u/NeitherMembership679

Been frustrated that nobody publishes real skill demand data for India specifically. So I built a tracker.

Every Monday it processes live Naukri listings and shows which skills are trending, which companies are hiring consistently (not just one-week spikes), and whether the overall AI job market is expanding or tightening that week.

Some things I found interesting from the data:

• Most listings (86%) don't disclose salary
• Company hiring is far more inconsistent week-to-week than I expected
• A handful of skills dominate — but the second tier changes a lot

Curious if this kind of weekly data would actually be useful for people actively job hunting right now.

I've been building GetJobPulse for the last few months.

It's not another job board.

Every week it analyzes 8,000+ AI & Data Science job listings to track:

• Hiring trends
• Skill demand
• Salary benchmarks
• Resume Market Fit
• AI Interview Simulator
• Career Path Advisor

People like the idea and the free tier, but almost nobody converts to paid.

I'm trying to figure out whether the problem is:

• positioning,
• pricing,
• target audience,
• or simply distribution.

If you were launching this today:

Who would you target first, and how would you get your first 100 paying users?

Hey,

I've been working on a small side project for the past few months and wanted to share it here.

**The Problem**

Most small businesses and MSMEs registered on GeM portal miss tenders simply because they don't check the portal every day. GeM gets hundreds of new bids daily — by the time a seller finds a relevant one, the deadline is already close or gone.

**What I Built**

A Telegram bot called "at the rate"BidAlertInBot that:

- Scrapes GeM BidPlus portal twice daily

- Sends you automatic alerts when new tenders match your keywords

- You just type /add laptop printer and forget — alerts come to you

Free plan is completely free (2 keywords, daily digest). Paid plans for unlimited keywords and faster alerts.

**Current Status**

- Bot is live and working

- Database has thousands of real GeM tenders

- Still early stage, looking for feedback

**What I'm trying to figure out**

1. Is there a better way to reach GeM sellers? Most aren't very active online

2. Would businesses actually pay ₹499/month for this?

3. Any features you think are missing?

Would love honest feedback from this community — even harsh criticism welcome.

Bot: "at the rate"BidAlertInBot

Doing some research on how small businesses handle government tender tracking.

From what I've seen, most sellers check GeM portal manually which means they miss a lot.

Questions for anyone with GeM experience:

1. How do you currently track new tenders?

2. Would automated alerts be useful?

3. What's the biggest pain point with GeM portal?

Genuinely trying to understand the problem before building a solution.

Been scraping and analyzing Indian AI/Data Science job listings

weekly. Week 2 observations:

- Total postings dropped ~16% from last week (10,934 → 9,185)

— not sure if seasonal or a trend yet

- SQL is now ranked ABOVE "Artificial Intelligence" in skill demand

- Power BI entered the top 10 skills for the first time

- Amazon quietly jumped from 8th to 4th in company hiring

- Wells Fargo entered top 10 — financial sector ramping up AI hiring

- GenAI and LLM still at the very bottom. Second week running.

Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune unchanged as top cities.

Curious — are you noticing fewer openings this week

compared to last? And is anyone else seeing Power BI

come up more in job requirements?

Did a weekly analysis of AI & Data Science job postings

from Indian job boards. Sample size: 10,934 listings.

Skill frequency breakdown:

| Skill | Mentions |

|-----------------|----------|

| Machine Learning| ~3,500 |

| Python | ~3,500 |

| Data Analysis | ~2,000 |

| SQL | ~1,500 |

| Deep Learning | ~1,200 |

| GenAI/LLMs | growing |

Key observations:

1. GenAI is NOT the dominant hiring signal yet

   Everyone on LinkedIn says drop everything for GenAI.

   Actual JDs still ask for Python + ML fundamentals first.

2. SQL refuses to die

   ~1,500 mentions even in pure AI/ML roles.

   Data pipelines still need SQL people.

3. "Leading Client" is the top employer

   Most AI hiring is through staffing firms — not direct.

   Your resume has to pass two filters before reaching

   an actual data team.

4. City breakdown:

   Bengaluru ~2,600 | Hyderabad ~1,600 | Pune ~1,000

   Mumbai ~700 | Remote ~500+

Doing this weekly to track how the market shifts.

Anyone else noticed these patterns in their job search?