The Global Snapshot from Antal International is gaining market reputation and the 5th one has also been scooped up by the Indian media. Some of the online coverage is documented below. This time in fact, Antal’s report has come in the Economic Times on 4th Feb, as shown in the image alongside. The interest has been so wide that Joseph Devasia, Managing Partner in our Mumbai office has been interviewed by news papers, Mail Today and TV channels CNBC and Sahara.

Meanwhile, elsewhere across the globe too the 5th Global Snapshot is being well received too, with several Antal office MD’s being on TV, Radio on various shows across the globe.

If you need further information on this report or the general job scenario in the Indian markets, please contact:
Joseph Devasia, Managing Partner, Antal International, Mumbai
e: JDevasia@antal.com t: +91 22 40634901

A quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends around the world has found that not only have recruitment levels in India increased significantly since September 2009, they are now among the highest in the world.

The ‘Global Snapshot’ from the international recruitment firm, Antal surveyed more than 6000 organisations in 30 countries on whether they were currently hiring and firing at professional and managerial level. It then asked whether they planned to do so in the coming quarter. 71% of Indian companies said that they were currently hiring compared to around half in September. The only country to have a higher rate of hiring was Nigeria.

The survey also showed that Indian organisations plan on increasing their hiring activity even more, with 78% expecting to hire managerial staff over the next three months. Combined with a very low rate of letting people go (16% and set to drop by a further 3%) the results indicate a strong employment market which is improving all the time.

“Confidence is back at its peak in the Indian job markets, its happy days again for job seekers.” says Joseph Devasia, Managing Partner, Antal International, Mumbai. “Manufacturing & auto sectors along with the traditional IT, FMCG, Pharma companies have ramped up hiring, as against what we witnessed in our previous survey. Increased hiring indicates that the need for exceptional talent is now ever more.”

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Hitesh Bhatia - Managing Partner

How to build BRAND “I”? -  Hitesh Bhatia

I often receive notifications from people across the globe on my LinkedIn account mentioning they found my profile impressive or that they liked my profile and would want to connect with me or know more about me. On close analysis one realizes that most of these individuals are Indians and have been active on the networking front over the past few months or just a couple of years.

What lies in the secret to creating a brand “I” or a brand “ME” is the ability to create an impact on an individual. The needs for recognition, companionship, attraction and response have been the key reasons for individuals to be recognized or appreciated.

The agenda of creating a brand “I” comes from the fact of wanting to be appreciated, recognized and being looked up to. Think of it like this, when your boss, colleague or friend enters a room that you’re in; what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Jackass, Idiot, Boredom, Moron, Yelling, Frustrated or Leadership, Fun, Jokes, Laughter, Jokes, Problem Solved. As an individual the particular person has created an image of you in his mind that only he can change. Similarly you too have created an image of yours in minds of others that you alone can change. You are what you want to be, I for example have decided I want to be “FUN”, hence I play the role of fun with friends, colleagues, family, etc. When I enter a room the people inside should feel here comes’ Hitesh, who spreads happiness or fun. A simple way of discovering what kind of brand you are is by putting together a few friends or colleagues in a room and playing a game called “Zapped”. Have an individual leave the room and ask the others to speak out aloud the first thought that comes to their minds about that individual when he enters the room. The response has to be spontaneous and not thought over. Repeat the exercise a few times and then step out yourself and see what the group has to say. Urge them to be honest as that will help in deciding what individual you want to be and what role you are portraying to them.

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1. Tell us something about the origin, growth and success of ‘ Antal International network ’? When, where and how did it originate?

Antal started in 1994 as company owned operation in mid level to senior level executive recruitment. It entered franchising about 5 years ago. I am a major investor/shareholder/director and run the business as CEO.

Historically what is really interesting is Tony Godwin the founder, went into Eastern Europe, e.g. Russia, Poland, Hungary long before any other western recruitment firms.  Even today, due to this history, Antal has gone into and successfully penetrated mainly developing as well as developed economies and feels very comfortable and confident–frankly ,unlike many of our competitors both inside and outside of franchising in doing this as we have blazed this trail before.  This is why we are very optimistic and excited about expanding into India.

In Russia and Poland and now China, Antal has surged to the leadership position in recruitment and is arguably the fastest growing privately held recruitment business in the world today.  We intend to do the same thing in India, i.e. become the clear market leader .

2. When did you start franchising? From where did you get the inspiration to opt for franchising as a mode of expansion?

I have been in recruitment franchising for 26 years and for 19 of those years in the global market, in excess of 40 countries, always in executive and mid range recruitment.  I got my start studying at the feet of giants in the USA, Alan Schonberg and founder and CEO of the largest franchise in recruitment there, MRI (where I served as marketing director for my first 6 years in franchised recruitment) Bob Angell, arguably the most successful USA based franchise salesman in the history of this industry, with over 2000 sales in his career.

I have sold about 600, 375 in the USA and 225 globally.  With Bob retired and Alan effectively retired from active duty.  I’m the ‘old man’ of the global industry at 56, –but still have a lot of juice left!

Alan and Bob remain friends and Alan is still my number one lifetime mentor. They have irreplaceable experience and wisdom.
Tony Goodwin , the founder of Antal International, saw that franchising could be a great way to expand his highly successful group of wholly owned businesses and he and I got together to combine our thinking and expertise to drive the business forward via franchising….and this is clearly getting a positive result!

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The Global Snapshot from Antal International is gaining market reputation and the 4th one has also been scooped up by the Indian media. Some of the online coverage is documented below.

Meanwhile, elsewhere across the globe too the 4th Global Snapshot was well received, with Antal’s Chairman Tony Goodwin being on TV, Radio in China on several shows.

The UK, Italy, Poland, Spain and Germany have also well received this survey which infuses confidence into the minds of both employers and job seekers.

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Joseph Devasia - Managing Partner

A quarterly survey of employment trends in over 30 key countries has found the percentage of organizations in India hiring professionals and managers has rebounded to 51% after a dramatic fall to 29% at the beginning of 2009. As a result job prospects for professionals and managers in India are now better than the global average.

The ‘Global Snapshot’ from the international recruitment firm, Antal, asked 7397 companies in major markets such as western and eastern Europe, Africa, India, China and the USA whether they were currently hiring at professional and managerial level. It then asked whether they planned to do so in the coming quarter and whether they were currently letting staff go or were planning to do so in the next three months. Current hiring across the globe was up from 46% of respondents in April to 50% now. And the percentage of organizations intending to hire in the coming quarter was up from 44% to 48%. At the same time the percentage of organizations intending to shed staff had fallen from 35% in the spring to 25% now.

In India, where Antal currently has eight offices, 66% of businesses expected to recruit in the coming quarter. Only 22% were in the process of reducing headcount and this was expected to drop to 21% over the next three months.

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This time Antal’s hiring trends survey has received super coverage from the print and online media in India. Response in Europe has been equally impressive while China have had print, online and radio coverage of our Global Snapshot. Below are links to a few of the online picks.

• ExpressIndia
• IndiaToday
• Business Standard
• Financial Express
• Times of India
• NDTV Profits
• Economics Times
• Rediff Business

The Times of India print editions across the country carried Antal’s Global Snapshot, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore & Kolkatta editions had them on Saturday, 23rd May 2009.

New Delhi: Amid uncertainty and global gloom, there is good news round the corner, as the job market in India is showing substantive signs of recovery with the current hiring level soaring to as much as 47%, a study says.

“After a substantial dip in hiring levels at the start of 2009, confidence seems to be returning,” global management and professional recruitment services firm Antal International said adding that the professional jobs market in India has made a substantive recovery after a major loss of confidence at the start of 2009.

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A quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends in over 30 key countries has found job prospects for professionals and managers in India better than the global average. The percentage of organizations here expecting to shed staff in the next three months is also below the worldwide average.

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The ‘Global Snapshot’ from the international recruitment firm, Antal, asked 4217 companies in major markets such as western and eastern Europe, Africa, India, China and the USA whether they were currently hiring at professional and managerial level. It then asked whether they planned to do so in the coming quarter and whether they were currently letting staff go or were planning to do so in the next three months. Current hiring across the globe was down from 54% of respondents at the beginning of the year to 47% now. However the percentage of organizations intending to hire in the coming quarter had actually risen from 43% to 44%.

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