CVs and Interviews

According to some online job boards and agencies the recession could be a thing of the past. Over the last week or so I have noticed much positive comment from recruiters and job boards. Is this the end of the recession? I am no economist but I would not get too excited yet. It sure is good to read some positive stories though. We could have reached the bottom of the recession but according to many experts it could take a while to reach economic heights when the recovery does arrive. Below are some comments from senior people within the recruitment sector. It has always been my belief that recruitment is the pulse of economic activity

Comment from Jane Lorigan (Marketing Director – IrishJobs.ie)

August figures from the IrishJobs.ie Online Jobs Index were released yesterday. Jobs advertised by companies in August increased by 3% over July and have increased 10% since the Index began in April.

Comment from David Block (MD – Brightwater)

After a nightmare, almost indescribable 12 months we’re finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel with 4 months in a row of growth, with a jump in vacancies of 45.61% in June and a further 20% in July – compound growth from April to August of 86.79%. With Recruitment taking so long now, we’re looking for this to translate into September figures – and onwards and upwards from there!

I am getting much of this information from a number of groups that I have joined on Linkedin. As I pointed out in previous posts Linkedin is a great tool to make great connections but it has many other uses including being a great source of useful information.

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Tags: Ireland, Linkedin, networking, Recession, Recruitment

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