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 Matthew
Chester, who runs the Digby Morgan team responsible
for the recruitment of entry to mid level HR
professionals (£18-£50K) across
all industries, reports on the latest happenings
in that area.
Without a doubt, it’s
been a challenging spring with job orders well
down on last year. However, since the beginning
of the financial year and running into May things
would appear to be picking up and confidence
would appear to be growing slowly though, as
always, we find ourselves faced with a constantly
evolving and unpredictable market.
We have compiled some interesting activity statistics
from our results in quarter one for you to digest.
Broad trends are identified although the future
shape of HR recruitment remains uncertain.
We found that vacancies within the generalist
arena were the most prevalent back in Q1 2008
with over double the number of opportunities
in this field compared to the other disciplines.
The least number of positions were within compensation
and benefits. In all areas, with the exception
of learning and development, February was the
month with the most number of vacancies.
When we compare with the same period this year,
it shows that again the majority of vacancies
in Q1 2009 have been generalist positions. However,
unlike 2008, January was the dominant month
for the number of opportunities taken. We have
seen a decrease in the number of learning and
development vacancies but an increase in the
number of compensation and benefits positions,
which reflects the importance and impact of
total reward and its repercussions following
the financial crisis in the City.
Like last year, we have predominantly been working
on positions within financial services and the
wider private sector which have been our core
client base for the last 21 years. Having been
hit first by the economic downturn, it seems
that these are the areas now starting to recover.
Additionally, we have seen a significant increase
in the number of vacancies within the public
and charitable sector as understandably this
seems to be an area that is less affected by
the current economic climate.
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