1. Up Swing Continues for 3rd straight month Monster Employment Index March’11

2. March 2011 Index Highlights Annual growth at 16 percent, while Index rises two percent month-over-month Oil/gas/petroleum, power sector tops the annual growth chart Production and manufacturing declines on an annual basis Job availability rebounds for Hospitality and travel personnel Customer service continues to ease on an annual basis For industry tips and job postings Click Here

3. Industry Markers IT - Hardware, Software was amongst the top-moving sectors in March with 35 per cent increase annually BPO/ITES registered a marginal one percent monthly growth, while maintaining a robust annual gain of 29 per cent Banking/Financial Services/Insurance exhibited a positive annual gain (seven percent) as the Index crossed the baseline for the first time since July 2010 Production and Manufacturing registered an annual decline of four percent Advertising, Market Research, Public Relations registered the steepest annual decline of 24 per cent For industry tips and job postings Click Here

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8. Monster Employment Index is a broad & comprehensive monthly analysis of online job demand in India Based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of online career outlets, including Monster India, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide.

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