www.execunet.com - Amid news that soaring energy prices slowed economic growth in the first quarter, ExecuNetís Recruiters Confidence Index shows consistent confidence in the executive employment market. The monthly survey of executive recruiters conducted in April by ExecuNet, the executive job search and recruiting network, reveals that despite disappointing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data, the search industry is expecting sustained job growth at the executive level.
According to the survey of 102 executive recruiters, 75% are confident or very confident the executive employment market will improve during the next six months - down only slightly from a twenty-two month high of 78% in March. During the next six months, the executive search industry is expecting a 17% increase in the number of assignments received from corporate clients.
ìGiven the executive employment marketís growth in the first quarter, recruiters have good reason to be bullish,î says Mark Anderson, President of ExecuNet. ìLooking ahead, the employment market should be significantly more active this summer than it has been during the last four years.î
Recruitersí short-term outlook for the executive employment market remained high in April, as 77% are confident or very confident the market will advance in the three months ahead - unchanged from one month ago.
To prepare for a prolonged recovery in the employment market, nearly half (49%) of all search firms have plans to hire additional professional staff during the next three months. During the past three months, 36% of search firms added professional staff.
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Recruiters Confident About Sustained Job Growth
Amid news that soaring energy prices slowed economic growth in the first quarter, ExecuNetís Recruiters Confidence Index shows consistent confidence in the executive employment market
