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 January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/
Wheebox. "Preferred hiring channels by employers across India in 2020." Chart. December 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/
Wheebox. (2019). Preferred hiring channels by employers across India in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/
Wheebox. "Preferred Hiring Channels by Employers across India in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/
Wheebox, Preferred hiring channels by employers across India in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043346/india-hiring-source-channels-preference/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
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/