25 Percent of Job Seekers Plan to Use Recruiters in Job Search
By rachel zupek on Aug 6, 2009 in Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Job Surveys
We keep hearing encouraging news in terms of the U.S. economy showing signs of stabilization. Yesterday, we revealed that 48 percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months have found new full-time positions.
Today, in CareerBuilder’s quarterly Staffing Supply and Demand Outlook, we find out that in an effort to use every option in finding a job, almost 25 percent of job seekers plan to use a recruiter in the next quarter. The study included over 5,200 hiring managers and over 9,000 workers.
Here is some key information from the study relevant to job seekers:
- Nearly 25 percent of job seekers say they plan to use a staffing or recruiting firm as part of their job search this quarter.
- Of those not currently using a staffing firm, more than half indicate they would if they were still searching three months from now.
- 34 percent of job candidates in the technical, IT and scientific sector continue to be most open to utilizing a staffing firm in their job search.
- Industrial employees seem most hesitant regarding the use of a staffing firm, with four-in-five saying they are not willing to consider working with a staffing firm as part of their search.
Time Spent In Job Search Varies By Industry
Active job seekers say they’ve spent more than four months in their current job search on average and the median job seeker started to search roughly 90 days ago, according to the Harris Interactive® survey participants.
Of those included in the study, nurses and .Net developers reported the shortest job searches, at between 50 and 70 days (roughly two months) looking, or half as long as the typical job seeker. Data entry operator and call center employees had the longest job searches with 138 and 150 days.
The survey also includes some interesting findings from the study in terms of employers, such as 13 percent of hiring managers say they expect to use a staffing firm over the next three months. Of those, nearly one-in-10 expect to utilize a staffing firm to help in their search for full-time employees in the upcoming months. To read more about the employer’s recruitment trends, click here.
Jim R | Aug 9, 2009 | Reply
I’m not sure I understand. Are you saying that 75% of people will not use a recruiter (typically thought of as someone who is paid by the employer), or that 25% would be willing to pay for a recruiter themselves? No one should ever pay a recruiter themselves, and why would 75% NOT use a recruiter that’s paid for by the employer?
Elizabeth Johnston | Aug 19, 2009 | Reply
Most executive job seekers look to executive recruiters and job boards for open positions. The problem with this is recruiters get 15% of all executive searches and fill half of them, and only 1% of anybody ever gets a job from a job board.
Kathryn | Sep 8, 2009 | Reply
I have to agree with Elizabeth. I have professional experience, have opted to continue my education and seeking employment to fill the gaps. There’s just too many job boards out there today and all of them have the same listings. The problem is too many seekers, not enough positions available to fill.