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IT sector to see additional jobs this year, say experts
Posted on: 02/Jan/2018 11:05:23 AM
Experts have said that 2017 was a year of disruption for Indian job landscape, but hiring scenario looks glossy in the new year with likely addition of 2 lakh jobs in the IT industry.
A leading expert has said, Improvements in financial services and digital businesses, especially increase in investments in digitisation and automation and conducive investment climate are expected to result in business growth. The uptick in hiring will be also because of new employers, as around 20 per cent more employers are likely to hire in 2018. The Indian IT industry is expected to add around 1.8-2 lakh new jobs in 2018. The growing opportunities in the digital technology arena including government initiatives like Digital India will add jobs in digital technologies, AI, Robotics. In fact, AI alone will create 2.3 million jobs globally by 2020.
Other experts concur. New age technologies intensified the need for digitised workplaces and meaningful employee experiences, making retention and growth of high-performance employees a greater challenge. The advent of automation at workplace led to the conception of newer roles fuelling the demand for expertise in novel avenues, they say.
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