New Delhi: Bad news is emerging for the youth seeking white-collar jobs. It has been reported that due to a sharp decline in the number of recruitments in the retail, oil and gas, and education sectors, the selection results in India's white-collar job market, which refers to office-based positions, have declined by 1.4 percent on an annual basis in the month of March.
This information has come to light in a report that will be released soon. According to a report from Naukri.com based on data from the JobSpeak Index, office-based recruitment in India remained stable in March 2025 compared to the same period last year. The report indicates that this year, recruitment in certain sectors has decreased compared to March 2024, including a decline of 13 percent in the retail sector, 10 percent in the oil and gas sector, and 14 percent in the education sector.
Huge decline in IT sector
The Information Technology (IT) sector experienced a decline of 3 percent, which shows improvement from the 16 percent contraction in March 2024. Interestingly, within the IT sector, the emerging technology sub-sector, which includes companies working in technologies such as cryptocurrency and blockchain, saw a growth of 36 percent.
Additionally, IT startups also registered a growth of 11 percent in March 2025. Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly index that provides information about the Indian job market and recruitment activities based on new job listings and job-related searches by recruiters, utilizing data from job applicants registered on Naukri.com.
Indian companies' emphasis on adopting AI
Generative AI has become increasingly a critical business imperative for Indian companies rather than just a topic of discussion and most business giants are giving priority to Artificial Intelligence i.e. AI. This assessment has been presented in a report.
According to the report, about 54 percent of human resources i.e. HR professionals in India have said that only half or less of the applicants received for the job have all the necessary and preferred qualifications. The biggest challenges for HR professionals are finding candidates with the right technical skills (61 per cent) and soft skills (57 per cent) for connecting with people.
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