India, Brazil and China have the highest number of employers in a better financial position than they were one year ago, while France, Japan and Italy report the lowest numbers. The overall hiring picture is improving, but companies will remain watchful as they maneuver through somewhat precarious economic terrain.
The comprehensive global forecast, which surveyed more than 6,000 hiring managers in the top 10 economies across the world, presents varying degrees of growth and deceleration, as governments and businesses strive to rebuild, expand and deal with large deficits. Hiring activity in Brazil, Russia, India and China -- the so-called BRIC countries, grouped because they are deemed to be at a similar stage of economic development -- is projected to be significantly higher than in other markets. Recruitment in Europe remains sluggish as leaders struggle to resolve a debt crisis with global implications.
Top jobs in 2013
The forecast points to all major markets putting an emphasis on positions that help create revenue and innovation. Interestingly, China was the only market that lists research and development in its top three areas for recruitment. Most markets name sales, customer service, IT and production as top areas in which they're hiring.
These are the top areas for which companies will be hiring:
- U.S. -- Sales, IT, customer service
- China -- Sales, research and development, production
- Japan -- IT, engineering, customer service
- Germany -- IT, sales, production
- France -- Production, sales, IT (IT tied with customer service)
- U.K. -- Sales, administrative, customer service
- Brazil -- Customer service, IT, administrative
- Italy -- Production, sales, administrative
- Russia -- Production, customer service, engineering
- India -- IT, marketing, customer service
Though not all major economies are optimistic, hiring activity in the BRIC countries is projected to be significantly higher than in other markets. Brazil's aggressive hiring projections may be partially attributed to its plans for hosting the upcoming World Cup and Summer Olympics and a better-performing manufacturing sector; 71 percent of employers surveyed report plans to increase their full-time, permanent staff.
European nations continue to grapple with another recession, a side-effect of managing down debt. Employers in Italy reported the lowest numbers for hiring plans, with only 19 percent of employers planning to hire full-time workers, while 33 percent of employers plan to cut staff.
When asked to identify plans for their organization's full-time, permanent hiring, employers report*:
- Brazil -- 71 percent increase, 5 percent decrease, 20 percent no change
- India -- 67 percent increase, 13 percent decrease, 17 percent no change
- Russia -- 48 percent increase, 15 percent decrease, 36 percent no change
- China -- 52 percent increase, 27 percent decrease, 21 percent no change
- U.S. -- 26 percent increase, 9 percent decrease, 55 percent no change
- Germany -- 29 percent increase, 15 percent decrease, 53 percent no change
- U.K. -- 30 percent increase, 21 percent decrease, 46 percent no change
- Japan -- 22 percent increase, 19 percent decrease, 56 percent no change
- France -- 24 percent increase, 24 percent decrease, 48 percent no change
- Italy -- 19 percent increase, 33 percent decrease, 43 percent no change
Employers in the U.S. and BRIC countries are feeling optimistic about their finances, with more than 60 percent of employers reporting that their company's financial position is stronger than at this time last year. Italian, Japanese and French companies, however, don't share those feelings and were the most likely to report that their financial situation has stayed the same or worsened.
Number of employers that are in a better financial position than one year ago:
- India -- 81 percent
- Brazil -- 80 percent
- China -- 67 percent
- Russia -- 63 percent
- U.S. -- 62 percent
- U.K. -- 50 percent
- Germany -- 45 percent
- France -- 38 percent
- Japan -- 34 percent
- Italy -- 25 percent
*Remaining percentage is undecided.
Article Reprints
Permission must be obtained from CareerBuilder.com to reprint any of its articles. Please send a request toreprints@careerbuilder.com.
0 comments:
Post a Comment