Slowdown in hiring and pay-hike squeeze: forecast by Nasscom

Putting its stamp on the worst fears of young professionals (either fresh or not have much experience); and pay hike squeeze fears of professionals in general; Nasscom predicts the following:

Owing to economic slowdown and the decline in attrition, there’s a definite slow down in the hiring.

Decline in attrition (the phenomenon in which a employee leaves a company for better prospects) rate in the past couple of months: 6-7%

Regarding pay-hike:

The average growth in increment, which was 13 to 14 per cent last year will come down to a single-digit figure this year

Some Facts about Indian IT industry:

The headcount (total people working in IT industry) in 2007: over 2 million or 20 Lakh

The manpower growth in IT in 2007: 15 %
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