Mumbai:  April was a good time for senior professionals who have more than 20 years of experience.

As overall hiring trend slows by 7% in April 2016, senior professionals reported a 2% rise in demand during the month, according to the latest RecruiteX by TimesJobs.com. None of the top sectors witnessed any rise in talent demand during April 2016.

Accounting-tax/consulting and recruitment/placement agencies were the only sectors to report a rise in talent demand during the month. Architecture/interior designing were the only profiles to report a rise in demand while accounting & finance profiles witnessed stable demand.

Among key locations, Delhi NCR was the only metro to report a rise in demand. Indore posted the highest rise in talent demand followed by Lucknow. Among states, Karnataka (except Bengaluru) topped the demand index.

Hiring dropped across experience categories, barring candidates with over 20 years of experience, according to the latest RecruiteX by TimesJobs.com. The April 2016 demand index was inactive for candidates across experience categories except candidates with over 20 years of experience. This was the only category to witness a rise (2%) in demand.