Global employment survey shows demand for professionals and managers stabilising
Despite continuing uncertainty in the global economy, a regular international survey of over 17,000 organisations in 56 countries has found jobs markets for professionals and managers holding up relatively well.
The ‘Global Snapshot’ project from the multi-national recruitment firm, Antal International, asked 17199 companies in major markets such as western and eastern Europe, Africa, India, China and the USA whether they were currently hiring at professional and managerial level.
It then asked whether they planned to do so in the coming quarter and whether they were currently letting staff go or were planning to do so in the next three months.
Current hiring levels across the globe were down marginally with 55% of respondents recruiting at professional and managerial level in comparison to 56% in the last survey in July. 54% of organisations questioned also intended to hire in the coming quarter.
The rate of attrition was up slightly from 18% in December to 20% now and this was expected to remain the same over the next three months.