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Ten Job Categories That Will Add Full-Time Headcount in 2013

While employers are cautious about the state of the market and future recovery, many market segments will see active hiring in 2013. Sales and information technology boast the top spots when it comes to hiring in the New Year.

Sales and IT aren’t the only hot positions, though; the following percentage of hiring managers plan to recruit full-time, permanent employees for these other positions:

  • Sales – 29 percent
  • Information Technology – 27 percent
  • Customer Service – 23 percent
  • Engineering – 22 percent
  • Production – 22 percent
  • Business Development – 18 percent
  • Administrative – 17 percent
  • Research & Development – 15 percent
  • Accounting & Finance – 14 percent
  • Marketing – 14 percent

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Stephanie Gaspary

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Stephanie Gaspary joined CareerBuilder in 2006 as the small business marketing manager, developing marketing strategy and sales support initiatives. In 2007 she took a position as sr. manager of marketing communications, leading the business communications team, including strategic management and execution of The Hiring Site. In 2010 Stephanie was promoted to director of social strategy and creative services. Her day-to-day focus is on delivering results-oriented communication that connects with CareerBuilder’s job seeker, employer and recruiter audiences to help increase engagement, awareness, support sales, and drive revenue. Stephanie holds an Master's in Business Administration and a Master's in Management - both from North Park University. Connect with Stephanie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sgaspary or on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/sgaspary.
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    January 23, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    [...] employers are cautious about the state of the market and future recovery, many market segments will see active hiring in 2013. Sales and information technology boast the top spots when it comes to hiring in the New [...]

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