This post was written by Tim on January 28, 2009
It’s pretty quiet on the jobs front, not many new roles but not a huge amount of candidates either. Last year we experienced and extraordinary December/January period where the recruitment process barely came to a stop as companies pushed to secure the best available talent even if it meant doing a reference check on New Year Eve.
So is January just going back to normal, just a slow start as people return to work and put out the fires and will start thinking about HR and recruitment in Feb/March?
I don’t have the answer, but I haven’t seen anything that points towards a great year for the job market. It will be much slower than last year and good candidates will still get good jobs and average candidates will have to work harder and wait longer to secure their next role.
We have seen more companies trying to recruit themselves through SEEK and print advertising in the past 3 months. This may continue but you need resources to do this and the success is more hit and miss than you would think. Remember to do those reference check guys.
Any feedback is most welcome.
Tim
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