More than 5,000 new online job placements for recruiters and employment specialists were posted in September, according to WANTED Analytics, which, the company says, could mean employers plan to hire more.
Although there was a decline in comparison to the post-recession high in August, demand for these jobs has increased 10 percent versus September 2010, WANTED Analytics finds. This also accounts for more than double the volume in September 2009.
WANTED Analystics also finds the number of employers looking for recruiters is also rising. In fact, more than 2,100 employers posted new recruiter position openings in September 2011; however, only 1,180 employers were looking for the same openings during that time in 2010, and 665 employers were hiring for these positions in 2009.
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Of the metropolitan areas with the highest hiring demands were New York; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; Chicago; and Dallas, according to WANTED Analytics. Even though the highest volume of open jobs is in the New York metro area, Dallas underwent the largest year-over-year growth, as it experienced 28 percent more online job placements compared to one year ago.
National recruiting conditions are likely to become more competitive because there is a greater demand in limited talent pool, according to WANTED Analytics' Hiring Scale, which finds the nationwide candidate pool contains about 8.7 potential candidates for each available job. Still, recruiting conditions tends to vary based on location.
Among the five cities with the highest hiring demand, recruiters in Washington, D.C., typically are in the most difficult position, with only six potential candidates per job placement. On the other hand, the Hiring Scale reveals that the easiest recruiting conditions are likely located in Winston-Salem, N.C.; Norwich, Conn.; and Little Rock, Ark.
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