Software, hardware and telecoms are the job roles with highest demand, according to Monster Employment Index.
Monster.com says the hiring mood has picked up as reflected in the Monster Employment Index for the first quarter of this year.
The job roles with highest demand on-the-year were software, hardware and telecoms, according to the MEI.The MEI is a gauge of online job posting activity compiled monthly by Monster.com. IT, telecoms/internet service providers, and business process outsourcing/IT enabled services recorded the most notable annual growth of 60% among the sectors in March.
For the six months from September 2018 to March this year, the sector registered a growth of 49%, the steepest among others. E-recruitment activity in oil and gas eased from 11% in February to 5% in March but still recorded an overall 1% increase in the first quarter.
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