Uptick in Hiring…Marketing Jobs Hiring?
I am happy to report that things are picking up. I tend to be weary of many reports and optimistic white papers.
Recently released Careerbuilder.com survey suggested recruiting activity for positions in middle management are increasing. The survey’s findings indicate that 20% of employers plan to add full-time employees in 2010, up from 14% in 2009. Of the respondents, 61% don’t plan to change staff levels and just 9% expect to trim their work forces, down from 16% last year.
Industries where hiring is expected to increase the most in 2010, according to CareerBuilder, are Information Technology, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Professional and Business Services and Sales. Thankfully Digital Marketing Agencies fall into this category. One-third of respondents said they plan to add technology staff and 28% indicated they intent do beef up hiring in customer service. Other job functions where employers expect to add staff include sales, research and development, finance and marketing.
In October, a consulting firm named Watson Wyatt surveyed 201 US Companies, 96% of whom said they’d extended job offers to candidates in the prior three months; 93% said they planned to make additional offers over the next three months. Further, 49% said they planned to reverse hiring freezes by April 2010.
So, to recap…things are looking up.
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