98% of e-commerce companies looking forward to hiring in Q4FY23: TeamLease

Recruitment activity to go beyond blue- and white-collar staff, will embrace apprentices as well

Hiring in the e-commerce sector will witness a sharp uptick in Q4FY23 (January-March quarterf) not just for blue- and white-collar workers, but for apprentices as well, according to employment portal TeamLease Services.

As many as 98 per cent of employers are keen to hire in Q4, compared with 92 per cent in the previous quarter and 81 per cent in Q1.

Overall, 100,000 jobs were added in e-commerce and allied industries (ecommerce, social commerce, online grocery/essentials) in 2022.

“The Indian e-commerce industry has been on an upward growth trajectory and is expected to surpass the US to become the world's second largest market by 2034. Technology-enabled innovations like digital payments, hyper-local logistics, analytics driven customer engagement and digital advertisements will likely support the growth in the sector,” said Ajoy Thomas, Vice President and Business Head (Retail, E-Commerce, Logistics and Transportation) at TeamLease Services