Expect A Drop In Engineering Campus Hiring In 2013

With Campus recruitment season round the corner, a survey with about 125 recruiters indicates there will be a considerable drop in student intake when compared to last year. According to a Firstnaukri.com campus recruitment survey, 56 per cent of recruiters said that the number of students that they will hire from campus placements will be lesser in 2013. Firstnaukri.com is a naukri.com portal and is exclusively targeted towards entry level hiring. This survey was conducted with recruiters across sectors to gauge an understanding on the campus hiring outlook for 2013-14 and the key challenges faced by them on-campus.

Most of the recruiters who hire only Management Graduates said that they will visit lesser campuses and will hire lower number of students in 2013. Recruiters who hire only engineers, however, had a split in view. About 50 per cent said that there will be a drop in campus hiring numbers and the other half said that they will maintain their hiring levels.
Software sector has the highest intake of students from campus, 53 per cent of them said that campus hiring will not be affected because of the ongoing slowdown, while 47 per cent said that they will lower their intake in 2013 when compared to last year.
“Amid the economic uncertainty and uncertain outlook, most companies are cautious about their campus hiring and do not want to go overboard. However, as the survey suggests companies will still continue to hire but may lower numbers when compared to earlier years,” said Deepali Singh, business head, Firstnaukri.com.