Autumn is primetime for Jobseekers

Autumn is one of the busiest times of the year for recruitment consultancies, and the hottest trends for this coming season will be IT and construction vacancies, according to recruitment specialists, Search Consultancy.



Search Consultancy, Scotlandís fastest growing total recruitment solutions company, points out that autumn is one of their most productive periods as companies push to meet their year-end objectives and, in some cases, staff up for bumper demand over the festive period to come.

Kai McCabe, Managing Director of Search Consultancy, says, ìThe Scottish economy remains buoyant and we are seeing vacancies across the board. Key sectors however look like being IT and construction this autumn as skills shortages are squeezing both existing and new projects.

îThose with project management expertise can usually command a premium but the market is healthy enough to support quite a few training opportunities for new entrants to key industries as well.î

The latter quarter of the year also sees a seasonal spike in demand for temporary workers; both for pre-Christmas production and service sector jobs, and to stand in for permanent staff rushing to use up their annual holiday allowance before the year-end.

Kai McCabe says, ìMany companies rely heavily on temporary workers to see them through the few months prior to Christmas. Some of our candidates use this as an opportunity to immerse themselves in work for a few months as a way to finance alternative lifestyles for the rest of the year. But whatever the motivation, there is certainly an unusual variety of opportunities around for those who want to earn extra cash.î

She adds ìThis is possibly the best time of year for everyone involved in the recruitment industry. Itís great to have such a wide range of opportunities to offer candidates and if you ever felt like exploring your career options, Iíd strongly advise that there is no time like the present.î

Issued by the BIG partnership on behalf of Search Consultancy