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HR UNCOVERED - WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF HIRING

Kent R.

I regularly get asked to share more information about what's going on on the "other side of the table" - in the world of HR.  From time to time, I write from that perspective.  It's something that I want to do more of, so watch for "HR Uncovered" to appear more in this blog. I attended a conference and learned some interesting things that I think are worth sharing:

  • In the second quarter of 2009 about 40% of companies cut jobs. In the second quarter of 2010 about 20% of companies cut jobs.  This is why things seem a bit better but still feel awful (job cuts are job cuts).
  • How is work getting done amidst all of these cuts? Existing employees are working more (about 17% more in the case of hourly employees).
  • The category of employees most affected by layoffs = Professionals and Managers.
  • The category of employees least affected by layoffs = Senior Executives.

In good news, jobs are consistently being added in many sectors and about 50% of companies are at least "somewhat optimistic" about upcoming job growth (compared with about 35% a year ago).

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