At 21 percent, a majority of employers in India preferred to hire employees through job portals as of 2020. Professional networking and social media came second with about 15 percent of recruiters that same year. Interestingly, nine percent of employers also preferred direct walk-ins in terms of hiring intention.
Preferred hiring channels by employers across India in 2020
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Wheebox. (December 10, 2019). Preferred hiring channels by employers across India in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/
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Preferred hiring channels by employers across India in 2020 [Graph], Wheebox, December 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/