Let's Haggle Job Seekers See Some Positive Outcomes from the Current Economic Climate
A recent survey carried out by RecruitIreland.com into how the recession is impacting jobseekers shows that despite the prevailing doom and gloom, jobseekers can see some positive outcomes from the recession.
• 70% of survey respondents agreed that bargaining for services is now easier
• Over half said there is less pressure to "Keep up with the Joneses"
• Half of those surveyed are optimistic about the future and the majority of respondents feel that recovery will take place in early 2011
Dublin (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- A recent survey carried out by RecruitIreland.com into how the recession is impacting jobseekers shows that despite the prevailing doom and gloom, jobseekers can see some positive outcomes from the recession.
| | - 70% of survey respondents agreed that bargaining for services is now easier
- Over half said there is less pressure to "Keep up with the Joneses"
- Half of those surveyed are optimistic about the future and the majority of respondents feel that recovery will take place in early 2011
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Commenting on the results Emma Henry, Marketing Manager RecruitIreland.com said;
"This survey shows how resilient we are as a nation. It is refreshing to see that people can see some positives"
However, it seems that very few can escape the impact of the recession, 81% of the jobseekers surveyed have seen their jobs impacted in some way and 33% of those surveyed have actually been made redundant.
Other key findings are as follows;
| | - 35% have had a reduction in salary and over half of those have also seen reduced working hours
- 31% feel that their careers are on hold for the moment, some even feel that their careers have taken a step back. According to one respondent;
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"Yes, I was made redundant in my career. I had worked hard to get to where I was and now I have to take a step back about 5 years just so I can get a job!"
| | - 16% are taking the opportunity to invest in further training
- 14% have actually benefited from the recession through promotion as the result of a job freeze or are benefiting from increased experience through job sharing
- 8% are taking the opportunity to start their own business
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"It is particularly heartening to see that our entrepreneurial spirit is still flourishing with over 8% of respondents setting up their own businesses" Commented Emma Henry
"Pressure to keep up with the Joneses, however, has been replaced with the pressure to get or keep a job and there is no downplaying the stress this can cause.
In an effort to help ease this stress a little RecruitIreland.com has been running a campaign offering free jobs advertising to all Irish employers until September. The objective is to provide a one stop shop online for jobseekers.
To date the campaign has been a great success and we now have over 450 employers supporting the campaign and advertising their job vacancies on the site."
http://www.recruitireland.com
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