Tamil Nadu grads top 3rd in online job search

Chennai: Tamil Nadu is one among the top  five states in the co­untry where mo­re gradua­tes search for jobs on job portals. Mah­arashtra leads the country with 32 per cent followed by Delhi (25 per cent) and Tamil Na­du (20 per cent).

“Job portals reported a year-on-year growth of 75 per cent in November this year, compared to the numb­er of resume uploads in the corresponding period last year. 

However, the nu­mber of resumes uploaded in De­ce­mber this year increased to 3.15 million from 1.05 million in November last year,” D.S. Rawat, secretary general, Associated Cha­mber of Commerce and In­dustry of India (Asso­cham), said, adding that the projections were based on estimates made by various job portals.

A recent study done by Ass­ocham revealed that the number of online job seekers was estimated to be close to 25 million in 2012-13 and 2013-14, their numbers likely to increase to 50 million in 2016-17.
In the future, this number would  witness a substantial increase because of convenient, easier and economical ways to access job opportunities, the study said.

Rawat also said that business transacted thro­u­gh online advertisements for jobs registered a growth of 52 per cent between 2011-12 and 2012-13.

A head hunter with a top IT company said that they recruited 15 per cent of th­eir employees through job portals as it was easier and cheaper. “We get thousands of student profiles and at just a click of the mouse. But we do it only for specific jobs,” said the head hu­nter.

Pointing out that companies recruit most of their employees through campus placement, Professor K.K. Sivagnana Prabhu, head (training and corporate affairs) at RMK Engi­neering College in the city, added that companies relied on job portals more than consultants as the former were reliable.