Recruiters confidence on solid ground

ExecuNetís Recruiters Confidence Index, which climbed to a new high last month, leveled in February. The monthly survey of executive recruiters conducted by ExecuNet, the executive job search and recruiting network, reveals search firms expect more jobs to become available in the months ahead.

According to the survey of 101 executive recruiters, 75% are confident or very confident the executive employment market will improve during the next six months - nearly unchanged from a twenty-one month high of 76% in January. During the next six months, the executive search industry is expecting a 16% increase in the number of assignments received from corporate clients.

Recruitersí short-term outlook for the executive employment market was strong in February, as 65% are confident or very confident the market will advance in the three months ahead - down just slightly from 67% in January.

To prepare for additional growth in the employment market, more than half (52%) of all search firms have plans to hire additional professional staff during the next three months. During the past three months, 37% of search firms added professional staff.

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