SURVEY PROJECTS 2008 EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

As I read the results of CareerBuilder.com's recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive, certain numbers jumped off the page at me:

• 32% of all employers want to hire more permanent full-time workers in 2008
• 45% of employers in Professional and Business Services and Information Techonology will lead the hiring trend
• More hiring will take place in the South and West than in Northwest and Midwest (Midwest is at the bottom of the group.)
• 80% of employers plan to increase current employees' salaries with 69% expecting to issue raises in first quarter
• 45% of employers currently use online search and social networking sites to research job candidates (Beward of your digital dirt!) and 19% plan to add these activities to their searches
• 85% of employers will be looking for bilingual candidates, and 48% claim Spanish is the most important second language to English

Take a few minutes and read the entire survey results. There's a lot interesting data here gathered from November 13 through December 3, 2007. Hope it helps you with making your career plans for 2008.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Comments

[Mark Duin]

These are really great statistics. Great article! Thanks!