HR service provider Ma Foi Randstad today projected well over five lakh fresh jobs

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being generated in the first half of 2010, on the back of economic recovery.

The company's Employment Trends Survey for the first quarter

of 2010, projected 70 per cent jobs are to be created during April-June alone.

A total of 5,01,027 jobs will be created in the organised sector

in India in the first half of the year, with 3,47,463 jobs, are projected

to be created during the second quarter of 2010 alone.

"Revival of economy has brought back positive sentiments and

the organized sector is back on hiring mode. In addition to job generation

and rise in salary levels, we also expect intra-sector movement of

skilled workforce," Ma Foi Randstad CEO (India & Sri Lanka) K Pandia

Rajan said.

The survey, conducted across 13 industry sectors and 8 cities,

found Delhi & NCR were the top job providers with 20,700 jobs expected

to be created in the second quarter, followed by Mumbai (14,900),

Chennai (11,900) Kolkata (8,350),Bangalore (6,800), Hyderabad (6200),

Pune (5,400) and Ahmedabad (3,260).

Majority of the jobs for April rpt April-June 2010 are to come

from sectors including healthcare (96,248), real estate & construction

(52,115 jobs), hospitality (49,000), IT sector (34,000) and media

& entertainment (28,700).

The Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector

is expected to add 15,800 jobs to the economy.