{"id":1291138,"date":"2025-02-22T09:25:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T03:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1291138"},"modified":"2025-02-22T09:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T03:56:19","slug":"demand-for-freshers-will-surge-in-1st-half-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/demand-for-freshers-will-surge-in-1st-half-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand For Freshers Will Surge In 1st Half Of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The most recent career outlook report from TeamLease EdTech predicts that in the first half of 2025, there will be a greater need for professionals with less than five years of experience and fresh graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-27-1-1280x720-3-1024x576-4-3-1024x576-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Demand For Freshers Will Surge In 1st Half Of 2025\" class=\"wp-image-1291146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-27-1-1280x720-3-1024x576-4-3-1024x576-1-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-27-1-1280x720-3-1024x576-4-3-1024x576-1-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-27-1-1280x720-3-1024x576-4-3-1024x576-1-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demand For Freshers To Increase By First Half of 2025: EdTech Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>74% of the 649 businesses polled say they will hire new hires between January and June 2025, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/jobs-career\/high-demand-for-freshers-in-first-half-of-this-year-report-3755728\/\">2% more than<\/a> they would between July and December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, from 66% in H2 2024 to 69% in H1 2025, hiring demand increased for professionals with 1\u20135 years of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Significant increases in the hiring of new employees are anticipated in a number of industries, including manufacturing (14% increase), engineering &amp; infrastructure (3% increase), and e-commerce &amp; tech startups (9% increase).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entry-level hiring intentions increased from 45% in H2 2024 to 59% in H1 2025, indicating a robust recovery in the IT sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 150,000 new hires are anticipated for entry-level positions in India&#8217;s IT sector as a result of rising project demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Higher investments in AI and emerging technologies are expected to fuel a 30\u201335% increase in job roles in AI, machine learning, data analytics, and cloud technologies in FY2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freshers Should Cultivate Digital Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO of TeamLease EdTech, Shantanu Rooj, stressed that in order to land better jobs, new hires should cultivate their digital competencies, adaptability, and AI-related skills, \u201cFreshers need to smartly analyse the skills in demand and add them to their portfolio to bridge the gap and drive their ambitions to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With hiring increases of 4% and 2%, respectively, traditionally smaller industries like marketing &amp; advertising and power &amp; energy are also expanding modestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In H1 2025, there should be little demand for mid-level (6\u201310 years and 11\u201315 years of experience) and senior-level professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jobs such as clinical bioinformatics associate, robotics system engineer, sustainability analyst, prompt engineer, cloud engineer, AI &amp; machine learning engineer, and cybersecurity analyst are among the newer occupations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates with expertise in network security, financial risk analysis, performance marketing, and robotic process automation are especially sought after by employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For entry-level roles, employers also place a high value on soft skills like analytical reasoning, interpersonal skills, computational thinking, and flexibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most recent career outlook report from TeamLease EdTech predicts that in the first half of 2025, there will be a greater need for professionals with less than five years of experience and fresh graduates. 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