Telecom and IT hiring to be strongest

Telecom and IT hiring to be strongest

THE global economic uncertainty is discouraging companies on the Chinese mainland from growing their headcount in the first quarter but employers in the IT and telecommunication sector have shown the strongest intention to recruit in the period, according to a survey by Hudson Recruitment.

Hudson said that 66 percent of the companies planned to increase their staff strength between January and March, down from 72 percent in the same period a year earlier.

However, 85 percent of the IT and telecommunication employers expressed the strongest intention to hire more staff in the quarter, up from 75 percent in the previous three months, the survey said.