Recruiter: IT, Internet are where jobs are

Demand for talent in the information technology and Internet industries rose in the third quarter of the year, while the need in real estate-related industries weakened, Zhaopin.com, China's largest recruiting website, reported on Thursday.

Demand in the IT and Internet sector led the third quarter's human resource market with a year-on-year growth of 40 percent, according to Zhaopin.com's report.

The biggest news in September was the initial public offering of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Zhaopin.com said in its report. Other Internet giants as well as smaller players are also investing in human resources, an example being Baidu Inc's recent hire of Zhang Yaqin, a former top Microsoft executive, as the president for new business.