Can you believe that we are already
halfway through the 2013? It has been a weird year in some respects when
we speak about hiring and recruiting. Some companies are heating up.
Consequently, we are seeing a deficit in talent – Human Resource being a
noteworthy career path that requires more warm bodies – while still
others resume being plagued with unemployment.
About 25% of companies have stated that
they plan to hire more employees this year and only 9% stated that they
plan for cuts. It’s interesting that both numbers increased from 2012.
Therefore it is an odd bag that more companies planning to make cuts and
more planning to hire. Employment can be found everywhere and it might
be difficult to pin down accurately what’s going on.
A research performed by Community Job
Group shows that marketing, sales, customer service, IT, business
development, engineering, R&D, admin, finance, accounting are all
anticipated to see increases in hiring in the rest of 2013. They also
show that we can expect some other trends to appear in 2013. You should
check whether you see these employment trends in your company, or find
more detailed information at
Last year, about 36% of companies used
temporary staffing and contract instead of employing permanent workers
or only when they cannot get permanent workers. If you want to sit on a
seat, then using a contractor or a temp is reasonable. Do you use
contractors? If yes, is it because you cannot find an employee, or are
you planning to convert contractor or a temp to permanent? Try not
limiting yourself to active job hunters if you can take over the rank of
other companies and your competitors. About 20 percent of workers
stated that they have been approached by different companies for a job
offer even when they had not applied or been planning to do so.
