DoubleStar’s Hiring Trends Survey Reveals Positive Shift in Mid-Atlantic Region’s Employment
Results indicate, amid a mostly stagnant market, there is cause for optimism as more companies report hiring increases in Q4.
West Chester, PA (PRWEB) November 5, 2009 -- DoubleStar, Inc., a leader in Recruitment, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, and Workforce Analytics solutions, today announced the results of its quarterly online survey of Human Resources decision-makers of leading companies in the Mid-Atlantic area. The survey seeks to quantify four major indicators of employment market health from the corporate perspective – headcount, hiring activity, recruitment staffing, and recruiting budgets.
“This quarter’s survey results show the best news we’ve seen so far this year. Two significant employment indicators – hiring volume and headcount – are on the rise for Q4. While it is important to be cautiously optimistic in this market, these are indicators that we may be making progress in what many are calling a jobless recovery,” says Harry Griendling, Founder and CEO at DoubleStar.
Highlights from the survey include:
| | - Intent to hire is up, with significantly more companies planning to increase hiring in Q4 as compared to Q3.
- Headcount has stabilized in a majority of companies surveyed. Very few organizations report plans for downsizing in Q4.
- Recruiting budgets and staff remain flat, indicating a continued hesitancy to allocate resources for staffing.
- Fewer companies are citing attrition, layoffs, and decreases in business as the drivers to headcount change. Many are reporting increases in business, increases in R&D, and mergers and acquisitions as their key drivers.
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A comprehensive eBook detailing these trends is available at http://www.doublestarinc.com.
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