Good news for 2013′s college grads: They’re entering a stronger job market than they would have right after the Great Recession began.
This year’s hiring is holding steady from 2012: More than half (53 percent) of U.S. employers plan to hire recent college graduates in 2013, on par with 2012′s 54 percent and up significantly from 46 percent in 2011 and 44 percent in 2010. Continue reading
According to CareerBuilder’s latest hiring forecast, nearly 60 percent of employers surveyed plan to increase salary for employees over the next three months.
Forty-one percent of employers surveyed expect to increase salaries by up to 3 percent, and 15 percent expect their average changes will be say they plan to raise compensation between 4 and 10 percent. Continue reading
“Doing the bull dance. Feeling the flow. Workin’ it. Workin’ it.” These words, spoken by Potter (Kevin Nealon) in Happy Gilmore, came to mind when reviewing the results of CareerBuilder’s Q2 2013 job forecast, which included input from more than 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals. Continue reading
Health care employers trying to attract grade-A talent are going to have to come up with some serious, John Mayer-style game (I mean, does that guy get around or what?) in order to do so. As CareerBuilder’s 2013 hiring forecast indicates, health care workers are among the most in demand right now. Continue reading
Just what the world needs: more sales people, amirite? Just kidding! But seriously, folks…Companies actually do need more sales people this year, which is why 27 percent of hiring managers in the sales industry plan to add full-time, permanent employees in 2013. Continue reading
CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast reveals how employers plan to recruit and retain more IT workers in 2013.
In things-you-probably-already-knew news, a new survey reveals that IT professionals are in high demand this year. I know, right? I’ll give you a second to pick your jaws up from off the floor… Continue reading
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: Continue reading
We have a pretty good idea by now of what businesses across the U.S. are planning when it comes to hiring, finances and compensation in 2013 — but what does growth look like for economies around the world?
CareerBuilder’s first-ever annual job forecast of the 10 largest world economies answers this question for us and reveals that while some countries, like Brazil and India, are confident about the year ahead (more than two-thirds of employers in these markets planning to add full-time, permanent headcount in 2013), others, like Italy, appear to be more guarded (more employers expect to decrease staff than those who expect to hire). Continue reading
Although 2013 is expected to bring more jobs (along with spiked eggnog-fueled versions of Auld Lang Syne and maybe a not-so Rockin’ Eve sans Dick Clark), U.S. employers are playing it cool right now. According to CareerBuilder’s annual hiring forecast, conducted among 2,611 hiring managers and HR professionals and 3,991 workers, more than a quarter — 26 percent — of hiring managers plan to add full-time, permanent employees in the New Year, up three percentage points over 2012. Continue reading
CareerBuilder’s latest survey of more than 2,000 employers nationwide is pointing to a more upbeat fourth quarter. Twenty-six percent of employers plan to add full-time, permanent headcount in the next three months, up five percentage points from 2011 and closely mirroring pre-recession estimates (27 percent). Continue reading
