E-Commerce offers 57 % of jobs to Freshers

New Delhi Dec 7: A recent survey conducted by Indeed a global site has revealed that nearly 57 % of jobs in e-commerce sector are for freshers.

Indeed India Managing Director Sashi Kumar said that "Indeed's latest study reveals that more than half (57 percent) of all job postings by unicorns are for fresh graduates.This is encouraging for millions of young freshers looking to jumpstart their careers with young companies, and being a part of the exciting startup ecosystem."

Unicorn is a startup company typically in software and technology sector which is valued at more than a billion dollars.

The report adds that "Indian e-commerce market is expected to grow at 30 per cent a year and attain a valuation worth USD 200 billion by 2026.companies like Snapdeal, ShopClues, and Flipkart are expected to experience a boom in business. "

Kumar also said that "their initial study on job flexibility also indicated a trend toward contractual hiring in these firms. He said that this indicates toward the new age job seeker's desire to create a work-life balance. "

Snapdeal -53 per cent, PayTM - 23 per cent, ShopClues -11 per cent, Flipkart -4 per cent, Zomato - 4 per cent, Ola Cabs -3 per cent and InMobi -2 per cent for the freshers.

The report added that 83 % of jobs are located in Delhi-NCR . The study relates to data obtained from the companies from October 31, 2016, to October 31, 2017.