- Published on July 23, 2024
- In AI Trends
The New AI Talent Hubs are the Tier 2 & 3 Cities in India
This comes at a time when the IT sector has seen a decline in hiring across all regions, with hundreds of thousands of jobs vacant.
- By Mohit Pandey
Big companies often shift their focus to smaller towns in search of outsourcing opportunities and more affordable labour. Not anymore. Now, what they are also looking for is better talent in smaller towns as they look to expand their operations.
According to Randstad’s India Talent Insights Report 2024, cities like Jaipur, Vadodara, Indore, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Bhopal, Surat, Mohali, Kochi, and Coimbatore have emerged as key job hotspots over the past six months.
The report indicates a 25-35% rise in hiring in Tier 2 and 3 cities from 2023 to 2024, particularly in sectors such as retail, consumer goods, banking and financial services, energy and utilities, pharma and healthcare, and manufacturing, with AI also taking a big part of the chunk. These companies in
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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