Are tech skills in demand? Definitely, if the latest survey report by GiGroup Holding is to be believed. Among e-commerce organisations, a significant 64 per cent are looking to hire women possessing tech skills. A good 54 per cent of the e-commerce firms seeking freshers will also prefer to hire candidates with tech skills as per the survey. The retail space demands freshers, while the e-commerce organisations seek experience. What is common to both the sectors is the fact that both are seeking candidates with tech skills.
However, on the whole, lesser number of e-commerce firms will be hiring freshers from campuses this year. In fact, a 35 per cent dip is expected in fresher hiring.
On the other hand, compared to 2022, applications for retail jobs went up eight per cent in 2023. The demand for retail jobs went up by 18 per cent in 2023, with a whopping 86.86 per cent of applications coming from candidates in the age group of 18 to 30.
E-commerce hiring when it comes to startups, on the other hand, is slowing down their hiring, given the wave of layoffs, limited budgets and so on. In fact, they are becoming more selective when it comes to hiring.
Logistics firms have seen a dip in active jobs by 13.89 per cent in the third quarter of FY24 during the peak season. New job postings, however, did go up by about 10 per cent at the beginning of 2023. The numbers will continue to increase till the peak season approaches.
Retail employers are more keen to hire freshers, with 52 per cent admitting to prioritising entry-level professionals.
In contrast, e-commerce companies, as already mentioned will be going slow with fresher hiring. However, they seem to be more keen to hire experienced professionals, with 42 per cent expressing a preference for candidates with experience.
With the logistics sector growing in leaps and bounds, e-commerce firms will continue to seek experienced professionals for their supply-chain operations. A good 38 per cent firms have admitted to prioritising the recruitment of experienced professionals, while 34 per cent said they emphasised gender diversity /diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). About 30 per cent of employers said they emphasised the recruitment of female candidates, while 16 per cent said they emphasised the recruitment of male candidates.
