Hiring activity for pharma sector has not been impacted in 2012

As 2012 ends and 2013 begins, there is good news for job seekers in the pharmaceutical sector, because amidst the background of economic downturn hiring levels for the sector has been stable. There have been seasonal dips in hiring levels but the overall job scenario of the sector has been indicating signs of movement. A look at the movement of the Naukri Job Speak Index which tracks job movement across sectors month on month shows that the index in January 2012 was 1,185 and in November 2012 was 1,233.

February and June were the months which saw maximum hiring. The index crossed the 1,300 mark. This means that hiring activity for the sector in June 2012 was almost 11 per cent higher than January 2012. Although the second quarter of the year did see some dips in new jobs, but this could be owing to the cautious hiring approach adopted by recruiters. Thus among the top cities of India, Hyderabad which is the considered as the pharma hub has seen positive hiring trends over the last one year.

The overall sentiment is positive and much better than all the other top industry sectors.

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