that hiring trends picked up in January.
Monster.com says their logged number of non-resident Indians seeking jobs back in India has grown 65 per cent in the past year.
Millennials crave career progression, though 66 per cent are under-prepared, reveals Monster's 'MyFirstJob' survey.
Recession might have been the buzzword casting a gloomy spell over the job market with salary cuts being the norm, but it seems that things are brightening up, if the recent survey by a global recruiting firm is anything to go by.
Relevant talent is spending time online and leaving their footprints.
Leading job portal Monster.com said on Monday that recruitment activities in many sectors witnessed a decline last month compared to July.
online recruitment exceeded the year-ago level in 17 industry groups.
Online hiring activity went up around 26 per cent in May.
The government's increased thrust on investment and continued focus on job creation in India gives the sense of an improving job market scenario in the coming months.
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On a month-to-month basis, the index improved by 3.14 per cent in June.
Hiring activities pick up in December.
The Monster.com employment index, rose 31 points to 154 in July from 123 points in the same month a year ago, up 25 per cent.
IT services sector has a huge gender pay gap of 34 per cent.
Online activity grew in January on improved markets sentiment.
According to leading job portal Monster.com, since the start of this year, online recruitment has registered consistent consistent improvement as compared to the year ago period.
Healthcare sector is hiring staff, says Monster.com.
With a median gross salary of Rs 341.8 per hour, the IT sector in India has emerged as the most lucrative sector in India, followed by finance where employees get Rs 291 per hour.
Further, the rate of growth improved in all, between June and July 2014.
More activity in the IT, health care, services sectors; manufacturing firms keeping fingers crossed.
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